Dolphins negotiations with Teddy Bridgewater seem to favor QB. Will team blink?
The team on Wednesday night finished a visit with New Orleans Saints backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. So the Dolphins want the former Northwestern High standout and Miami native to be their starter.
And I assume Bridgewater’s visit included all the requisite niceties of a meet and greet with coaches, a meal, and a tour of the team’s Davie facility.
The Dolphins, by the way, are traditionally really good at this stuff because they typically take their prospective players to a swanky Fort Lauderdale restaurant they have visited for decades. And they say all the right things, as they have for decades.
They can also trot out Dan Marino for swag purposes.
The Dolphins have always been a hit with players doing this.
But after the courting ends, the process must invariably transition to a contract negotiation. And in that, the Dolphins are royally and utterly, um, in trouble.
Because Bridgewater and his camp have the team by the, um, negotiating advantage.
These are the reasons:
The Dolphins are in the strange position of needing a starting quarterback but not wanting to pay full freight for one in free agency because veteran starting quarterbacks — even the unremarkable ones — cost $16 million annually and up.
The reason the Dolphins don’t want to pay that much is partly because they’re going to carry at minimum some $7 million in dead money on the Ryan Tannehill contract and mostly because what they intend is to eventually draft their real starting quarterback of the future — either this draft or the next.
So the team is hoping to win on several fronts. Miami wants to find a veteran starter, pay him below NFL market value, draft Rookie Franchise QB guy and let the situation between those two players develop however it may over the next year or two.
The problem is no available veteran quarterback has been seeing things like the Dolphins were seeing things before Wednesday. No one has cooperated.
The Dolphins apparently approached Bridgewater days ago, and whatever happened in those talks only convinced Bridgewater’s camp to leak to the NFL Network that Bridgewater was going back to New Orleans as the backup and heir to Drew Brees.
The Dolphins, I’m told, had another starter option in Tyrod Taylor. Except Taylor has experience with the idea of signing to be a team’s starter and then being summarily replaced by a prized rookie. It happened to him last year in Cleveland with Baker Mayfield.
Taylor didn’t want to do that again, especially at a below-market salary for a starter.
So rather than become the Miami Dolphins’ bridge starter, Taylor signed instead with the San Diego Chargers to be the backup to Phillip Rivers.
Well, the Dolphins still had channels of conversation open with Bridgewater. And this is where it’s going to get interesting.
Last year when Bridgewater was searching for a team, the Dolphins were the first team to reach out to him. The full details of that exchange were in this space last August. But the key element was that Bridgewater’s agent wanted a one-year deal for $15 million.
That’s what Bridgewater wanted when the idea was for him to merely compete for a starting job or be the backup.
If that was the asking price in that situation, what do you think the price is going to be now that Bridgewater would be coming to Miami as the unquestioned starter?
Yeah, not less.
And you know what? He has a point.
Bridgewater could easily expect a contract that guarantees he will get $16 million per year each of the next two years. And, yes, I said guarantees, not empty numbers that sound big but never get paid out.
Guarantees.
Because any starting quarterback a team has a conviction about usually gets a longer-term deal — typically four years — which guarantees the player will be around at least two years before the team can vacate the agreement without a huge salary cap backlash.
So Bridgewater’s agent obviously wants to make sure his client doesn’t find himself next year in the situation Taylor found himself in after his Cleveland experience.
The Dolphins were probably hoping to sign their veteran starting quarterback for maybe half the $16 million annual number and perhaps throw in a ton of incentives that inflated the maximum value of a contract to look like it paid $16 million to $18 million per season.
I don’t think that’s going to work for Bridgewater.
Oh, he will want the incentives, too. He will want incentives for hitting a certain number of starts, touchdown passes and other performance markers. But he’s going to want that atop the guaranteed money because if he comes to Miami this might be his best and only chance to get such a deal.
If Bridgewater can’t get that deal from the Dolphins he can always go back to New Orleans and wait out the 40-year-old Brees. or try to hit the market again next year and find a better situation.
The Dolphins, meanwhile, can accept Bridgewater’s demands or hold the line and move on to another name in the veteran bridge quarterback pool.
So we’re going to have an interesting negotiation play out.
