Patriots select QB Jarrett Stidham

[Cntrygal]

Have the Patriots found Brady's replacement?

The Patriots selected Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham with the No. 133 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon.

Since Brady collected the second of three career NFL Most Valuable Player awards in 2010, coach Bill Belichick has taken fliers on Ryan Mallett (No. 74, 2011), Jimmy Garoppolo (No. 62, 2014), Jacoby Brissett (No. 91, 2016) and Danny Etling (No. 219, 2018) at the position. With the exception of 2018 practice-squad mainstay Etling, Brady has outlasted all of his potential replacements.


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[Swiper]

Saw that. A couple of QBs taken in front of this pick that I bet the Pats had their eye on.

[YardRat]

Stidham was kind of impressive a couple of years ago and appeared on track to be a much higher pick when it was his time.

[DraftBoy]

Inconsistent prospect who many people thought should have been better at Auburn, but they also didn’t really surround him with great talent.

He’ll be a chance to sit and learn now and it could pay huge dividends for him.

[Mr. Pink]

Scary thought putting him on that roster, learning below Brady, Belichick and whatever offensive genius they have year to year.

Consistency can be learned, which Stidham needs. Talent cannot be learned, which Stidham also has.

Meanwhile he'll have a lot better talent around him, obviously, than he did in college.

This is the first guy they've taken, in all the years, that I actually worry could be Brady's successor and do well.