(10-19-2020, 02:15 PM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(10-19-2020, 12:16 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: Minshew is a great backup. I would definitely keep him.

Oh I think well keep him for his rookie contract even if we draft another QB. This year he is getting $722,000, 2021 is $890,000 and 2022 is $1m. So that's very cap friendly. If we have him as a back up then hes not as difficult to replace after that but I think someone else would roll the dice on him. Fair few teams not set at QB and he could be a low cost risk. 

Wouldnt be shocked if a new GM with new QB used him as trade capital to improve the rest of the team.

I wouldn't be surprised if a new regime trades Gardner in the offseason. I think that they can definitely get a higher pick than where he was drafted. I believe the team could get at least a fourth maybe even a third for him.  I could see them trading him next season if they get to choose one of the top QB's in the draft. Or maybe in his third season should the new QB play well for the team.

They might keep him for his rookie contract, but I wouldn't be surprised if they traded him. Especially if they still continue to like Luton as a backup.

I do not believe that Gardner will be a long term backup for the Jags. As I've seen some people suggest/hope will happen. I don't think he would choose to do that. I think there is a better chance he's traded or he leaves when his rookie contract is up. I do believe that some other teams would take him, and that he could get the opportunity to start again. Even if it's in a Case Keenum/Fitzpatrick type of way. A lot of people are down on Gardner and he's had some struggles in some of the games this year. But he is not as bad as a lot of people are making him out to be. His numbers are still pretty decent looking in various areas. In a better situation his production would be enough. On a better team he could win. The Jags situation is really rough and he can't do enough to elevate this team as it's currently constructed. He has looked better than some starters this year and that includes someone like Kirk Cousins. I still believe he could well in the right situation.

Unfortunately, that doesn't look like it's Jacksonville right now, which has too many problems for him to really be successful right starting with the coaching. But in the right situation I think he could do well, and I wouldn't be surprised if at some point he ends up starting for another team. I could see him getting on a team with an aging QB that will be retiring within the next couple of years. (like Saints, Steelers, etc...) I could see him on a team like the Saints and for some reason I could see him working with the Steelers and Mike Tomlin.

---