Over two years ago, Josh Burton wrote arguably the greatest Inside NU article of all time, entitled “Is Trevor Siemian the next Tom Brady? Maybe.” Today, after Siemian’s exhilarating opening night performance against the Chargers in his second year as a starter, Mr. Burton is back for more.
The date is November 23rd, 2000. The camera pans across the Pontiac Silverdome in suburban Detroit. At the tail end of a blowout loss to the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots rookie head coach Bill Belichick subs rookie quarterback Tom Brady in for starter Drew Bledsoe during garbage time to make his NFL debut.