(06-16-2021, 10:09 AM)Race Bannon Wrote:

(06-16-2021, 08:35 AM)Mikey Wrote: 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?

It would depend on the cost of Fitz (or someone like him).  I would like trade Minshew for a third or fourth for sure (the "sweet spot").  But if it's a 5th or a 6th, Minshew is looking good, and a Fitz will be expensive, I'd just keep Minshew.  You need a good backup, so don't look for trouble.

The reason to undertake the question is Minshew is not quite a good fit for a team that just brought in a #1 -- he is on the rise, probably wants to go where he has a reasonable chance to start in the next 3 years, and there will probably be no chance of re-signing him anyway.  Any and all development of him for the future could be wasted.  So may has well get someone a little further along that is happy with the backup role, yet paradoxically is good (a veteran).

Minshew isn't really on the rise. He was. Now he's put enough bad film on tape to temper that.

He's a guy that's done just enough to spark interest from a few teams in need. 

The assumption that Minshew is not a good fit with Trevor is still just an assumption. 
You may be right about that, but we aren't in the QB meeting rooms with them to know this. Competition may be the best thing for Trevor. Personally, I'd be more inclined to push him than to saddle him with a grey-bearded mentor type.

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