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Josh Rosen: May the Patriots have an interest?
The Miami Dolphins Josh Rosen is abruptly the No. Three QB behind final 12 months’s starter Ryan Fitzpatrick and No. 5 total choose, Tua Tagovailoa. Due to Rosen’s youth and his incapability to get a clear and contemporary alternative to develop, it seems he’s nonetheless extremely coveted by groups within the NFL.
Are the New England Patriots one in every of them?
Josh Rosen is Drawing Calls From NFL Groups
In line with the NFL Community’s Mike Giardi, NFL groups have already began to name the Dolphins about Rosen’s availability. Nevertheless, in response to Giardi, the Dolphins have been unwilling to half methods with Rosen.
Giardi referred to Rosen as “The forgotten man,” however did say “the Dolphins are in no hurry to commerce him.”
At some point, I am going to smile extra. Till then, let’s speak QBs in NE and Miami, together with one drawing some commerce speak @nflnetwork @NFLMedia pic.twitter.com/piL2c5WIsh
— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) Might 20, 2020
At simply 24 years outdated, Rosen nonetheless figures to have an incredible upside. When he got here out of UCLA, many expertise evaluators held Rosen in excessive regard. Nevertheless, he’s had 16 begins within the NFL, and people alternatives haven’t rendered nice outcomes.
He began 13 video games for the Arizona Cardinals as a rookie in 2018. The struggling Cardinals had been 3-10 in these video games with Rosen throwing 11 TD passes and 14 interceptions. The workforce landed the No. 1 total choose and used it to draft Kyler Murray. This made Rosen expendable and he landed with the Dolphins.
He began three video games for Miami in 2019, and the workforce was 0-Three in these contests. Nonetheless, for such a younger QB, it seems he has been jettisoned off or demoted earlier than getting an opportunity to develop. It’s additionally not as if he’s performed with a ton of offensive weapons throughout his profession, thus all hope isn’t misplaced.
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Patriots Have Been Linked to Rosen within the Previous
Why would the Patriots be linked to Rosen?
Properly, past the apparent transitional interval New England is in at QB, the workforce additionally reportedly confirmed curiosity in buying and selling for Rosen in 2019 earlier than the deal was swung between the Cardinals and Dolphins, per Fox Sports activities’ Joel Klatt:
“There are Three groups that I’ve heard and I do know are very concerned with Josh Rosen: New England, the New York Giants, and the LA Chargers. A kind of have already supplied a 2nd-round choose. … Arizona is ready for a 1st — I do not suppose they will get it.” — @joelklatt pic.twitter.com/nVC17lGsyJ
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) March 27, 2019
Past Klatt’s report, B/R author Chris Roling really predicted the Patriots would deal for Rosen this week. Roling wrote:
It might make sense for Belichick to ship a late-round choose to New England’s AFC East rival to at the very least see what Rosen has to supply. The UCLA product may gain advantage from a brand new setting, and in the event that they don’t like what they see, the Patriots wouldn’t should maintain him on the ultimate 53-man roster.
The Patriots Appear Content material With Their Plan
Maybe the entire opining and prospecting is overthinking the idea. All indications counsel the Patriots are proud of their present QB state of affairs.
Jarrett Stidham is poised to assert the QB1 spot, however ought to he falter in coaching camp, or not present an appropriate grasp on the system throughout this abbreviated and altered offseason, the lately signed Brian Hoyer is able to maintain down the fort.
If the Pats are content material with Stidham, Hoyer, and undrafted free brokers J’Mar Smith and Brian Lewerke as wildcards, there could be no motive to ship property to Miami to accumulate Rosen.
