If The Bucs Want To Go Slumming…
February 14th, 2022
Cheap alternative.
There may be a cheap option if the Bucs are looking for a playoff quarterback to replace Tom Brady.
Joe is using “playoff” with a very liberal definition of the word.
Though it is hard to believe since he’s been on good teams, Colts quarterback Carson Wentz has only played in one playoff game. He started for the Eagles against the Seahawks in 2020 and threw but four passes.
Wentz, who is as brittle as a potato chip, really hasn’t been the same quarterback since he blew out his knee late in the 2017 season with the Eagles. He was on his way to an MVP year.
Now Wentz appears to be available, per Chris Mortensen of BSPN, who reported yesterday the Colts are looking to unload him.
Wentz is sort of a poor man’s Kirk Cousins and Joe doesn’t know if he’s any better than Jimmy GQ. He may, however, be much cheaper than Jimmy GQ. And who knows how good he may be surrounded by talents like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and Playoff Lenny while playing behind a stud offensive line.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:04 am
Only Colt TBBF is interested in is x-Colt Andrew Luck…….BA needs to invite Luck to his lake house & get him really drunk and talk him into coming out of retirement to play for the Bucs.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:05 am
NO
February 14th, 2022 at 11:06 am
I wouldnt mind him.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:07 am
No thanks. I would rather hold my nose and start Trask.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:07 am
They can do a helluva lot worse….(Trask)
February 14th, 2022 at 11:09 am
Like the idea of him or Trubisky, and then focusing on the rest of the team.
If Brady really does want to go to SF, a 3 team trade with 49ers and Packers would be a great way to get Rodgers to Tampa. Jimmy G to GB and 2 first round picks, Brady to SF, Rodgers to Tampa.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:10 am
I said it last night. I think this is Arians QB. I think he’s Carson Palmer the second. My only concern is how brittle he is.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:13 am
Its going to be slim pickens for QBs this year. Green Bay is promising Whining Rodgers anything he wants so hes not going anywhere. Russell Wilson seems happy. The Raiders are going to give Carr an extension. Wentz is trash might as well go with Trask or bring back Jaymiss.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:13 am
Every QB named for the Bucs is a sort of a gamble, except for TB 12….
Maybe I am tired of al speculation…..I am conviced that whoever the QB, the Bucs roster will still a very good one….
With no Brady,as It looks like, I will choose the cheapest one…Because all of the qb out in the market have pros and cons…….
So whoever comes, with the exception of the turn over machine, will have my support, plain and simple
February 14th, 2022 at 11:15 am
This seems the most logical. Value, upside, etc.
If Watson were to checkout and the glazers gave the nod, he’s probably the most talented QB available. Obviously lots of homework there.
Cousins I really like aside from his contract, Licht could probably rework it somehow.
Either of these guys and Trask I think we are set.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:19 am
I said it last night. I think Wentz is Carson Palmer 2.0. I think Arians is going to resurrect his career with the players around him.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:19 am
Cheaper than Jimmy G?
OTC has Jimmy G at @ $27 mil and Wentz at @ $28 mil…
I don’t want either for that kind of money and neither does their current teams.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:20 am
Qb will only take the team so far . Dline needs to be upgraded
February 14th, 2022 at 11:22 am
Saving money on a guy like wentz to spend on rest of team may be the answer injury prone though risky investment
February 14th, 2022 at 11:22 am
If the Bucs really want to go slumming they can get Blake Bortles. He might even give them money to come here, kind of a recycling of Jags leftover QBs.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:23 am
Kyler Murray anyone?
February 14th, 2022 at 11:25 am
Cousins over wentz
February 14th, 2022 at 11:31 am
Good Lord. Just suck for a season and take the pick of the litter next season. Handing the car keys to Wentz isn’t the answer.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:31 am
No Wentz
No Jameis
Just all No.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:33 am
It might not be the cheap option, but rather the only option.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:33 am
Sign a journeyman veteran, let them compete with Gabbert for the starting job. Keep the team intact, improve the O-line and let Fournette, Evans and Godwin make our mediocre quarterback look special.
