of why not to draft a star franchise QB.
The Saints are looking for Brees replacement.
They are very interested in Mayfield. They've had several long talks with him. Met him several times at the Combine , seeing if he can learn the west coast offense.
Brees himself has said he is at the end of his career. He's 39 , the Saints want Brees to groom his replacement before he retires.
New Orleans has a HOF QB , and is still planning for there future , why not us?
Something to think about with Eli Manning.
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Yeah I think there willing to trade up to get him , if he falls far enough.
I think the chiefs did something similar a few years ago right? am I wrong?
No I believe the Saints want to do both. They want to resign Brees for a few years , and then during that time get the replacement , and have him groom him. They want both
The Giants need a plan in place for Eli's eventual replacement. That doesn't necessarily have to involve drafting a QB in the first round in 2018.
So, I am not sure what your is the point?
Get the QB at 2.....I suspect the Giants will do their due diligence.....Darnold, Rosen or Allen...not sure Mayfield is in consideration but all will be looked over.
Barkley will also be an option
As well as one or two trade downs
The Seahawks are tearing their team apart now. Then look at the Rams who are building a great team. They have a small window to go all in to win until Donald, Gurley and Goff eat up a 3rd of their cap space, and their team fades into mediocrity.
This is the reality of the NFL today. A shit load of top heavy teams that have zero depth because salaries have sky rocketed, regardless of the cap increases.
I keep hearing people say well just keep Eli for 2 more years then let Webb take over. Webb would be on the last year of his rookie contract at that point. So what if he has a mediocre Blake Bortles like season and commands $30M a season?
Eli might be two years young but has been playing like he's 2 year's older
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Brees signing for 2 years for 48 million seems like a no brainer.
The Seahawks are tearing their team apart now. Then look at the Rams who are building a great team. They have a small window to go all in to win until Donald, Gurley and Goff eat up a 3rd of their cap space, and their team fades into mediocrity.
This is the reality of the NFL today. A shit load of top heavy teams that have zero depth because salaries have sky rocketed, regardless of the cap increases.
I keep hearing people say well just keep Eli for 2 more years then let Webb take over. Webb would be on the last year of his rookie contract at that point. So what if he has a mediocre Blake Bortles like season and commands $30M a season?
Gettleman completely contradicts you when he says that teams are keeping their best players, who never reach the open market .