Even if the Patriots are dead-set on drafting a quarterback at No. 3 in late April, it nevertheless might be smart for New England to add a veteran at the position.
Sure, the backup spot could be stuffed by using homegrown talents Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe. But after back-to-back horrendous seasons in Foxboro, Mass., it probable would be sensible for the Patriots to start totally clean in the back of center and set up an completely new room.
A true addition to that crew ought to be Joe Flacco, who worked with new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt in Cleveland last season. Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot thought Flacco and Van Pelt have been a “match made in heaven” and that it would make experience for the two to work together again in New England.
“I was once wondering it would probably be smart for the Patriots to sign Joe Flacco,” Cabot stated on the “Eye On Foxborough” podcast, as transcribed with the aid of MassLive. “He’s searching for an possibility to go somewhere the place he can compete for the starting job, or to start.
“Alex Van Pelt is aware of what he’s all about and what he can do. And if you have a virtually desirable receiver that can go down field, and capture these deep passes from Joe Flacco, you can get a lot of mileage out of that.”
Flacco has a history of being around especially drafted QBs, first with Lamar Jackson in Baltimore and then with Zach Wilson in New York. So even if Flacco in no way saw the discipline in New England, he nonetheless ought to be really useful to an incoming rookie and in turn the crew as a whole.
Plus, as we noticed remaining season, the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year is capable of coming into the fray on brief note and making a effective on-field impact.
