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We've kicked this around before, the idea that taking a QB every couple of years (i.e. the Ron Wolf approach) is important to ensure depth at a crucial position. It allows you to be better prepared for absorbing the loss of your signal caller, as well as potentially enabling an affordable QB solution if you hit on the position.
Since we drafted Jared and got him a top offensive mind things are looking up for us. But the backup position is manned by a guy who will be a FA next offseason, and while I like Allen I'd also like to see some competition brought in for him. Some ideas have been kicked around like adding Kessler if they can get him cheap, but overall it's pretty clear with an extremely deep QB draft this year that now is a good time to scoop a backup somewhere mid to late rounds.
Just read an interesting article about Kraft recognizing the drafting of a QB, and one thing that really surprised me is how often the Patriots have taken shots on QBs. Check this out, courtesy of the link above:
2016: Jacoby Brissett (3rd round) -- traded to Indianapolis in 2017.
2014: Jimmy Garoppolo (2nd round) -- traded to San Francisco in 2017.
2011: Ryan Mallett (3rd round) -- traded to Houston in 2014; spent past three years in Baltimore; current free agent
2010: Zac Robinson (7th round) -- released in 2010; never threw an NFL regular-season pass
2008: Kevin O'Connell (3rd round) -- waived in 2009; current Redskins QBs coach
2005: Matt Cassel (7th round) -- went 10-5 starting for Brady in 2008; traded to K.C. in 2009; spent 2017 in Tennessee; current free agent
2003: Kliff Kingsbury (6th round) -- waived in 2004; threw two passes for the Jets in 2005; current Texas Tech head football coach
2002: Rohan Davey (4th round) -- made seven relief appearances in three seasons; released in 2005
2000: Brady (6th round) -- GOAT
Since we drafted Jared and got him a top offensive mind things are looking up for us. But the backup position is manned by a guy who will be a FA next offseason, and while I like Allen I'd also like to see some competition brought in for him. Some ideas have been kicked around like adding Kessler if they can get him cheap, but overall it's pretty clear with an extremely deep QB draft this year that now is a good time to scoop a backup somewhere mid to late rounds.
Just read an interesting article about Kraft recognizing the drafting of a QB, and one thing that really surprised me is how often the Patriots have taken shots on QBs. Check this out, courtesy of the link above:
2016: Jacoby Brissett (3rd round) -- traded to Indianapolis in 2017.
2014: Jimmy Garoppolo (2nd round) -- traded to San Francisco in 2017.
2011: Ryan Mallett (3rd round) -- traded to Houston in 2014; spent past three years in Baltimore; current free agent
2010: Zac Robinson (7th round) -- released in 2010; never threw an NFL regular-season pass
2008: Kevin O'Connell (3rd round) -- waived in 2009; current Redskins QBs coach
2005: Matt Cassel (7th round) -- went 10-5 starting for Brady in 2008; traded to K.C. in 2009; spent 2017 in Tennessee; current free agent
2003: Kliff Kingsbury (6th round) -- waived in 2004; threw two passes for the Jets in 2005; current Texas Tech head football coach
2002: Rohan Davey (4th round) -- made seven relief appearances in three seasons; released in 2005
2000: Brady (6th round) -- GOAT