Be interesting to see who blinks
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article227680629.html
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
@"StickyBun" said: Another:
The fish deserve to be insulted if they wouldnt offer a starting QB 16 million plus incentives... any QB that is starting should be in that 20 range, so Teddy was offering a discount but wanted to be able to get up to a real wage if he did well..... unless he isnt 100% I dont know why they wouldnt pay him on a short term deal.
@"HappyViking" said:Why do you say career backup? Payton has already expressed that Bridgewater is his post-Brees guy, so I mean it kind of depends on how long you think Brees is going to keep going.@"MaroonBells" said: Wow, either Teddy is playing a serious long game or he's been talking to Tonya Harding. No doubt, New Orleans is a much better situation, but to be able to recognize that, and choose it over a starting job in his home town is pretty impressive. I hope it works out for him. So Teddy wants to be a career backup QB? I guess someone has to, and you get rich too. Most guys gunning for championships actually want to be playing in the games not on the sidelines cheering. I'm not sure what he's thinking. Is it more money in NO even as a backup?
@"medaille" said:I just don't see them handing it over to Teddy: they'll bring in competition when Brees retires. Its the prudent thing to do.@"HappyViking" said:Why do you say career backup? Payton has already expressed that Bridgewater is his post-Brees guy, so I mean it kind of depends on how long you think Brees is going to keep going.@"MaroonBells" said: Wow, either Teddy is playing a serious long game or he's been talking to Tonya Harding. No doubt, New Orleans is a much better situation, but to be able to recognize that, and choose it over a starting job in his home town is pretty impressive. I hope it works out for him. So Teddy wants to be a career backup QB? I guess someone has to, and you get rich too. Most guys gunning for championships actually want to be playing in the games not on the sidelines cheering. I'm not sure what he's thinking. Is it more money in NO even as a backup?
@"medaille" said:I meant he has a chance to "prove it" that he has the ability to be quality starting QB again. The last time he was considered that has been several seasons ago now. If he truly wants the opportunity to shine, and lead a team, then choosing to sit behind Brees for another season or two seems like an odd choice to me.@"HappyViking" said:Why do you say career backup? Payton has already expressed that Bridgewater is his post-Brees guy, so I mean it kind of depends on how long you think Brees is going to keep going.@"MaroonBells" said: Wow, either Teddy is playing a serious long game or he's been talking to Tonya Harding. No doubt, New Orleans is a much better situation, but to be able to recognize that, and choose it over a starting job in his home town is pretty impressive. I hope it works out for him. So Teddy wants to be a career backup QB? I guess someone has to, and you get rich too. Most guys gunning for championships actually want to be playing in the games not on the sidelines cheering. I'm not sure what he's thinking. Is it more money in NO even as a backup?Seems like he wants to be on a winning team and patiently wait for his future opportunity in a year or two. I would expect most QBs that want to make a name for themselves as a true starting QB would jump at the opportunity when it arrives; especially in front of his hometown fans.
@"HappyViking" said:@"medaille" said:I meant he has a chance to "prove it" that he has the ability to be quality starting QB again. The last time he was considered that has been several seasons ago now. If he truly wants the opportunity to shine, and lead a team, then choosing to sit behind Brees for another season or two seems like an odd choice to me.@"HappyViking" said:Why do you say career backup? Payton has already expressed that Bridgewater is his post-Brees guy, so I mean it kind of depends on how long you think Brees is going to keep going.@"MaroonBells" said: Wow, either Teddy is playing a serious long game or he's been talking to Tonya Harding. No doubt, New Orleans is a much better situation, but to be able to recognize that, and choose it over a starting job in his home town is pretty impressive. I hope it works out for him. So Teddy wants to be a career backup QB? I guess someone has to, and you get rich too. Most guys gunning for championships actually want to be playing in the games not on the sidelines cheering. I'm not sure what he's thinking. Is it more money in NO even as a backup?Seems like he wants to be on a winning team and patiently wait for his future opportunity in a year or two. I would expect most QBs that want to make a name for themselves as a true starting QB would jump at the opportunity when it arrives; especially in front of his hometown fans.
he almost lost his career once, i am sure that as much as he would love to play tomorrow...his financial side is also saying 1 more year of holding the clipboard and take over a ferrari... or for only a few million more per year move home on a massive discount and play for a mess of a team and possibly see it all end again? might as well hold out for that pay day and ferrari IMO.any word on what the phish were actually offering if they wouldnt give TB 16 plus incentives?
