Commanders 2024 Free Agency Thread

[jamf]

I like the Marriota signing.
It's safe to say that Williams or Daniels will be our starter this season.
If anything happens, Marriota can step in and run the same offense.

[rocnrik]

i believe the MM was signed to give them flexibility with Sam .. if they can trade him for 4th rounder then he maybe gone .. signing MM fills that hole .. i would not get rid of howell for anything less than 4 rounder .. with the way QB injuries take place he could be worth something at some point ..

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by jamf

Sam Howell fans are on the struggle bus today.
Mac Jones was traded for a 6th.
Maybe if we expand the draft to 12 rounds like the old days we can get a pick for Howell.
June 1st cut!

I was never really a SH fan and at one point it was just you and I not loving him, but SFREDSKIN straight up owes us an apology, he was legit mean about the subject kind of loss respect for him and i get along with the majority here

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by MTK

The 2nd overall pick isn’t riding the pine

He's not, but I really wished he would. Mahomes rode the pine his entire first year and it did him the world of good.

Same with Rodgers, Rivers, Love, etc....

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by jamf

I like the Marriota signing.
It's safe to say that Williams or Daniels will be our starter this season.
If anything happens, Marriota can step in and run the same offense.

Mariota is awful, but would be a good babysitter. You would like it if we signed a 52 year old Gus Frerotte as long as it meant Sam was out the door. Lol.

[CRedskinsRule]

Marriota was signed to a one-year 6 million dollar deal he's not anything more than a camp body that knows Brian Johnson's system. Howell is young and still on a rookie deal it''d be ridiculous to trade him for anything less than a third, simply because one good day as a backup will increase his value next year. Keeping three quarterbacks on the roster, two on rookie deals and one at six million Is good cap management given how injuries can go with QBs.

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[EdmundDorf]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Marriota was signed to a one-year 6 million dollar deal he's not anything more than a camp body that knows Brian Johnson's system. Howell is young and still on a rookie deal it''d be ridiculous to trade him for anything less than a third, simply because one good day as a backup will increase his value next year. Keeping three quarterbacks on the roster, two on rookie deals and one at six million Is good cap management given how injuries can go with QBs.

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[Chief X_Phackter]

I don't think you give Mariota $6 million to be a "camp body". That has to be up there with the highest paid backup quarterbacks...

[Darrell Green Fan]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

He's not, but I really wished he would. Mahomes rode the pine his entire first year and it did him the world of good.

Same with Rodgers, Rivers, Love, etc....

But there are many examples the other way. Burrow, Herbert and Stroud played right away and played well. 3 QB from the 2012 draft did as well, we can go all the way back to Big Ben and even Marino to find other examples.

With the way the league is now teams don't get a full 5 years before they have to sign their franchise QB to a monster deal. Teams do not want to waste 2 of those seasons they will have under a rookie contract anymore, they want their rookie QB on the field as soon as possible.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

He's not, but I really wished he would. Mahomes rode the pine his entire first year and it did him the world of good.

Same with Rodgers, Rivers, Love, etc....

Let’s be honest Mahomes could have started right away and been fine.

The days of having a rookie sit are long gone.

Those guys sat because of who was in front of them not because they weren’t ready.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

I don't think you give Mariota $6 million to be a "camp body". That has to be up there with the highest paid backup quarterbacks...

It's kind of high average as a one year cost, but not anything at allespecially when looking at total contract values.

BUT when you've got two other QBs on rookie salaries it makes that cap cost a lot less daunting

https://boardroom.tv/highest-paid-backup-qb-2023-nfl/

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[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

I don't think you give Mariota $6 million to be a "camp body". That has to be up there with the highest paid backup quarterbacks...

Yeah he’s clearly coming in as the backup… I don’t get the “what about Sam” nonsense. We paid JB $8m last year so yeah Mariota’s deal is right in line with backup money.

[Ruhskins]

You need a veteran backup, if you're going to have a rookie QB starting day one. I'm fine with that signing for that reason. Hopefully Mariota won't have to take any meaningful snaps.

Originally Posted by MTK

Yeah he’s clearly coming in as the backup… I don’t get the “what about Sam” nonsense. We paid JB $8m last year so yeah Mariota’s deal is right in line with backup money.

Sam barely has a full season under his belt. If you're going to have a high draft pick QB, you need a vet back up to help with their upbringing.

[jamf]

Originally Posted by punch it in

Mariota is awful, but would be a good babysitter. You would like it if we signed a 52 year old Gus Frerotte as long as it meant Sam was out the door. Lol.

[EdmundDorf]

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