To borrow a phrase we’ve probably all said in the past couple years, ironically or otherwise:
Boy, it sure would be nice to live in some precedented times.
We all know the stakes by now; Year 3 is the crucial put-up-or-shut-up year for any quarterback, never mind the one tasked with being the one true heir to Tom Brady’s throne. We joke around all the time about how there’s whole generations of New England Patriots fans who have never know what it’s like to have a losing season, but they are arguably the only franchise this side of the Green Bay Packers who has the longest streak of at least having a franchise QB locked in.