2021 NFL QB Carousel: '99 again?

[bamainatlanta]

Could the 2021 NFL offseason match 1999's? That's when 16 teams changed QB starters

More than half of the NFL teams in 1999 changed starting quarterbacks from the previous season. Could this offseason match the record?

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[SD Bears]

Off topic but the Bears finished 6-10 and last in the division (which included Tampa Bay) in 1999. So at least in that regard 2021 will be similar to 1999 for the beloved.

 

[Montucky]

I think the Stafford trade set everyone's expectations for quarterback movement this offseason really high. I think its going to slow down now that the Wentz domino has fallen, mainly because it looks like a very strong draft for quarterbacks. But who knows.

 

[bamainatlanta]

I think the Stafford trade set everyone's expectations for quarterback movement this offseason really high. I think its going to slow down now that the Wentz domino has fallen, mainly because it looks like a very strong draft for quarterbacks. But who knows.

I think once you actually look at the trade, it's simply not as good as a trade as it appears to be. It could be a brilliant trade but if the Rams D continues to play well, Stafford will have a better offense going than Goff's Rams--and those 1st rounders will be basically glorified early 2nd rounders, depending on how deep those drafts are. If the Lions were smart, they would put Goff where he belongs--on the bench. He could potentially "Cutler" the franchise and give them a bunch of hollow victories and keep them in a 13-18 draft pick range. Its easier to go from bad to good than it is from being average to good, generally speaking.

 

[baselman1974]

I think once you actually look at the trade, it's simply not as good as a trade as it appears to be. It could be a brilliant trade but if the Rams D continues to play well, Stafford will have a better offense going than Goff's Rams--and those 1st rounders will be basically glorified early 2nd rounders, depending on how deep those drafts are. If the Lions were smart, they would put Goff where he belongs--on the bench. He could potentially "Cutler" the franchise and give them a bunch of hollow victories and keep them in a 13-18 draft pick range. Its easier to go from bad to good than it is from being average to good, generally speaking.

Lions can't simply just tank, fans won't stand up for that shit. At least try at first to sell season tickets before tanking, then sell hope the next year. Fans would literally not go if teams try to tank right away. Got to make money first. Ex. Cincy

 

[JesusHalasChrist]

So if history repeats itself the Bears will get Cade McNown 2.0.

Yeah that sounds about right.

 

[PrideisBears]

Lions can't simply just tank, fans won't stand up for that shit.

Since when?

 

[bamainatlanta]

Lions can't simply just tank, fans won't stand up for that shit. At least try at first to sell season tickets before tanking, then sell hope the next year. Fans would literally not go if teams try to tank right away. Got to make money first. Ex. Cincy

Why bother trying to sell tickets when stadiums will only be 33%full??? I don't think you understand how little selling tickets has to do with being profitable in the NFL

 

[baselman1974]

Why bother trying to sell tickets when stadiums will only be 33%full??? I don't think you understand how little selling tickets has to do with being profitable in the NFL

Also selling merchandise, jerseys, beer, etc at the stadium. A team just can't suck right away due to FAs, and players as well. Gronk retired because he didn't want to be traded the Lions. Tanking will make good players not go there or stay there.

 

[Hutch1975]

So if history repeats itself the Bears will get Cade McNown 2.0.

Yeah that sounds about right.

That assumes nobody learns from history.

In 1998, the Bears had Erik Kramer (at the end of the road), Steve Stenstrom (not very good), and Moses Moreno (also not very good). It was an awful situation at QB, to put it mildly, and McNown was the last first-round QB taken at #12. It wasn't lie the Bears had options at QB - and arguably, they should have decided to get Tait in the first round over McNown, and to snag Shaun King over Russell Davis in the second that year.

Now, in the later rounds of that 1999 draft, the Bears did get Rex Tucker (a starter for the 2001 team who was hurt the next two years, and left as a FA), Warrick Holdman (solid WLB), Marty Booker (great WR who was foolishly dealt), Roosevelt Colvin (excellent pass rusher who should have been retained after `02), Jerry Azumah (decent CB/KR who should have been kept at RB), and Jim Finn (who blossomed into an excellent fullback - but who was foolishly cut).

In 2020, the Bears have Mitch Trubisky (solid numbers, but often graded on a harsh curve due to being the #2 overall pick - one who the Bears traded up for) and Nick Foles (who's probably one of the better backup QBs in the league, and miscast as a QB1). It's not 1998 bad, and given the draft position, unless Da Bears want to blow up the team and rebuild (not very likely), they can't trade up for a shot at a decent QB without wrecking future drafts.

So, the better option may be to stand pat at QB, then trade down and look for other holes that desperately need to be filled - that replacement for Trevethan that is so desperately needed, maybe a new DT to replace Hicks down the road, younger DEs to replace Urban and Jenkins, maybe an immediate nickel corner who can be an eventual replacement for Fuller at CB, and some help at the tackle positions to replace Massie and eventually Leno.