My opinion on the matter has been the same for quite some time.

I think Brady is going to retire either this season or next.  If Jimmy is that good, why would the Patriots want to trade him?   If they think Brissett is better, what does that say for Jimmy that a third round rookie is better? 


So yes, I agree with you that we have no idea about Jimmy and trading for him believing that he is going to be a franchise QB does not make any sense to me. 

You are assuming Brady has 2 more years in him.   I would not be surprised if they franchise Jimmy and maybe try and move Brissett in 2018.  They will be able to work the cap. 

And i stick by this.

Jacoby can play. Hes not nfl ready as a starter, but parcells seems to know a thing or 2 about finding qb talent. He chose bledsoe over mirer. He found romo. I believe parcells liked brady out of Michigan too.

Kyle Shanahan sounds like he’d be interested in Jimmy Garoppolo

Posted by Michael David Smith on February 4, 2017, 5:40 AM EST

On Sunday, Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will be on opposite sidelines in Super Bowl LI. Next season, could they be on the same team in San Francisco?

Shanahan, the next head coach of the 49ers, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he liked Garoppolo heading into the 2014 NFL draft, when Shanahan was the Browns’ offensive coordinator and they chose Johnny Manziel in the first round. The Patriots took Garoppolo in the second round that year.
Of course, it’s easy for Shanahan to say now that he liked Garoppolo better than Manziel. When a draft pick fails as spectacularly as Manziel, everyone in an organization is quick to deflect the blame. But Shanahan says he thought heading into the draft that Garoppolo was the real deal.

“He was a very good thrower,” Shanahan said of Garoppolo. “Tough guy, kept his eyes down the field, could get rid of the ball fast. Really liked the person. Had a chance to go out to dinner with him and stuff. He played at Eastern Illinois, and it was a different type of offense where you can’t always evaluate with how quick they get rid of the ball. But I really thought he was a very intelligent, tough player with a good throwing motion.”

How much would the 49ers be willing to give up in a trade to acquire Garoppolo from the Patriots? That remains to be seen. But the Patriots will undoubtedly field many offers for Garoppolo in the offseason. And one may come from the 49ers

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/02/04/kyle-shanahan-sounds-like-hed-be-interested-in-jimmy-garoppolo/

Patriots not expected to trade Jimmy G.


Smart posters knew this for 2 years.

He's a nice insurance policy. I like it. Brady can't play forever. I am also of the belief that the 4 game suspension actually helped Brady this year. I would like to see them let Jimmy play a bit next season to reduce Brady's workload. I doubt Belichick would do it, but no need to overwork Brady at this stage, either.

the only way i can see it is if the pats are blown away.  say, both of clevelands #1's?

a writer in cleveland was on 98.5 said he would give up that #1 for jimmy in a second.

but i still think he sticks here, and he is the next guy.  how many years did cassel backup here?  3-4?

4... Back then rookie deals were 5 years, not 4 like they are now. 

they traded him a year before free agency. Exactly like they're going to do with Garoppolo...

i can see him being franchised.  a ton of dough, but i can see it for a year.  i think brady winds up in SF or AZ after next year.  i think 2017 may be his last in NE.  i really do.
brady is no different from seymour, law, milloy, etc etc.  yes, kraft says hes like a son...but...kraft is a businessman, and so is brady.  they have brands to protect.
imagine the marketing SF could do with brady there?
hes not here til hes 45.  he may be in the nfl, but not here.  i think thats why jimmys staying.

The guy has put up MVP numbers and slapped together the best two 4th quarters in Super Bowl history over the past 25 months. I'm sure the Patriots are in a real hurry to run him out of town... 

Bwady isn't going to play anywhere except New England. I'll put $500 on that right now.

That's what I meant. "they won't trade him for a 1st" was my way of saying "they won't get offered a 1st" 

I think it's wildly clear at this point that there are about 3 teams lining up to give them a 1st and then some. 

Name call all you want. 


I was right. You were wrong. Don't worry though, nobody else will call you on it. They're too busy looking for new ways to kiss your ass. 

I'd keep him before I gave him up for another less than a high 1st round pick (assuming a cost effective impact player isn't on the table in a trade)


But I simply don't see a scenario where there aren't 3-4 teams lining up to give them a 1st round pick this draft. I just don't see it. 


In my mind, it's a given that they're getting offered a packaged headlined by a top 15 pick. That's simply a given, to me. So in that lens, I think there is no chance he's not getting traded. Because Brady isn't going anywhere. And the Patriots have no reason to want to move on from him. 

I don't see any scenario where Bill doesn't jizz in his pants at the notion of adding a 1st round pick to this team without subtracting any part of the team that just won the Super Bowl.