The Official ES 2021 Free Agency Thread / Tracker Fitzpatrick, Curtis Samuel, William Jackson, LB Mayo, C Larsen WR Humphries, CB D. Roberts, KR D. Carter , LT Charles Leno, S Bobby McCain signed

[evmiii]

Who doesn’t want to catch a ball from Fitzmagic?  If lack of a QB was really a concern to potential WR’s that should be resolved.

[justice98]

Over/under on games before Fitz gets benched?  Cuz it's gonna happen.  It always does.

[PartyPosse]

1 minute ago, Anselmheifer said:

At least WR's know his name. This might help us land a big time guy. 

Fitz helps land bigger fish offensively for the next few years

[RabidFan]

Fitz brings vet leadership and stability though still hoping Heiny turns into our Doug Flutie. 

[tmandoug1]

1 minute ago, Anselmheifer said:

At least WR's know his name. This might help us land a big time guy. 

8 teams in 16 years should land the biggest of names.....stop it.

[CobraCommander]

Chances he starts the whole season? Slim to none. Yawn.

[Skinsinparadise]

He's oddly gotten better as he's gotten older.  Big time leader.  Clutch.  Don't get me wrong, he's not a stud but I actually think he's an above average QB.  I can't say the same for the other FAs.  The biggest thing for me is if we make the playoffs he's the type of dude that can get hot -- where you never know you might hit lightening in a bottle.  I just can't envision a dude like Trubisky for example getting hot in the playoffs.  

 

 

 

[CobraCommander]

1 minute ago, RabidFan said:

Fitz brings vet leadership and stability though still hoping Heiny turns into our Doug Flutie. 

Stability? This guy is like the foster child QB of the NFL with wildly inconsistent games. 

[Malapropismic Depository]

5 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

 

From what some of the reporters have said if they sign a veteran don't expect them to take a flier in the draft, too.  They are unlikely going to dump Allen or Heinicke.  Speaking for myself, I'd think they'd be stupid to take a QB in the draft unless there is some surprise faller to 19.

 

I am not wasting a 2nd on someone like Trask for example.  If you got Fitzpatrick load him up on weapons.  Most QBs after the first round are busts. 

 

I guess I'm looking a year ahead from now, if we don't draft a QB.

Next year, we likely start the offseason, once again with just Heinicke and Allen, with Fitz likely drifting off.

If someone other than Heinicke or Allen is considered the future for the team, then I would expect them to draft that QB this year, so as not to start all over next year.

But maybe not. I'm starting to believe that Rivera really believes his future QB is already on the roster.

[Riggodrill44]

27 minutes ago, Jericho said:

 

But teams aren't paying back-up QBs $5.5 million in guarantees. If Winston isn't starting, he's not really seeing that type of money elsewhere. So the only way to get more money than New Orleans offered is by finding a team that will start him. I think Chicago and Washington were his only two hopes. And it appears Washington could not care less. Chicago might have cared a little, but probably not much.

Backup QB get about 10million unless their rookies. 
Winston signed cheaply, only he knows why.

[Always A Commander Never A Captain]

2 minutes ago, justice98 said:

Over/under on games before Fitz gets benched?  Cuz it's gonna happen.  It always does.

 

6, but it'll be a glorious 6 games.  Lose to 1 team that's awful, but beat 2 teams that are playoff caliber, and have a record of 3-3 when he gets benched.  There's a fine line between Fitzmagic and Fitztragic, and he's never on the line.  He oscillates wildly to either side of it.

[mistertim]

11 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

 

Nope.  That would require them to dump one of the three Qbs and I don't think they will do that.   They aren't going to have 4 qbs on their roster. 

 

So what in the world is their plan for the future then? They sign Fitz to a 1 year deal, then they have 2 mediocre UDFAs under contract who have both shown flashes, but it's unlikely that one of them is suddenly going to become a top franchise QB. What do they do next season? Extend Fitz? Hope they can trade for a top QB? Hope they have a higher draft pick?

[RWJ]

9 minutes ago, Voice_of_Reason said:

I just don’t see JuJu as their kind of guy.

I think he would complement Terry well.  That's just me. 

[Riggodrill44]

18 minutes ago, Dexter said:

I really hope not...ugggg

An older Rex Chapmen. Thankfully it’s only one year.

[tmandoug1]

1 minute ago, mistertim said:

 

So what in the world is their plan for the future then? They sign Fitz to a 1 year deal, then they have 2 mediocre UDFAs under contract who have both shown flashes, but it's unlikely that one of them is suddenly going to become a top franchise QB. What do they do next season? Extend Fitz? Hope they can trade for a top QB? Hope they have a higher draft pick?

Heiny is going to smoke all of them in camp.....heard it here folks. 15lbs heavier and designing his own plays on the fly.....woohoo. 

[MarkMissoula]

Not much of an upgrade to what we already have.

[Conn]

 

8 minutes ago, justice98 said:

Over/under on games before Fitz gets benched?  Cuz it's gonna happen.  It always does.

Yeah. That’s how you power him up for his next hot streak buddy. The trick is to time it right so he’s not going into the playoffs! 

[RWJ]

2 minutes ago, tmandoug1 said:

Heiny is going to smoke all of them in camp.....heard it here folks. 15lbs heavier and designing his own plays on the fly.....woohoo. 

Hope TH becomes the heir apparent and most importantly puts on the 15lbs your talking about.  He needs it to be a 16 game QB.  For now, it's the Fitzpatrick show.

[Malapropismic Depository]

I went looking for the vid where Fitz threw that no-look completion, when his facemask was turned 180 degrees.

And I was a bit shocked and impressed to find that no-look passes are almost an everyday thing for him ;

He's done it numerous times in both games and practice

[mistertim]

3 minutes ago, MarkMissoula said:

Not much of an upgrade to what we already have.

 

Fitz is definitely better than Allen or Heinicke. Not the kind of upgrade that Stafford would have been, but certainly better than Mariota or Trubisky.

[evmiii]

Fitz was playing pretty well before they benched him to see what Tua had.  They were definitely better when he was in there.  Clearly just a bridge guy (1 year contract, he was already talking about retiring).  This gives us some time to figure out what TH has, a full year of camp and practice he should prove one way or the other if he’s the guy to step in when Fitz gets benched this season or next season after he retires.

[Conn]

9 minutes ago, tmandoug1 said:

8 teams in 16 years should land the biggest of names.....stop it.

I don’t think you realize how much goodwill people have for Fitzpatrick in his latter years man. He lived in relative obscurity as a goofy looking backup for ages. Then he grew The Beard and the legend began. He’s a living meme the past 4-5 years. He has his ups and downs but people (including all players) love him. People tune in to see him, he’s like an actually fun Rex Grossman who plays with lots of passion. He’s fun and guys love that. 

[Malapropismic Depository]

If you think about it ; Fitz, Heinicke, and Allen, is not a bad 1-2-3 Combo.

Our 3rd string QB will probably be the best 3rd string in the league.

Overall - that 1,2,3 will also be one of the best accumulated talent.

All 3 have started in the NFL, and been effective. And 2 of them have started playoff games.

We have to find a way to get all 3 of them on the field at the same time 😛

 

[TysonM]

Last thing I wanted was us throwing away draft picks on the hope that a failing QB was magically going to turn out well... I'd rather spend it in the draft itself if we're going to go for one.  So I'm good with this move.

Edited March 16, 2021 by TysonM

[Skinsinparadise]