Oh my.
If Denver landed Eli the signing bonus stays with Giants, it would always be a factor in their cap but not on any team that takes on that contract. Roster bonuses are different, they go with the player.
Least, that's how I understand it.
I suck at math.
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Sign Garbage Minshew.
Draft
1st round— Cooper Dejean CB
2nd round— Jack Sawyer OLB
3rd round— Will Shipley RB
4th round— Ricky Pearsall WR
5th round— Ladd McKonkey WR
6th round— Cash Jones RB
7th round— Carson Steele RB
Stokely said something on the fan the other day. People are trashing TS, but if he was a first round QB rather than 7th round, rather than saying he's a journeyman QB who hit his ceiling we'd be talking about how he's going to be a great QB.
Take Wentz as an example, people speak so highly of Carson,
Wentz had 3,782 yards 16 TD 14 INT 14 fumbles
Trevor had 3,401 yards 18 TD 10 INT 4 fumbles. (with 2 less games played)
And before someone pulls the "trevor wasn't a rookie" card... No he wasn't, but it is very rare to see any actual growth and development as a 2nd string QB. You learn far less on the bench than you do in live game experience.
Look at Phillys Rivers as an example. He didn't become the full time starter until his 3rd year. His numbers (aside from 4 more TD's in two more games) were similar to Trevor's. No one wrote Rivers off as a "journeyman who hit his ceiling" because he was a high draft pick and people were more forgiving with him.
If the roles were reversed and Trevor was a 1st round pick and Paxton a 7th, there would be zero discussion of a QB controversy because we'd all be busy hyping up TS just like the Eagles are Wentz this year. I don't say this to say "oh give Trevor time, he's going to be great" but rather, keep an open mind. Most around here were far too hard on him last season and had their expectations set way too high (higher than most would have for a 1st round QB starting for the first time)
All I'm saying, keep an open mind, wait to see what pre-season and camp brings, he may surprise you (maybe not, but if not, hopefully Paxton does because we need one of them ready)
If he was a first round quarterback, there'd be double the focus and double the criticism.
At least.
If he was a first round QB, his numbers last year would have been praised. I've heard him called everything from a worse Kyle Orton to a glorified 3rd string QB, and yet, people hype up Carson Wentz who had essentially worse numbers overall than TS with 2 more games played...
The bar is set unreasonably high on TS. Let's just put it this way, If Paxton had started last year and put up identical numbers, no one would be as hard on him as some are TS.
The bar is set at "starting quarterback."
However, I just can't agree. First round draft picks are absolutely roasted and nit-picked and scrutinized to the Nth degree. I'm not even sure how that's a debate. If he were a first round draft pick the scrutiny would be unrelenting, not a few people on a message board who aren't convinced he's the long term solution.
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