Ah, to be the Patriots and boast a surplus of quarterbacks, including one ageless wonder and another starter-worthy backup.

Offensive lineman Joe Thomas, a Browns lifer and arguably their best player over 10 troubled seasons, was dreaming of just half the Patriots’ wealth at quarterback Monday when he wondered about Jimmy Garoppolo’s trade value on Twitter.

“I know I’m not very smart, but what am I missing here?” Thomas wrote in a tweet linked to Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s announcement that Tom Brady, at 39, wants to play for six or seven more years. “What are they going to do with Garoppolo?”

“I guess it would make sense that they will keep him and then franchise and trade him next year,” Thomas followed up, trying to piece together the puzzle. “I think they did similar to [Matt] Cassell.”

The Patriots’ three-year backup has been the subject of trade rumors this offseason after he impressed in the first two starts of his career during Brady’s Deflategate suspension. Garoppolo threw for 502 yards and four touchdowns in wins against the Cardinals and Dolphins in Weeks 1 and 2 before going down with a shoulder injury.

The Browns are expected to go after the 25-year-old, as possibly the franchise quarterback they’ve sought seemingly forever. They have the picks — the first, 12th and 33rd overall — if the Patriots decide to put Garoppolo on the market. Of course, with those picks, the Browns could try for a quarterback of their own.

A deal may be best for Thomas, who has grown accustomed to protecting a merry-go-round of futile, journeymen quarterbacks: Derek Anderson, Brady Quinn, Colt McCoy, Johnny Manziel and Robert Griffin III, just to name a few.

Another quarterback the 10-time Pro Bowler may have to block for is the NFL’s least wanted: Brock Osweiler. Though the Browns continue to shop Osweiler after receiving him and his $72 million in a trade with the Texans in early March, the lack of interest from teams may push them to cut him before the season.