FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The quarterback class in the 2017 NFL draft is widely viewed as flawed, so what happened in Thursday night’s first round? Three QB-needy teams paid massive prices to move up to select their hopeful franchise signal-caller, which helps explain, in part, why the New England Patriots are so inclined to hang on to Jimmy Garoppolo.
Teams that don’t have quarterbacks often have to pay a premium just for the possibility they might be able to develop one.
The Patriots obviously believe they have two in Tom Brady and Garoppolo, with the potential that their No.