re: Stidham playing in NE

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The way Belichick re-entered Brady back into the game in the 4th despite still having a 14 point lead shows how much he trusts Stidham.

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Actually NE had a 23 pt lead before the pick 6 Stidham threw. lol.

I think the move is more of Belichick now realizes he is banking on a raw rookie to keep his team in the playoff hunt should Brady go down. Bringing in a more experienced guy may give Belichick more comfort moving forward.