Joseph Nocco of Clutch Points wrote an article about the Patriots biggest team need, where he went off about how the Patriots need to bring in one of the two remaining big name, overpriced quarterbacks sitting on free agency.
Joseph wrote, "The New England Patriots are about to enter into a whole new era for the first time in 20 years. With future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback now officially a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Patriots will have a new starting signal-caller under center for the first since all the way back in 2001.
With the unproven Stidham only backed-up by the aforementioned Hoyer, who has only proven that he is not at the level of a starting NFL quarterback..."
The Patriots also have journeyman quarterback Brian Hoyer who looked decent in his time as starter in Cleveland and Houston but has bounced around dumpster fires never really playing for a real contender. Hoyer knows the Patriots playbook and system. He had a lot of experience and may be the biggest factor in why the Patriots won superbowl 53. He is a very intelligent game manager, who doesn't make a lot of mistakes.
On the free agent market is Cam Newton, a former first round quarterback who has only had 3 winning seasons in his NFL career and only looked like a first round quarterback once, the year he took the Panthers to the superbowl and lost to the Denver defense.
The other big name on the free agency market is Colin Kaepernick. A player who would've been my pick for Tom Brady's backup in 2017. A player who has been out of the NFL since 2016. It's been approximately 1270 days since Kaepernick last played an NFL game or took an NFL snap.
There is about a month before teams are supposed to meet for preseason camps. Neither quarterback knows the Patriots' playbook or has any chemistry with anyone on the team. Neither quarterback is also expected to play for a veteran minimum salary.
Now if you want to know more reasons why I believe these two are not fits please check out my previous articles on both free agents. However, just off the three reasons I listed, is experience enough of an upside to bring in either quarterback at this point and time?
Sure Newton and Kaepernick have played in good offenses with good coordinators who used them to the best of their abilities and skill sets to reach a superbowl. However, are they as intelligent as Hoyer who is just as experienced if not more so from bouncing from the Patriots to dumpster fire to dumpster fire and back?
Do you think that with Josh McDaniels as the Coordinator and with Belichick's defensive mind and with Hoyer's full knowledge of the Patriots system and players, that bringing in two new veterans, inexperienced in the Patriots system and Culture would be better?
I just don't see it. Maybe I am blind but the Patriots would be better off saving money and tanking for Trevor, than signing either veteran quarterback.
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