Think that’s our best shot at winning. Also, would give TB12 all season to “un-retire.”
February 14th, 2022 at 11:34 am
Could be our brad johnson
February 14th, 2022 at 11:34 am
If you want to save dollars and get experience , Minshew or Mariota would be far better options. Either one would thrive here. However if you want to go right back to the Superbowl , Wilson is the holy grail.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:35 am
Better get a brick at QB cause he will get mauled.
I say run with Trask, Gabbert while we develop younger talent in the trenches.
And, can we please trade ME while he has value!!!!!!!!!
February 14th, 2022 at 11:37 am
Look, Wentz got massacred in Phili, a fresh start in Indy was just what the doctor ordered to resuscitate his career. Indy overpaid, but their roster screams “Win Now” so I understand their plight. The result? That massacre in Phili took a toll, Wentz looks like a broken man.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:38 am
No thanks! Also is it safe to say everybody thinks Vernon Hargreaves is a jack apple now.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:39 am
There are no good options at QB. Can TB12 be replaced?
Rest of the team looks good enough for a SB run. We’ll have a mediocre QB and still do well.
The Ravens won a SB with Trent frickin’ Dilfer!
February 14th, 2022 at 11:41 am
No Watson either! Dude has been accused by how many women of sexual assault. He’s going to settle. But that’s a bad bad sign. Also a moral no from me but to each his own. Famous J. also made m cringe with his off field crap
February 14th, 2022 at 11:42 am
No, no, no no. My dad is a huge Colts fan and I had to hear about Wentz all season and please……just no.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:42 am
“Jfgobucs Says:
February 14th, 2022 at 11:34 am
Could be our brad johnson”
Exactly.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:44 am
Arians has always been high on Wentz, but in Indy he had the best running game in the league + a great defense, and was unable to do much at all.
I am not entirely sold on him.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:45 am
Wentz is too fragile and had the good fortune of having Taylor carry that offense. Best case scenario is we keep throwing around names of stiffs like Wentz and Jimmy G, and Brady gets so frustrated that he has to come back sooner than July. In order to speed up this process, let me suggest Andy Dalton, Nick Foles, and Fitzmagic.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:51 am
Signing Wentz, Jimmy G, or Bridgewater is just another way of giving Trask a shot, since all will get injured for multiple games next season.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:52 am
@Phred: I am not at all sure this D can dominate to the extent a Brad Johnson-type QB could bring a Lombardi.
With few exceptions, the Bucs have won by outscoring opponents, not by stopping opponents.
Without Tob Brady, even the offense is not as potent.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:52 am
Tom
February 14th, 2022 at 11:53 am
Why would we trade ME? Best reliable receiver we have. Some fans think the answer is to trade away great players, for what? Picks? We need to release jjp and get another pass rusher. Resign Suh and our corner
February 14th, 2022 at 11:53 am
Trask and hope for Brady back. Simple. Draft some Beef. Get rid of the flotsom tried and failed players. Find a couple undrafted FA.
February 14th, 2022 at 11:55 am
we could do worse
if Brady decides to come back mid-season, Wentz could find a comfortable seat on the bench or be waived to make room
I like the idea a lot
February 14th, 2022 at 11:58 am
Make Brady the offer he can not refuse. I want Brady back.
February 14th, 2022 at 12:01 pm
Please no Wentz. This guy sucks badly. I would rather see myself (i’m bad) throwing for the bucs than this guy.
February 14th, 2022 at 12:03 pm
Honest to god.
The Trask haters should want Trask over Wintz.
February 14th, 2022 at 12:16 pm
Lol, no. I’d sooner see Jameis here than this dude.
February 14th, 2022 at 12:18 pm
All this talk about Godwin recently got me thinking. Who carried the Rams O in the SB? Kupp.
Who did TB12 look to in last years SB? None of the guys that were here prior to TB12.
February 14th, 2022 at 12:57 pm
You get what you pay for. Ask Bill Belichick, he learned the hard way. It cost Kraft $163 MM to fix what he broke.
