Personally, I think I’d find some good comfort in knowing that although I was benched over someone else, I’m still making millions more.

“Damn, Kaep/Russ, that hit’s gonna leave a mark! Let me show you my clipboard. It’s gold, by the way. Cool, huh?”

It would be classless to trade him for a 7th rounder
Se Alex free

Go Luck, Alex and thanks for the years of service

Neither player is in a position to do anything about their contract until league rules allow it….except, of course, playing as well as possible, so as to ensure the new contract, when signed, is as big as possible

It is far better to have a backup like T-Jack or some other QB able to come in and run the same offense. Otherwise you have change your whole offensive game plan mid game, mid season, if your starter goes down??? That is highly disruptive.

Both have exciting young starters whose style of play leaves them vulnerable to injury. Both have competent backups that can step in if this happens and win games if needed. Both, when you add the salaries of the starter and backup together, have extremely manageable numbers on their hands.

Why obsess over one guy’s cap number when the overall number for the position is better than many teams that have worse talent?

Option 1 will inevitably lead to the “lockerroom schism” talk, so that’s unlikely. Option 2 is even less likely, since these guys want to play. No way do they renegotiate at a lower rate of pay when at least a few teams would thrust them into their starting role. Option 4 seems unlikely, since you want to control their destination if at all possible. The last thing either of these teams want is to see Smith or Flynn under center in Arizona next year. So that leaves the trade scenario.

I see both situations, moreso with San Francisco, like the Favre situation (without the animosity). You don’t want to see the player in your division. Thompson was only able to delay the inevitable by one year when he traded Favre to the Jets for a conditional pick (3rd round, went to a 2nd round when they made the playoffs – which they used to trade up with New England to draft Clay Matthews, thankyouverymuch – and would have been a 1st had they made the Super Bowl). They put in a “poison pill” clause in the trade that would have forced the Jets to fork over 2 first round picks if they subsequently traded Favre to a NFC North team. Something similar would surely be done if these teams pursue the trade route.

I just don’t think either will draw more than a mid-round pick given the near-complete lack of leverage by their current teams.

This is a really good point and it’s part of why I’m not buying into the “mobile quarterback revolutionizing the position” thing for the long term. As great as he is, RGIII go so hurt that may not be the same after only his first year, and you can look at other guys like Mike Vick or even Pat White(who literally got knocked out of the league).

Seriously, if these same QB’s came out last year, they would be 2-3rd rounders at best.

Look for SF and Seattle to trade their late 1st rounders and QB package for a top 5 pick. Both SF and Seattle need quality – not quantity.