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Teddy Bridgewater faces biggest decision of his career ahead.. again

By Jacob Lane

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 27: Teddy Bridgewater #5 of the New Orleans Saints looks on after defeating the Arizona Cardinals 31-9 at Mercedes Benz Superdome on October 27, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 27: Teddy Bridgewater #5 of the New Orleans Saints looks on after defeating the Arizona Cardinals 31-9 at Mercedes Benz Superdome on October 27, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints stands on the sideline during the second half after injuring his throwing hand in the first quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints stands on the sideline during the second half after injuring his throwing hand in the first quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

What’s the market look like?

Well, in a weird way we may be looking at a first this offseason (at least compared to others). Most offseason there aren’t enough quality signal-callers on the market to fit the needs of all the “quarterback hungry” teams.

Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers, Ryan Tannehill, Jameis Winston, and Marcus Mariota are all set to hit free agency this spring, while veterans like Cam Newton, Andy Dalton, and Derek Carr could both potentially be trade pieces. Not to mention having Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, Jordan Love, and Jacob Eason in the draft, giving the NFL arguably its biggest pool of available quarterbacks in quite some time.

That ultimately may not bode well for Teddy Bridgewater, considering the lack of teams that may need quarterbacks with the influx of options. Brady, Brees, and Rivers will essentially dictate the market based on their long successful resumes, while Tannehill should be the surprise big money earner of the group.

Winston, Mariota, and potentially Carr could swing the market based on their youth and potential in a new system with a new coach and fresh start. Despite all having losing records in the NFL as starters, all have shown flashes of living up to the insane amount of potential and hype they came into the league with and an NFL General Manager and Head Coach could feel more comfortable with the high risk/high reward catch rather than the safe, non-sexy pick in Bridgewater.

Here’s how I see it.

Teams who will no doubt be targeting a new starting quarterback for 2020:

  • Cincinnati (Andy Dalton)
  • Miami (Ryan Fitzpatrick)
  • Los Angeles Chargers (Phillip Rivers)

Teams who could target a new quarterback if the current starter lands elsewhere 2020:

  • New England (Tom Brady)
  • New Orleans (Drew Brees)
  • Tampa Bay (Jameis Winston)
  • Tennessee (Ryan Tannehill/Marcus Mariota)

Teams who have a starter that may not be pleased with their current standing:

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