@"StickyBun" said: Interesting read from the Miami Herald on missing out on Bridgewater:
...and just 24 hours before his "I didn't love you anyway" rant, Armando tweets in response to Tyrod Taylor signing with the Chargers: "That cannot be good for the Dolphins. They absolutely need to go back to Teddy Bridgewater and plead with him to leave New Orleans."
Time will tell, but I think this goes down in history as another Culpepper over Brees decision by the Fins.
What are the Dolphins trying to do?
I guess I'm a little confused. I think it seems logical for them to get the cheapest QB they can possibly get, tank for the 2020 #1 draft pick or pay enough for the best FA bridge QB they can get and draft someone this year. I just don't get them trying to cheap out at QB. Whats the strategy they're going for?
If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position.
@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position.This ^
@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position.Yeah, cuz Teddy always seemed like the kind of guy who didn't like playing. LOL. Teddy's not stupid and neither is his agent. Good or bad, right or wrong, there's a reason he's in New Orleans and it may not be clear to everyone right away.
@"medaille" said:The word is that Miami doesn't think Teddy is a top 15 starting NFL QB so they didn't want to lay out the cash. I think they are being more thoughtful and plodding than they've been in the past, which has been impulsive.What are the Dolphins trying to do? I guess I'm a little confused. I think it seems logical for them to get the cheapest QB they can possibly get, tank for the 2020 #1 draft pick or pay enough for the best FA bridge QB they can get and draft someone this year. I just don't get them trying to cheap out at QB. Whats the strategy they're going for?
@"MaroonBells" said:Oh right, Teddy could never do something dumb. He's Super-Teddy!@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position. Yeah, cuz Teddy always seemed like the kind of guy who didn't like playing. LOL. Teddy's not stupid and neither is his agent. Good or bad, right or wrong, there's a reason he's in New Orleans and it may not be clear to everyone right away.
@"comet52" said:Think about it. This isn't rocket science.@"MaroonBells" said:Oh right, Teddy could never do something dumb. He's Super-Teddy!@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position. Yeah, cuz Teddy always seemed like the kind of guy who didn't like playing. LOL. Teddy's not stupid and neither is his agent. Good or bad, right or wrong, there's a reason he's in New Orleans and it may not be clear to everyone right away.He doesn’t have to be Super Teddy to know that Miami is going to take a QB in the draft, and most likely at #13. If Teddy had signed in Miami for whatever they were offering, and they draft a QB #1, suddenly Bridgewater’s in the exact same position he was in in New York. Before you get a chance to even throw the freaking ball, team has its future QB. And no matter how well you play in the preseason, you’re not it. It’s for that same reason that Tyrod Taylor spurned the Dolphins and chose to be a backup behind an aging QB in San Diego. Same thing happened to him in Cleveland.
If the Dolphins had offered Bridgewater (or Taylor) big money, then that would be different, but they obviously didn’t. They offered temporary starter money, which signaled to Teddy, Tyrod, their agents, and anyone with a brain, that they were going to draft a QB.
Now, which situation do you take? The one where you’re a temporary starter, running for your life on one of the worst teams in the NFL, teaching the ropes to the de facto franchise QB, knowing you have to go through the same damn thing again the following year? Or backup a 40 year old starter on one of the best teams in the NFL (who, by the way, does not have a 1st round pick), playing for a coach who has publicly declared you his future QB?
Seems pretty obvious to me. But who knows, maybe you’re right. Maybe Teddy is just a lazy ass bum who wants to sit on the bench.
Just curious as I haven't watched a Dolphins game in years, do they have a quality OL and a good WR corps? If not, BW may be concerned about taking a pummeling as a QB and be a part of his reasoning to not sign with Miami. All QB's take hits but certainly the number of hits/sacks are greater behind a porous OL and with receivers that struggle getting open. Just a thought, no idea what is the true story behind the scenes.
Just because his name is Bridgewater, doesn’t mean he wants to be a bridge QB...
