would you trade for him and if so what’s your offer keeping in mind you are taking on that contract?
I would absolutely consider it, yes. Doing it would be based on cost and internal opinion of Tua. I'm not inside those doors and i don't know what Tua does in practice, what his teammates think of him, etc. It's strictly an outside opinion.
Watson is a proven NFL QB commodity. Those are hard to come by. Tua is not that yet. There's a chance he develops into one but there’s also the chance he’s another mid level QB the Dolphins have failed to win with since Marino retired. I was incredibly high on Tua coming in and even I’m sitting back scratching my head with some of what I saw this year. I never buy jerseys anymore bc of how quickly guys leave or get traded. I bought 2 Tua vapor jerseys. That's how much i thought he would be THE GUY in Miami.
Watson was 10th in pass attempts but 1st in yards, yards per attempt/completion and 2nd in adjusted yards per pass attempt (behind Rodgers). His 8.9 yards per attempt were over half a yard better than 2nd place Kirk Cousins, 0.8 better than Mahomes and a full yard better than Allen. He lost his #1 WR and played better. Great QBs elevate their play when the surrounding cast isn't there. Rodgers does it every year. Brady did it will a cast of misfit toys in NE. Watson improved after losing Hopkins. He played some of his best games at the end of the year with Cooks, Coutee, Hansen and Akins. Yeah you can say his team sucks so how much did he really elevate them? Okay, there's merit there.....but looking deeper into games you see many close games and Houston's defense was terrible. The sacks concern me and while i've seen his ACL injuries listed on here, is that really more significant than Tua's hip?
As for comp - that's tough.
- Tua was taken #5.....but do they want him? If not, what does Miami do with him? Top5 value is tough to eat.
- This year's #3 pick is incredibly valuable. It's typically takes multiple picks, often times multiple 1st rounders, to get Top5 in the draft. That has to be taken into consideration.
If they don't want Tua, i don't even make an offer.
It they want Tua, #3, #50 and a 2022 1st is the best i would consider.