determine Stidham’s roster outlook for the 2019 season, but also serve as the foundation for what comes beyond his rookie season. Before getting ahead of ourselves, however, let’s once more focus on the year that lies ahead and how the

Into Foxborough came the Dallas Cowboys and the driving rain.The New England Patriots weathered both visitors.A 13-9 victory would be the result of a game Tom Brady entered as questionable with an injury to his right elbow Jarrett Stidham Buffalo Bills Jersey , and a game the quarterback played without wide receivers Phillip Dorsett and Mohamed Sanu while completing 47 percent of his passes.The Patriots stood on sodden turf Sunday. They’d also stand at 10-1.Here’s a touchdown of observations from what went into it.Wynn back in, and hanging inFor the first time since Sept. 15, New England’s left tackle spot included the player drafted No. 23 overall last year to play there.Isaiah Wynn started against Dallas after spending the previous eight games on injured reserve with turf toe. The Georgia product took over for veteran in-season signing Marshall Newhouse and took a steep matchup in his return. While lining up across from the resurging Robert Quinn in the first quarter, Wynn conceded a strip-sack that’d be recovered by his quarterback to force fourth down. More growing pains and knockdowns would follow. More work for Newhouse would, too, as starting right tackle Marcus Cannon worked through an illness that had him questionable.But Wynn’s quick hands and feet were not lost in pass protection. Neither were the run plays heading his direction.Patriots gain ground with another Georgia productThe Patriots opened in “11” personnel with one running back and one tight end. That grouping remained throughout the offense’s first drive. And it saw Sony Michel, Wynn’s former roommate in Athens, Ga., who went eight picks after him, handle four consecutive runs.Light then shifted to heavy. Behind eligible tackles and a linebacker in Elandon Roberts playing fullback, Michel found himself with 46 rushing yards by the end of the first quarter. Heavy then shifted back to light. Michel averaged 4.3 yards per carry to the tune of 85 yards by game’s end while breaking off multiple double-digit gains.The Cowboys’ defensive front would be missing 2018 Pro Bowl linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, who was ruled out Friday after undergoing an MRI on his neck.Blocked punt sets up first touchdown for first-rounderThe Patriots dressed four receivers. That is Color Rush Byron Cowart Jersey , if accounting for Matthew Slater.The gunner and captain carved around the line to block New England’s third punt of the season. And the first touchdown in the career of first-round pick N’Keal Harry followed on a 10-yard fade from Brady with 45 seconds to go in the initial quarter.Harry, Julian Edelman and Jakobi Meyers made up the wideout room on Sunday. They combined to catch 13 passes for 177 yards. Edelman got under a third-and-20 target. Meyers shed Cowboys tackles on pickup of 32, came up with a critical third-and-9 conversion, and moved the chains on third-and-7 late. It’d be needed. The aforementioned Dorsett and Sanu went to the inactives before kickoff due to a concussion and a sprained ankle, respectively.Six points go wide right for the PatriotsBrett Maher wasn’t the only kicker in the elements on Sunday. Nick Folk missed the first two field goals of his Patriots tenure.A 46-yard attempt, pushed back five yards on a false start by defensive tackle Danny Shelton, sailed right of the uprights in the second quarter. A 48-yarder then went the same way as the last seconds before halftime expired. The score read 10-6.Folk entered the league with the Cowboys in 2007, and went to the Pro Bowl with the organization that drafted him as a rookie. His stay with New England began in late October. Prior to his two waterlogged misses against Dallas, Folk made good on a 44-yard try and an extra point. The recent Arizona Hotshot would make good on another from 42 yards out at the 9:32 mark in the fourth.Withstanding Prescott’s paceDak Prescott arrived at Gillette Stadium having passed for 1,098 yards and nine touchdowns since the calendar turned to November. He arrived on pace to eclipse 5,000 yards after never throwing for more than 3,885 in a season.“Hard to see anybody playing much better than him Youth Byron Cowart Jersey ,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said of the quarterback earlier in the week. “This guy’s tough.”It’d begin tough for the Cowboys. The league’s top-ranked offense saw its first drive end with a punt. The second bounced off the upright from 46 yards out. The third ended in punt rejection. And the fourth landed in the hands of reigning first-team All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore on an interception. Prescott and Co. dried off with Ezekiel Elliott. The NFL’s two-time winner of the rushing title helped propel Dallas to back-to-back field goals before intermission. And Elliott absorbed 126 total yards from scrimmage on a night Prescott finished 19-of-33 for 212 yards through the air.One McCourty in the New England secondary, but few openingsJason McCourty appeared on New England’s final injury report of the week. A groin injury had left the 32-year-old starting cornerback limited, questionable and ultimately inactive by Sunday.It marked McCourty’s first missed game since joining twin brother Devin in the secondary. In his place, J.C. Jackson garnered the start on the outside. Jackson paired with Michael Gallup while Gilmore paired with Amari Cooper. In between, Patriots slot corner Jonathan Jones went up against Cowboys slot receiver Randall Cobb, and broke up the game’s first third down.Rotating into the defensive backfield would be rookie second-round pick Joejuan Williams out of Vanderbilt. Rotating out would be the Cowboys, both on third down and in the red zone. Gallup, Cooper and Cobb hauled in eight passes altogether from Prescott. The longest from that trio of wideouts sent Dallas 59 yards down the left sideline. But Cooper would go without a catch. His last look came down four points on fourth-and-11. The rookie will likely make the roster, but what will his role look like?