Next Man Up Or Tank

At the beginning of the 2018 season, Thomas Edward Brady was the reigning NFL mvp and one of, if not the top quarterback in the league. Check out what was being said at the time about Jarret Stidham.

After both the 2018 and 2019 Seasons the media along with fans across the league were saying Brady was in decline. Patriots Nation was quick to come to Brady's defense. "He had no weapons". "Gronk was a shell of himself". "There were injuries". "Gronk retired". "He had no offensive line, no blocking". We defended, and still defend Tom Brady's play the last two seasons. 

So what was said about our 4th round pick Jarrett Stidham after the 2018 college season? 

"Victimized by Horrific offensive line and dysfunctional passing game"... Sound familiar? Yet what are we hearing from #Patsnation? "Bill didn't have a succession plan". "Bill needs to tank for Trevor". "Stidham is a bum". 

If Stidham is a bum and none of what happened in Auburn during the 2018 season was to blame for his decline, then during 2017 and 2018 we watched Tom Brady slide down the edge of the cliff that Max Kellerman said he was going to fall off of. Maybe just maybe it was a little of both. We cannot say one player is a victim of circumstance and say others cannot be. We'll find out when the season kicks off but stop writing off Stidham before he has had a chance to prove himself. Oh, and one more thing...