Flipside of G'man's Faith in Cam = Derek Anderson is gone. Definitely.

[Mr. Scot]

Eeeehhh, I'm not dead certain of that.  I'll grant it's possible.

 

I'd say it's still a good idea to have that 'veteran mentor' around.  Cam's still young.

 

Could always go for Josh McCown if he doesn't retire, but I figure Anderson would be cheaper.

[PhillyB]

interesting point.

 

at the same time, having a backup that can win you games is important in cases like rogers or cutler where they still come back to play after a couple weeks of being injured. the last thing you want is to miss the playoffs because your starter got injured for three weeks and the backup threw sixteen thousand interceptions because he's cheap and plays like it.

[tondi]

A million a year for an experienced quality backup QB is a deal.  You never know when he might need to finish up a game and that game could be the difference between the playoffs and sitting home.

[panthers55]

Anyone who has football at all this year knows that a number of backups had to play for extended time due to injuries.  Some of them like in Green Bay and Chicago were critical to the team's success. If you get rid of Anderson it is for an upgrade not a project.

[footballisasport]

Cam is used like a FB and doesn't wear a mouth piece.

We need to pay a backup vet QB that can handle starting a couple games

U need to use your starting QB for what he was hired to do. If Cam is being used as a FB because this team enjoys paying players for roles they can"t fulfill, then what other role will Andersen play besides QB if Cam goes down?

[Captain Morgan]

pretty sure the vast majority of backup qbs in the league are making about the same

[jdpanther5]

You can cut that number in half by having a mid-round rookie instead.

 

He gets paid $840,000 but his cap hit is only $555,000 due to the minimum salary benefit. This was set up in order to entice teams to sign vets for the vet minimum instead of just signing a bunch of UDFAs and younger players off the wire. So while they have to pay the player whatever their vet minimum is ($840,500 for DA), the cap hit is that of the minimum vet minimum (if that makes sense) of $555,000. 

 

That said, you still could find a rookie for even cheaper. But at that amount I question whether it's even worth it. I do think we should bring in a young guy to eventually be the backup, but for now I'd rather stick with DA.

[csx]

You can cut that number in half by having a mid-round rookie instead.

 

And that does next to nothing for the team.

[neverlosethefeeling]

He gets paid $840,000 but his cap hit is only $555,000 due to the minimum salary benefit. This was set up in order to entice teams to sign vets for the vet minimum instead of just signing a bunch of UDFAs and younger players off the wire. So while they have to pay the player whatever their vet minimum is ($840,500 for DA), the cap hit is that of the minimum vet minimum (if that makes sense) of $555,000. 

 

That said, you still could find a rookie for even cheaper. But at that amount I question whether it's even worth it. I do think we should bring in a young guy to eventually be the backup, but for now I'd rather stick with DA.

 

QFT and because this is the only answer. Seems a lot of Huddlers should do some more reading on the salary cap. With a cap hit of 555k, DA is an absolute steal when you consider the veteran experience he brings to the position and the QB room. Cam's stated multiple times how much he's leaned on DA for insight. Sure, you could probably find a rookie in the 5th round and he'd come in around 400k, but really, how much closer is 150k more in cap space going to get us to resigning our key guys or bringing in quality free agents? Don't think too hard because the answer is not much. I'll pay 150k for a guy who still adds value to the team over a no-chance-in-hell rookie everyday of the week.

[Jase]

He gets paid $840,000 but his cap hit is only $555,000 due to the minimum salary benefit. This was set up in order to entice teams to sign vets for the vet minimum instead of just signing a bunch of UDFAs and younger players off the wire. So while they have to pay the player whatever their vet minimum is ($840,500 for DA), the cap hit is that of the minimum vet minimum (if that makes sense) of $555,000. 

 

That said, you still could find a rookie for even cheaper. But at that amount I question whether it's even worth it. I do think we should bring in a young guy to eventually be the backup, but for now I'd rather stick with DA.

 

This is a really good point and I've never even heard of this.

 

[Thorrez]

And that does next to nothing for the team.

Oh, it does plenty. It makes you worse. Just look at this year, AJ Klein is mid tier pick that contributed.

[*FreeFua*]

Just some qualities we would need in a backup QB in order for them to hold down the fort if Cam got hurt.

-Be our best RB

-Be able to pick up third and longs with his legs

-Buy time in the pocket so the WR's can get open

-Bail out OL

-Bail out Shula

You all saw how well Matt Moore and Pickles did with a similar offense. If anything it was better because alot of these guys were younger. I don't think we should waste a pick on a QB. If DA wants to stay for vet minimum I'm all for it. There's not many starting QB's that could come in and save us from losing if Cam had to miss a few games.

[jtnc]

Eeeehhh, I'm not dead certain of that. I'll grant it's possible.

I'd say it's still a good idea to have that 'veteran mentor' around. Cam's still young.

Could always go for Josh McCown if he doesn't retire, but I figure Anderson would be cheaper.

Right now, Cam has just as much of game time experience as Derek Anderson, I don't think Cam needs a babysitter anymore.

[mc52beast]

Is Armanti available???