Does the backup QB really matter?

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(09-01-2016, 01:51 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Good points. Sometimes I forget about the good ol' compensatory picks. I still think I'd prefer a 2nd round pick + Mark Sanchez over McCarron + possible 3rd or 4th rounder, but it is comforting to know that if he bolts for a bigger contract/better opportunity elsewhere, we could still get a pick out of it.

Gotta point out it wouldn't just be a 2nd rounder vs 3rd or 4th rounder. It'd be a 2017 2nd rounder vs a 2019 3rd or 4th rounder (he's under contract for 2017, he'd be a FA in 2018, and comp picks are calculated for the next year, so 2019).

Draft picks become less valuable the further into the future they are. By the time you get that comp draft pick for McCarron, Dalton would be turning 32, Green will be 31 (contract year), Atkins will be 31 (and a FA), Burfict will be 29 (and is a FA in '18)... etc.

A possible comp pick 3 seasons from now doesn't do much for a team who's trying not to waste their current window. A high draft pick in 2017 can.



Just throwing that out there.