The Patriots don’t have a 1st or 2nd round pick in this year’s upcoming draft. Both picks were dealt away via trade for the acquisitions of Kony Ealy and Brandin Cooks. ESPN’s Adam Schefter is one of the many names that continues to tell everyone that the Patriots won’t trade Garoppolo at the NFL Draft or foreseeable future as other news sources have pointed out.
One of the biggest hurdles is the Patriots asking
price. They essentially want a “King’s Ransom” for a guy that has just 3 career
starts notched under his belt. The Browns were at once considered front runners
for the Patriots backup, but New England at the time was unwilling to deal him
to Cleveland for their #12 pick and many were assuming that it would require at
least the top overall pick to even consider the Patriots to pull the trigger.
So what’s my verdict? Here’s the Why they should and why they shouldn’t take.
Why
They Should
I think for the most part just about any team would be
willing to give up their first rounder for Garoppolo and we all know Belichick
will tell the media one thing and then come right out of left field with
something totally different. Think about it this way, would it be worth for
them to keep a guy on the roster who will be a free agent at the end of this
upcoming season who would command a starter’s salary when he’s just merely your
backup considering Tom Brady has said he’s planning on playing another four to
five years? This is something I’m sure that has been discussed behind closed
doors, but if you can net a 1st rounder for a guy that may or may not
be a franchise QB, then you have to pull the trigger to recoup what you lost in
trades.
Why
They Shouldn’t
Having a solid backup in this league has been
something that is a necessity. Don’t believe me? Go ask the Dallas Cowboys and
see what they’ll tell you the year Tony Romo got hurt and they had a revolving
door at the QB position and had one of their worst seasons because of it. While
Jimmy Garoppolo will never take Brady’s job in the near future, he’s still
familiar with their system. Considering the disappointing outing they had with
rookie Jacoby Brissett, you have to keep someone there just in case something
traumatic happens to #12.
Prediction
While this one is a tough one to crack I’m going to
lean on the side that they do in fact keep him unless the Browns offer the
“King’s Ransom” that I mentioned earlier. Brissett might not be developed
enough to be the backup and Garoppolo is still under his rookie deal for this
season and will be an inexpensive backup that can come in and win a few games
if needed.
Keep in mind though that this is Bill Belichick and if
you don’t believe for one second that he would pull a deal off to get an
extremely high draft pick, think again, that is what us Patriots fans call a
“Bill Belichick” move.
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