What would’ve happened if New England had chosen Garoppolo over Brady?"

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FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementFiled under:Patriots AnalysisPatriots First ReadWhat if the Patriots didn’t trade Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers?New Womens Elandon Roberts Jersey ,54commentsWhat would’ve happened if New England had chosen Garoppolo over Brady?EDTShareTweetShareShareWhat if the Patriots didn’t trade Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers?Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesOn October 31, 2017, Bill Belichick made the (correct) decision to move on from Jimmy Garoppolo. But what if he hadn’t made that decision? What would the last year and a half look like for the New England Patriots?Before I start, you need to understand, no matter what anyone tried to tell you, the Patriots would not have been able to keep both Tom Brady and Garoppolo. Because of that, I’m just going to be talking about the past and future of the Patriots if they had traded Brady instead of Garoppolo. Also, let’s assume that the Patriots wouldn’t have traded Brady mid season, meaning he still wins MVP, and then throws for the most yards in Super Bowl history in 2017, and then the Patriots trade him in the offseason. That sentence hurt my brain, but let’s take a look anyway. First, there’s the matter of what the Patriots would’ve gotten in return for Brady. This is more complicated than you might think. Trading Tom Brady would be like trying to sell the Mona Lisa. You’d get a ton in return, but whatever you got wouldn’t be enough. They are both truly priceless, items so valuable that you will never be able to receive full value in exchange.Let’s put that aside and think like an NFL GM for a second, though. Who would be willing to trade for Brady? You would think that it would have to be a team that feels they are just a quarterback away from at least making the playoffs. Because, no matter how dominant Brady is right now, realistically, he only has a few years left.Why would the Browns have traded the #1 pick to the Patriots for Brady? Instead, you could draft Baker Mayfield and have him for the rest of his career. In all likelihood, the Browns weren’t going to be great any time soon (they might be pretty good this year, but no one would’ve predicted that last offseason), and it’s better to have a young QB who can be the face of your team and franchise for the next 10-15 years when you’re in that situation.So that means the Patriots are probably getting a mid to late first round pick, and, even if you’re getting multiple picks, I can’t imagine that would be enough. Let’s say that Belichick ended up pulling the trigger anyway http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-devin-mccourty-jersey , and making the trade. Does that then create a cascade of changes? Do they hold onto Brandin Cooks instead of trading him for #23 in 2028? Do they draft Sony Michel at #31 in 2018 (if they even get thatslot with Garoppolo at the helm)? They also wouldn’t have been able to make as many trades in the second round, because most of them came from the pick they got for Garoppolo.Would you feel a little better about the trade if you knew that Michel was the running back, and the Patriots still had Cooks? Probably not, but I think they’d still be decent. Maybe they still would’ve traded for Trent Brown but, without a tackle waiting behind him, perhaps they would’ve tried to keep him.It’s also hard to imagine that they would’ve done into Garoppolo’s first season as a starter with the receiver depth chart looking the way it did at the beginning of last season. At the same time, Belichick has always built his team with the next five years in mind, so perhaps it wouldn’t have looked so different after all. It’s certainly not as simple as just swapping Brady out for Garoppolo, but what the exact team would look like is impossible to know. One thing is a certainty, the Patriots wouldn’t have won Super Bowl 53 this season with Garoppolo at quarterback. Regardless of whether or not he ended up tearing his ACL, I can’t imagine hin leading the Patriots to the title this year. So that’s one title that the Patriots would have sacrificed to make the change, and who knows how many more Brady will win before he hangs them up.Now, some people in the media have been trying for years to convince you that Garoppolo was the next great QB, and that it was time to move on from Brady to the next phase of the dynasty. The real question, however, is whether or not Garoppolo could play well enough, and for long enough, to justify the decision in the long run. Unfortunately, there is no way to know the answer to that. Even if he is never truly elite in San Francisco, he might’ve had a different set of circumstances, and better coaching, in New England that would’ve allowed him to be more successful. In the end, we should all be very thankful that Belichick didn’t listen to those talking heads, and decided to keep Brady instead of Garoppolo. Even though there has been much made about the return they got from the trade, I think we can all agree they did just fine. The Patriots would have certainly given up the short term success they had last year, and could have this year. But Kevin Faulk Jersey , they would be banking on the success of the years after Brady retires. They did the right thing, but there’s something even more