Garoppolo finished the contest 18-of-27 for 234 yards and three touchdowns. He took a knee before reaching the New England bench, met by the Patriots medical staff.
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The Houston Texans (2-0) are coming from a 19-12 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2. Even at 0-2 and with the odds already stacked against Miami, Gase said it’s not time to panic.
However, it’s not always a guarantee in this league that your star players will remain healthy and Garoppolo’s injury also prevents this team from having any margin for error if they want to beat the Houston Texans, who look like they may be a factor in the AFC for the long haul this season.
It’s Jacoby Brissett’s tryout now. It appears that he’s in line to start Thursday. Taking over in the second quarter, Brissett completed 6 of 9 passes for 92 yards. Two of his incompletions were dropped. The Pats wideout was a QB for three years at Kent State, so he has some experience. But Patriots head coach Bill Belichick says the production has been very much a group effort. If they are lucky Garoppolo will be back for the team’s fourth game.
“It’s tough. I feel for him”, Brady said on the program.
After a struggle to beat Miami, which ended only after Ryan Tannehill heaved an interception into the end zone in the dying seconds, it will become much more hard now. “I mean, that was a great play”.
The injury took the air out of a terrific first-half performance. He immediately went to the locker room and did not return.
On if Edelman’s ego would run amok if he were able to play quarterback: “He still talks about that touchdown pass he threw against Baltimore a few years ago”. He held Brown catch-less and had two pass breakups as Palmer was 0-3 when he targeted Coleman.
The injury to Garoppolo really couldn’t have come at a worse time for the quarterback. On plays when he was blitzed, Garoppolo was 7-for-10 for 103 yards and a touchdown. Looking on is David Andrews. Garoppolo also continued to show chemistry with wide receivers Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola and Chris Hogan. His eye manipulation is a trait of an elite quarterback. New England will look to continue its winning ways without Brady, and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will work to draw up a game plan to succeed. But if you’re a Pats fan you have got to be happy with what you have seen in Garoppolo thus far. Now’s his chance to have one more big game and maybe parlay it into a couple more seasons of hanging around. He’s done a fine job getting the ball to his receivers, tight ends and backs while slowly slicing up defenses.
Jimmy Garoppolo’s sensational start as New England’s starting quarterback has hit a setback. “He’s a very hard worker, and I’m just proud of the way that he’s led the team”, Brady said. “Unfortunately that’s part of this game”, Edelman said.
He said it starts with not overthinking things.
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The Patriots have not yet revealed who they intend to use as quarterback in Thursday’s game. Blount picked up crucial yards late in the 4 quarter to help the Patriots milk the clock and eventually hold off the Dolphins. “It didn’t surprise me at all that he went in there and had composure”, Weis said.
