NFL QB Carousel Spins Out of Control: Sanders, Lock, and Milton Take Over
Adam Schefter reported the quarterback changes for the Browns, Seahawks, and Eagles.
Three NFL teams just hit the emergency eject button on their quarterbacks for Sunday, and the reasons range from medical protocol to pure desperation.
According to Adam Schefter, the are putting in concussion protocol, the ruled out with a quad injury, and the are just flat-out benching Tanner McKee. That means we are getting a Sunday slate featuring , , and Joe under center.
Let's start with . Watson entering the protocol means Sanders gets the keys against the . Watson has been dragging around that fully guaranteed $230 million contract while posting a painfully average 85.5 passer rating over his last 15 games. Handing the offense to Sanders, who is sitting on a 4-6 career record, is the kind of chaotic pivot that swings moneyline odds and makes fantasy managers sweat for a 5-3 Browns team trying to stay in the playoff hunt.
Out in , Darnold’s quad injury forces the 4-4 Seahawks to ride the rollercoaster again. We already saw Lock step in earlier this year to scrape out a 13-10 win, buoyed by a defense that had to do the heavy lifting. Lock is the type of quarterback who can look like a Hall of Famer for exactly one drive before throwing a pass into triple coverage, which is terrifying if you need to cover a spread.
Then there is . The Eagles are a miserable 2-6, and benching McKee for is less of a strategic masterstroke and more of a white flag. When your season is circling the drain and you have one of the worst against-the-spread records in the league, you might as well see how far can throw the ball downfield before the pass rush gets home.
Sunday is going to be a mess of adjusted game plans and simplified playbooks. If you are tuning in to watch Sanders against or trying to salvage the ' offense, prepare for a lot of running plays, a few spectacular disasters, and a very weird afternoon of football.