(02-21-2022, 10:59 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(02-21-2022, 10:44 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Which is crazy, imo. Why would you get rid of a decent veteran QB this year when the QB draft class is so bad? I don't get it.

I typically agree with you.

But in the case of Watson, Rodgers and possibly Wilson and Murray, the QBs are forcing the issue.  Whereas before they were either content or resigned to stay with their original teams, they are excercizing their leverage in ways they had not before. 

Their teams are left with a horrible choice.  Either keep the QB on the roster, they refuse to play, and they are on the hood for what are considerable salaries without salary cap relief (like Houston), the player can retire, which means you only get salary cap relief from his absence from the roster but no draft picks to aid in the transition from him, or you trade an accomplished player at the most important position, without any guarantee his replacement is on the horizon or is anywhere close in quality to the guy you traded away.

If I were running those teams, I would do everything humanly possible to smooth things over with the guys like Rodgers and Wilson and Watson.  I wouldn't trade those guys unless there were absolutely no other way to move forward.  That is likely the case with Houston and Watson, but is not likely the case with Seattle and Wilson.

Conversely, if you are an otherwise good team like Washington or Pittsburgh and are only missing a QB to be a playoff contender, I'd definitely prefer to go after one of the vets as opposed to relying on a subpar class of rookies.

Watson is a special case. Given that he is facing multiple criminal charges from a gluttony of women, I don't see how any team in their right mind would even consider trading for him. As far as Rodgers goes, the Packers screwed that one over so bad when they drafted Jordan Love, that they basically promised him they would trade if that's what he wanted, just so he wouldn't retire before the season began. That whole deal was mishandled and now they are stuck. As far as Wilson, Murray, Carr, Cousins and any other QB rumored to be on the block, there is no way in hell I trade them this year. That would be really dumb. There is certainly no upgrades for those teams in this particular QB draft class. I'd keep all those guys and pray that you can work things out, because I really, really don't like this QB class at all.

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