Ideally, they would have to have a veteran backup like Brissett behind the rookie draft pick.I think the most we could get is a 5th this year or maybe a conditional 4th in 25. I've been able to trade into the top 15 with both our 2nds on some of those simulators.
I don't see any value in trading Sam. You have at the very least a top tier backup on a 5th round pay scale.
Sheehan and Ben Standing last week talked about how Howell is not a lock to be here, especially if a vet QB is brought in or Brissett is retained.
Harris, Peters, and Kingsbury have no allegiance to Sam.
Still, having Sam on the sideline ready to come in would be very comforting next year, for me at least.
I believe that no matter which QB is drafted here, Howell is gone. The logic behind that is pretty obvious to me at least in that it eliminates quick trigger fans from first being split in their alliances and in real time calling for the backup, if/when the rookie isn't perfect enough in their eyes.