The statistical line is ugly. Jarrett Stidham finished five of thirteen passes for 60 yards with one landing and two interceptions in the first significant shots of the New England Patriots quarterback’s NFL career.
And while Stidham is far from the best on Monday night in New England’s 26-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, his raw numbers, which will generate laughter among Stidham taunts who had no trouble watching the Patriots game in the fourth week, don’t say so. total history.
Stidham played more than the Patriots’ fourth week starter, Brian Hoyer, who set a low bar for the sophomore. Hoyer made two unforgivable mistakes in the red zone, which cost the Patriots at least six numbers in a game that could be won with two catches.
Stidham’s mistakes were more understandable. His first intercept came in a fall through patriots open receiver Julian Edelman, who has become increasingly less confident with the season. Stidham said that after the game, his placement of the ball could have been better. Case. But it’s a catchable ball that shouldn’t have given the other team six points.
Stidham under pressure for his interception of the moment. He also pushed Damiere Byrd back and probably only fought harder for the pass. The fight.
Here are all the Stidham releases, represented:
– Expand N’Keal Harry in a corner in the finish area – Landing pass perfectly located in a fade for a diver Harry – Pick-six discussed in the past in a fall of Edelman in a flat direction – Completion of 12 yards moving to Byrd on a return road – Pass through the tight end Ryan Izzo on a sewing path – Under Incomplete Array hit by throwing a screen pass to the bearer James White – Ball well placed in an inward-out option path to Edelman for 8 meters in the Fourth and 5—Insufficient-throwing interception on the target in Byrd under pressure, which has been discussed above—Complete 30 yards to Byrd’s opener in politics dominance over what becomes an interference exercise—Disposable under pressure—Fall through Edelman in attempt to dive – Swipe Edelman’s punch on the punch line – 6-yard screen for whites
Therefore, of Stidham’s 8 incomplete passes, two passes were inaccurate, 3 dropped, one hit the line, one came here when he struck while pitching and the other flung. It’s a 71. 4% accuracy rate, which is not wonderful but it’s also far from being This is actually more wonderful than its raw numbers suggest.
Between Stidham’s hits, two, landing and fourth conversion, out-of-competition games.
Just give Stidham a chance to start against the Denver Broncos if Cam Newton, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, is not approved until Sunday’s fifth week game. however, he also put himself in a complicated position.
Newton has been educated all week as an initiator, and Stidham has won No. 3 as quarterback of the scout team since the start of the season. He lost the floor after an injury at the education camp and never stood firm with him. The idea of the Patriots knew what they had with Hoyer as an understudy. Obviously, that’s not the case after watching him play Monday night.
Stidham entered the game in the third quarter and did what he could while the Patriots offensive was in desperate mode.
We may be too lenient with Stidham, but it’s simple to be friendly under the circumstances. We’ll have a better concept of Stidham’s progress on Sunday if he has to take Newton’s position in front of a 1-3 Broncos team.