I will be the first to say I think Jay is a franchise QB but with the personnel Chicago has, I am not sure Jay is the QB of the future being that McCown looked like Gannon with their personnel and they will likely resign him back.
With that said, while Jay might not be their QB of the future, I will say this. I would franchise Jay no matter what. Why? Because Jay will get major interest on the FA market and could make 90 to 100 million easy. Instead of putting him on the market for him to choose, franchise him and put him on the trading block. While Jay's true value is a late 1st and a 3rd, I think it's possible that Chicago could get two 2nd rounders for Jay. To me, you get more picks and that team that trades for him gets a franchise player. This is not the Peyton situation since Jay is a free agent and can be franchise while Peyton was under contract so Indy's hands were tied but if they had the choice they would have franchise Peyton, traded him and Luck would have a lot more pieces than he has right now.
That is what I would do. McCown seemed better like Warner seemed better than Leinhart in Arizona. While Cutler is clearly much better than Leinhart, I am using that an example of a vet playing out his younger counterpart.
Chicago could draft a QB of the future in the 1st or 2nd round. Maybe Mettenberger, Boyd or Murrary. Smart move if Chicago decided to move from Cutler who is a franchise QB and just had the best year of his career statistically.
With that said, while Jay might not be their QB of the future, I will say this. I would franchise Jay no matter what. Why? Because Jay will get major interest on the FA market and could make 90 to 100 million easy. Instead of putting him on the market for him to choose, franchise him and put him on the trading block. While Jay's true value is a late 1st and a 3rd, I think it's possible that Chicago could get two 2nd rounders for Jay. To me, you get more picks and that team that trades for him gets a franchise player. This is not the Peyton situation since Jay is a free agent and can be franchise while Peyton was under contract so Indy's hands were tied but if they had the choice they would have franchise Peyton, traded him and Luck would have a lot more pieces than he has right now.
That is what I would do. McCown seemed better like Warner seemed better than Leinhart in Arizona. While Cutler is clearly much better than Leinhart, I am using that an example of a vet playing out his younger counterpart.
Chicago could draft a QB of the future in the 1st or 2nd round. Maybe Mettenberger, Boyd or Murrary. Smart move if Chicago decided to move from Cutler who is a franchise QB and just had the best year of his career statistically.
