As usual, the quarterback position has drawn a ton of attention throughout this offseason.We saw teams trade their starter to move on to a recently-drafted succe sor, like the , who shipped out to move on to . We saw teams lose a starter in free agency, only to make a move for a replacement, like Washington, which traded for Smith when it became clear was leaving. We saw teams shell out big money for upgrades, like the , who signed Cousins away from Washington. We saw teams go all-in to give their young quarterbacks new weaponry, like the , who brought in to help out . We also saw several teams draft quarterbacks early in order to secure their long-term future at the position.
Chad Johnson Kids Jersey The tabbed Baker Mayfield at No. 1 overall. The took at No. 3. The traded up for at No. 7, and the did the same for at No. 10. The , after trading back initially, moved up to snag Lamar Jackson at No. 32.With all the maneuvering, it's clear at this point that most of the teams in the league have a very good idea of who their starting quarterback will be not just in 2018, but in 2019 and beyond. They either have a veteran locked in for the foreseeable future, a young quarterback still being developed, or a rookie waiting in the wings. Some teams, though, have either a clear present and a cloudy future, or a cloudy quarterback picture altogether. They have an unreliable starter or an aging legend nearing the end of this run. Below, we'll look into the nine teams with unsettled quarterback-of-the-future situations, and when they might need to look into figuring out who the "next" guy will be.Yes, the Jaguars went to the AFC title game a year ago despite employing as their quarterback. But also, they did not get to the despite having one of the best defenses in recent memory. Bortles has not shown us much during his four seasons to prove he should be Jacksonville's long-term starter, and the extension the team gave him this offseason was clearly motivated more by finances than by a significant amount of faith in his play.The Jags don't nece sarily seem like a team that will wants to draft a quarterback and wait for him to get ready to win because, well, their defense is ready to win right now. They were a rumored landing spot for players like last year and could become a hot destination for a player like during this year's camp, but with the financial commitment they just made to Bortles, it seems unlikely that they'll be changing things this year. Next offseason, though, change could come. At least in the form of some sort of competition for Bortles, who will still be due $10 million in guarantees in 2019.The Dolphins still have under contract for three more years after restructuring his contract this offseason, but they reportedly took a hard look at the top quarterbacks in this year's draft and
Martin Brodeur Jersey they can still save close to $19 million against the cap if they designate Tannehill a post-June 1 release next year. Adam Gase is not part of the regime that drafted Tannehill and neither is Mike Tannenbaum, so it's po sible they could decide they want to get their own guy under center if Tannehill doesn't show major progre s
Ivan Barbashev Men Jersey this season. He's shown himself to be an adequate starting quarterback in five seasons at the helm but not nece sarily one worth cap hits over $25 million in 2019 and 2020.The Dolphins may be in more realistic position than the Jaguars to draft a quarterback and let him grow with their roster, but that has pretty much never been Tannenbaum's style, so it's hard to predict what this team might do at the position in the future. Speaking of adequate veteran starters whose teams can get out of their contracts with major cap savings after this season ... come on down, ! Dalton has zero guaranteed money left on his deal after the 2018 campaign, meaning the Bengals can get out of his cap hits of $16.2 million for 2019 and $17.7 million for 2020 if they so choose without taking any dead money onto their books.We've likely already seen Dalton's upside and it wasn't all that high. He was probably something like a borderline top-10 QB at the height of his play, and with the Bengals having changed over a lot of their skill position players these last few seasons, it's po sible they could just choose to move on if Dalton doesn't take a step forward this year. Then again, the Bengals are a famously change-averse organization (see: Lewis, Marvin), so maybe they just run it back with Dalton no matter what happens this year. If they don't, though, they seem like a good candidate to wade into the market for a veteran starter while drafting a QB to develop behind him.For more on that idea, let's talk about the ...There were 33 quarterbacks who threw at least 500 pa ses between the 2016 and 2017 seasons combined. Among that group of 33, ranked 21st in completion percentage, 29th in touchdown rate, 18th in interception rate, 31st in yards per attempt, and 28th in pa ser rating. In 2017 he ranked 20th among 32 qualified pa sers in completion percentage, 30th in yards per attempt, 26th in pa ser rating, 23rd in Football Outsiders' DVOA and DYAR, and 24th in ESPN's QBR. In other words, he is a clearly well below-average starting quarterback. And he's 37 years old. He's not getting any better. All the Giants have behind him as the "future" at the position is 2017 third-round pick and 2018 fourth-round pick Kyle Lauletta. Here is the complete list of quarterbacks since 2000 who were drafted after the second round, started one game or fewer during their rookie season, and eventually became
Paul Stastny Kids Jersey their drafted team's full-time starter: David Garrard, , , . That's it. That's the whole list. It's not a viable option.And so, the Giants need to be thinking about who will take over for Manning, whether it's a year from now or sometime after that. It's unlikely to be Webb or Lauletta, and since they're not looking for a replacement starter right now, it's probably going to be someone they get in a future draft. is basically the definition of a bridge QB. Trevor Siemian was not the answer and has been shipped out. is gone as well. If was the
Patrik Berglund Kids Jersey answer, Siemian wouldn't have been the starter last year. Maybe you're a believer, but as we explored in the Giants section, the odds are extremely low. John Elway has yet to find succe s with drafting QBs and seems to prefer the veteran route, so if Keenum doesn't work as expected this season, maybe the Broncos just try to run it back with another similar type of player next year. The guys on the defense were clearly not in favor of the team drafting a quarterback this year and it doesn't seem like that'll change by this time next year. Elway may need to value the future of the franchise over present contention for the first time in a while, though, if that defense can't get them back to the playoffs this year. , , , Now, we're getting into the teams who have established starters still playing at a high level but who seemingly have no real plan
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