Why The Patriots QB Situation Is Scary

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Published: September 5, 2009

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... Patriots have recently cut two quarterbacks, Kevin O'Connell and ex-Raider Andrew Walter, making that position perilously thin as the team enters the regular season. Currently, there are only two on the roster: Brady and undrafted rookie Brian Hoyer.

The Kevin O'Connell cut was particularly surprising, given the fact that the Patriots had invested a third-round pick in him the year before. In fact, he had overtaken Matt Gutierrez (who played well in preseason) as third quarterback behind Brady last year.

This snafu comes one year after Brady demonstrated conclusively that he was, in fact, mortal. Just this month, in fact, we have seen continued fragility—the sore shoulder suffered after Albert Haynesworth's sack.

Of course, Matt Cassel stepped in and played well last year, but several factors contributed to that. Most notably, Cassel had spent years learning the team's offensive system. As a longtime backup, he was able to develop slowly—t...

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