The Colts QB in 2021 is?...

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Originally Posted by Chaka

You are correct that the Eagles are not required to trade Wentz, but if they see Hurts as their starting QB going forward, they should DESPARATELY want get rid of Wentz – and, yes, even if give him away if that opportunity presented itself.

The Eagles are $70M over the 2021 cap right now, so big changes are coming and they are facing a rebuild. As I mentioned above, getting rid of Wentz won’t help the 2021 cap all that much, but it WILL dramatically improve future years. If he’s traded, he’ll still count $33.8M against the 2021 cap, but that will be the end of it for the Eagles. If he stays, however, he’ll count $34.6M against the 2021 cap AND he’ll chew up a minimum of $39.5M in future cap space, and probably more. By keeping him, they actually worsen (slightly) their 2021 cap situation, AND handicap future years as well. All to keep a disgruntled QB they see as a backup.

Put another way, imagine Jacoby Brissett chewing up $30M+ of the Colts cap on a rolling forward basis over the next several years. If another team approached you and inquired about a trade that could limit that damage to a single year, how strongly would you insist on a high-round draft pick in return? I don't think you would at all. I think you’d be willing to settle for just about anything, even one of Tom Brady's old, deflated footballs. Certainly, in absolute terms, Brissett is worth far more than an old, deflated football, but really that’s not the point – it’s the opportunity to avoid the cap damage that he causes as a backup QB making a premium salary which reduces his value to that amount.

Fine, you've convinced me, let's go after Wentz and Fletcher Cox for a 3.