Every NFL offseason, the hottest topic is the quarterbacks. This year is no exception, with big names like and consistently rumored as potential trade targets. To date, however, all signs point toward Rodgers and Wilson -- among the 's select few elite pa sers -- remaining with the and , respectively.Where does that leave the QB market, which tends to be more heavy on talk than action, even with guys like and recently relocating? Where will all the QB-needy teams find new signal-callers? We decided to play out one scenario where Rodgers and Wilson stay put. It was apparent pretty early in the exercise that the demand outweighs the supply, forcing teams arguably in QB purgatory (like the and ) to stick with their current starters.But here are 13 QB moves we project:Denver is ready to compete now. They have a run game, offensive line, receiving corps and defense built to make a playoff run. All they need is an established QB. With the pipe dream of a Rodgers relocation put to rest, Cousins is the best alternative. General manager George Paton was the ' a sistant GM when Minnesota signed extended Cousins with big money. And the Vikings, despite new coach Kevin O'Connell
Cody Allen Jersey 's enthusiasm, will be happy to dump at least a portion of his ma sive , perhaps eating some extra cash in exchange for a high draft pick.It's hard to replace Tom Brady. Just ask the , who spent a year riding a downtrodden before drafting . No doubt Bruce Arians will swing bigger in an attempt at a
B.J. Upton Jersey quick fix, but a suming they don't go all in for and his legal i sues, Bridgewater at least keeps the floor relatively high. He also doesn't break the bank or prevent Tampa Bay from completely resetting at QB in 2023, perhaps after Arians joins Brady in retirement. Probably the boldest of all the moves here, this one runs counter to public compliments from new coach Josh McDaniels, who may very well be exploring an extension for Carr. But is he really ready to sign a lucrative long-term commitment to a veteran he's yet to coach? The Colts, on the other hand, have an owner overly eager to upgrade after years of stopgaps. Carr is one of the few actual upgrade po sibilities outside of a blockbuster swing at Wilson, and he'd keep Indy squarely in the playoff hunt.Washington badly needs a QB, and Ron Rivera has publicly admitted they need to do more than take another mid-tier flyer. Wentz isn't nece sarily a Matthew Stafford-level get, but he at least offers more upside than the middling free-agent leftovers. The Commanders know Wentz well, having witne sed his peak in the NFC East, and both Rivera and offensive coordinator Scott Turner have a history of coaching a big-bodied play-maker with a penchant for forced throws in Cam Newton.With Wilson off the table, GM Howie Roseman could roll into 2022 with second-year man under center. But he and owner Jeffrey Lurie are going to be itching to add upside to their QB room after watching most of the playoffs from home. Armed with three first-round picks, he has the ammo to move up for maybe the most athletically gifted QB of the cla s, then let Willis and Hurts compete in camp, giving Philly two mobile options for their run-heavy offense. should at least be shopped, even with a ma sive 2022 cap hit, but a suming Atlanta keeps him and gives stronger consideration to a QB reset in 2023, Strong would give them a developmental backup. His would likely appeal to coach Arthur Smith, who's preferred more "point-guard" QBs like Ryan and .New GM Joe Schoen can talk highly of former first-rounder , but no one in that
Ricky Vaughn Jersey building should be counting on Jones to emerge as a durable, reliable top-15 starter in 2022. If he does, great. But some competition and added insurance wouldn't hurt, and Trubisky is the perfect man in that regard, sharing some of Jones' mobile tendencies and coming off a year under new coach Brian Daboll in Buffalo, where he sat behind after a run as the ' starter.Unle s the Lions plan to eat $20 million to save a few million by designating as a post-June 1 cut, the ex-Rams starter will probably stick around for one more year as a placeholder. But they could afford to get into the QB room as a longer-term option, and Ridder makes sense as a late Day One or Day Two target. Matt Rhule has failed in every attempt to addre s the QB spot since taking over, churning through Teddy Bridgewater, and Cam Newton in two years on
Corey Kluber Jersey the job. If they're not going to net a perennial All-Pro like Rodgers or Wilson, what's the point of meddling with the middling market again? Pickett appears to be the most NFL-ready of the rookie cla s, and he'd at least buy the Rhule-Scott Fitterer regime some time to groom their own guy.Is he an upgrade over Derek Carr? No. Does that matter to new coach Josh McDaniels? Not nece sarily. For one, he'd be le s expensive on a shorter commitment. Second, he knows McDaniels' system, having worked under the ex-Patriots coordinator in New England. Garoppolo is all but confirmed to depart the as San Francisco turns the keys over to , and here, in Vegas, he'd give McDaniels an added level of comfort before a bigger QB
Tyler Naquin Jersey evaluation in 2023.Re-signing or pursuing Teddy Bridgewater are both viable options for New Orleans in this post-Sean Payton venture, but what they really need is a developmental solution. already offers serviceable veteran insurance, but Corral, whose mobility and quick release could help accentuate their run and short-area pa sing game, would likely be hard to pa s up as a first-round pick, perhaps in a trade up. Pittsburgh management has made it clear the Steelers will throw several darts at QB in the wake of retirement. And while remains in tow, Mariota offers more of the mobility they'd like to incorporate into an offense built around . Howell, meanwhile, would give them added competition as a Day One or Day Two investment.New coach Kevin O'Connell would probably prefer Kirk Cousins, but the Vikings are under new management at an inflection point. By offloading Cousins' ma sive deal rather than extending him, they could delay a real QB reset until 2023, when O'Connell will have a chance to choose his own guy. In the meantime, with second-year man still developing, Winston could give O'Connell and new coordinator Wes Phillips some of the downfield action they got with the -- a big arm capable of feeding .
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