Jarrett Stidham Gets Bleak Outlook on Upcoming Season

Will Jarrett Stidham see any action in the upcoming season? The young quarterback was under contract with the team, but head coach Bill Belichick signed Cam Newton to a one-year deal. As if this wasn’t enough, he also selected a quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft and signed Brian Hoyer to a deal. In other words, New England has four quarterbacks at the moment.

Where does this leave Stidham?

Many analysts believe that the Patriots will trade or release Stidham. Ben Volin from The Boston Globe is one of them.

“Here’s how it looks it Foxborough right now: Cam Newton is the starter. Mac Jones is the QB-in-waiting, whom Belichick would prefer to sit for all of 2021. Brian Hoyer is Jones’s mentor. And Jarrett Stidham is the odd man out.”

Jarrett Stidham may not see much action in the upcoming season

Karen Guregian from The Boston shared her thoughts on Stidham’s position.

“As a well-traveled veteran, Hoyer is a great resource for Jones. With all due respect to assistant Bo Hardegree, whom the team added to the staff to work with quarterbacks, Hoyer has a much better handle on the playbook. He also has the right temperament to help the future franchise quarterback. It’s tough to put that on Newton, who’s trying to save his career. It’s not optimal having him balance guiding the kid with being the starter. As it is, the Newton offense will have different wrinkles than the system Jones will ultimately lead. McDaniels has already built in plays that are more suited to Newton and his running ability. Mewton also doesn’t know the entire offense as well as Hoyer. Same with Stidham. Neither of those two quarterbacks can readily answer the type of questions Hoyer can.”

Tom Brady knows the Patriots offense really well. Brian Hoyer has been part of the team for some time so he knows the offense well, too. Stidham has yet to make an impression and Belichick may get rid of him in the upcoming season. Will the legendary head coach turn to Jones as his second option?