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- Updated: April 26, 2016
8:55 AM ET
In January during the New England Patriots’ playoff bye week, head coach Bill Belichick was asked where he thought backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had made the biggest strides in his second season with the club. His answer is timely to revisit in the wake of the U.S. Court of Appeals reinstating quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension Monday, which will thrust Garoppolo into the No. 1 spot.
“Jimmy has made great strides for us,” Belichick answered. “The reps that he’s gotten on the field in preseason games and in practice, I think he’s shown a lot of development — better understanding, quicker recognition and reading of the defenses, more awareness of what’s happening on the defensive side of the ball, better communication, better understanding of the offense — really everything.”
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