Thelonious
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Yep. We simply do not presently have a worthwhile starter on the team. (I genuinely think Mac has been incompetently supported and coached, surrounded by a lousy roster: I hope he can make a comeback, somewhere.) Mac may have value as a prospective backup, as long or short term competition for some newbie, as a temporary starter for some promising prospect we draft for a want to develop., etc. It costs us little to keep him around, even through next year, if that turns out to be the wise course of action as matters develop. We just don't know what is best to do at present, and we can afford to wait on Mac's fate until we do. The likely real-world alternative to Mac, certainly if we draft a qb prospect would be a veteran, who would be in a better position to mentor any newbies on the scene.Your #3 comments on Mac are quite true. We have little idea with regard to his being on the team in 2024. There are a lot of variables. let us say that we cannot get one of the top two QB's? Of course, we would draft one and sign a mid-level veteran. Depending on the new coach(es), we might keep Jones as our #3. We might even keep him as a now and future #2.
We currently are truly screwed at QB, and serviceable QB's are hard to find in the draft or in free agency. Besides, a draft might take 2-3 years to develop, It was negligence not to have signed a serviceable backup like Minchew last off-season. I suppose, I can eat my words if Zappe goes 4-3 over the remainder of the season. We SHOULD be sure. The obvious danger is having no QB and signing the 5th year option as insurance.