(10-26-2020, 12:33 PM)mal234 Wrote:

(10-26-2020, 12:18 PM)NeptuneBeachBum Wrote: He is not even in the Top 20 for passer rating... you better check that again.  And you're looking for his trade value on the Falcon fan board?  lmao.  C'mon man.  We got a 4th for Foles.  We would get at MAX a 5th for Minshew.  And he'd be a back up wherever he went.

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You have a call on line 1 from Russell Wilson.

My mistake I meant to type passing stats. He's top 10 in overall passing stats:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/player/_/...s/dir/desc

And I saw the falcons fan comments (originally posted on facebook) posted on Twitter, I thought that was amusing. I've seen other fans say they wouldn't mind seeing their team trade for him including Cowboys fans, 49ers, Bears fans, etc...

At this point, he probably wouldn't start right away from another team. But things like injuries and really bad play do happen and he could find himself as a starter again at some point. Maybe sooner than later. I definitely could see him succeeding somewhere like the Patriots, a team with very smart coaching who's been good at knowing/finding out what their identity is/needs to be. They did it with Brady, and they were doing it with Cam for the first couple of weeks he played. Cam didn't look so good the last game, but maybe he will end up rebounding. I don't know. If not though Gardner could be a potential trade target for them.

Or somewhere like the Saints, or Steelers, with their good coaching staffs. He might have to wait a bit but those are good spots for him. I could see Drew retiring in the next year or two, and Mike Tomlin was having success with Duck Hodges. 

If Gardner's going to go back to being a backup he would be better off as a backup for a better team than a backup for the Jags. At least with some other teams he will get good coaching/have better support, so should he have to/given the opportunity to start again, he'll be better off. I could definitely see him starting again in the NFL, should he leave the Jags. Which I believe will probably happen. He'll either be traded or leave after his rookie contract is up. He will not want to stay with the Jags if they bench him again. Nor should he. He'll only be 26 when his contract is up and could go and try and get a starter position for a better team.

Well, we will agree to disagree, my friend.  You are always a respectful and thoughtful poster, but we just don't see things the same way here.  I can't see a team trading for him to develop him into a starting QB after Brees or Big Ben or Cam Newton leaves...  that would be a dramatic drop-off in talent.  He is destined to be a career journey-man / back up.  His ceiling to me is a Case Keenum type, but I think he will have to work to get even to there.  Time will tell!

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