Hi, today I am going to talk about which teams I think are going to have new starting QB's next season. I will also then talk about QB's who may be open in free-agency or trade. Here is some quick news that last night on Thursday Night Football the Eagles upset the Giants with a 24-19 win that makes the Cowboys clinch the no. 1 seed in the NFC. Here it is:
Texans:
At the end of last season, when the Broncos won the Super Bowl and Peyton Manning retired, the Broncos weren't worried. They had backup QB Brock Osweiler who they had been preparing to be their QB of the future and sign him to a big deal this off-season but when free-agency rolled around, the Texans snatched Osweiler up to a huge 72 million dollar deal to leave the Broncos with pretty much no one. The Texans were ready for their QB of the future but Osweiler has been TERRIBLE. He has thrown more interceptions than touchdowns with only 14 TD's and 16 picks. He has only thrown 2700 yards this season and finally the Texans came to their senses last week and mid-game trailing by 2+ scores they put in backup QB Tom Savage who ended up taking the starting job for the next few weeks by leading the Texans to a comeback win with 200+ passing yards, no TD's but no picks. The Texans did just give Osweiler that huge deal, but he really won't do and if the Texans want to become a great team, they need a great QB to do it and they may wind up with a new one next season.
Browns:
The Browns always need a QB. For the last 20 years they have been terrible, not making the playoffs and winding up with a top pick, but this season is their worst by far, right now they are 0-14, they haven't won a single game!! Their QB situation makes this possible. Robert Griffin III (RGIII) was named starter week 1 and got injured then leading the Browns to use a few different QB's for the rest of the season. Veteran Josh McCown, rookies Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan, and at one point even former QB, WR Terrelle Pyror took snaps at QB. RGIII is finally back but he hasn't won the Browns a game yet in the 2 weeks he has been back, but he has certainly looked like the best QB on the team and will probably end out the season being a starter. The Browns will likely have the first pick in the draft and they could easily get the best QB coming out of college Mitch Trubisky and look for a bright future with him or they could sign someone and hope they are great.
Jets:
The Jets are a mess. Outbreak QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was a great QB last season, leading the Jets one game short of the playoffs with a 10-6 record but then he went out in free-agency and wanted a big deal from the Jets and it took all the way until the pre-season, but the Jets gave him a big, one year deal. Then Fitzpatrick played terribly. He has thrown only 10 TD's and 15 picks which is 5 more than TD's! Thats garbage. He had one game where he threw 6 interceptions!! What?? I know... The Jets eventually benched him for Geno Smith who in the same game got a season ending injury. Fitzpatrick came back and kept playing trash. Weeks later the Colts were blowing them out so Fitzpatrick got benched for second year QB Bryce Petty who played great, then vs. the Dolphins Petty got hurt so Fitz was back and played terrible and now the Jets are thinking about starting rookie Christian Hackenberg which would be trouble for them. The Jets will need a new QB this off-season and they could look for one in the draft with a high pick or a free agent.
Bears:
The Bears are done with Jay Cutler. At the start of the season, old Jay Cutler was the starter, then he went down with an injury. Backup QB Brian Hoyer who was the Texans QB last season started and played great, the Bears thought about keeping him the starter when he went down with a season ending injury. Cutler came back and played great football and was looking decent again when he went down with another injury, season ending this time. Matt Barkley the 3rd string came in and has been playing decently leading the Bears to close losses, especially their 3 point loss to the Packers. He is looking like a good QB but they want their QB of the future and they can get him with a high pick they will have in the draft.
Other teams who may need QB's next season: Rams, Bills, Patriots, Broncos, Cardinals, 49ers, more...
OPTIONS:
Patriots QB Jimmy Garapollo:
Garapollo was the starter for 2 games of the 4 game suspension Tom Brady had and he went 2-0 in those starts, playing great football before he went down with an injury that put him back after Brady came back. Still, Garapollo looked good enough to be a starter someday soon, especially that his deal runs out this season and if the Patriots are stupid and don't re-sign him right away, he will get snatched by a QB hungry team. He threw for 496 yards and 4 TD's in those 1 and a half games he played with NO INTERCEPTIONS! He had a great start and a team will want him this season where he could become instantly the starter unless the Patriots re-sign him so they have options when Tom Brady retires.
Cowboys QB Tony Romo:
This is the one everyone is excited about, Romo was a top QB and he still probably would be if he didn't get hurt a lot. Romo was set to be the starter this season in Dallas but then he got injured in the pre-season and it lead to the rising of rookie QB Dak Prescott who has played out of his mind leading the Cowboys to the no. 1 playoff seed as a rookie and he is an MVP candidate. Romo will be looking for a job this off-season and the Cowboys probably want to get rid of him and his huge cap hit. He will probably be a starter for his last few seasons somewhere else.
Redskins QB Kirk Cousins:
Cousins had a decent season last season but this season he has been playing amazingly and he has given the Redskins a chance in their amazing division. He is an amazing QB and if the Redskins don't have enough to give him the big-deal he wants he will be looking to go to another team and the Redskins will be left with nothing. Cousins is a great QB and any team would want the young QB who can throw perfect deep balls.
College QB Mitch Trubisky:
Trubisky has a great skillset in college and he will likely be the first QB out of college in the draft this off-season. He will probably be the first overall pick if it is a QB needy team like the Browns.
College QB DeShone Kizer:
Kizer is probably going to be the 2nd QB out of college and he did have a down-season this college season but he is a good enough QB to be a top 5 pick and a future franchise QB for an NFL team.
College QB DeShaun Watson:
Watson in my opinion is the best QB coming out of college but the scouts think Trubisky is. Watson is a good passer and a good runner and was the runner up Heisman.
Other good options: Bears QB Matt Barkley, Bears QB Brian Hoyer, more.
Thanks for reading!
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