At first, way back when Tom Brady was still a member of that coveted "18-to-34" demographic, it was the big-armed Ryan Mallett—the New England Patriots' highest-drafted quarterback since they took Drew Bledsoe first overall in 1993.
The 2011 third-round selection was supposed to have a chance to eventually succeed Brady under center in Foxborough.
Then, once it became apparent Mallett was a bad decision machine with a blind spot for broad sides of barns and scrambling ability that made even Brady look like Steve Young, it was Jimmy Garoppolo.
Picked 12 spots higher than Mallett three years later, Garoppolo was widely viewed as the heir apparent on New England's QB depth chart.