My favorite theory regarding how the Patriots intend to fill their quarterback vacancy is the one involving an old friend with a new employer.
The theory: Nick Caserio, the longtime Patriots personnel executive who last month was named the general manager of the flame-engulfed zeppelin known as the Houston Texans, was going to be the conduit to help Bill Belichick acquire the quarterback to replace the quarterback who couldn’t replace Tom Brady.
No, not Deshaun Watson. As magnificent as the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback has been in his four years with the Texans – he’d have a case to go No.