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Originally Posted by barrett
I'd do it for a 4th. Maybe even an early 5th. I just doubt Kubiak will. We likely won't see a huge short term payoff from a 2nd day pick, and Kubs is coaching for his job next year. Young potential does not do him any good.
Either way I think you'll see another QB in place ahead of time if they have any intention of dealing (like Gray last year).
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I know there was a rumor last year that Minnesota offered a 3rd for Sage, and it seems like everone in town besides me accepts it as fact. Rumors get started all the time for all sorts of reasons. Sportswriters start them sometimes just to have something to write about (think Richard Justice). Agents start them just to grease the wheels for their clients. I wouldn't even be surprised if owners and GMs start false rumors. Anyway, unless I find out otherwise, I'm going to assume there's a good chance that offer was never actually made.
I personally think that these days Sage's stock has fallen below his real talent level. It's interesting how much difference a year makes. A year ago many fans were saying that we wasted a couple of draft choices and a lot of cap space on Schaub and that Sage could easily handle the starter position. Some of those same people no longer even want him as a BACKUP.
I agree he played about as poor a quarter last year as any I have ever seen. I also think he played three good quarters in that same game. Sage is neither as bad as he looked at times last year or as good as he appeared to be to many fans two years ago. But he's a cheap and fairly reliable backup. Those who cite his win-loss record last year should think about what kind of record they expect from a backup QB who is playing on a team with the league's twenty seventh best defense.
I just don't see him being traded for a low draft choice.