Hoyer Re-signs With The Patriots But What Is His Value?

The Patriots re-signed Brian Hoyer to a 2 year contract. Hoyer comes on as a backup but he's there to mentor and coach Mac Jones. Everyone knows this and that he can spend more time with Mac as a player than a coach. That kinda time is crucial, this year more than ever. In the past Belichick and McDaniels have praised Hoyer's ability to help younger quarterbacks.

Belichick said in 2021, "He (Hoyer) obviously knows the offense better than anyone, any other player or quarterback, so that’s a big help when executing the play. There’s the coaching version of it, and then as a player, there’s kind of the execution of it.

The little things that you remind yourself as a player that a coach sometimes doesn’t, it’s just different when you’re a player and executing the play and a coach trying to explain the play. And I think Brian adds a lot of good insight to that, and how other teams defensively do things because they’re all different.”

The Patriots at the moment do not have an offensive coordinator nor a quarterback coach. There are football minds on the staff but no one on the staff has been groomed to be the OC. Maybe Caley but I doubt he's ready. Hoyer while not calling the plays based on Belichick's own words, may have a hand in helping with the game plan. 

Consider how he helped the defense prepare for the Patriots last superbowl, different side of the ball but still. Not to mention, Hoyer also runs the scout team according to many sources. And Hoyer will definitely be able to help get other units ready. We all saw how good Harry looked in 2021 when Hoyer was on the field.

In 2021 Miami and New York, two division rivals both wanted Hoyer. Hoyer knows his leverage and knew the Patriots had to pay him if they wanted him to stay. That's why he's not a coach. Again everyone knows players get paid more than coaches.

And Hoyer got near $3 million in incentives but what are those incentives? We all know Hoyer's value as a defacto quarterback coach but with Belichick, Patricia, and Judge expected to call plays in 2022, I wonder if part of Hoyer's deal was to be prepped and groomed to take over as the offensive coordinator in 2024. It's just a speculation but it's not improbable.

Another thing is re-signing Hoyer means that the team can look for a new backup quarterback. Let's be honest, Stidham beat out Hoyer twice for the backup role. And after listening to McDaniels, It's reasonable to think that at the end of 2020 that Belichick was the only reason Stidham didn't replace Newton. As my buddy Ray Rauth said on March 14th, "Stidham fell out of favor."

Stidham appears to be a waste of a raw first round talent and 4th round draft pick. And there are rumored teams that have some interest in Stidham. The Patriots aren't going to get a 4th for the young quarterback but could fetch a 6th or 7th. With Hoyer having starting experience, it's doubtful the Patriots would give Stidham a start at this point of his career if the unthinkable happens to Mac.

If the Patriots can flip Stiddy for a pick this season, I expect Dustin Crum to be the guy taken. However, they do have former Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry under a future contract. And Bill supposedly likes the idea of how Taysom Hill gets used. The draft is still a while away and any Stidham movement is just speculation at this point but Hoyer gives the Patriots that kinda freedom.