We shouldn't be planning for the next 3-4 years, but the next decade. Stafford would do better with a team that is only missing a couple of pieces
I like Stafford a lot, but based on his age and how far away this team is talent wise, I can't endorse trading the SEA pick for him. If you're going to give up the 1+ I think it takes to get him, you really need to be in position to be an 10-11 win team right away since he is 33 and taken a beating these last few years. I don't think Stafford affects the Watson market (or vice versa), since I think the price on Watson naturally limits the amount of legitimate suitors for him.
No thanks. He’d be our best QB for 15 years but there are a lot of miles on the clock. I imagine his shoulders are like Frank Gore’s knees
Imagine the price will be a day one pick in the later half of the draft with a conditional 2nd/3rd thrown in depending on how far back in the round that first pick is. If I could get this done for the Seattle pick + throwing them Sam Darnold then I'd make that offer but I don't think the Jets is on his list of destinations. If the talk out of Miami about Tua not being the guy is true then this could be the trade they make as a program on the upswing in the warmth of Tax-Free Florida should appeal but the 49ers would be a killer combo.
I doubt they trade in-division but I imagine the Bears are going to do everything they can to find a quarterback out of the available options. Not sure what the fuck they were thinking Foles was going to be. And while Trubisky sucks, benching him for Foles in the middle of the year was the wrong move. They're also extremely crippled by Mack's contract especially now that he's still good but is slowly starting to regress. Probably but it doesn't show in his overall arm talent. He still flings the ball fine. I'd be more worried about back injuries with him. I feel like he's on the injury report every other week with a bad back.
to be fair you can't plan for a decade in the NFL you plan 3-4 years ahead. too much changes. very few players stay with 1 team for a decade and typically the ones that do are the FQB with very few exceptions. NFL is always changing, salary cap keeps parity. the average NFL career is 3.3 years. every year hundreds of new players enter the NFL and take jobs from older players. sometimes you need cheaper replacements. the most you'll look ahead is 3-4 years
Stafford and Watson both demanding a trade but its pretty interesting that one guy is being branded as a diva/malcontent and the other isn't.
dolphins make a lot of sense actually. Dolphins get Stafford 7OA pick Lions get 3OA pick basically the lions trade away stafford to move up 4 spots in the draft and get their new QB. the dolphins slide back 4 spots but get a win now QB with a few years left in the tank. Tua gets to sit and learn more but still has a future in miami. Miami still has 7OA and 19OA picks to build around stafford. they could land waddle/smith/pitts with 7OA as a target for staford to throw to and oweh 19th overall.
stafford and the lions mutually agreed to part ways. stafford is 32 and has played 12 years with detriot since they drafted him and never complained about his whole carer being wasted. they have a new regime and want their young QB to start with. Stafford allows them to move up and get it. stafford wants to win and make something out of his career at this point. With watson he hasn't even finished his rookie contract and on top of that less then a year ago signed an extension that made him the 2nd highest paid QB in NFL history and is demanding a trade from a team that wants him to honor his contract and stay. apples and oranges
One guy has been in a shitty franchise for 12 years and if he stays, will have gone through his third regime change. The other guy has been in a shitty franchise for 4 years and if he stays, will have gone through his first regime change. You build up a lot of goodwill by keeping your mouth shut for over a decade.
