I'm currently in year three as Head Coach of the Patriots, and the time for change is upon me. Most of the original Offensive Line was not resigned (Nick Kaczur and Matt Light are the only two left). Kaczur still has two years left if I'm not mistaken, but Light is in his final year and I don't really want to spend the money to keep him around. He always seems to have injuries that last just long enough to make him ineffective. Still, that isn't my biggest worry. The trouble lies in what to do about the situation under center. Allow me to explain.
I'll preface this by saying that I'm not in a bad situation by any means. I'm at a crossroads and I need to make a decision.
The English path has been good to me so far, and has allowed me to build a team that is two deep at almost every position in two short years. My defense is dominant and my offense is unparalleled (except maybe by Gary Hammermill's Jets, curse him) and it is mainly due to the consistency of one Tom Brady. Here in lies the dilemma I'm currently in. Brady is also in the final year of his contract. Getting lucky in the draft, I wound up with Dane Morrow, who has fit the role of backup QB rather nicely - albeit a little expensive - and has grown over the past season. I was also able to procure a certain Darius Pryor in the subsequent draft, and he has become a star in a short time. I designed a formation specifically for him to be able to run the ball, and am hoping to add a few pass plays to it soon. He is simply dominant.
So you can see my decision is not an easy one. Brady is, simply put, the best QB I've seen so far. Morrow hasn't given me much confidence. Granted, he has had to play second fiddle and hasn't really had much game experience to develop, but the INT/TD ratio tends to scare me. Pryor wouldn't be a bad choice to start, but the plot thickens even further.
The Undrafted Free Agent pool sent me Jacob Green.
My gut instinct is to avoid resigning Brady and then franchise tag him to trade before the next draft, but I'm not entirely sure. He wants a three year deal that would pay him close to 10 MIL a year, and if I were legitimately running an organization I would want a guy that has contributed so much to my team to remain a part of it until he had nothing left to give and then come on as a member of the coaching staff. The game, however, does not work in this way. The name of the game is winning, and I don't think I have the cap space to warrant keeping Brady around.
So my question is this: Who should be the QB in New England next season? Brady? Morrow? Pryor? Green?
I need some help here.
I'll preface this by saying that I'm not in a bad situation by any means. I'm at a crossroads and I need to make a decision.
The English path has been good to me so far, and has allowed me to build a team that is two deep at almost every position in two short years. My defense is dominant and my offense is unparalleled (except maybe by Gary Hammermill's Jets, curse him) and it is mainly due to the consistency of one Tom Brady. Here in lies the dilemma I'm currently in. Brady is also in the final year of his contract. Getting lucky in the draft, I wound up with Dane Morrow, who has fit the role of backup QB rather nicely - albeit a little expensive - and has grown over the past season. I was also able to procure a certain Darius Pryor in the subsequent draft, and he has become a star in a short time. I designed a formation specifically for him to be able to run the ball, and am hoping to add a few pass plays to it soon. He is simply dominant.
So you can see my decision is not an easy one. Brady is, simply put, the best QB I've seen so far. Morrow hasn't given me much confidence. Granted, he has had to play second fiddle and hasn't really had much game experience to develop, but the INT/TD ratio tends to scare me. Pryor wouldn't be a bad choice to start, but the plot thickens even further.
The Undrafted Free Agent pool sent me Jacob Green.
My gut instinct is to avoid resigning Brady and then franchise tag him to trade before the next draft, but I'm not entirely sure. He wants a three year deal that would pay him close to 10 MIL a year, and if I were legitimately running an organization I would want a guy that has contributed so much to my team to remain a part of it until he had nothing left to give and then come on as a member of the coaching staff. The game, however, does not work in this way. The name of the game is winning, and I don't think I have the cap space to warrant keeping Brady around.
So my question is this: Who should be the QB in New England next season? Brady? Morrow? Pryor? Green?
I need some help here.
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