New England Patriots team captain Devin McCourty backed Jarrett Stidham as the team's potential starting quarterback in the wake of future Hall of Famer Tom Brady's departure to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"To me, the best thing for Stiddy was that he had to go against our defense every week. He didn't have it easy," McCourty said Sunday on his "Double Coverage" podcast. "I love his poise. I would be faking a blitz sometimes and we'd make eye contact and he'd just start smiling and laughing.
"To me, there were weeks where he was just on-point. And those were some of our best weeks as a defense, mainly because Stiddy ate us up in practice leading up to the game, and I think put more pressure on us.