The Hoyer angle is something Kraft alluded to as well.
"But why'd they trade Brissett?"
Because BB doesnt think he's very good, or at least he is quite replaceable.
I dont think it's hyperbole to say that there hasn't been a situation quite like this in a really long time. If ever.
Craig Morton was a year younger (30/29) than Roger Staubach when the Cowboys got rid Morton in the middle of the following season.
No doubt and I think that’s been under estimated by many. But I also don’t doubt they couldn’t have found a backup if the difference between return was the #4 pick and the #40 pick, or at the time could have best been valued as the #36(?) pick. I’m just not buying Cleveland actually offered that and they turned it down to get him out of the conference or BB fucked it up or didn’t check with any other teams.
Honestly, what was the market? I can buy he wouldn’t trade him to the Jets.
AFC, who else needs a QB that bad? Denver, nope. And Jacksonville. Ok.
NFC, Giants (who weren’t giving up a #1), Skins with the Cousins situation, Arizona and SF.
So, we are really talking about 4 teams, JAX, NYG, ARI and SF. Cousins will land with one of them or go back to DC. The rest of the league either has a high salary QB or a young prospect they just devoted draft capital to.
Quite frankly I think people are delusional if they think CLE actually offered the Texans pick and BB said ‘no, I really think a lot of him and don’t want him to rot there, plus I think if you got him you’d be a conference contender before I retire, so I’ll take a pick 40 slots lower, but thanks for the offer’.
I can’t even imagine that the Giants offered their top pick. I would bet my life that Cleveland didn’t offer #4. Arizona probably should have, but they need a deep rebuild. DC is completely dysfunctional. And then SF. Which also included a competent backup that could slide right in and they immediately signed to a three year deal.