incredible to me.In 2013, Felger and Mazz asked the question of whether you’d trade Brady for Andrew Luck, who was drafted first overall in 2012. They thought you should, and Brady has not only proven them wrong about Luck, but is still playing, and has proven them wrong about Garoppolo as well. Belichick drafted Garoppolo to potentially be Brady’s successor, but Brady wasn’t ready to give up the throne just yet. Hopefully, the Patriots’ head honcho is able to find a successor as good as Garoppolo in the future. Otherwise, whether they made the right decision in trading Jimmy or not, there might be some tough years once Brady retires. Pat is a host of The Patriot Nation PodcastInteract with him on Twitter @plane_pats Jamal Adams still isn't ready to sit down with his coach or general manager.But when New York Jets chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson asked to speak with him, the star safety was eager to tell him exactly how he felt."It was good," he said. "It went well. Me and Mr. Johnson are really close. I have a lot of respect for him. I was very comfortable because he understands me — not Jamal Adams as a football player, but Jamal Adams as a person."He's very genuine and authentic, and I've always had a mutual respect for him, so that was a guy I was comfortable with talking to. And, it went well."Adams was disappointed earlier this week because his name was mentioned in trade talks. After the NFL's trade deadline passed Tuesday, Adams tweeted that GM Joe Douglas "went behind my back" to listen to offers involving him after Adams told him a few days earlier he wanted to stay in New York.Douglas insisted he never shopped Adams but was merely fielding teams' calls.Still, Adams said Wednesday he was "hurt" by the whole situation. He also has refused to speak to either Douglas or coach Adam Gase about the situation to clear the air, despite both asking to chat with him."I am at peace with everything," Adams said. "I'm going to eventually talk to all those guys. I'm just not ready to talk. At the end of the day, I'm human. When you get into something that just happened like that, when you get into an argument or whatever it is — a disagreement with somebody — some people handle it different ways. I do. I'm just not ready to talk."And that's not just saying I'm mad or I'm a diva. I don't care about that. I really don't. My focus is on this team, man. I'm ready to play ball."Johnson asked to speak with Adams on Thursday, and the 24-year-old safety was amenable."He wanted to talk and I was open to it," Adams said. "That was somebody I was open to talking to."Adams is in his third year with the Jets and is coming off a Pro Bowl season after establishing himself as one of the NFL's top safeties.The struggling Jets are 1-6 and face the winless Dolphins in Miami on Sunday. He leads the Jets with 46 total tackles Womens Adrian Clayborn Jersey , is a team captain and is widely regarded as one of New York's emotional leaders."He'll go down as one of the favorite guys I've ever coached," defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said. "He's been intense. He's been focused. He's had very, very good practices. I haven't seen anything. I love coaching him."Other coaches and teams hold Adams in high regard, too. That's why his name was at the top of the list of teams' wish lists at the trade deadline, asking Douglas what it would take to pry him away.Douglas set the price tag exorbitantly high, making it clear the Jets weren't going to just ship him away cheaply. Running back Le'Veon Bell and wide receiver Robby Anderson were also popular names leading up until the deadline, but Douglas ended up keeping them, too.But unlike the positive reactions by Bell and Anderson about staying in New York, Adams made it clear he was angry about the idea of Douglas and Gase going back on their word with him after he believed he wouldn't be involved in trade talks.That set off overwhelming negative reaction by many of the same fans who took to social media just hours before, begging the Jets to not deal one of their favorite players. After Adams' emotional response, he was ridiculed by some who thought he was making too big a deal of the situation. Adams didn't help his cause when he compared himself earlier this week to New England's Tom Brady and the Los Angeles Rams' Aaron Donald, saying their teams don't take calls about any potential deals involving them."Apparently, I'm in my feelings," Adams said. "I guess I'm a diva, I'm in my feelings — I've heard it all. That doesn't bother me. I'm at peace."Some fans and media have wondered if the situation with Adams could be a distraction."I don't think so," Adams said. "Everybody's in here dancing and we had a great practice. I don't think anybody's distracted. I think everybody's cool. Everybody's talking to me. They aren't mad at me. So, we're good, man."Still, there's some thought that the controversy might have fractured Adams' relationship with the Jets to the point where it's irreparable. The chat with Johnson is a positive first step. Next up: the meetings that could salvage Adams' relationships with Douglas and Gase."I hope it does, man," he said. "At the end of the day, that's not where my focus is right now. My focus is on this team. We've got to focus on winning ballgames right now. Honestly, I'm over the whole thing. I don't want to talk about it anymore because I'm focused on this team. I don't want to distract this team."