lancerman
Veteran Starter w/Big Long Term Deal
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People look at Brady’s 01 stats and dismiss it as “game manager” the reality is he was a huge improvement over Drew Bledsoe and showed more pocket awareness and better decision making immediately. He injected life in that team and the 01 squad wasn’t winning a Super Bowl. And that team wasn’t winning a Bledsoe. So the idea Stidham could just fill in is suspect to say the least.03 to 16 Brady is rare. Greatest QB play ever, no doubt. But they won twice (01 & 17) with Brady as more of a game manager & they can find someone else to fill that role.
Stidham at this point is just a guy who happens to be on the team in a back up capacity and simply because he is there people are wishfully thinking he is the answer. If we rolled with Stidham, almost every team in the league would be going into next year with a more seasoned or accomplished QB. That’s not hyperbole either.
The idea that he could lead anyone to a SB when he had to get tanked this year from being a back up is just comical. And even if he improved from what we saw, that doesn’t even make him close to average for a starter.
If you honestly think we need to move on from Brady, then realize Stidham probably isn’t going to be the answer, a free agent will cost way above their actual value to this team, and your better off taking your chances drafting. And if all that likely holds true, having Brady an extra year or two while we make plays to draft a QB isn’t the worst case scenario.