5 options at QB if the Buccaneers lose Tom Brady to injury
By Rob Leeds
Brian Hoyer is basically a better version of Blaine Gabbert. Hoyer wouldn’t be the most exciting option, but he is a clear improvement for the backup situation, and as a former teammate of Brady’s, his stock rises slightly.
Throughout both of their journeymen careers, Hoyer has a higher completion percentage and a higher touchdown rate than Gabbert. Both have started a similar number of games, and both have bounced around the league as backups.
As previously stated, Hoyer may not be exciting, but he would give the Bucs a better chance to stay on a Super Bowl pace if Brady goes down. Gabbert is recently coming off of an injury and is a wildcard this year. The Bucs can’t afford to take chances like that, and Hoyer would be the safer bet.
Hoyer would be a comparable price to Gabbert, but his improved level of play across his career shows that this position could still use an upgrade in Tampa Bay.
This move also makes some sense to pull off as the Patriots already have two quarterbacks on their roster that will compete for the first and second spots in Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham. Hoyer is far too good to be the third quarterback on any roster, and the Patriots will likely look to trade him now that they are overpaying for a QB3, and the Buccaneers should jump on the opportunity.