New England Patriots QB Tom Brady said he had a good idea that the team would select a quarterback during the 2014 NFL Draft. ‘I had a pretty good idea we’d take a quarterback,’ Brady said. ‘[Head coach Bill Belichick] doesn’t care who the quarterback is here. He’s always going to play the guy who he thinks gives him the best chance to win. It’s not my role to choose players here, thankfully. And this is not the first time they’ve taken another quarterback either. There’s no entitlement in the NFL. I don’t expect to be given anything. I just hope I’m the one most entitled to play that position for a long time here.’

Footballguys View: Brady wants to play until he’s 40-years old, so he could be under center in New England for the next three years. The team added Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft to be a developmental prospect behind Brady. He has a lightning-quick release, but he needs to develop his diagnostics skills at the position. Garoppolo’s game falls apart under pressure, so he needs to develop better confidence in the pocket as well.
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