SoFlaJets Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Tired of Tom Brady's Off-Field Issues, the Pats Look to the Draft for His Replacement Posted Mar 24th 2008 9:57AM by Ryan Wilson After Tom Brady's implosion against the Giants in the Super Bowl, the Patriots apparently have more holes to fill than just at linebacker and in the secondary. Bill Belichick hasn't been able to talk Doug Flutie out of retirement, even with the promise of a chance to win a starting job. Sure, Matt Cassel's on the team, but let's be honest, he was a career college backup for a reason: he's not very good. Which is why the Patriots will look for their next franchise quarterback via the draft. It's no secret that Belichick is unhappy with all of Brady's off-field exploits* and is looking to phase him out of the offense. So who are potential options? Well, New England has the seventh-overall pick and if Matt Ryan's still on the board he has to be a possibility. More likely, though, Ryan will be long gone and the Pats will look for a quarterback in Round 2. And that explains this: The Patriots recently sent a high-ranking member of their coaching staff to meet with [university of San Diego's Josh] Johnson for a private workout. Scouts often say that Division I-AA players must dominate if they are to receive serious NFL consideration, and Johnson did that [in college]. Word on the street* is that if New England had retained their 31st overall pick, they would've taken Johnson then. As it stands, they'll see how the first round shakes out and either take Johnson with the 62nd pick, or trade up and nab him if there's an early run on quarterbacks. Either way, Brady's career is over in New England*. The only question is how long he has left. Silver lining: he can sign with the Jets and live in New York City full time. Or even better: sign with the Giants, serve as Eli Manning's backup ... and still live in New York City full time. * complete fabrication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed3 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 My favorite part: "Brady's career is over in New England... The only question is how long he has left" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 OK which one of you guys wrote this article anyway? Fess up you bastids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistalava Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Brady will be there long after Belicheat slinks off to crawl under his rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I think that dumbazz Belichick ought to give up the 7th over-all pick for Chad Pennington. Now that QB has some serious upside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I think that dumbazz Belichick ought to give up the 7th over-all pick for Chad Pennington. Now that QB has some serious upside! That guys got intangibles that Tom Brady can only dream about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Tired of Tom Brady's Off-Field Issues, the Pats Look to the Draft for His Replacement Posted Mar 24th 2008 9:57AM by Ryan Wilson After Tom Brady's implosion against the Giants in the Super Bowl, the Patriots apparently have more holes to fill than just at linebacker and in the secondary. Bill Belichick hasn't been able to talk Doug Flutie out of retirement, even with the promise of a chance to win a starting job. Sure, Matt Cassel's on the team, but let's be honest, he was a career college backup for a reason: he's not very good. Which is why the Patriots will look for their next franchise quarterback via the draft. It's no secret that Belichick is unhappy with all of Brady's off-field exploits* and is looking to phase him out of the offense. So who are potential options? Well, New England has the seventh-overall pick and if Matt Ryan's still on the board he has to be a possibility. More likely, though, Ryan will be long gone and the Pats will look for a quarterback in Round 2. And that explains this: The Patriots recently sent a high-ranking member of their coaching staff to meet with [university of San Diego's Josh] Johnson for a private workout. Scouts often say that Division I-AA players must dominate if they are to receive serious NFL consideration, and Johnson did that [in college]. Word on the street* is that if New England had retained their 31st overall pick, they would've taken Johnson then. As it stands, they'll see how the first round shakes out and either take Johnson with the 62nd pick, or trade up and nab him if there's an early run on quarterbacks. Either way, Brady's career is over in New England*. The only question is how long he has left. Silver lining: he can sign with the Jets and live in New York City full time. Or even better: sign with the Giants, serve as Eli Manning's backup ... and still live in New York City full time. * complete fabrication Is it April 1st yet? love the (*complete fabrication) lol:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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