How much should Chicago Bears pay for Jimmy Garoppolo?

Understood.  But if Belichick thinks that Garappolo is really good (and I am not trying to hype him here), he is the master of unloading guys before they start to lose it.  

What I'm really trying to say is that Belichick will do things like what I am talking about.  So what he does with Garoppolo will say a lot about what he thinks of the kid.

Right but unless something changes, Brady is either the best or second best quarterback in the league right now (depending on who you talk to).   Why dump Brady now when you have this kid for two more years?

Here's the difference: Rodgers was better than Favre at that point.   I don't think Garopollo is better than Brady yet.   Remember, Favre looked REALLY old in the NFCCG against the Giants in 07'.   Even an average quarterback performance in that game and we are in the super bowl.  When you get old the cold weather sucks even more and TT knew if you are a QB in GB you HAVE to be able to win a playoff game in January.

BTW, People in the know say Rodgers was out performing Favre in practice on a daily basis near the end.    Rodgers used to take pride in destroying our first team defense with the scout team.  Rodgers was also going into his last contract year and had they let Favre walk into camp in 08' they probably would have lost Rodgers after the season.  Garapollo still has two years left.

Your coach came from Denver. Who says you have to sit around mortgaging the future trying to get the elusive stud YOUNG QB.... What if you develop an awesome defense and bring in a guy like Tom Brady (or what the Vikings did with Favre) who doesn't have to win a game by himself? In the mean time let a young QB sit behind the veteran for a year or two and learn.