It's been a topic of debate around New England
since Roger Goodell and the NFL decided to try and make an "example"
out of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. On January 18th 2015 the New
England Patriots destroyed the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 in the AFC championship.
It sent Brady and the Patriots to Super Bowl 49 against the Seattle Seahawks.
It was only until the days following the game that we found out some of the
Patriots balls had been a little under inflated. The days following the game
reports started coming out that the patriots had been caught in a sting
operation run by the NFL. On January 20th Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported that 11 of the 12 balls were 2 PSI
under inflated. Thanks to the Wells report we now know that report was
completely false. The Patriots went onto win the Superbowl thanks to catch
for the ages by rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler.
It was the fourth Super
Bowl victory during the Belichick-Brady era and one that all Patriots fans
thought would put an end to all of the questions surrounding deflated
balls. But the NFL started a 544 days’ investigation into what was deemed
as deflate gate. After following all of the coverage last summer up until
judge Richard M. Berman's verdict. We all thought that maybe just maybe Rodger
Goodell would put deflate gate to rest. After a season where we saw the
offensive line crumble around Brady and destroy the Patriots chances at
getting back to the Super bowl. Things were just getting started with the
second circuit court of appeals in the Brady case. It didn't look good
from the outset and the courts decided to uphold the four games and back Goodell's
power.
When Brady decided on July 15th
2016 to drop his appeal and not go to the supreme court it sent all of New
England into a frenzy. Jimmy Garoppolo was thrown into the role of starting
quarterback of the Patriots. We have seen very little of Jimmy G since he
became the back up for Tom Brady. Garoppolo has shown himself to a mobile
quarterback, getting yards with his feet just a much as he can in the arm.
There a lot of questions surrounding what kind of quarterback he will be with
four games to work with. But Jimmy will have a lot of help as long as the
Patriots supporting cast can stay deathly.
With weapons like Rob Gronkowski and Martellus
Bennett at tight end, and Julian Edelman at wide receiver. Jimmy G should have
a plethora of targets to throw to during the first four games of the season.
The Patriots should be able to survive the first four games without Brady, and
should give Brady enough rest for the remainder of the season. It'll be a tough
four weeks without Brady, but the Patriots have more than enough talent on
their 53-man roster to get by with Jimmy G at the helm.
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