The New England Patriots have a bye this week, and the timing is kind of ideal. The team dealt away their backup quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, to the San Francisco 49ers for a second round pick. They will likely sign Brian Hoyer later this week, and that will give him some time to get back into the swing of things in the Patriots offense.
Belichick met with the media on Tuesday before the bye, and opened with comments about Garoppolo. He said it was a complex situation with this being the Patriots’ last real window to make a trade.