(12-20-2017, 12:03 PM)Kane Wrote:

(12-20-2017, 11:25 AM)FreeAgent01 Wrote: Mike Glennon got a long-term deal.  We aren't talking about veteran quarterbacks that are signed to be the man.  Cutler got $10 million.  McCown $6 million.  All the high end backups are less than $5 million.  Even a guy like Keenum will have a very volatile market value.  He could be anywhere from $10 million to $16 or 17 million with the amount of quarterbacks available and only half a season of production.

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Yes, Henne equivalents are cheap.  He got $3.25 million to hold the clipboard.

Ahh... 8 mil was the total deal, that's my bad.
Either way... say we win 1 playoff game and we're done.

Would you people really rather have a rookie QB (likely the 3rd or 4th best QB in the draft from where we pick) and Matt Schaub/Brian Hoyer/Josh McCown going into next season?

We went from wanting to get rid of Bortles and throwing the bank at Cousins/Brees/whoever... to wanting to get frugal and rely on a rookie and some veteran no one wants to pay more than 10 mil to?
My mind is being blown right now.

I've been pro Bortles his entire tenure. I've defended him more than any poster except one. I'm just laying out our two options. If you were the GM and don't like option number one, then take option number two.

Would I rather have Bortles or a rookie 1st round quarterback? In a vacuum, I definitely would take Bortles. However, if I'm the GM and Jackson or Mayfield are sitting there at likely more than $16 million dollars per year cheaper for the next 4 seasons and I know I have more work to do with the offense, then I would have to strongly consider it, especially considering you could probably get a strong return on a Bortles trade.

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(12-20-2017, 12:14 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(12-20-2017, 11:25 AM)FreeAgent01 Wrote: Mike Glennon got a long-term deal.  We aren't talking about veteran quarterbacks that are signed to be the man.  Cutler got $10 million.  McCown $6 million.  All the high end backups are less than $5 million.  Even a guy like Keenum will have a very volatile market value.  He could be anywhere from $10 million to $16 or 17 million with the amount of quarterbacks available and only half a season of production.

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Glennon’s deal was written in such a way to be basically a one year deal with a team option going forward.  All of the guaranteed money was in year one this year.  He can be and more than likely will be cut this offseason as I can’t see them paying a backup his salary next year or beyond.

It was a smart contract. It doesn't change the fact that it's a long-term starter contract with an out after a year if it doesn't work. If he worked out, they had a long-term starter on the cheap. If he didn't, or they drafted a quarterback (they did) they could cut bait after a season.

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