Patriots Analysis Patriots Opinion Who will be Jarrett Stidham’s Julian Edelman in the new-look Patriots offense? “[Stidham is] more talented than Tua,” Simms asserted. With Newton only 31 years of age, it’s not like this is his swan song and he only has one year Now, if he wants to be a starter, he has to prepare like one. Before, Stidham could have taken it easy for 2020, and learned on the fly. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Jarrett Stidham's career ascension may have hit a bit of a snag Sunday night, but as our Tom E. Curran writes, if Cam Newton is under center in Week 1, precedent suggests it may be a blessing for the second-year “[Tua] is a creation of Alabama.