@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:Think about it. This isn't rocket science.@"MaroonBells" said:Oh right, Teddy could never do something dumb. He's Super-Teddy!@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position. Yeah, cuz Teddy always seemed like the kind of guy who didn't like playing. LOL. Teddy's not stupid and neither is his agent. Good or bad, right or wrong, there's a reason he's in New Orleans and it may not be clear to everyone right away.He doesn’t have to be Super Teddy to know that Miami is going to take a QB in the draft, and most likely at #13. If Teddy had signed in Miami for whatever they were offering, and they draft a QB #1, suddenly Bridgewater’s in the exact same position he was in in New York. Before you get a chance to even throw the freaking ball, team has its future QB. And no matter how well you play in the preseason, you’re not it. It’s for that same reason that Tyrod Taylor spurned the Dolphins and chose to be a backup behind an aging QB in San Diego. Same thing happened to him in Cleveland.
If the Dolphins had offered Bridgewater (or Taylor) big money, then that would be different, but they obviously didn’t. They offered temporary starter money, which signaled to Teddy, Tyrod, their agents, and anyone with a brain, that they were going to draft a QB.
Now, which situation do you take? The one where you’re a temporary starter, running for your life on one of the worst teams in the NFL, teaching the ropes to the de facto franchise QB, knowing you have to go through the same damn thing again the following year? Or backup a 40 year old starter on one of the best teams in the NFL (who, by the way, does not have a 1st round pick), playing for a coach who has publicly declared you his future QB?
Seems pretty obvious to me. But who knows, maybe you’re right. Maybe Teddy is just a lazy ass bum who wants to sit on the bench.
Who are they gonna take at 13 that will start as a rookie? The longer Teddy sits the less likely it is that he will ever start or succeed. He's wasting what's left of his prime years.
@"comet52" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:Think about it. This isn't rocket science.@"MaroonBells" said:Oh right, Teddy could never do something dumb. He's Super-Teddy!@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position. Yeah, cuz Teddy always seemed like the kind of guy who didn't like playing. LOL. Teddy's not stupid and neither is his agent. Good or bad, right or wrong, there's a reason he's in New Orleans and it may not be clear to everyone right away.He doesn’t have to be Super Teddy to know that Miami is going to take a QB in the draft, and most likely at #13. If Teddy had signed in Miami for whatever they were offering, and they draft a QB #1, suddenly Bridgewater’s in the exact same position he was in in New York. Before you get a chance to even throw the freaking ball, team has its future QB. And no matter how well you play in the preseason, you’re not it. It’s for that same reason that Tyrod Taylor spurned the Dolphins and chose to be a backup behind an aging QB in San Diego. Same thing happened to him in Cleveland.
If the Dolphins had offered Bridgewater (or Taylor) big money, then that would be different, but they obviously didn’t. They offered temporary starter money, which signaled to Teddy, Tyrod, their agents, and anyone with a brain, that they were going to draft a QB.
Now, which situation do you take? The one where you’re a temporary starter, running for your life on one of the worst teams in the NFL, teaching the ropes to the de facto franchise QB, knowing you have to go through the same damn thing again the following year? Or backup a 40 year old starter on one of the best teams in the NFL (who, by the way, does not have a 1st round pick), playing for a coach who has publicly declared you his future QB?
Seems pretty obvious to me. But who knows, maybe you’re right. Maybe Teddy is just a lazy ass bum who wants to sit on the bench.
Who are they gonna take at 13 that will start as a rookie? The longer Teddy sits the less likely it is that he will ever start or succeed. He's wasting what's left of his prime years.
Lock, Jones...doesn't matter, it's the same situation.As far as Teddy wasting his prime years, he's 26 years old. If he stays healthy, he has another good 8 to 10 years. Maybe even 14. The reason I say that is because he's the same age Brees was when the Dolphins chose a knee over a shoulder, Daunte went to Miami, Drew went to New Orleans and the rest in history. Sounds like that's how it was sold to Teddy as well.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:Think about it. This isn't rocket science.@"MaroonBells" said:Oh right, Teddy could never do something dumb. He's Super-Teddy!@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position. Yeah, cuz Teddy always seemed like the kind of guy who didn't like playing. LOL. Teddy's not stupid and neither is his agent. Good or bad, right or wrong, there's a reason he's in New Orleans and it may not be clear to everyone right away.He doesn’t have to be Super Teddy to know that Miami is going to take a QB in the draft, and most likely at #13. If Teddy had signed in Miami for whatever they were offering, and they draft a QB #1, suddenly Bridgewater’s in the exact same position he was in in New York. Before you get a chance to even throw the freaking ball, team has its future QB. And no matter how well you play in the preseason, you’re not it. It’s for that same reason that Tyrod Taylor spurned the Dolphins and chose to be a backup behind an aging QB in San Diego. Same thing happened to him in Cleveland.
