Quarterback Matt Cassel will start Sunday at the Meadowlands against the Jets. Rookie third-round pick Kevin O'Connell is the lone backup on the Patriots roster. And the mystery regarding whether the franchise will add a third quarterback continues to grow.
On a conference call, Belichick was asked if he could elaborate on reports that the team had free agent quarterbacks Chris Simms and Tim Rattay in for visits yesterday, but told them the situation changed and the visits weren't necessary. "They visited, but we didn't give them a physical, we didn't work them out," Belichick said. "I didn't even see them when they were here. But they did visit, they did come in, but we didn't end up doing anything with them. We sent them back." Well it looks like QB Chris Simm will be signing with Tennessee, so that will be another QB off the market for the Patriots.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen speculated on "Monday Night Countdown" that Patriots receiver Randy Moss may have put in a word for his former Vikings teammate, three-time Pro Bowler Daunte Culpepper, who retired Sept. 4 after no team made him an offer he deemed suitable as a free agent. But that also remains speculation.
With four starting Quarterbacks hurt this weekend, the list of available Quarterbacks is getting shorter and shorter. It would be nice to have some sort of Veteran quarterback presence to help Cassel, so maybe the Patriots will still bring one in.
But for the time being, the starting New England Patriot quarterback is now a guy that hasn't started a football game since before he went to his senior prom in High School.
In Bill We Trust...
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