Hankmoody
Footballguy
Josh McCown - 37I agree with you that asking for Geno is a bit crazy and that Fitz won't get fat and happy, but only the most elite players are playing close to 40 (how many have their been? 2-3? I'm not counting steady backup types who don't actually play). In reality, if Fitz gets a 3 year deal, it'll probably be his last contract. He might not be good enough for people to want to pay him several million a year to sit behind a starter. I'd think they would rather use that roster spot to develop someone with upside. Additionally, he's too error prone. When you sign a backup like Hasselbeck, if he gets in the game, you want him to just be a game manager. Fitz turns it over too much to play that role.
Again, I like Fitz and I mostly agree with you, but this is his last shot to cash in. He seems like a really good guy and might be able to sell himself as a player-coach to help develop a project QB3 while he's the QB2 so that a team would pay him to be a backup, but he doesn't have the skill set to be one of those guys still playing in the league at or near 40.
Luke McCown -35
Shaun Hill - 36
Even if he signs a 3 year deal (we know he's not getting three years of starter money so he's not going to do that) he comes out of that at 36. Quality backups are getting $4M, $4.5M, $7M per year now and in three years will be getting what? $6M average?