It's clear that the goal this year is not to win. The team isn't going to overpay Andy Dalton to come here as a backup. Plus, I'm pretty confident that after playing for a lousy team his entire career, his goal is going to be to land somewhere that's at least mildly competitive. That's not Jacksonville.

Sign a veteran just to have one on the roster. A Henne type guy (not Henne). There are plenty of free agents who would sign cheaply here to back up Minshew. Dalton isn't one of them.

If Minshew gets hurt, you're already screwed regardless, and with the current roster, it's not like we're going to make a push for the post season. Why overspend on a guy who is the very definition of mediocrity just because he had a past relationship with your OC? This is Minshew's team sink or swim this year. If he sinks, or gets hurt, you're in the running to land a franchise guy in the draft next year, an you haven't compromised your cap this year by signing a guy like Dalton.

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