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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I wonder if they wait till the 4th quarter to pull Stid and put Hoyer in like a reverse of the Chiefs game- or if they do that at halftime.So I guess James White thinks he knows better than Bill Belichick.
The audacity.
See? Everyone can do this "so and so thinks he knows better than so and so" thing
Good post but it’s StidhamBelichick doesn’t want to start Stridham because if he does and he plays well people will see that he should have went to him earlier and question why he had Stridham in the doghouse and didn’t play him even though it hurt the team just like people questioned him not playing Winovich earlier in the season.
He did go to him. If Stidham showed any semblance of promise against the Chiefs when he got his chance- which of course he didn’t- the switch would have been made already.Belichick doesn’t want to start Stridham because if he does and he plays well people will see that he should have went to him earlier and question why he had Stridham in the doghouse and didn’t play him even though it hurt the team just like people questioned him not playing Winovich earlier in the season.
So, how do you like them apples?
Yeah you need to perform in the first game else you are bust...He did go to him. If Stidham showed any semblance of promise against the Chiefs when he got his chance- which of course he didn’t- the switch would have been made already.
It's legitimately crazy.You're seriously arguing that James White's comments about Stidham both count as an endorsement for the starting job and carry more weight than the guy who decides who the starter is?
Good Lord.
You need to show in practice you deserve to start. If you don't, you don't start. If you don't and you somehow get an opportunity due to an injury or a poor performance, you need to actually perform well when you come in. If you don't, you aren't going to get the coach to give you the job.Yeah you need to perform in the first game else you are bust...
You're seriously arguing that James White's comments about Stidham both count as an endorsement for the starting job and carry more weight than the guy who decides who the starter is?
Good Lord.
You’re assuming that the only way to evaluate a quarterback in the NFL is for that to be on TV in front of fans.Yeah you need to perform in the first game else you are bust...
There are definitely Stidham haters and you are at the front of the line.There are no Stidham haters. There are those of us who believe the Patriots can do a lot better than Stid in their search for the answer at QB - and have seen zero evidence to date to prove we are wrong. Or even might be wrong.
Finding the answer at QB won’t be as easy as the Stiddy fans assume it will be. It’s a lot of work. A guy like Brady falling into the Pats hands is a once in a century occurrence.
Jared StridhamGood post but it’s Stidham
Nice post, but I think BB is higher on Uche than you are. Jennings, too. Both are seeing upticks in play time. Yeah, they're making rookie mistakes, but if BB is bringing in another LB, my guess is that it's a vet.*shrug* Bunch of nothing. Frankly we have no idea what Stidham can do. No, 440 snaps in part time play doesn't actually prove anything.
Stidham is still in that weird Schrodenger state where people can argue will he or won't he until they're blue in the face. It's accurate and fair to state that Stdham really hasn't had an actual chance to prove anything one way or the other. He may never get a chance, lots of mid-tier QB talents don't.
Personally I see Stidham as the team's longterm backup going forward. I think our starter next year is probably Andy Dalton, and our top pick is either traded for, or used to draft, some linebacking talent which is, squawking about the QB aside, probably our single most desperate need for this franchise right now.
We need a QB desperately, but we need 2 premium linebackers* even more desperately and I expect the draft stock to bend that way. We should have our pick of second rate starting QBs nexst year if we can fix our linebacking woes, and I'd bet all the money I don't have that that's the way Belichick sees it.
*That number goes down by one if Winovich moves position and plays linebacker full time. A bit undersized for an edge guy, Winovich is built almost perfectly for OLB or even ILB and there's no doubt about the attitude either. We still need at least one more LB though even if Winovich moves, and if he doesn't, yeah we need 2, we need to replace both Hightower and Van Noy from our Superbowl winning roster
I dislike you for reminding me of occurrence. I will be incoherent for the remainder of the day.Gostkowski was a rookie playing in the playoffs. BB decided to not kick a field goal ( I think it might have been 40-45 yards) and let Brady go for it on 4th and long.