Bears Opting to Sign "Butt Fumble" as Glennon's Backup......
Mar 25, 2017 13:09:35 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2017 13:09:35 GMT -6
Mar 24, 2017 20:45:51 GMT -6 @soulman said:
And since Sanchez had been signed in 2015 for $9 mil those signings would not have made him happy which is what houston had referred to when he mentioned previous instances Sanchez wasn't happy with.That was the point of my post. With the exception of some PR piece which claims he was an invaluable mentor to Prescott in 2016 pure fact is Sanchez hasn't been a starting QB since 2012 and he's been pretty much a bench rider and clip board holder every year since save one.
He started 8 games for Philly in 2014 and won 4. That prompted Philly to sign both Bradford and Daniels for far more money and trade Sanchez to Denver for a conditional 7th round pick BEFORE they drafted Wentz so Wentz doesn't even enter into the picture here. Sanchez was gone and eventually Bradford and Daniel too.
He was excess baggage in Philly, rejected by Denver even as backup and mentor yet we're supposed to believe he was an MVP mentor in Dallas. I don't believe in fairy tales any longer.
Let's cut to the chase. Our #1 QB was TB #2 and has thrown all of eleven passes since 2014 and our #2 was someone else #3 and excess baggage wherever he's been since the Jets released him. If he was such a great mentor and backup in Dallas why is Romo still there and Sanchez is here? They want trade Romo so why not hang on to Sanchez for $2 mil?
Because maybe they could find better?
So if you see our current QB situation as an upgrade over a year ago well then God bless you and your loyalty and optimism but I don't.
Further, I never said Sanchez had anything to do with Philly drafting Wentz. My point was they spent big money on two vet qb's...which a lot of you seem to think would indicate they'd never draft a QB...yet they TRADED UP to draft Wentz. The point was...if you think this is going to keep the Bears from drafting a QB high...well thats just silly.
As for why Dallas didn't hold on to him? Well...why haven't they held on to anyone this off season? Oh...maybe because they currently don't have enough cap space to even sign their draft class for starters. They're holding onto this pipe dream of trading Romo...you want to talk about a cluster ****?
As for whether this situation is better than a year ago...well I'll tell you once the roster is final...but could it get worse than having to sign Matt Barkley off his couch to start games? Maybe you missed that part this season. Or when Brian Hoyer was starting games for us? So please tell me more about how much worse this is...
Putting the rest of this aside because we interpret what took place, in what order, and why differently let's turn to how this impacts the draft. I don't know what your specific is as far as "high" goes but I tend to agree. He does need to draft a QB. It's only who and where that's in question.
If they're all solidly convinced Watson is the "future" then draft him and accept that you've just locked yourself in $30 mil over the next four years. I'm not gonna sit here and oppose what Pace decides to do. This is his year to declare this is his team now and this is the way things will be done.
My issue with it all is it doesn't appear to me that exactly the way this is all going down. By guaranteeing Sanchez $1 mil it almost seems to me that he's persuading himself not to reach for a passer at #3 drafting one later on and trying this approach for a year. It looks like he's prepared to edge in more cautiously than to just jump off the dock into the deep water.
Personally I would rather see us go into 2017 with Glennon and Shaw and the rookie vying for the #2 spot. Adding Sanchez to the mix only muddies the waters. For instance, will Fox end up keeping Sanchez even if he's being outplayed by the younger guys because he feels he needs that vet backup just as he did with Hoyer? Or will they give Sanchez more consideration if only because of his guaranteed money.
Then there's how many QBs do we keep? Traditionally it's been two which means of Fox wants Sanchez as his #2 then both Shaw and the rookie will have to be exposed to waivers before either can be signed to the PS. So we risk losing one or both if that happens. In fact if the four QBs in camp are Glennon, Sanchez, Shaw, and a rookie any combination that includes keeping Sanchez means one of the young guys will go on waivers and we risk losing him.
Bottom line. If we had reached the point where we already knew that we had all we were ever gonna get out of Cutler and it was time for new blood then how does signing Sanchez not end up being much the same. I don't think there are any mysteries left as far as what he can and can't do either. If we're shopping for a new QB well then God dammit shop and stop heading over to the thrift store to see what bargains can be had that still don't fit.
Over the past few days I've read quite a few columns about this signing and to be honest I'm not the only one whose struggling to connect the dots.