This is the way I see it..
Sure, we could have had Minshew, but not at the rate that the Eagles paid to get him, since we are a division rival and all. Jax would have tried to fleece us and he really is just a game managing type that has already shown his limitations.
We could have went after Stafford hard and mortgaged our future to do so...that decision in hindsight might have given us *maybe* one Lombardi with the time Stafford has left. We would be rebuilding again in 4 years (with LA having all of our draft picks) and that plan would have required us to bring in more receiving talent as well.
Could have went Winston, Darnold, Dalton. I think Winston would have given us very much the same as what Carson has, Dalton and Foles would have given us the same as Minshew- game management but no ability to blow the top off and will our team to a win, which Carson at least has shown a propensity to do. It might be the ugliest turnover in the world, which we have seen ad-nauseum with Wentz this season....or it results in a TD, which we saw to Pittman vs SF and TY yesterday. Prayer balls...and Carson is a Jesus man after all.
And that leaves the rookie class. Lawrence has been historically bad, Lance has barely seen the field and hasn't looked great when he has, and Fields has been bad, lets not sugarcoat it. Zach Wilson much of the same.
As for the Qb's that we may not have had to trade the farm to acquire, Mac Jones and Mills from Houston have both outperformed expectations but do YOU really want either of them RIGHT NOW for the Colts over Wentz?
Maybe, but its close.
We don't have the capital to go get a young stud QB anyways, but I think we absolutely have to replace Wentz by the time his contract expires. That gives us another season of building around him/coaching him and if he exceeds expectations great, but I am not betting on it after year 6 in the league. He actually profiles as the perfect backup QB if not for the cost.
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