Let’s Talk Winston for a Second

We are not winning a SB with Winston. Signing him to a multiple-year deal would be a bad waste of time.

The NFC has very little QB talent. Two old greats, one great in his prime and that's it.

You have
Brady and Rodgers who could be gone in two years

Stafford who is great

Then Dak, Cousins, and Murray who all look good but all have negatives.

Lance, Fields, and Hurts are young and who knows.

In two years it could be.

1/2 - Stafford and Watson

3 - 8 being either Winston, Dak, Murray, Fields, Lance, and Cousins

That's it.

Obviously Watson would be with Stafford in greatness but what has Watson done on the field that Winston has not?

Sign Winston to a four year deal. Then go get additional assets and then with another homerun draft the Saints could be a top contender this year.

Is Winston a franchise savior? No.

Is he capable of helming a great team with championship contending pieces? Yes.

Brad Johnson, Trent Dilfer, Mark Rypien, Jeff Hostetler all won Super Bowls. Even Jared Goff, Jimmy Garoppolo, Senneca Wallace, Rex Grossman, Joe Webb, Craig Morton, Don Strock, etc. could lead a team to a SB appearance.

I think you do a 3 year deal. That gets you a guy that can help carry this team until you find his replacement. Next year's draft is supposed to be better for QBs, so in theory you could have Winston as the true #1 in '22, draft rookie in '23 and have him learn under Winston, '24 rookie takes over and you either have Winston as back-up, or just straight cut him.

If Winston turns out to be great and shows the ability to be the next guy, you lock him up for another 5 years before going into his final year.

If Winston turns out to be trash, you should have a decent pick to help move up the draft, and it won't cost much to just move on.

Winston was just ok when healthy. Do peeps realize he is coming off major surgery. Also surgery wasn’t on his brain, even SP didn’t like how careless he was with the ball. I can think of two time he just threw ball up for grabs in red zone last year. Time to move on because of the injury.

Let's do a 2-year guarantee with a third year to be voided by either side. This way we can truly see what he does to lead a team being healthy. I like Winston and want him to succeed. Just leave Watson alone and show Winston some love.

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In 2 years this defense will be watered down. It’s time to win now.

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While probably true, other than Watson there really isn't anyone out there for this year. You need the additional years because I am sure Winston is done w 1 year deals, but as long as you don't break the bank you should be able to stomach Winston as an expensive back-up if a better QB becomes available in FA next year or you are able to grab one in the '23 draft.

So true. We will be good enough to sneak in playoffs but not win. So low draft picks

You can argue it was SSS, but he was very good for us last year. His passer rating and QBR if he sustained them would both have finished top 6 last year.

Mahomes is AFC.