Don Otreply Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: It's a thread about a thing that doesn't exist based on a tweet that referenced a team that doesn't do it. Otherwise....makes sense. Like I said, be open to an opportunity, but don’t make roster decisions based around rare occurrences, jmo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCofNC Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I’m interested in the kid from Hawaii, worth a late round flier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billl Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 20 hours ago, Don Otreply said: If this was an actual thing every team would be super active doing it, but being that there is a dearth of Even above average QBs... Sure every once in a while a team scores an extra QB that has the ability to be a starter, and keeps or trades him, but really, it’s rare as hens teeth ? ??. I’m not saying not to keep your eye open for that opportunity and capitalize on it, but again how many unclaimed QBs have that potential? I think plenty of QBs have potential. What’s lacking are coaches who have the ability and available time to spend grooming them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCockSportif Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Billl said: I think plenty of QBs have potential. What’s lacking are coaches who have the ability and available time to spend grooming them. Correct, and much less for the second stringer. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the number of cases in the NFL where a backup QB was traded for a 1st rounder. Here's what I've got thus far, off the top of my head, and from the late 20th/early 21st century: Trent Green (kind of an asterisk here because he was destined to be a starter before injury) Rob Johnson (OMG) I'm sure that this list is incomplete, but is just off the top of my head. What I'm saying is that asking for a first rounder for a backup QB is rare, but it's possible in many cases (Google this -- I just did) to get a second rounder, in particular if you bundle another player. Most recent cases I can think of were Jimmy G and Matt Cassel. Having written all that, it's never a bad idea to look at QBs. I just don't happen to agree with the POV that backup QBs can be groomed into being traded for higher draft picks most of the time. Edited April 23, 2020 by Groin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthebuff Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Groin said: Correct, and much less for the second stringer. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the number of cases in the NFL where a backup QB was traded for a 1st rounder. Here's what I've got thus far, off the top of my head, and from the late 20th/early 21st century: Trent Green (kind of an asterisk here because he was destined to be a starter before injury) Rob Johnson (OMG) I'm sure that this list is incomplete, but is just off the top of my head. What I'm saying is that asking for a first rounder for a backup QB is rare, but it's possible in many cases (Google this -- I just did) to get a second rounder, in particular if you bundle another player. Most recent cases I can think of were Jimmy G and Matt Cassel. Having written all that, it's never a bad idea to look at QBs. I just don't happen to agree with the POV that backup QBs can be groomed into being traded for higher draft picks most of the time. Favre going from Atl to GB would be the biggest example of a backup QB going for a first rounder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCockSportif Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, inthebuff said: Favre going from Atl to GB would be the biggest example of a backup QB going for a first rounder Yeah, I forgot that one... how could I?! My mistake. But still, it's rare to have first rounders be given for backup QBs, and to have them be successful at that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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