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Jarrett Stidham is set up for success in 2020 based on typical Year 1 to Year 2 jump

Bill Belichick always talks about players making a big jump from Year 1 to Year 2, and this year the player who most people will be keeping an eye on is Jarrett Stidham.

After showing promising signs on the practice field last year, the second-year player will likely be the starting quarterback in 2020 and tasked with replacing Tom Brady.

Speaking on a video conference Tuesday, center David Andrews was asked about Stidham and he pointed to his own career and how much more comfortable he was in his second year compared to the first.

"I look back on my rookie year and can remember the growth I saw from my rookie season to my second year and how the games start to click a little bit and make sense a little bit more," he said.