Official 2022 NFL Draft Thread

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

I really think after trading for Carson, there's not much chance that we'll draft a QB.

I agree. You can’t give all that up for a bridge guy. If that was the plan they would have been looking at Winston or someone.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by punch it in

I agree. You can’t give all that up for a bridge guy. If that was the plan they would have been looking at Winston or someone.

Yep, load up on some young talent and see what this team can do with CW. If successful we have him for two more years.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by punch it in

I agree. You can’t give all that up for a bridge guy. If that was the plan they would have been looking at Winston or someone.

Wentz's contract is only guaranteed for one season. Doesn't that make it feasible for him to be a bridge for a drafted QB? I'm asking because I'm bamboozled by all the salary cap permutations.

So, If I understand the salary cap and, in view of the outrageous (to me) prices teams are paying for supposedly franchise QB's, then the Commanders may have set things up for two possible ways to get the QB they need at a minimal price. They signed Wentz and now they could draft a QB they like. If Wentz is able to turn things around here, great! If not, then they could cut Wentz and go with the young QB they drafted.

Then again, I may not fully understand all of the potential salary cap gotchas.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Wentz's contract is only guaranteed for one season. Doesn't that make it feasible for him to be a bridge for a drafted QB? I'm asking because I'm bamboozled by all the salary cap permutations.

So, If I understand the salary cap and, in view of the outrageous (to me) prices teams are paying for supposedly franchise QB's, then the Commanders may have set things up for two possible ways to get the QB they need at a minimal price. They signed Wentz and now they could draft a QB they like. If Wentz is able to turn things around here, great! If not, then they could cut Wentz and go with the young QB they drafted.

Then again, I may not fully understand all of the potential salary cap gotchas.

from what I understand Wentz is basically just 3 years at 28-30m/year, so it's a 1-3 year contract, at the team's option. Washington could extend + restructure to lower the cap hit this year, but not really in their interest to do that at this point (let's see how he does first).