# NFL Offseason 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [March 7, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634 "2022-03-07T20:46:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/81 "2022-03-14T00:53:16Z")
I’d really hoped that I was finally done with Tom Brady. Sports media has decided to give him all the slobber jobs that they used to give Favre. I’m not denying Brady’s talent. My problem is how much everybody _worships_ him, to the point that I can’t watch _any_ game without hearing about him. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/82 "2022-03-14T01:16:31Z")
Eh, if he was going to pull this crap, I am just glad he didn’t draw it out all the way to training camp. Chalk me up as someone who also hates the Brett Favre / Roger Clemens diva act of doing these multiple retirements. Favre was bad enough, though Clemens was worse. He waited until after the season started before announcing he was coming back. I guess the Bucs are officially out of the Deshaun Watson race. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/83 "2022-03-14T01:20:12Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > Eh, if he was going to pull this crap, I am just glad he didn’t draw it out all the way to training camp. As tired as I am of Brady, I agree with this. He announced it just as free agency was about to start – in other words, before the Bucs had made any trade or FA moves on a veteran QB, and before the draft. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/84 "2022-03-14T01:22:50Z")
His retirement lasted 40 days. Tom Brady spent 40 days in the wilderness, being tempted by the Devil. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/85 "2022-03-14T01:24:19Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Tom Brady spent 40 days in the wilderness, being tempted by the Devil. If Gisele Bundchen is the Devil, then Hail Satan! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/86 "2022-03-14T04:27:31Z")
I’m sure Gisele has worn Prada. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/87 "2022-03-14T16:56:43Z")
Trubisky is the new starter for the Steelers: > ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/88 "2022-03-14T17:01:58Z")
Colts’ options at QB are decreasing rapidly. Probably go with our first-round draft pick. OH WAIT. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/89 "2022-03-14T17:09:24Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Colts’ options at QB are decreasing rapidly. It’s Tebow Time in Indianapolis! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/90 "2022-03-14T17:40:59Z")
I thought he was a tight end now. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/91 "2022-03-14T17:48:33Z")
He was even less of a tight end than he was an NFL-caliber quarterback. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/92 "2022-03-14T18:05:00Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Trubisky is the new starter for the Steelers: This makes me happy. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/93 "2022-03-14T21:30:50Z")
As a Colts fan, it makes me happy, too. ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/94 "2022-03-15T00:35:23Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > He was even less of a tight end than he was an NFL-caliber quarterback Are you sure, I thought it was about equal. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/95 "2022-03-15T00:46:13Z")
> [@SoToasty](#): > > Are you sure, I thought it was about equal. He actually won regular-season games, and a playoff game, as an NFL quarterback from 2010-12, though his passing stats (particularly his completion rate) were pretty poor. He spent training camp, and the first part of the preseason, as a tight end with the Jaguars last year; he hadn’t played the position previously, and looked like he really didn’t know what he was doing during his limited on-field time in a preseason game or two, before he was cut. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/96 "2022-03-15T04:58:51Z")
Yeah, it wasn’t really close. He looked totally lost as a position player. Bringing him into camp and letting him get so far was one (not even the first!) signs that Urban Meyer didn’t know what the heck he was doing as an NFL coach. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/97 "2022-03-15T05:11:16Z")
It was a publicity stunt. They got attention and sold jerseys. They didn’t have to give up a roster spot and pay him much. It was a pretty successful move, if you don’t mind the clown show. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/98 "2022-03-15T18:44:07Z")
Well, Trubisky was at the top of my wish list (of the realistic options) as next year’s starting Steelers QB. Guess this will be the true litmus test of my NFL GM abilities. And if the offense is somewhere above average, we’ll know how much last year’s offensive ineptness was truly on Ben (as opposed to the O-line/OC Matt Canaday). ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/99 "2022-03-15T19:34:44Z")
Well, Big Ben and Mitch could equally be terrible and that doesn’t absolve the OL/OC. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/100 "2022-03-16T01:08:34Z")
I could’ve been one of those rioting fans that @LoneRhino mentioned if not for this: > **[Source: QB Taylor to join Giants for 2 years, $17M](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33512312/qb-tyrod-taylor-plans-sign-2-year-17-million-deal-new-york-giants-source-says)** > > Quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who played last season with the Texans, intends to sign a two-year, $17 million deal with the New York Giants that includes $8.5 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. I wasn’t really worried about burning any first round picks on a QB but I’m more at ease now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634.md?page=6)