Missed this comment from Clark on QBs

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Originally Posted by TipRoast

The Patriots don't draft a QB every other year in order to try to strike gold.

They do it to create competition at the position. The team philosophy is to always be trying to improve the 53-man roster. No position is safe, and everyone is ranked.

I suspect Pioli will institute the same policy for you. Also expect him to target players that are versatile, and can play more than one position.

So your theory is that if Matt Cassel wasn't breathing down Tom Brady's neck threatening to steal his start job, Brady wouldn't have been motivated and would not have thrown 50 TDs 2007.

My theory is the Patriots draft a QB every other year because they were looking to find someone who if need be could take the team to an 11-5 record if Tom Brady was injured during the season. IE strike gold.