Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

Good.

Didn't want him in New Orleans. He's a glorified back up at this level.

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

I doubt we had any interest in Trubisky, but the Steelers definitely had interest in Winston.

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

So sayeth twitter... :rolleyes:

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

Landing spots for Jameis have basically been narrowed to the Colts and ourselves. I'd rather have him, the talent we'd have to trade away, and the free agents we can afford over Watson even disregarding the distractions of the lawsuits.

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

The cap doesn't matter so the FA we can 'afford' would be any of them, eh speedo? Or have you come to your limited senses by now?

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

To be fair we don't know the level of talent we'd trade away. And if we get Watson for a decade, it's arguably a great deal for US.

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

Locking down that position with a dynamic guy like that has to be worth the loss. I never was one to sweat dealing draft picks and, if we lose a few key players then train up the next group I guess - I'm not sure I could be mad about it. Teams go decades trying to find the QB to build around right?

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

Can we slip them that Popeyes Sammich guy, Ruiz and some other former first rounder disappointing to us but significant player in their eyes? :confused:

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

I'm wunderin ifem sammiches play into his cap hit? Either the team is supplying them and they are part of compensation or he asked for a mil a year to cover them....

Re: Why Jameis Winston is STILL Saints best QB option
 

Nor do we know what we'll get out of Watson himself. He has a fairly limited body of work. His last season played he managed a 4-12 record as the starting QB. Then he refused to play the following season. He is staring a potential six game suspension in the face now that the criminal angle is out of the way. Houston is demanding young starting players in return ... of their choice. Not to mention the loss of key draft capital.

It's a huge gamble that could cripple our franchise for years. I'll still be a huge fan if it happens, but I am extremely concerned that it could blow up in our face.