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Some comments on the comments:
1. Tom Brady will be a better QB than JG for at LEAST the next 3 years (including this one). JG will be a FA in 2. Just do the math guys and the conclusion is obvious. The Pats have to move on. AND JG will have no higher value than what it will be after the end of this season. This of course assumes he continues his good play for the next 3 games.
2. It would be a tougher decision to let JG go, except for the fact JB is on the roster for the next 4 seasons, and while he probably isn't ready to play now, he will have at least, 2-3 seasons to hone his craft, much like Jimmy has had. Garapolo wasn't even close to being ready to play when he first came into the league. I doubt he was ready last season, given the college and system he came from when he came into the league
3. JG would have a much higher value to a smart team than any potential #1 QB pick. Just look at the record of #1 picks. Even the FEW who become decent QB's take years to reach their ceiling. Any team picking JG speeds up the equation by 3 years, AND gets a guy who they know will get even better over time. PLUS they get one year on the cheap. PLUS they know he's been well taught in a great system, so they get all that training for free.
4. If the Pats decide to keep JG for another year, his value would go down about 20% at least, simply because they would lose a lot of leverage because of the small window of time they'd have to make a deal before JG became a FA. Still it might be something the Pats might do if they think they see a bigger drop off in Brady's play than they expect. But that would be the ONLY reason to keep him that extra year.
5. QB development is NEVER going to be a straight line progress. If you are lucky, its more of a 2 steps forward one step back kind of thing. I will not be surprised to see JG throw a stinker out there for one of his games. Also as there is more JG film, other teams will have a better book on him and defense him better. JG will have to learn to adjust to these new realities, just like good hitters do in baseball.
6. If the Pats decide that JBrissett is as good a prospect as JG was coming in, (and by all our eyes, it certainly looks like it) Then trading him at the end of the year would be the right way to go.
7. As to what would I demand. One poster felt we needed at least a top 16 pick to recover the value of JG's pick plus the one that was stolen. Based on what we've seen in other QB deals, I would need even more. I would be very disappointed without a top 8 pick plus a 4th, with at least a 2nd the following year.
I'd forego the 2nd, if the deal included a player that would be immediate help. Someone mentioned Joe Thomas in a Cleveland deal, and THAT would obviously do the trick (if it was cap possible)
1. Tom Brady will be a better QB than JG for at LEAST the next 3 years (including this one). JG will be a FA in 2. Just do the math guys and the conclusion is obvious. The Pats have to move on. AND JG will have no higher value than what it will be after the end of this season. This of course assumes he continues his good play for the next 3 games.
2. It would be a tougher decision to let JG go, except for the fact JB is on the roster for the next 4 seasons, and while he probably isn't ready to play now, he will have at least, 2-3 seasons to hone his craft, much like Jimmy has had. Garapolo wasn't even close to being ready to play when he first came into the league. I doubt he was ready last season, given the college and system he came from when he came into the league
3. JG would have a much higher value to a smart team than any potential #1 QB pick. Just look at the record of #1 picks. Even the FEW who become decent QB's take years to reach their ceiling. Any team picking JG speeds up the equation by 3 years, AND gets a guy who they know will get even better over time. PLUS they get one year on the cheap. PLUS they know he's been well taught in a great system, so they get all that training for free.
4. If the Pats decide to keep JG for another year, his value would go down about 20% at least, simply because they would lose a lot of leverage because of the small window of time they'd have to make a deal before JG became a FA. Still it might be something the Pats might do if they think they see a bigger drop off in Brady's play than they expect. But that would be the ONLY reason to keep him that extra year.
5. QB development is NEVER going to be a straight line progress. If you are lucky, its more of a 2 steps forward one step back kind of thing. I will not be surprised to see JG throw a stinker out there for one of his games. Also as there is more JG film, other teams will have a better book on him and defense him better. JG will have to learn to adjust to these new realities, just like good hitters do in baseball.
6. If the Pats decide that JBrissett is as good a prospect as JG was coming in, (and by all our eyes, it certainly looks like it) Then trading him at the end of the year would be the right way to go.
7. As to what would I demand. One poster felt we needed at least a top 16 pick to recover the value of JG's pick plus the one that was stolen. Based on what we've seen in other QB deals, I would need even more. I would be very disappointed without a top 8 pick plus a 4th, with at least a 2nd the following year.
I'd forego the 2nd, if the deal included a player that would be immediate help. Someone mentioned Joe Thomas in a Cleveland deal, and THAT would obviously do the trick (if it was cap possible)
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