Jarrett Stidham: Patriots not drafting a QB 'wasn't by design'
by Brendan Tuma | Broncos Correspondent | Sun, Apr 26th 10:51am EDT
Patriots coach Bill Belichick says the team not drafting a quarterback this weekend "wasn't by design". (ESPN)
Fantasy Impact:
"If we feel like we find the right situation, we'll certainly draft them," Belichick said. "We've drafted them in multiple years, multiple points in the draft. Didn't work out the last three days. That wasn't by design." New England could've taken Jordan Love with the 23rd overall pick but instead traded down. Additionally, they chose not to roll the dice on Jacob Eason or any other quarterback in this draft class, instead electing to load up on athletic defensive players and tight ends. This puts Stidham in the driver's seat to replace Tom Brady entering the 2020 season. The 2019 fourth-round pick out of Auburn had a nice preseason last year but is obviously an unproven commodity in games that count.
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