If either QB desperately wants to move on the clubs will oblige. Neither club will hold a trade partner hostage in this case. Green Bay has already restructured Rodgers' contract to make it more attractive for trade. I don't think the possibilities are great, but they definitely are not impossible for the Saints. Along with the Hill extension there are more moves that can free up 2022 & 2023 cap. Couple that with what should be huge leaps in cap levels the next couple of years nothing is impossible.

Two words: Deshaun Watson. There's no one more desperate to get out of HTown but is still stuck.

It's not about the money. It's about the compensation. QBs at this level of discussion will rightly fetch a king's ransom in picks and personnel. We're already looking at a decimated team operate on a temporary basis. Would anyone really want to see this permanently?

SFIAH

And projections had Michael Thomas playing this year. Bottom line is even with your projections, signing a guy to a 24 million a year deal to be your QB at best puts you in the middle of the pack salary wise. That’s hardly a steal. It’s par for the course at best.

So does this mean he is the starting QB Thursday? I mean we can't start Trevor again can we?

At $96 million for four years it wuld be a steal for a QB contract opening up all types of possibilities for higher prices free agent additions.

Then why not offer 4 years and $96 million to a slightly better QB Trevor Simien, opening up all that free agent money to get him the receivers he needs.? Not a great solution, but at least he is not one concussion away from retirement.

It's par for 2021. Not for the future. Projecting an injured player playing and projecting salaries are vastly different in nature. Apples and oranges, Boston.

It is apples and oranges. My apples of the reality of 24 million a year contract which is almost top 5 pay as QB vs your made up oranges speculating 24 million will be a steal in 3-4 years because QB salaries would have risen so high.