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Jarrett Stidham is the right man for the tank in New England

The New England Patriots are in uncharted waters. Gone is Tom Brady, arguably the best quarterback in league history, and with him the more than 44 wins above replacement since we’ve been charting the metric (2006). Also gone are Duron Harmon, Danny Shelton, Elandon Roberts, Kyle Van Noy and Jamie Collins from a defense that was first in the NFL in expected points allowed in 2019. The team used a second-round pick on wide receiver Mohamed Sanu during the season and still didn’t see an uptick in efficiency at the position, even with the targets available after the retirement of tight end Rob Gronkowski last offseason.