February 14th, 2022 at 1:58 pm
He’s a bust.
February 14th, 2022 at 2:49 pm
INO Wentz seems to play a bit “timid”, as if his confidence is completely in the crapper now. If the Colts cut him then maybe bring him in to compete with Trask, but I wouldn’t expect much out of Wentz at this point. Plus if you look at his time in Indy he needed a great RB to open play action, so if the Bucs let Lenny walk I’m not sure the Wentz-Bucs fit will work?
February 14th, 2022 at 2:58 pm
The Bucs already have a red headed # 2 @ QB that 75% of the fan base isn’t thrilled about. They good…
February 14th, 2022 at 3:08 pm
If we can’t get Garoppolo or Wilson, honestly Wentz is not a bad alternative at all. Would take him over Teddy B or Trubisky.
February 14th, 2022 at 3:21 pm
Thanks for the report. This is the kind of stuff I’m looking for at this time of year.
Now I will check out Mr. Wentz for myself and then decide whether he is in my mix or not. I’m hoping we will find someone who is capable of taking us somewhere in the playoffs next January.
Go Bucs!
February 14th, 2022 at 3:24 pm
He’s an a-hole that burns bridges everywhere he goes….no thanks. Nobody will want to play with him, it will be like having Winston all over again.
The NFL is constantly starving for QBs….for two teams in two years to send you packing with moderately decent stats should tell you he’s a head case, no different then AB but this is the leader of your franchise.
February 14th, 2022 at 3:25 pm
Jordan, your idea intrigues me. Any more details?
It would be really bizarre if we found ourselves facing Tom and SF in the NFC championship game! (If we had Rogers I would have to bet on San Fran.)
February 14th, 2022 at 3:26 pm
Rodgers
February 14th, 2022 at 3:34 pm
He is the only QB that was always wearing his mask when he was not playing. No other QB in the league was even close to as good as he was at wearing a mask. Masks do not work so he still got the virus, but he was the best at wearing one in the league.
February 14th, 2022 at 3:42 pm
Unlike some of you I have faith in Bruce Arians and staff to bring out the best in whoever becomes our starter. I believe he still has some of the “QB Whisperer” left in him in spite of the fact he gave up on Jameis after only one season. (I think he already had the “insider info” that he would find TB behind door number two ultimately.)
Go Bucs!
February 14th, 2022 at 4:39 pm
no thanks to wentz rather roll with Trask if it is between those 2
February 14th, 2022 at 5:03 pm
Blaine Gabbert will start the season, Trask will back him up.
February 14th, 2022 at 7:18 pm
Run Vita Vea in the wildcat. All QB options except TB12 suck. Just bash the big guy up the middle every play.
February 14th, 2022 at 7:29 pm
And before some genius gets all indignant, imagine being facetious.
February 14th, 2022 at 8:26 pm
@ Hodad
I’m still with you bro… Gabbert/Trask
That’s really all we can afford.
February 14th, 2022 at 9:03 pm
Phred, all Dilfer had to do was just manage the game for Baltimore that year!
This was something Jameis Winston with his overflowing athleticism and raw QB skills could never seem to grasp. Don’t know yet if he finally learned this under Sean Peyton. There is nothing wrong with his brain. He has a very high IQ.
More water under the bridge! Just saying.
February 14th, 2022 at 9:28 pm
Wentz is a watered down Cousins, a half notch better than Trask or a rookie, or Blaine. Few of the obvious veteran QB options offer more than a Rex Grossman ceiling.
Watch: they are all going to be getting outrageous offers in this crazy market. Everyone will be trying to imitate the Rams and Stafford, and paying up for losers. I sincerely hope the Bucs aren’t foolish enough to waste huge assets for any mediocre place holder.
Best options, IMHO, remain cheap trade for a veteran who is good and overlooked, or draft Pickett. And evaluate the heck out of Trask.
February 14th, 2022 at 9:44 pm
Here’s some more spaghetti on the wall.
Andrew Luck
In BA I Trust!