Pats sign Hoyer

stillmotion

I called it yesterday..... Bill wanted him back without that contract. Bill just doing Bill like things.

Patriots signed QB Brian Hoyer, formerly of the 49ers, to a three-year contract.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Hoyer was also being courted by the Packers. He instead chooses to go back to New England where it all began as an UDFA out of Michigan State. Hoyer will slide in as Tom Brady's backup, replacing Jimmy Garoppolo, who was traded to the Niners on Monday.

Mark O

The worst kept secret in history. Good for him. Maybe he'll get a ring for holding a clipboard for the next 3 months.

The Gipper

@mark-o said:

The worst kept secret in history. Good for him. Maybe he'll get a ring for holding a clipboard for the next 3 months.

Are you here and now making your Super Bowl Prediction?

My current preference based on who is doing well right now would be Eagles/Chiefs.

Mark O

@the-gipper said:

Are you here and now making your Super Bowl Prediction?

My current preference based on who is doing well right now would be Eagles/Chiefs.

No I'm not making any predictions...just saying maybe he will. Got a better chance of getting a ring in New England than he did in San Francisco.

Tour2ma

I thought attempted hijacking of threads was frowned upon.

The Gipper

@tour2ma said:

I thought attempted hijacking of threads was frowned upon.

Then why are you attempting to do so?

BaconHound

Good for Hoyer. Again was blamed for the Browns woes when it wasn't his fault. He wasn't the long term answer but wasn't the problem. Josh Mccown looking better than any Browns QB on a Jets team that many thought would be worse than the Browns...

calfoxwc

saw an article where the niners coach said he couldn't guarantee that Garoppolo would play... ?

I can see the niners trading him to the Browns for a higher draft pick in the second round....

with Kenny Britt as the other part of the package.

Dutch Oven

@baconhound said:

Good for Hoyer. Again was blamed for the Browns woes when it wasn't his fault. He wasn't the long term answer but wasn't the problem. Josh Mccown looking better than any Browns QB on a Jets team that many thought would be worse than the Browns...

Totally agree.

Thought Hoyer and Pettine received a raw deal directly because of the idiotic decision that was drafting Billy Manziel.

MLD Woody

Right, everyone knew that was gonna happen.

Part of their equation for the trade, which made the 49ers more attractive than us

stillmotion

@dutch-oven said:

Totally agree.

Thought Hoyer and Pettine received a raw deal directly because of the idiotic decision that was drafting Billy Manziel.

They did get shafted. Keep that homeless guy away from our front office.

200lbMumford

@stillmotion said:

They did get shafted. Keep that homeless guy away from our front office.

Ray Farmer is homeless?????

The Gipper

@200lbmumford said:

Ray Farmer is homeless?????

If "not worthy of having a job in the NFL" is considered homeless....then yes.

Westside Steve

@mld-woody said:

Right, everyone knew that was gonna happen.

Part of their equation for the trade, which made the 49ers more attractive than us

We could have traded our second and Kizer for Garoppolo.

WSS

stillmotion

@200lbmumford said:

Ray Farmer is homeless?????

referring to the homeless guy telling haslam to pick johnny football

200lbMumford

@stillmotion said:

referring to the homeless guy telling haslam to pick johnny football

Yeah, I know. I was just making a Ray Farmer joke. Well Ray Farmer *is* a joke. So it was very meta.

stillmotion

@200lbmumford said:

Yeah, I know. I was just making a Ray Farmer joke. Well Ray Farmer *is* a joke. So it was very meta.

If you listen to him nowadays, he's actual certain everything he did was right.

I imagine Pettine is still drinking heavily. Imagine him running into Johnny at the same bar.

200lbMumford

And that's the problem with Ray Farmer. Not only was he inept, he was clueless on just how he inept he was.