Quarterback Merry Go Round

Tour2ma

@ballpeen said:

My thinking is why wait until you absolutely need a QB, or any position, when you are in a position to grab that position? Sure, if Ryan was 27, you don't, but he isn't. I don't think many are now complaining about the Packers selecting Rodgers when they did, or SF trading for Steve Young.

Just because a team selects a player doesn't mean they are ready to move on from the incumbent. To me it's called planning ahead.

Have I ever mentioned that you always have to be looking for your next QB?

Seems like I might have, but just not sure...

Tour2ma

@hoorta said:

I'll agree with Zombo on this 100%. Barring a great disturbance in the Force, Rodgers and Prescott will be the starting QBs on their respective teams.

Agree on Rodgers... not so sure about Dak.

Besides some bad feelings DAL has significant cap constraints.

The Gipper

Lots of trade speculation about Goff:

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-rams-talked-multiple-teams-094506162.html

And possibly on Wentz:

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-rumors-insider-says-knows-230941294.html

The Gipper

Redskins.....errrr WTFs may still have their QB for next year on their roster in Alex Smith....but they still have to make contingency plans to find his replacement, in light of the Haskell failure:

https://sports.yahoo.com/alex-smith-sounds-wants-play-003000956.html

The Gipper

It seems possible that if Jets new coach Robert Saleh has anything to say about it, the Jets would be sticking with Darnold:

https://sports.yahoo.com/robert-saleh-sam-darnold-unbelievable-195454790.html

The Gipper

In apparently the first move: Stafford to Rams, Goff to Detroit.

See scorecard above.

The Gipper

Washington supposedly in the market for a QB trade:

As the trade market for prospective quarterbacks starts to heat up this offseason, it’s becoming clear that the Washington Football Team is doing everything they can to be involved. According to a report from ESPN’s Josina Anderson, Washington is willing to deal more than just a 1st-rounder for a veteran quarterback, assuming it is the right deal.

That could mean, Deshaun Watson,.........., or Matt Ryan, or Derek Carr, potentially. A lot of players are on the market and potentially looking for new teams, and we can’t rule out that Washington might not be a good landing spot for any of them.

We’ve gone over what it might take to land some top players like Watson or Stafford (now off the marke) in the past, and it’s becoming clear that Ron Rivera and his guys are planning to be in the mix.

This is the first time I have heard that Derek Carr could be the subject of a possible trade.

Tour2ma

I think the Stafford-Goff deal spun the carousel off its axis...

The Gipper

@tour2ma said:

I think the Stafford-Goff deal spun the carousel off its axis...

Nope, still spinning. At least 15 more riders.

jiggins7919

@the-gipper said:

Watson makes his request/demand for a trade official:

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/deshaun-watson-officially-requests-trade-from-texans-hours-after-team-names-head-coach/

It kind of made me sick to see some Browns fans want Watson on our team. First of all, the guy has TWO reconstructive surgeries on his knees. He holds onto the ball forever. I don't want that. At all.

My quarterback is on our team. I adored him the second he said he was the man who could fix the Browns, and I stood up for him ALL year. I remember some members of the forum asking me why I was so steadfast in my support of Baker, and if you remember, early on our QB play was a tad iffy. It's incredible to see how he grew and you can just tell people love playing with him. That second Bengals game drove it all home. Man, Baker is so freaking good.

We've got to pay a BUNCH of people, and unfortunately we can't keep them all. But you know what? Next year everyone will be back, and we can worry about the money later. It's going to be very fun, and we're going to be a BITCH to stop.

Unsympathetic

Watson isn't close to worth any trade because the gap over Baker is marginal

hoorta

@the-gipper said:

So, if Zombo is your Yoda, I guess that makes you Obi Wan.

"Obi Wan? Now that's a name I haven't heard in a longtime." Just call me Obi-wine Ken-wood-obi.

Tour2ma

@hoorta said:

Obi-wine Ken-wood-obi.

I'm going to guess this is not a nod to an old audio name...

TexasAg1969

@tour2ma said:

I'm going to guess this is not a nod to an old audio name...

Nah, hoorta's gettin' so old he actually meant Kenil-worth.

The Gipper

@tour2ma said:

I'm going to guess this is not a nod to an old audio name...

Actually, maybe an old amusement park near Pittsburgh.

https://www.kennywood.com/

The Gipper

Bears and Colts in bidding war over Wentz? Perhaps:

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-rumors-bears-colts-carson-194441723.html

The Gipper

It seems that maybe there is only like one QB in the league that may not be the subject of trade rumors. Now, ever Cousins apparently is in on it.

https://sports.yahoo.com/vikings-qb-kirk-cousins-addresses-192931973.html

Maybe Mahomes is the only guy not subject to rumors.

The Gipper

My brother from another mother, Tashaun pipes in on the Texans/Watson controversy:

https://sports.yahoo.com/deshaun-watson-trade-bears-tashaun-035408839.html

The Gipper

Also, one other rumor has been quashed:

In case Jim Irsay's conclusion on Andrew Luck wasn't firm enough for the most hopeful Colts fans last week, his response Thursday slammed the door shut.

Irsay made it crystal clear when speaking with CBS 4's Chris Widlic: Luck is not coming out of retirement to solve Indianapolis' quarterback quandary.

"He's more retired now than he was a year and a half ago," Irsay told Bowen. ... "He definitely is retired and there's really no wiggle room or rumor or anything, as much as people would like to hear that. Believe me, I wish it was true and I was hiding some big announcement ... but that's just not the case."

The hope of Luck doubling back from the freedom of retirement to regain his throne as the Colts' franchise quarterback has lingered in the minds of Colts fans for some time, and the recent retirement of one-year, stopgap quarterback Philip Rivers has only intensified the wishful spreading of rumors. But as Irsay said, Luck is done with the game.

Colts fans would be wise to instead spend their energy on attempting to predict who might replace Rivers -- and leave Luck out of the equation.

hoorta

@tour2ma said:

I'm going to guess this is not a nod to an old audio name...

I did own a Kenwood way back.... But I like this stuff better, also qualifies as one of my favorite labels... The older vintages had etched bottles, sadly no longer. BTW, if you're ever in Sonoma, the Kenwood tasting room was one of my favorites..