CBS Sports 5 teams most likely to trade for Matt Stafford. Guess who isn't listed?

[Moo Daeng]

I think Stafford would be even less likely to want to come to Carolina than Watson.

Edited January 25, 2021 by Moo Daeng

[kungfoodude]

His contract is so cheap the next two years, I think the bidding for him might get pretty high. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Peter King:

1. Colts. Easy pick. Frank Reich needs a quarterback and with the likelihood that Carson Wentz will stay in Philly, Stafford is the best option for a cap-rich team. Compensation: 21st overall pick in the 2021 draft.

2. Broncos. Doubt new GM George Paton, who has watched Stafford closely for 12 years while in Minnesota, would be sold on Drew Lock. Competition needed. Compensation: Two second-round picks (including 39th overall this year). Or Lock plus this year’s second-rounder.

3. Patriots. Bill Belichick, as he did when he first got to New England, got his cap in decent shape with one lousy year as payment. But would he be willing to pay the 15th overall pick for Stafford? He should be. Compensation: 15th overall pick.

4. Niners. Intriguing. San Francisco talks a big game about loving Jimmy Garoppolo, and maybe the franchise does. We’ll see. Compensation: Garoppolo and a 2022 second-round pick.

5. Washington. WFT has the defense to compete at a high level now. If I’m Ron Rivera, I try to convince Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith to stay and back up a franchise passer like Stafford for the next couple of years. Compensation: 19th overall pick. (If I’m Detroit, signing free-agent-to-be Taylor Heinicke would be some interesting, and smart, insurance.)

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/01/25/tom-brady-bucs-chiefs-super-bowl-fmia-peter-king/

[TheMaulClaw]

I think we'd be an attractive spot for Stafford. We have his old qb coach. We had 3 receivers with over 1000 yards from the line of scrimmage. A healthy CMC coming back and Joe Brady.  He wouldnt have to worry about a head coaching change for awhile.

Shouldnt take a rocket scientist to see that we would have been a playoff team with a healthy CMC and just an ok qb.  Washington doesnt seem more appealing to me.

The weather is good...and its closer to family.

Edited January 25, 2021 by TheMaulClaw

[Khyber53]

1 hour ago, t96 said:

Not disagreeing that many do this but I'll say that completion % is one of the most useless stats out there. What matters is what a QB does with his completions.

I agree that comp percentage can be fudged a bit by looking good in a short passing game system or an overly cautious passer. It does, however, show some ability.

A bad completion percentage, though, yeah that's a bad sign to be noticed, noted and avoided.

[Fox007]

6 minutes ago, TheMaulClaw said:

I think we'd be an attractive spot for Stafford. We have his old qb coach. We had 3 receivers with over 1000 yards from the line of scrimmage. A healthy CMC coming back and Joe Brady.  He wouldnt have to worry about a head coaching change for awhile.

Shouldnt take a rocket scientist to see that we would have been a playoff team with a healthy CMC and just an ok qb.  Washington doesnt seem more appealing to me.

The weather is good...and its closer to family.

It's a good point. Our offense is legit with him at QB and that is a selling point if you're Rhule talking to Stafford. Plus some of the compensation being speculated on there in his article is lower than what we could offer...Detroit has the power here not Stafford so it's about what Det wants in compensation.
Stafford isn't going to retire if he got traded to Carolina...