It would be understandable if Brian Hoyer still evaluated the NFL from the viewpoint of an active player. Hoyer, who spent 15 seasons — including three stints and eight years total with the Patriots — as a journeyman quarterback, last played for the Raiders in 2023.

David Andrews’s career is even closer in the rear-view mirror. His 10 years with the Patriots ended in March, when he was released , and he retired in June .

But the co-hosts of “ The Quick Snap ” podcast — produced by Shadow Lion, which just began its second season and also now airs on NBC Sports Boston at 6 p.m. Wednesdays — have no recency bias or reluctance to say what they think, which can happen with former players transitioning into the sports media.

Behind the curtain for a long time, both have a well-consid

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