# 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:** 8
**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 21, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/141 "2022-03-21T18:27:50Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Matt Ryan to the Colts, which is where Baker wanted to go: Ugh, another one- or two-year Band-Aid. Isn’t he, like, 37? That’s ancient for a quarterback. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/142 "2022-03-21T18:33:35Z")
I think Baker was clearly the best of the QBs available so I’m surprised no one has secured him yet. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/143 "2022-03-21T19:23:44Z")
I’d say Baker has the most upside of available QBs, but has yet to really prove himself. I was hoping he’d go to Indy. But supposedly San Francisco is also interested. That would be a nice landing spot, too. ---
**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 21, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/144 "2022-03-21T19:25:05Z")
Atlanta didn’t even have a Plan B. Reports are they’re going for Marcus Mariota. Lots of stopgap QBs next season. ---
**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 21, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/145 "2022-03-21T19:54:10Z")
Well, this _is_ a very QB-poor draft. Everyone is looking towards next year’s draft, which should have more QB talent. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/146 "2022-03-22T12:49:50Z")
Now we’re hearing the Seahawks are good with Lock and the Panthers are interested in running it back with Cam. In other words, I have no idea where Baker Mayfield ends up. ---
**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 22, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/147 "2022-03-22T13:20:11Z")
The 2023 draft class has a couple of potentially good QBs in it. A team lacking a QB this year could be patient and accept a bad year without necessarily tanking deliberately. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/148 "2022-03-22T16:14:04Z")
Apparently, before trading for Carson Wentz, Washington looked into trying to bring [Andrew Luck](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/03/21/washington-commanders-considered-andrew-luck-before-carson-wentz-trade) out of retirement. I guess they just _really_ wanted someone who had played QB for Indianapolis. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/149 "2022-03-22T16:22:44Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The 2023 draft class has a couple of potentially good QBs in it. A team lacking a QB this year could be patient and accept a bad year without necessarily tanking deliberately. And I think the rest of the NFC south is realizing that they have one more year to deal with Tom Brady so it’s not worth it to push for this year. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/150 "2022-03-22T16:27:18Z")
Someone on my Facebook feed noted that with the Ryan trade, Tom Brady has the longest current tenure with his team among the NFC South QBs. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/151 "2022-03-22T18:58:43Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Now we’re hearing the Seahawks are good with Lock and the Panthers are interested in running it back with Cam. In other words, I have no idea where Baker Mayfield ends up. Detroit would be an interesting matchup. Jared Goff is not the answer to anything. Any one player can’t possibly unfuck that franchise, but when you’re as perennially as bad as the Lions, I think a “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks” approach is valid. Can’t be any worse than whatever it is they have been doing. ---
**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 22, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/152 "2022-03-22T19:02:31Z")
I can’t see the Lions going with a retread. Feels like they are going the draft and develop route as part of the ongoing ground-up rebuild. ---
**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 22, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/153 "2022-03-22T19:02:52Z")
Goff’s got at least one more year in Detroit. His cap hit is way too big to ignore and not every team can pull an Atlanta against their cap. That timing may work out for them. Next year’s draft looms if Goff doesn’t show any improvement. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/154 "2022-03-22T19:55:52Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Detroit would be an interesting matchup. If Mayfield goes to Detroit, we’ll know he was a major fucking asshole in a previous life. Drafted by the Browns, traded to the Lions? Yeesh! ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/155 "2022-03-23T16:42:03Z")
The Chiefs are trading Tyreek Hill? > ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/156 "2022-03-23T17:23:21Z")
That’s going to cause some teeth gnashing around these parts if true. ---
**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 23, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/157 "2022-03-23T17:35:02Z")
I think that’s the quickest I’ve seen a star player go from “they might get traded” to “they’re gone”. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/158 "2022-03-23T17:50:19Z")
Why did KC trade away Hill? I know they picked up JuJu, but he’s not on that level. They must feel really good about this deep WR draft class. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/159 "2022-03-23T18:02:20Z")
Money ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634/160 "2022-03-23T18:03:33Z")
It feels like a move the Patriots would make. Trade away a good player for a bunch of picks, and avoid having to pay out a big contract. The Chiefs are definitely worse right now, but maybe better long term. Basically just keep Mahomes and reload everywhere else when possible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634.md?page=9)