FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 04: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks on during the the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Is Bill Belichick really about to put all the eggs in the New England Patriots’ basket into the lap of an unproven fourth-round draft pick at quarterback?
Following a free agency period that yielded no high-profile trades or signings and a draft in which the team did not select a quarterback, fans and analysts have largely come to accept the idea of second-year man Jarrett Stidham beginning the season under center for New England.