BakoSaint

With all the debate over Dalton vs Winston, I think its important to remember they are both brittle and immobile and we don't protect the QB well, so we are likely to see both over the remainder of the season, whether we like it or not. Its like when the Dolphins debated Tua vs Fitzpatrick.

Dalton missed games in short stints in 2020 and 2021. He was limited in practice but has not missed games yet. It likely will happen. Even if we go with Dalton it is very unlikely he can start all our remaining games. There is no indication Dalton has the durability to start 14 consecutive games at this stage in his career.

Winston had a major injury last year. He was injured again in preseason. He was injured again in the regular season. He is younger than Dalton but more banged up and loves to hold the ball. If he is made starter again, its unlikely he will be able to start the remaining games.

Taysom Hill may get or have to start some games too. If he does, he is most brittle of all. And if Dalton and Winston are both down at the same time, there is at least a 1/3rd chance Hill will happen to already be down himself with some freak injury from gadget plays.

There is probably about a 25% chance that a 4th QB who is not on the roster or practice squad starts a game for us this year. This is why it would be nice to have a young QB with some potential at least on the roster, not a bizarre Sean Payton project. If we get some extra picks for Payton or trade some vets to rebuild, hopefully we can at least invest a 2nd or 3rd rounder in some QB who was projected to be drafted by that round. That way at least if we have musical chairs, we will have one lottery ticket in the mix.