Report: The next move in Replacing Tom Brady is Clear For Patriots

Head coach Bill Belichick and his assistants thought that replacing Tom Brady would be easy, but the New England Patriots had a hard time finding the right replacement for the GOAT. New England has a big problem to solve. They will soon finish the first Tom Brady-less season and sit well outside the playoff picture.

The Patriots have been dealing with the quarterback issue for quite some time. They had second-year quarterback Jarrett Stidham and veteran journeyman Brian Hoyer on the roster. However, Belichick decided to trust veteran quarterback Cam Newton.

Replacing Tom Brady is a priority for the Patriots

Belichick benched Newton in the third quarter, giving Stidham more time on the football field. So, how will the Patriots handle this topic this time?

Host Mike Debate talked to Steve Balestrieri on the daily Locked On Patriots podcast. They discussed the Patriots’ quarterback situation. Tom Brady is not here and New England has to find a replacement for him.

“The (Patriots) quarterback situation is a complete mess,” Balestrieri said. “When you have 56 yards passing in 2020’s NFL, you have an issue. For all the fans and media members who have been clamoring for Jarrett Stidham to get in there because Cam skips the ball in front of receivers and stares them down, what did we see from Stidham? The exact same thing. He was staring down receivers and he was skipping the ball in front of them. You know, again, everyone has been questioning Belichick. Why are you not putting Stidham in?

“Well, I think you have your answer. They see this. He is not the answer. I think moving forward, they need to clean house. They need to decide, okay, we need to bring in a possibly a bridge quarterback and we are going to have to go out and draft a young kid and have our hopes that we draft the right one. Neither of these guys are the answer (for the Patriots at QB). We saw that it just all came home to roost on Monday night.”

Belichick didn’t trust Stidham enough to give him the starting job. He may not change his mind this offseason.