Saints trade for Bridgewater
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Per <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeSilver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MikeSilver</a>, the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jets</a> got a 3rd rounder for Teddy Bridgewater. Same round as the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bills</a> got for Tyrod Taylor. <a href="https://t.co/MGcMbETonQ">https://t.co/MGcMbETonQ</a></p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1034878496638754816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Good move for both teams. Jets made out by signing Bridgewater.

I honestly wish we would have signed him to backup Mahomes.

This is what KC needs to be doing. Flipping QBs for picks like Jets did with Teddy

Well, Rip van Winkle, let me tell you what you just slept thru this past offseason.

Bridgewater is on a 1 year deal. Saints got fleeced.

yup

Let me just say two words.

Tom Savage.

Why would he love the move by the Saints?

Only if they resign him and he takes over for Brees in the near future.

Probabaly the plan.

They're also a SB contender and you can never have a good enough back up QB. Especially when your starter is like 50 years old.

He goes from windy, shitty NY and the AFC East to playing in a dome 9 games a year.

Big step up.

Eh, I was hoping KC would sign him in the offseason. Oh well.

Lulz

The Saints having to give a 3rd round pick to get a backup QB on a 1 year deal is some really shitty planning by the front office.

Wouldn't be shocked if there is a long term extension on the table that will be signed.

Would be shocked if any team is going to mortgage their future on Bridgewater

Not sure where you think they're going to mortgage their future for Bridgewater...

If Brees gets hurt and Bridgewater still leads them deep in the playoffs, it’ll be well worth it...

Teddy Brokewater

Talented dude, but I'd sure be leery of guy who's knee exploded just dropping back at practice

I know they traded Alex. Wasn’t talking about that. I meant signing backup QBs and trying to flip them

I was getting that from the post I quoted.

And eye-openers on Bourbon Street.

me too. im pissed

considering Saints are SB contender and they just saw the Eagles win the Super Bowl with their backup and the Vikings make the NFC conference championship with their backup, this is a good investment.

Denver should have made that trade with having three awful QBs

That would be my worry too. He’ll be playing on Astro Turf in the dome

Nah, let them keep their shit QBs.

exactly.

Its great for the Jets. Hell they still have a great #2 QB in McCown

No. If you wanted a good backup QB then they should have signed one. Handing out third round picks is stupid and will set you back in this league.

They’ve been trying to find the next guy to succeed brees for a while. They may have gotten one that’s 25 and experienced in the league for a 3rd rounder

I dont think the Saints care about that 3rd round pick when they dont even have a 1st round pick next year either. They have a window and they are going for it. It's that simple. They just got out of being "set back" by being in salary cap prison from their last Super Bowl run. They re-tooled and are going for it again while Brees is still there.

Well, to be fair, I think that the plan was to draft Patrick Mahomes last year, but someone jumped in front of them and ruined that plan

Teddy to the saints

Hundley to the Seahawks

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Report: Bridgewater to command $30M per year? <a href="https://t.co/SyNwhmxRLb">https://t.co/SyNwhmxRLb</a></p>&mdash; Rotoworld Football (@Rotoworld_FB) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rotoworld_FB/status/1229516127006384129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Lol

ROFL

Highly doubtful unless a team goes insane. I could see Bridgewater ending up in New England but not for 30m.

He a good qb but he's not 30 millions good.

Alex Bridgewater

If only Alex was black. He'd have been great.

Is TB being regularly tested for unauthorized/banned NFL substances?

Jets need serious help on the o line.

And that is why Prescott is demanding $40M in Dallas.

Both are crazy

If these guys are worth that much, Mahomes is worth at least 50 million per.


It’s why he should wait to sign, to see what these middle tier guys get.

He looked promising until the knee. Now he is just Teddy Bilgewater jag.

Oof. That's a rough one.

Bridgewater got a shit break with that knee. I really don't know what he is other than not as good as Brees (and by definition, our guy - I can't get over how weird that feels).

But yes. By all means pay everybody 30M.

WOW! Way to cash in on doing decent for a super talented team. Can’t wait to see who is foolish enough to pay him that. This will be Nick Foles 2.0.

How many teams would be that desperate for a QB?

Bridgewater for a lot of $$$ or Keenum?

Give me Keenum.

He is a backup and should be paid like one. I don't think he can carry a team for an entire season.

The idea that teams are going to pony up jack for Bridgewater and ****ing Taysom Hill is the most ridiculous shit ever.

So yeah the Chiefs have to be careful with the cap once Mahomes gets his new deal, but man how would it suck to be the Raiders and have to pay Tom Brady 30M a year, or 30M a year for Bridgewater? In the end, the difference is only 10M - that's nothing.

And it also why a QB cap/fund make sense. It will never be a separate salary cap, but it can be a set amount of dollars that every team will use to offset these QB contract. I mean make it 25M this year and then just index it. 25M of cap-free dollars would help every team equally, doesn't matter if you are the Chiefs or the Bengals

Teams always try to copycat success. They all want the next Lamar Jackson now; a QB with average passing skills, but can run around and get some first downs. Bridgewater is a better passer, so I would guess a QB needy team will end up way over-spending for this journeyman backup.

He'd start in pile high, Vegas, and Stub hub

Well it's official Bridgewater won't be back with the Saints....Drew Brees just announced he's coming back for the 2020 season...

I bet Taysom Hill is not going to be happy about this.

Bridgewater to the Chargers makes sense.

Taysom Hill has quite the imagination if he thinks he can be a good QB in this league.

He turns 30 in a few months, too.

You know what? I'm gonna command $30M too.

I have as much chance as Bridgewater does.

While I don't believe that Teddy is a $30 million dollar QB, saying that he's not the equal or better of Keenum is way off base.

In Teddy's five starts this this season he threw for 133 completions, a 68% completion rate, 1,384 yards, 9 TDs, and only 2 INTs.

And in his last real season with MIN he was pretty good, and improving before his injury.

He's at least a step better than Keenum, maybe two steps better.

He might be better than Kirk Cousins or Dak.

God Damn, how did he not win MVP?

He should have been MVP with those numbers. :D

89 TDS is worth $30 million per. :)

ROFL

He might get 50 million a year. He was unstoppable!!

He threw for more TDs in five games than Mahomes has in his career so far.

Whoops, good catch. 9 TDs. I'll fix that.

The damage is done. You've created Teddy B, the first QB to ever throw for 89TD's in 5 games and the first to ever sign a $1billion dollar contract

Isn’t he basically a slightly better (and much more expensive) version of Tyrod Taylor?

I view Bridgewater as nothing more than a game manager QB.

Heh, 89 TDs would be a lot in 5 games.

Anyway, extrapolate his numbers over 16 games. He could've thrown for over 4,200 yards, 27+ TDs, and only 6 INTs.

That's not shit. Name 10 QBs not named Mahomes or Wilson that posted better numbers last year.

Just a billion? 89 TDs in 5 games, he should get at least 3 billion . . .

Playing on a loaded Saints team though. If he signs with the Dolphins, he won't be close to those numbers.

His last real season in MIN he posted similar numbers. Slightly less completion percentage (65%) and a slightly higher INT rate, but good enough that the Vikings seriously considered giving him Cousins contract before he got hurt.

I'm not saying he's a perennial Pro-Bowler, but with a decent run game and a couple weapons, he could be a top 10 or 12 QB. It's not just about the numbers; I think he's better between the ears than Dak or Cousins. Or he could be if someone gave him the chance.

completely agree.