I miss Jimmy G.

I was on a bus the week before the US shut down for Covid-19, and I saw someone who I definitely thought was Garoppolo’s doppelganger... down to the chin. I was reminded of this occurrence because currently, I am sitting in my LeGarrette Blount Patriots jersey watching my team get absolutely throttled by the Niners in the middle of October.

a photo of me when I was six years old... so you know I am not a bandwagon, although I don't need to prove myself to anyone.

Speaking of this month...I remember October 31, 2017. It was a very spooky day. Of course it was Halloween, but also it was the day the Patriots traded Garoppolo for the 2nd round pick of the NFL draft (also receiving other people from the deal).

Let’s boil down what that trade gave the Patriots. Duke Dawson Jr. was the Patriots pick based off of that trade. Where is he now? Not on the Pats.

Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham were also gained from this trade through a complex analysis, explained by writer Mike Reiss in this ESPN article. If you watched the Patriots play the Chiefs a couple weeks ago in one of the sloppiest games ever, you would understand why this trade currently means nothing, at least to me.

What would the Patriots be like now, had they never made that trade? Belichick Obviously knew at that moment that Brady would be leaving soon, so why. didn’t. he. keep. Jimmy. Or I don’t know, he could have traded Brady for Garoppolo along with other players, but we all saw the way that situation went down.

A couple of weeks ago I saw some articles saying that Jimmy G might be dropped from the Niners, so of course I had a little twinge of excitement, but after today’s game, that possibility will not be happening.

That day haunts my memory now, understandably. In secret, I will be manifesting Jimmy’s return to NE with the little piece of hope that I still contain.