Michael Penix Jr. NFL team fits
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz breaks down the best team fits for Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. heading into the 2024 NFL Draft.
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JASON FITZ: It's time for Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda with quarterback prospect fits and Michael Penix, Jr. Could they, my beloved Raiders? Yes, of course. We all know they need a quarterback. Gardner Minshew and Aidan O'Connell is that quarterback room. And frankly, if you're Antonio Pierce, you want a quarterback you can hitch your wagon to, that can be the face of the franchise. Plus, you go into an offense where you're going to be throwing the ball to one of the best wide receivers in the NFL and a very good wide receiver room. This makes sense for a lot of reasons. The question is 13, or trade down or second round? That's what we don't know the answer to.
What about they? Would the Saints take a flyer? I mean, realistically, if you think about what the Saints are up against, they've got another couple of years on Derek Carr's contract. But then what? He didn't look great in his year with them. So you're suddenly looking at a new offense where you've got Kubiak coming over from San Francisco. And he's going to bring some of those passing concepts. It makes a lot of sense to sit a quarterback for a couple of years and develop your Jordan Love I'm not sure it's an immediate perfect fit between coach and quarterback, but I think the time they could get because of the contract for Carr gives them the opportunity to develop it slowly.
And then, should they, the Patriots? The answer is maybe. And where this gets particularly interesting is in the second round. If there's an opportunity where one of these quarterbacks fall-- let's remember that the Patriots have a very high pick in the second round. If they shock the world and don't go quarterback at three because they trade down or because they take somebody like Marvin Harrison, Jr., is it the worst strategy at the top of the second round to address your quarterback room with somebody like Michael Penix, Jr., should he still be there? Actually makes sense.
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