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The arrival of Jimmy Garoppolo came as little surprise to Brady. The longtime Patriots signal-caller knew New England would eventually mine the draft for a potential heir apparent. "I felt like I had a pretty good idea we'd take a quarterback," Brady recently told The MMQB.com's Peter King. "Coach (Bill) Belichick doesn't care who the quarterback is here. He's always going to play the guy who he thinks gives him the best chance to win."
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As NFL.com notes, at 36, Brady's starting role is rooted in security, but he makes a fair point about Belichick's history of unemotional decision-making at the quarterback position. This is the same coach who traded away Drew Bledsoe to the Buffalo Bills and -- during a topsy-turvy stint in Cleveland -- blindsided the city by releasing local hero Bernie Kosar in favor of Vinny Testaverde. "There's no entitlement in the NFL," Brady said. "I don't expect to be given anything. I just hope I'm the one most entitled to play that position for a long time here." Brady plans to play into his 40s. It would take an exceptional player to displace him anytime soon. Of course, there was a time the same could be said of Brady's predecessor, Drew Bledsoe, right?
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