Trade: [DEN/CAR] Teddy Bridgewater traded to Broncos for 6th round pick

[GKJ]

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[Breakers]

Trash move.

Broncos play their hand before the draft

 

[MMC]

Broncos needed a vet QB but still surprised to see anyone trading anything for Teddy

 

[Wolfpuck]

I’ll take it. We pick up a little extra draft capital and free up some cap space. Good luck in Denver, Teddy.

 

[Breakers]

I’ll take it. We pick up a little extra draft capital and free up some cap space. Good luck in Denver, Teddy.

$17 million in dead cap for bridgewater for carolina is a crap load.

They had the largest dead cap last season, and continue the trend this season

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Lmao Broncos

 

[BKarchitect]

Are the Broncos still going to dump Lock and try for another shot at a franchise QB with their pick or does this signal the Broncos are going to go with a Bridgewater-Lock duo this year and try to give Lock one more attempt to salvage his future?

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I believed in Teddy but lol

 

[Breakers]

This is an L for both teams

Denver plays their hand at the draft
Carolina takes on $17 million in dead cap

The only good news for denver is an Out after this season with $0 in dead cap space

so Denver is paying very little for their backup

 

[The Note]

I wonder if Denver feels like there is a good chance a QB they like won't be there and they don't feel like moving up to take one tomorrow.

 

[Wolfpuck]

$17 million in dead cap for bridgewater for carolina is a crap load.

They had the largest dead cap last season, and continue the trend this season

We’re still saving $6 million for this season.

We never should have signed him to that contract in the first place.

 

[Breakers]

We’re still saving $6 million for this season.

We never should have signed him to that contract in the first place.

it just seems that Carolina loves dead cap space.

I agree with you they just need to get out of that toxic trend.
Yes they save 6 but still take on 17

 

[Troy McClure]

Dead cap money only matters if you were otherwise going to use the cap space on players.

 

[Hale The Villain]

If Paton is smart he'll trade Lock for a day 2 or day 3 pick and still trade up to 6/7 to take Fields/Lance, or risk it and wait until 9 and take whoever is left.

Lock isn't the long-term answer. Bridgewater should be good as a veteran stopgap for a year to bridge a long-term answer like Fields or Lance.

 

[Yarice]

it just seems that Carolina loves dead cap space.

I agree with you they just need to get out of that toxic trend.
Yes they save 6 but still take on 17

Looking at it that way is a dangerous way to fall for the sunk cost fallacy. No matter if they kept Bridgewater or let him go, they had to pay that 17 millions anyways. What they had to decide is whether he was worth to pay 6 more million for this year or not (Well, it's surely more complicated than that, but still).

Most of the time, the problem with team who have a lot of dead cap space (Like Carolina) is that they give too much money to players, not that they parted way with those players.

 

[Breakers]

Looking at it that way is a dangerous way to fall for the sunk cost fallacy. No matter if they kept Bridgewater or let him go, they had to pay that 17 millions anyways. What they had to decide is whether he was worth to pay 6 more million for this year or not (Well, it's surely more complicated than that, but still).

Most of the time, the problem with team who have a lot of dead cap space (Like Carolina) is that they give too much money to players, not that they parted way with those players.

so hopefully this is a start of a new trend for them under Rhule

I believe they have one of the richest owners who doesn’t seem to care

but they had the highest dead cap last season and they are going to this season as well.

hopefully they stop that trend

 

[Breakers]

If Paton is smart he'll trade Lock for a day 2 or day 3 pick and still trade up to 6/7 to take Fields/Lance, or risk it and wait until 9 and take whoever is left.

Lock isn't the long-term answer. Bridgewater should be good as a veteran stopgap for a year to bridge a long-term answer like Fields or Lance.

even if they take a QB they are paying chump change in the QB market with lock being a 2nd rounder and teddy making 3.
But I agree it would be smart to ditch lock.

 

[HisIceness]

Carolina Panthers and dead cap money go together like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler starring in the same movie.

 

[EpochLink]

He wasn’t that bad in Carolina last year…

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

He was pretty mediocre

He is what he is which is a limited game manager who wouldn't be starter on most NFL teams

 

[TheAngryHank]

Meaningless , Broncos are last in division for the foreseeable future with no chance of winning it without Mahomes missing a chunk of a season .

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

This is an L for both teams

Denver plays their hand at the draft
Carolina takes on $17 million in dead cap

The only good news for denver is an Out after this season with $0 in dead cap space

so Denver is paying very little for their backup

And also getting very little.

 

[Breakers]

And also getting very little.

i mean you could have worse situation is when you are paying a ton of money for a QB and not getting anything

Lock and Bridgewater combined is less than 4.7 Million this year

I think at the very least they have flexibility which is good to have

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

i mean you could have worse situation is when you are paying a ton of money for a QB and not getting anything

Lock and Bridgewater combined is less than 4.7 Million this year

I think at the very least they have flexibility which is good to have

That is fair.

Fans better not expect much more than check downs, though.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

He wasn’t that bad in Carolina last year…

Teddy is Olive Garden. You know what you are going to get......"it was ok....nothing to post on instagram".