If the Dolphins had offered Bridgewater (or Taylor) big money, then that would be different, but they obviously didn’t. They offered temporary starter money, which signaled to Teddy, Tyrod, their agents, and anyone with a brain, that they were going to draft a QB.
Now, which situation do you take? The one where you’re a temporary starter, running for your life on one of the worst teams in the NFL, teaching the ropes to the de facto franchise QB, knowing you have to go through the same damn thing again the following year? Or backup a 40 year old starter on one of the best teams in the NFL (who, by the way, does not have a 1st round pick), playing for a coach who has publicly declared you his future QB?
Seems pretty obvious to me. But who knows, maybe you’re right. Maybe Teddy is just a lazy ass bum who wants to sit on the bench.
Who are they gonna take at 13 that will start as a rookie? The longer Teddy sits the less likely it is that he will ever start or succeed. He's wasting what's left of his prime years.
Lock, Jones...doesn't matter, it's the same situation.As far as Teddy wasting his prime years, he's 26 years old. If he stays healthy, he has another good 8 to 10 years. Maybe even 14. The reason I say that is because he's the same age Brees was when the Dolphins chose a knee over a shoulder, Daunte went to Miami, Drew went to New Orleans and the rest in history. Sounds like that's how it was sold to Teddy as well.
MB, I know you are kind of a Teddy fanboy and that's cool, but hes got a lot to prove. I'd like to see him succeed somewhere, he's obviously a great kid. Turning down Miami makes me scratch my head a bit to be quite honest, its his home town and he'd get a shot to start,
@"StickyBun" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:Think about it. This isn't rocket science.@"MaroonBells" said:Oh right, Teddy could never do something dumb. He's Super-Teddy!@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position. Yeah, cuz Teddy always seemed like the kind of guy who didn't like playing. LOL. Teddy's not stupid and neither is his agent. Good or bad, right or wrong, there's a reason he's in New Orleans and it may not be clear to everyone right away.He doesn’t have to be Super Teddy to know that Miami is going to take a QB in the draft, and most likely at #13. If Teddy had signed in Miami for whatever they were offering, and they draft a QB #1, suddenly Bridgewater’s in the exact same position he was in in New York. Before you get a chance to even throw the freaking ball, team has its future QB. And no matter how well you play in the preseason, you’re not it. It’s for that same reason that Tyrod Taylor spurned the Dolphins and chose to be a backup behind an aging QB in San Diego. Same thing happened to him in Cleveland.
If the Dolphins had offered Bridgewater (or Taylor) big money, then that would be different, but they obviously didn’t. They offered temporary starter money, which signaled to Teddy, Tyrod, their agents, and anyone with a brain, that they were going to draft a QB.
Now, which situation do you take? The one where you’re a temporary starter, running for your life on one of the worst teams in the NFL, teaching the ropes to the de facto franchise QB, knowing you have to go through the same damn thing again the following year? Or backup a 40 year old starter on one of the best teams in the NFL (who, by the way, does not have a 1st round pick), playing for a coach who has publicly declared you his future QB?
Seems pretty obvious to me. But who knows, maybe you’re right. Maybe Teddy is just a lazy ass bum who wants to sit on the bench.
Who are they gonna take at 13 that will start as a rookie? The longer Teddy sits the less likely it is that he will ever start or succeed. He's wasting what's left of his prime years.
Lock, Jones...doesn't matter, it's the same situation.As far as Teddy wasting his prime years, he's 26 years old. If he stays healthy, he has another good 8 to 10 years. Maybe even 14. The reason I say that is because he's the same age Brees was when the Dolphins chose a knee over a shoulder, Daunte went to Miami, Drew went to New Orleans and the rest in history. Sounds like that's how it was sold to Teddy as well.
