Garoppolo ready for new starring role with Patriots

Star quarterback Tom Brady will be suspended, while wide receivers Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola, and running backs Dion Lewis and LeGarrette Blount are returning from injuries. Thuney and Brisset played together at NC State, maybe Bellicheck is pairing them for the future.

“Him pissed is a good thing for the New England Patriots’ faithful, we love seeing him like that”, Damon said.

Gronk also had a few classics in his presser.

Backup Jimmy Garoppolo will replace Brady, leaving many observers to wonder if the Patriots can remain competitive in those four games.

Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels stated that like many of his teammates, Jimmy Garoppolo – who has just 31 attempts in his first two seasons – isn’t a finished product, but he’s made a lot of development in his time as a professional American football player. “You don’t get many opportunities in this league, and you might only get one, so you gotta make the best of it”. “If Bill Belichick put a second-round draft pick on him, he knows what he’s doing”.

“I’ve been preparing to be the starter since the first day I walked in here and that’s just the mindset”, he said. With that, and with training camp getting under way, naturally the focus has turned to the football implications of Brady missing time – namely, Jimmy Garoppolo being the signal caller for four games. Look, in some other years I’ve seen teams that probably don’t feel like they have anybody, or maybe they have one…. Pittsburgh will be a tough game, because by that point LeVeon Bell should be back from his suspension (if there is one) and will be fresh. That was the case Thursday, with both Brady and Garoppolo taking snaps with likely starters. The Super Ryan Brothers will have Buffalo pumped up when the Pats visit in Week 8.

The season opener will take place in Glendale, AZ, where Garoppolo will be leading the charge against a very formidable Cardinals team.

At the same time, the Patriots need to do everything in their power to make sure Garoppolo is prepared enough to at least believe he can win every game he starts. Even though Brady is 38 years old, this is still his team. “We always kind of take the mentality and attitude that we have to go out there and play defense no matter if the offense is scoring touchdowns”.