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePats Pulpita New England Patriots communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpPatriots NewsOpinion and AnalysisContribute!About the SiteTopicsPatriotsOddsShopStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementFiled under:Patriots AnalysisPatriots Player ProfilesPatriots Offseason CoverageNew England Patriots 2019 roster breakdown: #TBD QB Jarrett StidhamNew,7commentsThe rookie will likely make the roster, but what will his role look like?EDTShareTweetShareShareNew England Patriots 2019 roster breakdown: #TBD QB Jarrett StidhamJohn David Mercer-USA TODAY SportsThe New England Patriots, who are in the middle of their 2019 organized team activities Womens Byron Cowart Jersey , currently have the maximum of 90 players on their active roster. However, only 53 of them will be able to survive the cutdowns on August 31 and ultimately make the team. Over the course of the summer, we will take a look at the players fighting for those spots to find out who has the best chances of helping the Patriots defend their Super Bowl title.Today, the series continues with one of New England’s draft picks:Name: Jarrett StidhamPosition: QuarterbackJersey number: TBD (offseason #58)Opening day age: 23Experience: RookieSize: 6’3, 215 lbs.2018 review: Jarrett Stidham’s first season at Auburn was quite successful: the transfer from Baylor started all fourteen games and completed 246 of his 370 pass attempts (66.5%) for 3,158 yards (8.5 per attempt), 18 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, while also leading the Tigers to the SEC championship. But even though he showed plenty of promise, he did not reach the same level of performance in his follow-up campaign.Across the board, Stidham’s statistics went down in 2018 — his second season in the system: starting all thirteen of his team’s games, he threw one fewer pass on the year than he did in the previous season, but saw his completion percentage drop to 60.7% (224 of 369) and his yards per attempt to 7.6 per throw (2 Authentic Byron Cowart Jersey ,794 yards in total). Not all was bad, though, as he again threw 18 touchdowns and also saw his interception total go down to 5.All in all, however, he did not display the same confidence during his junior year at Auburn that he did during his 2017 sophomore season. One reason for that might have been the changing cast of characters surrounding him, as well as the fact that he saw a lot put on his plate last year: even though he displayed a solid throwing technique and sound decision making most of the time, he felt to elevate his game when he needed to.Stidham, who decided to leave school early, did therefore not enter the pre-draft process as one of the top quarterback prospects despite his undeniable but inconsistent qualities. This, in turn, allowed New England to scoop him up on day three.2019 preview: The Patriots apparently felt that Stidham’s play in 2017 and 2015 — he completed 68.8% of his pass attempts at Bailor that year — was most reflective of who he was as a passer and his long-term outlook at the next level, or else they would not have invested the 133rd overall selection in him. And given his status as a fourth-round draft selection White Drew Bledsoe Jerseys , the 22-year-old can be considered a lock to make the 53-man roster this year.The main questions regarding the rookie in 2019 will therefore be about his ultimate role on the squad as well as his overall development. Will Stidham, for example, be able to beat out incumbent backup Brian Hoyer to potentially earn the number two role on the team (and by extension maybe even make Hoyer expendable)? Will he be able to perform in the Patriots’ challenging system? Will his already solid technique improve even further?The answers to these questions will not only determine Stidham’s roster outlook for the 2019 season, but also serve as the foundation for what comes beyond his rookie season. Before getting ahead of ourselves, however, let’s once more focus on the year that lies ahead and how the Auburn product might be used by the Patriots — and how he could fare given the circumstances in combination with his abilities.Unless he surprises during training camp and preseason, Stidham will likely enter the regular season as New England’s third quarterback behind Tom Brady and Hoyer. As such, he will see most if not all of his action in practice while running the scout team. Of course, the Patriots will use the rookie quite a lot during preseason but you should probably shy away from drafting him for your fantasy teams: don’t expect Stidham to see the field often in 2019.