Odd Man out... Who will IT be..?

If we draft bradford or clausen, JC is obviously the odd man out. Only problem is we’re not going to get a great trade for him so personally I see it as a waste of a pick when we have other needs. The highest we’d get is probably a 3rd.

If we were to draft Pike, McCoy or another QB in the later rounds, then Colt is the odd man out. I just don’t see Shannahan wasting a roster spot where we could have another Olineman.

Johnny and Milc – good posts and analysis. QB is a real problem. Events suggest the league does not think much of JC, even less than HH people do. Think what that means about our QB debate and Jason Campbell’s ability as a QB. One recent article quoted an “NFL insider” as saying our QB situation was “no hope”, and we basically had to keep him because nobody else wanted him (Thanks, buddy!). I wasn’t that pessimistic, but it is beginning to look like we may go with Jason, Rex and Colt. As to what to do, my guess is that they want to trade JC, but won’t just give him away (by the way, was the first round pick dictated by his minimum salary, which in turn dictated the pick?). If they do not really like Bradford or Clausen, they might just stand pat. If they do rate either or both as really great QB prospects, it seems to me they just have to grab one, no matter what. As I mentioned before, the top QBs go high, and this is (hopefully) the last high pick they get, so this is probably the last chance to draft a top QB, whereas there are a lot of ways (like lower round picks and picks from trades) to beef up the O-line. I.e., it’s now or never to get a top QB. If they do not rate Bradford or Clausen that high, they have to stick with JC, Rex and Colt. They could also still get one of the lower rated QBs (McCoy, Lefevour, Tebow, Pike) for the future. Everything depends on the draft, basically what they think of Bradford or Clausen.

Colt is the odd man out. The guy has two preseasons under his belt and just spent a year on IR. I really don’t think anyone is going to be interested in keeping him around. I could be wrong, though. I just think he’ll be moving along soon. As far as the other two go, if the Skins draft a QB with the #4 pick, then JC’s time with the Skins is nearing an end. But if they don’t find that they can get good value for him in a trade, they might be smarter to keep him around during this last year and not have to throw the rookie to the wolves immediately. That gives Campbell a chance to spend another year in his 16-game tryout mode, showing every other team in the league why he’s worth signing. When it’s all said and done, we either part ways with JC and move the young guy up to starter, or, if Campbell again puts up career numbers, we might end up re-signing him and go into training camp with something of a QB controversy.
My point, though, is that I’m over 90% sure that Jason Campbell will be the starter for the team in week 1, and coming out of the bye, he’ll probably still be the starter (I’m like 70% on that part). Most likely scenario at the start of the season, to me: JC as our starter, Grossman as our #2, some rookie at #3. If the rookie got picked up in the first or second round, then over the course of the season, that rookie will move up the depth chart, and eventually (unless Campbell is having a really good year) will probably start sometime during the second half of the season.

Can you imagine a season where we started Rex Grossman??? We’d be the laughing stock of the NFC. I think, to answer your question, that Colt Brennan is the odd man out. Just doesn’t make sense to me to have your strongest option in Rex Grossman, who could be a potential starter, if you draft a rookie and he’s slow out the gate.