Patriots’ Jimmy Garoppolo Ready to Take Over, Thrive as Tom Brady’s Replacement

May 12, 2015   ·   Brent Sobleski   ·   Jump to comments


A coach's primary directive is simple: put his players in the best position to succeed. 
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick may be the best ever at achieving this goal. 
The brilliance of the Patriots offense doesn't fall completely on Tom Brady to continually excel with his execution. Belichick and his staff are masters at game-planning to a player's strengths as well as hiding his weaknesses. This is as applicable to Brady as any other player on the roster.
It's also the sole reason why backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo should be able to excel early in his career as a short-term starter during the beginning of the 2015 campaign.
Garoppolo was selected by the Patriots with the 62nd pick of the 2014 NFL draft for a singular purpose: to serve as Brady's heir apparent. His time will simply come a little sooner than expected after Brady received a four-game suspension for deflated footballs during the AFC Championship Game, per Albert Breer...

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