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How should Patriots fans feel about cheering for Jimmy Garoppolo? It’s complicated.

COMMENTARY

This isn’t like watching Roger Clemens in the 1998 World Series or Ray Bourque in the 2001 Stanley Cup final.

It isn’t akin to the sort of renaissance that was seeing Jim Plunkett win the Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders, or watching Robert Parish grab another ring with the Chicago Bulls. It’s definitely not the same as watching the likes of Johnny Damon, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Kyrie Irving chase promises elsewhere, for better or worse.

So, where do we stand in our rooting interests for old pal Jimmy Garoppolo, set to lead the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs in this weekend’s Super Bowl LIV?