Timing - how many teams had secured their QB by the time Watson was actually signed? Several.
The injury - Baker is still recovering.
The contract - no team is going to take on $18.9M when they don't need to. The idea that his contract is cheap for a starting QB is a fallacy [1] he's a 1 year rental at this point because he's not signing for multiple years. [2] Browns absolutely are not going to keep him on the team this year. Browns have zero leverage.
Current market - It was reported Seattle have $45M (i think that's the number) in dead cap space. They are in a nothing year. Why pay a guy as a 1 year rental when you are in a re-set year? Panthers traded up to get a guy who is a potential future QB for them. They have Darnold on the books. What team - TODAY - or at any time since the draft is desperately in need of a QB? None. If a team is looking at options - we've already seen some say they would rather have Jimmy G than Baker .... why trade for Baker when you can wait and have a shot at JG based on his recovery and health?
Wentz or Baker ? Someone asked that question in this thread and someone said they though Wentz was better because he played better than Baker in 2021. No kidding. Personally I'd take healthy Baker over healthy Wentz all day every day. What did Wentz get traded for ??? Hmmmm.
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