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Originally Posted by SuperUberBob
Who's to say that Shurmur doesn't get hired and then try to bring over his favorite QB like McDaniels did with the Broncos and Matt Cassel?
The initial statement was that Shurmur would only become HC if he can bring Case with him. I find that extremely unlikely to be true.
Shurmur wants to be a HC. Why would he limit his career opportunity by insisting on a QB owners may or may not be interested in?
More importantly Shurmur is a top HC candidate on the basis of him taking a QB nobody wanted and making him into a starter. To insist that he needs Keenum completely contradicts his main argument for the job (that he can help QBs go above and beyond their perceived ceiling).
Also the Giants are just about the biggest lock to take a QB in the whole draft. They've got Odell so they have no business picking in the top 5. They pick 2nd in the draft? Ya it's a lock. Having to pay Odell 20mm a year is gonna make a rookie QB salary quite attractive.
It's very possible Shurmur floats Keenums name as a possible QB he likes (or Bradford), in these interviews but that'd make way more sense for teams that don't have a top selection in the draft. If anywhere, I think the real Shurmur-Keenum package deal is in MN. If the Vikes are able to keep Shurmur they may feel better about signing Keenum. If Shurmurs gone, they'll be more likely to let him walk.
Last edited by BillNye; 01-13-2018 at 12:54 AM.