The idea of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton going to the New England Patriots to replace Tom Brady just keeps coming up.
Strange, to say the least. First, it was Bart Scott making the suggestion on ESPN.
And now it’s Peter King of NBC Sports (h/t Adam London of NESN):
“One of the guys I think — and I know people are going to laugh at this — I think Bill Belichick would really like to work with is Andy Dalton because Andy Dalton is a football player, you know? He’s not Tom Brady. He’s not gonna go down in the pantheon, I get it. Guys who are gonna go down in the pantheon at age 32 are not available, OK? Russell Wilson’s not available. I think Andy Dalton would be a very compelling guy to either be their quarterback for a while or to be their bridge guy to the next quarterback or to take Jarrett Stidham under his wing as Brady did some this year and make the best of Jarrett Stidham for 2021 and beyond.”
At this point, the idea is coming up so often it almost seems purposeful as the Patriots and Brady head into another contract squabble.
Either way, we’d be remiss not to mention the good relationship between the Patriots and Bengals — Mike Brown loves trading with Bill Belichick.
It’s hard to imagine Brady leaving the Patriots but the Bengals and Dalton are something to keep in mind of the shocking ends up happening.
