Always seems like such a waste when teams throw big money at these veteran backup QBs or waste high round picks. Even if he had been a competent player what was the point of using 5 mil on a guy like Brissett? I would have rather seen what Sinnett could have done out there, even if he ended up falling on his face. To me these vet backup QBs are just comfort blankets for coaches who want some sense of security when their starter goes down.
Throwing high round picks at backups is almost as wasteful. So few pan out and even if they do and provide some return in the form of a trade its not going to be until 2-3 yrs down the road. Its tough to justify losing out on a contributing positional player on a rookie deal just for the chance that this QB might turn out to be a decent backup.
Give me someone like Sam Howell or Kedon Slovis if they fall into the later rounds. Kids with all the tools that were never quite able to put it together in college. Odds are they'll burn out in the pros as well but there's a chance that it will work out and it worst case you burn a practice squad spot for a year.
