Hot Sauce Guy said:
I know several bears fans who’d need to be put on suicide watch if this happens. They struggled enough with Trubisky this season.
jokes aside, I think Mitch develops into a good QB. As soon as they took the shackles off his legs, the whole Bears offense opened up. He didn’t have a bad last 3-4 games (1 stinker of several great performance IIRC).
CHI refused to commit to the run game, and they tried to keep Mitch in the pocket instead of letting him run out of trouble - it looked like they figured out a few things at the end of the season.
or I could be wrong & Mitch could be a terrible awful no good QB next year. Time will tell.
I don’t think Chicago is in the market for Rivers though.
We must look at very different things in QB's. Trubisky is a backup QB and nothing more in my opinion, as a Bears fan. He simply can't play with any consistency, not just week to week, but even snap to snap. He has all the negatives of Winston, but with none of the high end play.
I agree its unlikely the Bears go after Rivers or Winston, but both would be upgrades. I think they are more likely to go a cheaper route, like Mariota or maybe Dalton. Either way, any of those 4 would be an upgrade in my opinion. Maybe Jake Fromm is still there in round 2?
Unrelated side note, why are people so quick to say Rivers is done from 1 down season? I see the same thing in the Brady thread, and even the Brees(seriously?) one. Its like people want to be the 1st one to be right about writing someone off. I could see Rivers, and especially Brady, pulling a Favre in Minnesota in the right situation.
Indy needs a QB more than anybody, they should be in on everyone. Reich is an excellent play caller, and Brissett looked awful, he was the worst starting QB in he NFL in my opinion. He had the best o-line in the NFL, an easy schedule, and while the Colts weapons did have trouble staying healthy, nothing about Brissett's play made me think he would have fared well if they'd been healthy. The Colts probably would have won more games just starting Hoyer, and he's no great shakes either.
If I were ranking available QB's I'd rank them as follows:
1. Brees, be shocked if he left NO.
2. Brady, could easily see a 2009 Favre season from him out of NE.
3. Rivers, he needs an o-line. That fixes probably 70% of his issues in my eyes.
4. Prescott, be shocked if he left Dallas, but he doesn't do enough in a near perfect situation. He's closer to Cousins than a Franchise guy.
5. Tannehill, I think both sides want to stay together.
6. Fitzpatrick, quietly is playing the best football of his career. Could be very useful in the right situation. No lock to leave Miami.
7. Dalton, assuming the Bengals don't keep him as bridge QB to start the 1st part of the season. The Bengals awfulness isn't on him.
8. Foles, assuming Jags go in a different direction. Foles has proven he can be valuable in the past, maybe he'd have been better if healthy all year.
9. Mariota, his career is almost identical to Tannehill's before 2019. Change of scenery/expectations could go a long way.
10. Keenum, can't get that 2017 out of my head. He's not a starter, but is a perfect guy to push a starter.
11. Winston, too many awful decisions. Hasn't developed one bit in 5 years. May have actually regressed, despite arguably best weapons in the NFL over the last 2 years.
12. Flacco, less good version of Keenum.
13. Bridgewater, feels like obvious fool's gold. He doesn't get to take Sean Payton, a top o-line, or Michael Thomas with him.
14. Taylor, another solid backup, could be a cap casualty for the Chargers.
15. Newton, I think he's done, physically, and maybe mentally, and will require a high price both in trade compensation, and money investment. He's Daunte Culpepper to me.
There has been rumors that Derek Carr could be let go by the Raiders, he's never really come close to his 2016 season again. He'd probably be in the Dalton/Foles range for me. He can be good when surrounded by great weapons, that is not the Raiders currently.
Alex Smith could also be available as he's expressed an intention to return to the league. I like him a ton as a cheaper investment, as a bridge QB, if he can get cleared. He was in the Prescott/Tannehill range before his devastating injury. But with no information on his health I decided not to include him.