[Bette]

There was a lot of hype before the 2007 season about the Pats having built one of the best teams on paper. As it turned out, also one of the best on the field. This season nearly all of the offensive starters return and the Pats have basically the same firepower of 2007. Will Tom Brady and the team be able to handle the pressure of two seasons in a row of speculation and trying to go undefeated?
So if Tom Terrific goes down what happens to the team, the coaches game plan? There is no real back up quarterback in New England and unless a vet is signed the season may be over.

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The backups are Matt Cassel, Matt Gutierrez and Kevin O'Connell. I am not familiar with them so Pats' fans, help me out here. Can any of them step into Brady's place if he goes down?

[Lefty Noob]

I'd heard good things of Cassel. He was another USC product, though as a backup, but I've set to see him in any meaningful NFL action.