Jets open to trading Bridgewater

[Mr. Scot]

Per Manish Mehta...

I seriously doubt we'd have the cap for it, and who knows what "the right price"  is?

But cap and trade issues aside, for or against?

 

[LinvilleGorge]

Against. If they're open to trading him it's highly likely that he's going to end up getting cut anyway.

[Panthro]

My money is on Tampa

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Panthro said:

My money is on Tampa

Would probably a smart move for them.

[Panthro]

I didn't factor smartness into the equation. I need to remove Tampa from consideration

[ncfan]

What he block like?

[t96]

Well Cap/Trade aside it’s a no brainer, but even without having to give something up in a trade he’s too much money to make any sense.

[Mr. Scot]

Bridgewater is a good quarterback, but the question everybody had are draft time was whether he could take an NFL pounding. There's definitely evidence to suggest that he can't.

It probably makes more sense for him to be a backup.

Unfortunately, he doesn't really seem to want to be a backup.

[panthers55]

I wonder if he has a clause in his contract where he can nix a trade. He wants to start and he knows that he won't be starting over Cam anytime soon.

[Mr. Scot]

Relevant Question: How many actual starting opportunities are there in the NFL right now?

Tampa makes sense given Winston's issues (and the fact that the team actually seems a little annoyed with him right now) but where else is there a real shot at being a week one starter?

[Paintballr]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Relevant Question: How many actual starting opportunities are there in the NFL right now?

Tampa makes sense given Winston's issues (and the fact that the team actually seems a little annoyed with him right now) but where else is there a real shot at being a week one starter?

Bills, Washington Football Team (for the future), Chargers (for the future), Denver, Bengals (future), Cardinals, Jags, dolphins, Vikings

[Mr. Scot]

16 minutes ago, Paintballr said:

Bills, Washington Football Team (for the future), Chargers (for the future), Denver, Bengals (future), Cardinals, Jags, dolphins, Vikings

Vikings aren't realistic. Besides the fact that theyre paying the net worth of a small country to Kirk Cousins, it's hard to imagine him going back to the team he just left.

Also hard to imagine the Redskins looking at anyone else as a starter after paying Alex Smith. And while it was only a two-year deal, Denver gave Case Keenum a pretty decent salary.

As to the others, a lot of those aren't necessarily desirable for various reasons.

If you go to any of the teams that just spent a first-rounder on a quarterback, you're basically just a placeholder. That takes the Bills and Cardinals out of the equation (also the Browns, and the Jets, of course).

Bridgewater likely wants to start right now, so future starting opportunities like the Chargers and Bengals are out.

The remaining two are debatable.

Regardless of what others think of him, the Jags don't really seem to be inclined to give up on Blake Bortles anytime soon. Likewise, Miami hasn't given up on Tannehill, though there's evidence that his position is somewhat shaky.

Tampa probably is his best shot at a starting spot. He'd just have to perform well enough for the team not to want to give the job back to Winston.

[Mr. Scot]

And actually, there's another division rival that would make sense if he'd be willing to wait a couple of years.

(I don't think he is, but this might be a smart choice if he changed his mind)

If Bridgewater were willing to wait for Drew Brees to finish his final seasons, his skill set would actually fit pretty well into Sean Payton's offense.

If I were making the choice for him, I'd take that over Tampa. Of course he'd have to be willing to accept delayed gratification (which nobody ever is these days) and who knows if New Orleans would be interested?

[LinvilleGorge]

He may want a starting spot, but I just don't see it happening. The truth of the matter is that he was pretty mediocre as a starter when he was healthy. 6150 passing yards and only 28 TDs vs. 22 INTs.       

He probably just needs to focus on securing NFL paychecks for as long as he can.