Nice to have happen, but almost no chance. The only way I could see this happening is McCown getting injured in preseason or early in the season and Darnold's not ready yet, so they go with Teddy and he becomes impossible because of amazing play to replace him with Darnold. Bear in mind that if you play Teddy his contract could go from $1 million to $15 million. I still believe Teddy's most valuable use to the Jets is to trade him when a contending QB has a serious injury (or otherwise exceptionally poor QB play).
Trade him then. Even getting back 2nd/3rd for him would be great considering we picked him up for nothing.
Franchise tag. Try to secure a first round pick or more for his rights. A season like that should secure that much at least. There are always teams desperate for a QB.
I still believe that the most valuable use for all Jets QBs not named Darnold is to be sacrificed to the football gods to buy the Jets time to build an NFL caliber O-line before they put Darnold out there to to face an NFL pass rush.
We are one week away from drafting the best QB prospect in years and all of a sudden there's a Teddy Bridgewater renaissance on this board. We have the best fanbase.
With the Jets committed to running the ball a lot more and not throwing as much, it's extremely doubtful that Teddy could reach 4,000 yards, but even if he just reached 3,000, that would be plenty good enough, and it would be like a dream come true. In that scenario, I sign Teddy to a 3 or 4-year deal if I can, maybe longer. Injuries happen in the NFL. Darnold would still be only 22 next season. That would give the Jets real security at QB over that period of time (or as long as they're both here). If Teddy continues to play at that high a level in 2019, I keep him as the starter. If the Jets look like they're making the playoffs with Teddy, Teddy keeps playing and Darnold sits, but where I can, I get Darnold some playing time in mop up duty, and maybe give him an occasional series or two. If Teddy gets injured or his play falters, I bring in Darnold. If Darnold looks every bit as good as Teddy in practice and preseason in 2020, and is ready to start, I let them compete for the starting job, and the loser is kept as the backup for another year or two. During that time, depending upon the offers I get, I decide which one to keep, and at some point I trade the other one. If Teddy has that kind of year and doesn't want to stay, wants to test the FA waters in 2019, I tag him and get what I can for him, and hand the reigns to Darnold in 2019.
It's a perfectly plausible hypothetical situation. If Teddy is healthy, he probably does wind up starting this season over McCown, and if the OL can be decent and Bates proves to be a good OC, it isn't too far fetched. What else do we have to talk about? Keep rehashing the same old crap? It's comments like yours that make the board bad, not threads like this.
If he's playing well, why would you trade him in the middle of the season, particularly if Darnold isn't ready to start? The players would likely revolt, as would much of the fan base.
you would not trade a future backup on a 5 - 6 record for a 2nd round pick? i do belive Sam Darnold today is a better player then teddy so i woudnt worry about that.
Oh unbunch your panties, it was a joke. Of course I want Teddy to be healthy and play well and net us a pick. It's also been talked about a bunch of times throughout the last few days in a bunch of threads. You just threw out a bunch of if's, with the biggest being his health. He settled for a $500k guaranteed contract to be a backup for a reason I'm assuming: no one else wanted him. His own team let him walk and they monitored his health for a year, what does that say? Once you get past that if, he actually has to be better than McCown which isn't far-fetched, but it's not a shoe-in either. People forget that Bridgewater was painfully average before the major injury. I have my doubts that he'd be better than McCown. Then we need the OL to be good, which I actually don't think is far-fetched. And then we need OC to be good, which I also don't think is far-fetched. It's just a whole bunch of if's that need to become definites and I personally think it's a case of wishful thinking. If Hackenberg's throwing motion is completely fixed and if he can beat out Teddy and McCown and if the OL can protect him and if the OC can call the right plays, we might be able to turn him into a pick too.
If Teddy's playing well, we probably won't have a 5-6 record, and you don't know that he's a future backup. You can believe anything you want, but that doesn't make you right. Darnold could wind up being a bust. IMO that's more likely than Teddy being relegated to just being a backup in the future. If he is, it's because of his leg health, not for a lack of talent, smarts or playing ability.
This. It would be a great problem to have Teddy play well would they be able to trade him in the off-season tho? Isn't he signed for the year?
If it's a joke, you need to use an emoticon so it's clear that it's a joke. It doesn't sound like a joke at all, but just typical ragging on other posters,knocking their threads, etc., just as your comment about panties is to me.
I get your point and agree..but the thought of Darnold busting out after 600% of the rest of the football world says he is a FQB is a bit depressing.. Mayfield and Sam are the 2 rookies I foresee as making it in the NFL because of skill and work ethic We know what a loser Rosen is portraying himself lately and those concussions will sideline him Allen just wont make it imo
While I don't think Mayfield is a bust risk, he could. I'd still want to keep Teddy around for the season and let Mayfield learn from him if nothing else. Besides I wanted the Jets to draft Teddy the year he was in the draft and was pissed that Idzik didn't draft him. Even if it's just for one season, I'd love to see Teddy starting for the Jets.
I don't really think that Darnold will bust. Prior to the draft, I did think that he was the 2nd most likely to be a bust. I now think he won't be a bust and at least will be a serviceable starter, but unless he can fix some of his fundamental issues, I think his ceiling will be limited. I hope I'm wrong. I hope that he will prove to be the star that so many people think he will. I'm rooting for him. I just need to see it happen on the playing field to become a real believer.
