Josh Rosen...
The Cardinals already splurged for Rosen in the draft and paid out his $10.9 million signing bonus. Whichever team trades for Rosen will get him for three seasons for only a few million dollars per year. At that price, he's affordable enough to stash on the bench behind an aging veteran for a year or two, or to release without regret if things don't work out.
Think of the number of teams that could use a quarterback who was considered a blue-chip prospect 11 months ago, costs less than Chase Daniel and is still younger than several of the quarterbacks (Missouri's Drew Lock, West Virginia's Will Grier and Penn State's Trace McSorley, among others) in this year's draft. Here are some potential customers, ranked in order of desperation.
Dolphins: Rosen is just what these down-to-the-foundation rebuilding Dolphins need: a fixed-price, low-obligation potential franchise quarterback who allows them to invest elsewhere in the draft and could fast-track their turnaround.
Giants: Here's an instant narrative-shifter, Dave Gettleman! You get a replacement for Eli Manning who you don't have to pay much or hand the starting job to right away. That means you can spend both of your first-round picks on Hog Mollies and no one will make fun of you! Well, fewer people will make fun of you.
Redskins: Their current plan is for 31-year-old journeyman Case Keenum to compete for the starting job with 32-year-old journeyman Colt McCoy. Seriously, that's the plan. Rosen would be an immediate upgrade since he has a potentially promising future.
Broncos: They need a contingency plan in case Joe Flacco plays the same way he has for the last six years.
Bengals: Did you forget that the Bengals were still in the NFL? Based on their inactivity during free agency, so did they. For a franchise that's afraid of sweeping changes, Rosen would be an ideal candidate to "soft reboot" the Andy Dalton era.
Falcons, Lions and others: If your franchise quarterback is in his 30s and expensive, and you have absolutely no idea what's behind him, Rosen represents affordable injury insurance and a little bit of leverage if the time suddenly comes to start over.
Patriots: Rosen would be the ideal Tom Brady protege and designated heir apparent. Knowing how the Patriots operate, they may already have a trade up their sleeves. C'mon, other GMs: Don't let them get Rosen for peanuts!
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2826797-trading-for-josh-rosen-is-the-smartest-move-a-qb-needy-nfl-team-can-make?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=referral
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
@"Canthony" said:@"JimmyinSD" said:@"Canthony" said: I really like Rosen and he would probably be the first or second QB taken if he were in this draft, but I really think that we want Kirk to be the long term answer as we have 84 million invested in him.
we have him for 2 years and then... nothing. so they need to decide if Sloter is the future and if not they need to get their next guy in the fold now. Even though Rosen has some experience as a starter... he could still benefit from some learning from the bench and if all we had to invest was a third rounder or to swap Waynes or Alexander and picks to make it right... if anybody thinks he is starter potential... get it done.
If you do that deal... What are you saying to Kirk then? Where will his head be at when you essentially trade for a QB of the future?
If you dont plan for the future what are you telling cousins agent?Want to know why we are paying cousins nearly 30 a year, they had no plan behind Teddy...learn from the mistakes, dont repeat them.
@"Canthony" said: I really like Rosen and he would probably be the first or second QB taken if he were in this draft, but I really think that we want Kirk to be the long term answer as we have 84 million invested in him.
Of course we want Kirk to be the answer, whether or not he is remains to be seen. But it is important to have a plan B. And if he is the answer, imagine what his next contract will be like?
Edit Post (mod action — author will see a notice)
Warn Poster
Suspend User (3 days)
The user will be suspended for 3 days and will receive an email with the reason and information about how to appeal.