The idea that the New England Patriots were going to try and compete for a year with Jarrett Stidham at quarterback made almost no sense. Stidham has shown little to be considered a competent NFL quarterback. Unless he made some miraculous jump, playing him in 2020 might have wasted one of the NFL’s best defenses.
While Stidham's stats may have looked fine after taking 217 preseason snaps, his 4-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio was not what it seemed. He had five big-time throws to six turnover-worthy plays and took 10 sacks.
Stidham's passing grade after removing RPOs, screens and designed rollouts was 73.