Bill Belichick Has Zero Patience for Your Jimmy Garoppolo Speculation

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Thanks to Deflategate, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will be without his four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady through the first four weeks of the 2016-17 season. Jimmy Garoppolo, who impressed in his first day of training camp, will likely lead the Pats until Brady returns for Week 5.

At a press conference Friday morning, a bare-armed Belichick addressed speculation that, in the event Garoppolo shines through a 4-0 or 3-1 start this year, Brady would ride the bench upon his return until needed.

Belichick, asked if there was a scenario in which Garoppolo would be named starter in Week 5, shakes head and mutters "Jesus Christ"

— Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) July 29, 2016

The rosters aren’t even set yet, but ol’ Bill is already in postseason form. Should be a fun first four weeks of the season, beat writers!