Patriots Notes: Jimmy Garoppolo Gets Vote Of Confidence From Saints’ Backup QB

by Zack Cox on Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:48PM 2,163 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots play against one of the best quarterbacks of the last two decades every day in practice. On Tuesday, they got to square off against another — and they did not fare particularly well against him. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed 21 of 25 passes in 11-on-11 drills against the Patriots’ defense during the first of the teams’ two scheduled joint practices. After the session, Brees received nothing but praise from Patriots safety Devin McCourty. “One of the best,” McCourty said. “That’s what I really like about this. In preseason, sometimes you get in the game and you don’t know how much you’ll get to see him,

Patrick Chung Isn’t Worried About Jimmy Garoppolo Stepping Into Tom Brady’s Shoes

Share this: The New England Patriots will be without starting quarterback Tom Brady for the first month of the 2016 season, but in one of the most Patriots comments ever, one of their starting safeties isn’t even slightly worried. Patrick Chung caught up with NESN’s Courtney Cox at the No Backing Down Gala on Friday and gave his thoughts on the man stepping in for Brady, third-year QB Jimmy Garoppolo. Check out what he had to say in the video above. Thumbnail photo via Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link