Patriots Player Departure Josh Dobbs Being Released

[Joey007]

Just as suspected when we retained Divito for the amount we did. Bet QB gets drafted late day 3.

 

[manxman2601]

Time for cutlets!

 

[PatsFan2]

Time for cutlets!

I sure the experts PatsFans never saw this coming... Dobbs is below average. Tommy DeVito is way better.

 

[Steve102]

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

No suprises here. Appreciate the plays he made against Tennessee to help convert a td drive when maye was in concussion evaluation

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Bet they also draft a guy late.

 

[sb1]

Red jacket?

 

[manxman2601]

QB3 incoming?

 

[jmt57]

Even before the DeVito extension, I felt Dobbs would not/should not be returning.

To my amateur eyes, Dobbs didn't show much in limited reps or in the preseason.

Had a $4.75m cap number for 2026.

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Not many viable choices as veteran free agent options.

Too much money: Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Taysom Hill, Zach Wilson, Tyrod Taylor.

2nd tier veterans (with age & prior APY):
Joe Flacco, 41, $4.25m
Cooper Rush, 33, $3.1m
Jimmy Garoppolo, 35, $3.0m

3rd and 4th tier FA QBs (with previous team):
Feleipe Franks, Falcons; 29, $1.44m
Brandon Allen, Titans; 34, $1.42m
Teddy Bridgewater, Bucs; 34, $1.25m
Jeff Driskel, Washington; 33, $1.25m
Philip Rivers, Colts; 45, $1.25m
Easton Stick, Falcons; 31, $1.17m
Brett Rypien, Vikings; 30, $1.17m
John Wolford, Vikings; 31, $1.17m
Skylar Thompson, Steelers; 29, $1.10m
Clayton Tune, Packers; 27, $1.09m
Emory Jones, Falcons; 26, $840k

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[RobertWeathers]

He had a couple of decent throws this year. If he was a good stable pony to Drake and helped him from time to time then he was valuable as a backup.

They can upgrade no question.

 

[Pape]

inevitable after the contract they doled out for tommy d

he wants to come back at a reduced rate? would work for me

 

[palialka]

No shocker once the Pats decided to re-up DeVito for less. They’ll draft a developmental QB on Day 3.

Pats did Dobbs a solid releasing him in March so he has time to latch on to another team. He’ll be someone’s back up. Good luck to him.

 

[TommyD4207]

I sure the experts PatsFans never saw this coming... Dobbs is below average. Tommy DeVito is way better.

Literally everyone said this when they saw what devito signed for.

 

[TommyD4207]

QB3 incoming?

This is a super-interesting pick if it comes to pass.

Kinda tebowish, but his arm's gotten better every year.

 

[The Gr8est]

This is a super-interesting pick if it comes to pass.

Kinda tebowish, but his arm's gotten better every year.

Could he be the gadget play QB which it seems like Joe Milton was unwilling to do?

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I sure the experts PatsFans never saw this coming... Dobbs is below average. Tommy DeVito is way better.

And yet DeVito was never active last year.

 

[Lagaffe_07]

They released him to open up #11

 

[manxman2601]

This is a super-interesting pick if it comes to pass.

Kinda tebowish, but his arm's gotten better every year.

And we know how a certain OC felt about Tebow.

I've been suggesting that McDaniels could build a Cam Newton type offence for him if Maye was down for a period of time (touch wood!).

 

[PatsFan2]

And yet DeVito was never active last year.

Didn't need him: it was all about Maye going forward. That said injuries do happen and you'll need a guy for a spell: Dobbs was not that guy. I hated his FA signing a few moons back. You could see how bad he was last Preseason.

 

[patfanken]

Personally, I'm rooting for completing the circle and bringing back Jimmy G. He was good enough to lead the 4i9ers to the Superbowl, and knows the offense and Josh. Seems like the perfect back up to me. Bottom line, the Pats need to add at LEAST 2 more QB's before camp. You need 4 arms just to get through practice, in August.