The Patriots' Quarterback Question

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🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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With Tom Brady leaving the Patriots for the Buccaneers, a void has been left in New England at quarterback. Both free agency and the NFL Draft came and went without the Patriots adding another QB option, making it appear that head coach Bill Belichick is leaving the team's offense in the hands of last year's backup, Jarrett Stidham...who's completed just two passes in his short NFL career. Patriots reporter Mike Reiss revisits the situation surrounding Brady's departure and explains why the Pats think Stidham is their man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	First of all, we got to get off this high horse.
0:03.0	Tom Brady is gone.
0:04.0	There will be a significant drop off in quarterback place.
0:07.0	He's had the opportunity to sit behind the best to ever do it.
0:10.0	We know Bill Belichick to be one of the better evaluators of football players, not quarterback per se, but football players.
0:18.0	I believe in giving Jared Stidham a chance, and I'm giving him
0:21.2	benefit of the doubt that he can do it.
0:28.6	When Tom Brady announced he was moving on from the Patriots in March, speculation
0:33.0	immediately kicked in over who would step into his sizable shoes.
0:37.6	Would the Patriots trade up for Tua or Justin Herbert?
0:40.9	Or replace Brady with James Winston?
0:43.1	What about Andy Dalton?
0:45.0	None of that happened.
0:46.8	And as the offseason rolls on, it seems increasingly likely that Bill Belichick is rolling with Jared Stidham,
0:53.7	the team's fourth round pick last year.
0:56.3	Today, we take a look at that decision and ask, could Stidim be the answer?
1:01.9	Or is he a stepping stone to another quarterback in next year's draft?
1:06.6	I'm Mina Kimes. It's Thursday, May 7th.
1:09.5	This is ESPN Daily, presented by Marathon.
1:16.5	Mike, how you holding up?
1:18.4	Nina, we're doing great. We're healthy. I hope the same for you and all our listeners.
1:23.2	Mike Reese covers the New England Patriots for ESPN. Well, Patriots fans have a lot of questions,
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