1.) Had Brady resigned with the Patriots in mid-March for a contract averaging 25M annually vs. the cap, how good do you think the team would be in 2020? (Assuming that the 13.5M dead money was absorbed by the new contract somehow and still gave us a cap # of 25M for Brady)
For me, I think if we did this...we would have definitely without doubt traded Thuney and drafted similarly. I think the Patriots would still be a 12-4 team even with the tough schedule...but would they have been underdogs to the Chiefs/Ravens in the AFC? I say yes...and they would still need to win 3 playoff games to get to Tampa Bay with likely 1-2 of those on the road. So, my guess...a divisional round exit on the road or an AFC title game exit on the road...depending on how many home games we got in the 7 team AFC format, but definitely no BYE.
2.) Which of the 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL would you unquestionably rank above Jarrett Stidham? (With Stidham maxing out his potential based on your belief, not track record).
Here's my list (In order):
Mahomes
Brady
Wilson
Watson
Jackson
Rodgers
Roethlisberger
Brees
Ryan
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Guys I still find questionable (sketchy play or showed promise..but not consistently), unknown (rookie or injured), and/or think Stidham could out perform.
In order of divisions:
Darnold
Allen
Tagovalia/Fitzpatrick
Mayfield
Burrow
Tannehill
Minshew
Rivers
Herbert/Taylor
Carr
Lock
Prescott
Wentz
Haskins/Allen
Jones
Trubisky/Foles
Cousins
Stafford
Bridgewater
Goff
Murray
Garoppolo