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Does anyone have any information or scuttlebutt about Jacoby Brissett? How is the thumb? Is he practicing? Any speculation about his future with the Patriots? Thoughts?
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He's on IR so he can't practice.
He was put on IR as soon as JimmyG got healthy and Brady came back - think of his injury as the "Foxboro Flu". BB created a roster spot by stashing him on IR.
His future depends on him according to my crystal ball.
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That right there, if true, speaks to Bill's general impression and future hopes for him. Does it not?
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Is it pretty much a given that Jimmy G. will not be a Patriot next season...all things being equal and Brady stays healthy and sharp?
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Obviously, it's pretty much a given that any time a question begins with, "Is it a given that..." or "Is it obvious that..." that the answer must logically be, "No."
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Much depends I think on what they think of Brissett and how quickly he can mature into a starting caliber QB.
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I doubt this. JG is the future of the Pats. Brissett could be traded, IMO.
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Brissett won't be traded. He is a rookie and would not command anything in a trade at this point. Plus if JG is the future than Brissett would be his back up anyways.
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He played ok in emergency duty, he showed heart playing hurt, he has an arm. He has the blessings of Bill Parcells, he has a year in the NFL.
His value is there to the team who wants him because you control him.
You don't control Jimmy G.
Think the early years of Pats with Brady. Big Ben in Pittsburgh. Seattle with Wilson. A cheap QB allows you to spend in other places while he develops into the guy.
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Why not? Teams do a new deal as part of a trade all the time.
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But how many QBs that are drafted aren't Tom Brady or Ben ROthlesberger? A cheap newly drafted QB isn't necessarily one that will help you in the long run.
The value of JG comes from watching him play real NFL games.
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money. You trade for him and his salary will reflect what you gave up. And who says he signs with you? And franchise cost is huge when you can wait a season and pay him plus keep your pick(s)
and Jacoby looked fine in 1st half against Houston, was banged up in second half and injured awaiting surgery in Buffalo game.
All while getting Rookie rep as the Pats split really reps between Brady (pre-vacation) and Jimmy (preparing the starter of 1st 4 games)
I say what he did is quite impressive and only few could do it.
Plus having a year under Weiss helped.
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Jacoby had a real good pre-season...the thumb got in the way, but it actually gave the Pats the opportunity to allow the injury to heal well...the probability of JB-7 being called with Brady and Jimmy G both healthy was slim and none. It also allowed them to open up a roster slot. The Patriots seem to be in a state of anxious flux...enormously talented...but really shaky. I like JC-7. Under the right coach the kid will flourish...both BB and TB-12 are short-tiimers at this point. They aren't looking all that impressive today in San Fran, but it's nice to see Dion Lewis back and running well.
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BB and Tom are short timers? What makes you think Bill is?
And would 4 more years for Tom he short term?
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I meant a trade-and-sign-long-term deal not trading without a long term contract, but yeah, he wouldn't be cheap like a draft pick. If the goal is an inexpensive QB with a chance at being NFL-quality, then the draft is the way to go, but there are more QB draft picks that become nobodies than become franchise QBs. Plenty of teams would pay franchise QB money to have a franchise QB. Depends on whether they see JG as franchise quality or not, or if they like an upcoming NCAA player better. Ryan Leaf, Rick Mirer, Jamarcus Russell et al. were all highly regarded coming out of college.
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Too bad about WIlfork pancaking him. Against the Bills the Pats wouldn't let him throw (or he couldn't throw far/accurately) and Ryan took full advantage by stuffing the run gameHe played in the regular season quite a bit. I think he peaked at 'ok'.
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My friend was just asking me about this yesterday because he heard some Belichick press conference where he thought that Bill almost sounded like he was ready to move on from Brady. This friend is a knock $hit stirrer so I didn't put much stock into it but did humor him a little bit. I could see a situation where if Brady intends to play for two more seasons after this that it might make more sense to trade Garoppolo and start grooming Brisset. Yes Garoppolo appears to be ready to step in now but it seems like a waste to leave him sitting on the bench for two more seasons. By then, who knows. He might be fed up enough that he doesn't want to stick around anyway.
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