MB, I know you are kind of a Teddy fanboy and that's cool, but hes got a lot to prove. I'd like to see him succeed somewhere, he's obviously a great kid. Turning down Miami makes me scratch my head a bit to be quite honest, its his home town and he'd get a shot to start,
Fanboy? Is that your passive aggressive way of insulting me, Sticky? Fuck you. Read what I wrote in response to Comet. New Orleans wasn't just the best choice, it was the obvious one. Certainly makes a lot more sense than crafting a juvenile narrative about Teddy not having the guts to play. What are you, 12? Look, I can tolerate haters. I can't tolerate stupid.Yeah, I like Teddy and I'm rooting for him. Sue me.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:Think about it. This isn't rocket science.@"MaroonBells" said:Oh right, Teddy could never do something dumb. He's Super-Teddy!@"comet52" said: If I were Teddy I would have just made a friendly deal with Miami and gotten on the field. Once you're there, prove that you're worth a big $ contract. Why sit on the bench especially when you've been sitting there for several years already? Going back to New Orleans for a maybe you'll start someday situation seems like a dumb move, unless he just wants to collect a check and not take the pounding which is a career for some guys at the backup qb position. Yeah, cuz Teddy always seemed like the kind of guy who didn't like playing. LOL. Teddy's not stupid and neither is his agent. Good or bad, right or wrong, there's a reason he's in New Orleans and it may not be clear to everyone right away.He doesn’t have to be Super Teddy to know that Miami is going to take a QB in the draft, and most likely at #13. If Teddy had signed in Miami for whatever they were offering, and they draft a QB #1, suddenly Bridgewater’s in the exact same position he was in in New York. Before you get a chance to even throw the freaking ball, team has its future QB. And no matter how well you play in the preseason, you’re not it. It’s for that same reason that Tyrod Taylor spurned the Dolphins and chose to be a backup behind an aging QB in San Diego. Same thing happened to him in Cleveland.
If the Dolphins had offered Bridgewater (or Taylor) big money, then that would be different, but they obviously didn’t. They offered temporary starter money, which signaled to Teddy, Tyrod, their agents, and anyone with a brain, that they were going to draft a QB.
Now, which situation do you take? The one where you’re a temporary starter, running for your life on one of the worst teams in the NFL, teaching the ropes to the de facto franchise QB, knowing you have to go through the same damn thing again the following year? Or backup a 40 year old starter on one of the best teams in the NFL (who, by the way, does not have a 1st round pick), playing for a coach who has publicly declared you his future QB?
Seems pretty obvious to me. But who knows, maybe you’re right. Maybe Teddy is just a lazy ass bum who wants to sit on the bench.
Who are they gonna take at 13 that will start as a rookie? The longer Teddy sits the less likely it is that he will ever start or succeed. He's wasting what's left of his prime years.
Lock, Jones...doesn't matter, it's the same situation.As far as Teddy wasting his prime years, he's 26 years old. If he stays healthy, he has another good 8 to 10 years. Maybe even 14. The reason I say that is because he's the same age Brees was when the Dolphins chose a knee over a shoulder, Daunte went to Miami, Drew went to New Orleans and the rest in history. Sounds like that's how it was sold to Teddy as well.
MB, I know you are kind of a Teddy fanboy and that's cool, but hes got a lot to prove. I'd like to see him succeed somewhere, he's obviously a great kid. Turning down Miami makes me scratch my head a bit to be quite honest, its his home town and he'd get a shot to start,
Fanboy? Is that your passive aggressive way of insulting me, Sticky? Fuck you. Read what I wrote in response to Comet. New Orleans wasn't just the best choice, it was the obvious one. Certainly makes a lot more sense than crafting a juvenile narrative about Teddy not having the guts to play. What are you, 12? Look, I can tolerate haters. I can't tolerate stupid.Yeah, I like Teddy and I'm rooting for him. Sue me.
I've seen posts in the past exaggerating Teddy's potential from you, that's why I said that. Zero doubt you are a fanboy of his. But like I said, he's worth rooting for. I just don't think his upside is that big.
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