Quote:Just watch what he gets traded for. If Sam Bradford and his limited abilities could get traded for a 1st and a 4th, for what is essentially one season of work in Minnesota, the Pats will be asking a lot more. Jimmy G. is a young QB who has the potential to become the face of a franchise for the next 8-10 years and he has a lot of upside. Bradford on the other hand has never been anything more than slightly average, injury prone and he has peaked in his abilities, yet he still warranted a 1st and a 4th. Jimmy will draw a lot more in returns for the Pats.

The sam bradford trade was completely different lol. The Vikings are a pretty complete team and felt like they could burn a first. Sam was the only viable option available so they had to pay whatever the eagles wanted or risk their opportunity at competing in the playoffs.


Theres so many things wrong with applying this logic to jimmy garropolo its baffling. First off, there's absolutely nothing to suggest Jimmy has the potential to be a 10 year franchise qb. Hes started 2 games and played in a handful of others as cleanup duty for brady, and in the whopping 91 passes hes attempted he never showed anything more than a regular backup qb. Any upside he might have is just assumed really, theres no evidence to suggest hell ever be better than what he currently is, youre just assuming this purely based on age.


second, Sam bradford purely as a QB isnt worth a first, the situation the vikings were in made him a first round pick. So just drawing a straight line between Sam Bradford = 1st so Jimmy = ??? is asinine and lazy. The patriots arent going to ask for a first much less multiple firsts, and if they do then Jimmy is staying put. You can find a Jimmy Garrapolo in any draft. They got fleeced out of one of the top linebackers in the league for a third and a 10 sack pass rusher for a guard thats not even on their team anymore so the idea that they hold some magic to get the browns two top 15 picks for a backup qb that does nothing special is frankly just stupid. I feel kind of insane for even having to explain this.

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