As the most successful organization in pro football, they have likely also forced many a sleepless night for opposing head coaches. “I’m just trying to do everything I can to help the team win”.
Advertisement
“At the end of the day, you have to play your game, too”, Watt said. I don’t do surgery. We haven’t really made any decisions on whether or not we’re going to try to get him out at practice on Wednesday.
Garoppolo still is having trouble lifting his throwing arm because of the shoulder injury, acccording to Howe, so it’s unlikely he’ll start Thursday’s game against the Houston Texans.
But any clarity on the issue was never provided Tuesday.
Peppered with questions about Garoppolo, Belichick began to lose patience with reporters.
Brady says the Patriots’ third string quarterback, Jacoby Brissett, will be ready to play if needed. He was listed as a limited participant on the official practice report. So I got an earful when I got back to the sideline.
The Patriots are down to rookie Jacoby Brissett as the only other quarterback on the active 53-man roster with Garoppolo suffering a sprained right AC joint in Sunday’s 31-24 win against the Miami Dolphins. And then in the second quarter Sunday, after Garoppolo had already thrown three touchdown passes, linebacker Kiko Alonso sacked Garoppolo and drove his right shoulder into the turf with all of his 239 pounds.
It’s uncertain if Garoppolo will be able to play Thursday, but it looks unlikely, meaning Brissett may be thrown into the fire to start against one of the best pass rushes in the NFL.
Advertisement
“Quarterbacks, every position for that matter, need to prepare for the game the same regardless whether they are going to start or not”, said Belichick, who directed the Patriots to an 11-5 record with Matt Cassel at QB in 2008. Rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who threw his first National Football League pass on Sunday filling in for the injured Garoppolo and held on (barely) to defeat the Dolphins 31-24, is thrust into the starting role. “Football decisions are based on what’s best for the football team”. We’re praying for the best with Jimmy, hoping that he can bounce back, but our coaching staff has done a great job of preparing this team over the years. That’s what we’ve always done around here, and that’s what we’ll always do as long as I’m here. Of course, all that changed the afternoon Mo Lewis knocked him sideways, but the fact that the franchise had followed their overriding team-building philosophy – always get a quarterback – is one of the reasons they found him in the first place.
