Every year a backup quarterback gets anointed by the media as the next big thing and fans of quarterback needy teams eagerly jump on board.
We’ve seen it over the years with Scott Mitchell, Matt Flynn, Kevin Kolb, Nick Foles, Matt Cassell and on and on.
This year that player is New England quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo who, if the national media is to be believed, is Joe Montana, John Elway and Troy Aikman all rolled into one gloriously handsome football player.
This is quickly becoming accepted as fact because Garoppolo has spent three seasons in New England and thrown 94 career passes – some better than others.