Mccarron

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Teams should be a little skeptical of NE backup QBs that have done well there. Cassel never panned out in the league after signing with the Chiefs. Ryan Mallett was a disaster. So while some teams may be putting Garoppolo ahead of McCarron, I don't think they are that separated. McCarron should be considered just about as much in terms of trade value as Garoppolo.

I think too that either would be a better option than any QB that will be available in the draft in the late first or early second round. A late first and fourth or early second and fourth seems a fair trade value for either. Nothing with Kizer, Watson, or Trubisky really seems that much better than McCarron to warrant an early first round pick. If I'm picking in the top half of the draft, a better value seems to be to get a stud player like Garrett, Allen, Fournette, or Dalvin Cook and then get McCarron/Garoppolo with an early 2nd + 4th round pick.

Or we could see teams like SF, CHI, JAX, and NYJ pick up all three of Kizer, Watson, and Trubisky in the top of the first round, so teams like BUF and HOU could come knocking for a good trade of McCarron.