Jacoby Brissett: The forgotten up-and-comer
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With no team trading for Jimmy Garoppolo during the offseason, it seemed as though Jacoby Brissett would spend the 2017 largely in obscurity deep on the Patriots bench. A suspension to Tom Brady coupled with an injury to Garoppolo early in the 2016 season preJacoby Brissett: The forgotten up-and-comer
With no team trading for Jimmy Garoppolo during the offseason, it seemed as though Jacoby Brissett would spend the 2017 largely in obscurity deep on the Patriots bench. A suspension to Tom Brady coupled with an injury to Garoppolo early in the 2016 season pressed Brissett into action for two starts as a rookie. Given he was a third stringer thrown into a surprise start in Week 3 action against a 2-0 Texans team, Brissett comported himself pretty well. The fact that the Patriots won that game 27-0 tells you the defense was dominant, Brissett obviously did nothing to undermine the effort, and contributed a few fine plays of his own, including a nifty 27-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.Brissett and the Pats were shutout in turn the following week, but even then Brissett didn’t play terribly. It was clear the Patriot had at least three capable quarterbacks on their roster. In limited work, Brissett proved he worthy of at least a top backup role somewhere in the league. But with Garoppolo still in the way Read more