(06-15-2021, 01:41 PM)Race Bannon Wrote:

(06-15-2021, 01:22 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Who are you paraphrasing? 

Not me. 

Please find me a coach that doesn't prioritize winning regardless of who is starting at QB. I'll wait. 

While you're at it - find me a front office that will go with their third choice at back-up QB instead of their second choice because "we aren't prioritizing a championship this season."  

LOL

The LOL was a nice, friendly touch.  It's a joy to converse.

But anyway, to spell out it differently, the competing priorities are not "win championship, not win championship."  The competing priorities are "value at position X, value at position Y."  An NFL roster is a balance between different types of needs.  

If Minshew has no trade value, it's an entirely moot point.  Just keep him.  But if you can strengthen your roster in a different way, by trading him then it becomes interesting.  And finally, when the goals that are competing against each other are "now" and the "future," teams are put in the position of adding that into the mix.

For example, under your logic, the Jags should go hard after Aaron Rodgers.  He is a better quarterback right now than Trevor.  He is the answer to the question "Which quarterback would be a better choice if the goal is to win a championship this season."  But that would be silly, for reasons that you know.

OK, let's play this out as armchair GMs.

Preseason is wrapping up, and Minshew has looked the part as a quality QB. Beathard has played OK, but at times struggled. Luton is clearly the fourth QB on the depth chart.
Kyle Allen has won the starting position in WAS, and they have announced that Fitzpatrick is up for trade or will be released.

Do you keep Minshew and his pittance of a salary as your primary backup? Would you prefer to trade him for a fifth or sixth as they have reportedly asked for him and roll with CJB? 
Do you cast everyone aside and throw down for Fitzy?

If you don't want to trade Shew for a fifth, where is the sweet spot where you are willing to part ways with him?

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