Mizzou Football: Ten NFL landing spots for Drew Lock
By Cullen Jekel
New England Patriots
Pick: 32
Current Quarterback: Tom Brady
Taking Drew Lock with the 32nd and final pick in the first round seems so Bill Belichick, doesn’t it? With Tom Brady’s numbers lagging (for him, that is) in 2018, the Patriots still managed to win the Super Bowl. But the team could look drastically different come 2019, especially if Rob Gronkowski indeed decides to retire.
How much does Brady have left, really? I’m not knocking the guy by asking that.
I’m not advocating for New England to draft Lock and immediately bench Brady. But considering what the Patriots did with Jimmy Garoppolo–draft him, groom him, get ready for him to replace Brady–why wouldn’t they do that again, but this time with Lock?
Lock can sit and learn under the tutelage of both Brady and Belichick while Brady wraps up his extraordinary career. Then, when Brady decides that enough is enough, Lock can step in. It’s questionable whether Belichick would still be around when that day comes, but if he’s not, Josh McDaniels would be.
If the Patriots pass on, say, Iowa’s Noah Fant, picking up a quarterback with a bright future ahead of isn’t too shabby for picking last in the first round.