Originally posted by tankle104:
How much do you think we would pay a 3rd string qb? At most? Vet min. Most likely? It'll be a rookie we draft, we've already had pre draft visits because Kyle likes to draft young guys and have them in the stable.
But yes, it would cost us more money but obviously if we trade Lance - it wouldn't be for money savings. Trading or keeping him would cost around the same.
If he's traded, which I think a majority of people understand that's a big if, it would be what we get in return draft pick/player wise.
Given that our other QBs are an injured Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold, and given what happened with Josh Johnson, probably a lot more than you think. And whatever you pay him, add 2 more million.
And whatever draft pick we get WON'T HELP US FOR 2023!
Also, that's two years in a row we're paying him for not being here.
EDIT—Also I think I let you gas light me there. Unless I'm misunderstanding the rules, we're paying Trey 9 million, because that is his cap number. If we trade him pre-June 1st, we're STILL paying him 9 million, plus two more million, because his cap number becomes 11 million (that's what dead money means; it doesn't go away when you lose the player. Only the non-guaranteed money goes away, and when you trade him, the bonus money that was prorated over the contract still counts against the cap for each season the player isn't with the team). That means our backup will cost HIS contract PLUS Trey's dead money, not his contract plus Trey's dead money minus Trey's original cap hit. Again, unless I'm mistaken, but I'm pretty sure all bonus money counts against the cap. Trey's salary is only roughly 4 million. The rest we're on the hook for.
[ Edited by 5_Golden_Rings on Mar 28, 2023 at 9:27 AM ]