How about trading Mike White for Mac Jones straight up, if New England was interested?
Which if they are going to take Maye or Daniels, as they should, wouldn’t one expect Mac Jones won’t be in the building.
The move would save us about 725K on the cap between their salaries. It’s not much, but it’s something. Both would be FAs after 2024. Saves them the trouble of having to sign a veteran FA.
Just a random thought but I think it would make sense for both sides.
I would even go so far as giving them a 4th round pick next year for pick 136 (early 5th) this year, as we could really use it.
I don’t care too much for getting Jones because I think he could be good or anything but as a backup I’d feel a little better with someone more skilled than Mike White, who I also don’t really dislike but feel like we don’t really need.
They’d be more inclined to keep Zappe over Jones, one would assume, along with White..
A little bit of cap space, a little bit of immediate draft capital, a little bit of an upgrade at backup QB for us.
For NE you win the draft pick swap, you move on from Mac Jones, you don’t have to spend unnecessary money on FA bridge QB. So you pay 725k more in cap space, for a team with 101M in cap space, it’s irrelevant. The only reasons you might not do it is because in theory your helping a division rival. However I’d see it as a win-win.
Looks like a win-win to me.