(12-20-2017, 01:36 PM)Kane Wrote:

(12-20-2017, 12:17 PM)FreeAgent01 Wrote: 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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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.

Jackson or Mayfield?
Bro... this ain't 2015, we won't be drafting high enough to get those guys.
Best case scenario, imo, would be a massive trade from 20 something to the teens for a worthy QB and even still...he's a rookie coming from a non traditional college offense.

You just want to find something to argue about? I'm not saying those players will be there, but there is absolutely a chance that they will be there - this year more than any other year in recent memory is a year where quarterbacks will slide. Drew Brees, Kirk Cousins, Sam Bradford, Teddy Bridgewater, Case Keenum, Jimmy Garoppolo, and AJ McCarron are all potential franchise quarterbacks on the move next offseason in free agency. There is no real consensus on an order that quarterbacks will go in the draft this year, especially this early, and there are a ton of them - Josh Rosen, Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, Mason Rudolph, and Josh Allen could all go in the 1st round.

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