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This is an area that must be addressed. Would you rather go with a veteran? Or draft a rookie? For me... veteran, but definitely would be okay with a later pick going to a young qb to groom too

Unlikely Fitzmagic comes back in my opinion. And that’s fine, we need to move on and have an offense designed for Tua since he will be the qb going forward.

I could see more mobility being used, roll outs and such.

so a backup like Tyrod Taylor make some sense. Andy Dalton did alright for the cowboys this year... but what about: Mitch Trubisky?

the dude is a good athlete and while he has had some rough (quite rough) moments, he’s shown some talent too. An advantage of a younger back up like him is he can maybe see this as an opportunity like Tannehill did and get that next payday.

taylor/dalton on the downsides of their meh careers, but Mitch at least has some potential still. I feel like all of those guys would be in a similar ball park cost wise, Mitch likely wants to be a starter and could cost the most but when all the dust settles this off season with QBs and their new teams will have have a spot?

here’s a list:
 
I'd take the least needy QB. No time for Tua to teach or mentor. Fitz would be great but a distraction. Mariota would be nice.
 
I saw a post on rotoworld, maybe a week ago, that said Brian Hoyer was rumored to be atop our QB wishlist. Wouldn’t hate it, but I’d like to add a mid-late round rookie to go with it.
 
Kellen Mond if someone who interests me as a late to mid round guy. 4 years of college experience he has the size, arm talent and athletic. I think he has the upside to be an NFL starting QB but he’s raw enough to where it won’t stir up the QB room or create a QB controversy
 
Im on Kaleb Eleby WMU next year's draft bandwagon. So this year, I say let's rent a vet for a year. Tua is working on strength and conditioning to come to his top fitness and let's see how it goes for him this upcoming season. Let's get offensive Ferraris in the draft.
 
Wouldnt mind picking up a QB in the draft if the opportunity should present itself starting in the back of the 2nd round or later. Cheapest backup you will find who'll also be the most likely to gain value through the years.
 
Kellen Mond if someone who interests me as a late to mid round guy. 4 years of college experience he has the size, arm talent and athletic. I think he has the upside to be an NFL starting QB but he’s raw enough to where it won’t stir up the QB room or create a QB controversy
That could work too

I agree with Feverdream though, one of each. Ideally get a veteran and a rookie to learn too
 
I wouldn't mind bringing in Mariota if the Raiders cut him. But yes I think the draft is where we should be looking for another qb in the later rounds.
 
Preferably a Veteran QB that embraces the role as a back up, and as a mentor. It does appear that at the moment Mariota would be an ideal fit, but those are my two cents. If we do draft a qb then it would be best to do so in later rounds. We don't want our 1st round pick thinking that he will get replaced. It would be very smart of us to get someone that is a projected third stringer, but has some kind of potential to be good in the NFL.
 
We don't want our 1st round pick thinking that he will get replaced.
I find it interesting that some ppl believe true competition drives a player to reach his potential, while others believe it's better to protect the player's ego.

My opinion is that if you have to shelter a guy, he isn't "the guy". I also believe planning for any contingency is never a bad idea.

I can see both sides of vet v young backup, but Tua is either mentally tough, or he isn't. If he is, there's nothing to be afraid of. If he isn't, best to find out ASAP.
 
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