The Broncos are fielding calls on Trevor Siemian and at least two teams are in the mix. The Jets and Falcons are interested in the signal caller, according to Troy Renck of The Denver Post (on Twitter).
It would be surprising, to say the least, if the Jets still have interest in Siemian after re-signing Josh McCown and adding Teddy Bridgewater in free agency. Popular thought has been that the Jets would explore QB options in the draft, perhaps at No. 6 overall, in order to groom a younger player for the position behind the two veterans. It’s possible that the Jets would prefer to go with a deeper depth chart of three established QBs while using their top pick to bolster another department.
The Falcons would also make for an odd destination for Siemian given that they recently inked backup Matt Schaub to a two-year extension. While Atlanta could get out of Schuab’s deal with relative ease, the club wouldn’t have made the move to keep Schaub unless it was comfortable with him as Matt Ryan‘s No. 2. Siemian could potentially serve as the Falcons’ third-stringer, but many teams like to keep that spot open for a developmental arm.
Siemian offered league-average production in 14 games as the Broncos’ starter in 2016, as the former seventh-round pick completed 59.5% of his passes for 3,401 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Last season, however, Siemian struggled mightily, and Denver ultimately turned to Brock Osweiler and Paxton Lynch under center.
Siemian could conceivably attract interest from any number of teams as a backup quarterback, especially given his price tag. He’ll earn just $1.907MM in 2018 (a raise over his scheduled base salary, thanks to the proven performance escalator), an entirely palatable figure for a No. 2 signal-caller.
They save 2 million this year if they cut Schaub. Why is it surprising when Semian costs half that?
Sorry, a fourth of what Schaub costs.
Because why give up something in a trade, especially a draft pick?
Matt Schaub is still in the NFL? Wow okay. So the Jets trade for Siemian…. they’ll have McCown, Bridgewater, Hackenberg, Petty, and then probably draft like Baker Mayfield or Josh Rosen or Josh Allen. They’ll probably try to turn Hackenberg into a TE or H-Back. Now if they could only sign Cousins. That would be the perfect scenario.
Are u dumb or just don’t pay attention? Cousins is going to MIN, Petty basically has no shot at remaining on the team, there’s zero chance Hack turns into a TE or RB…
Humor or Sarcasm is a lost art….