If that happens, its kind of justified, isn't it? If Garoppolo IS a good QB and could have been had for a 2nd, versus a 1st and a 3rd for Trubisky, it seems reasonable to me, to question things. He's older, likelier to be ready quicker, and the team could conceivably had a quicker path to success under him. I'm not saying he WILL be good or that Mitch won't be either. But, IF Garappolo does wind up good, its not a great look for Pace and this super slow rebuild. Especially when its not certain Mitch does wind up good, even if I think he'll get there in a year or two. Oh yeah totally. I guess you could assume that if the Pats held onto him into the current season, that they would either have to trade Jimmy for a lesser amount (because of his FA status) or tag him to be the backup QB. In that case the value would certainly drop unless a number of teams were willing to bid for him mid-season. I think it was Bill Simmons that speculated that Belichick rationalized that Brady could play at a high level for 2-4 more years and that at 65 currently, he would just retire at the top whenever Brady is done, so he doesn't care about the long term QB situation.