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3 New England Patriots that will have a breakout season this year

By Justin Trombino

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 22: Jarrett Stidham #4 talks with Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels during the preseason game between the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 22: Jarrett Stidham #4 talks with Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels during the preseason game between the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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Jarrett Stidham

There was never going to be a rookie quarterback to come into New England and take the starting quarterback job away from Tom Brady. And given the circumstances surrounding Brady and his situation in New England, it’s not surprising at all to see Jarrett Stidham in the position he finds himself in this season as the starting quarterback for the Patriots.

Stidham impressed the Patriots enough during his rookie year in 2019 for them to retool and design an offense moving forward with him calling the shots under center. In doing so (and as mentioned in the previous slide), New England is surrounding Stidham with familiar talents and skill-sets to their young and rising quarterback.

For what it’s worth, former NFL quarterbacks and current analysts like Chris Simms of ProFootballTalk and Tim Hasselbeck of ESPN believe that Stidham does (did) have the skills to have been a first-round draft pick in 2019. Simms ranked Stidham as the 35th best quarterback in the NFL this upcoming season.

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Stidham will be most successful by being a game manager rather than trying to emulate his predecessor as being the best quarterback in the history of the NFL. Despite only attempting four passes last year as a rookie, Stidham is good — and he is poised to be in New England for a long time.

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