One month later where the carousel stands.
Indy - The QB debacle continues. Matt Ryan now benched for rest of the season. Demoted to #3, Sam Elingher a 2021 6th rounder will be handed the reins for the rest of the year. Ryan is guarantied 12 million next year but if he's injured another 7 million could guarantee. He will never see another down of action in Indy. Trading for a 37 year old QB when you need a franchise QB was always a dumb move. So unless Elhinger shows he's the real deal, Colts will be searching for a QB again.
New England - A QB controversy has broken out between last years #1 Mac Jones and this years #4 Bailey Zappe. Zappe's numbers are better and when asked if Jones is the QB if healthy, Belichick declined to take the easy route and say that Jones was the starter. Instead he didn't want to deal in hypotheticals.
Denver - Russell Wilson has been pretty bad amid all the dysfunction in Denver. He's a month away from turning 34 and all of a sudden the 5 year extension they signed for 242 million before he ever played down for them and with 2 years left on his contract looks like a really bad deal. As does the trade where they gave up 2 #1's and and 2 #2's and some players to Seattle.
Seattle - And Geno Smith is playing great !! This could hardly have worked better for Seattle. Now if Denver falls apart. (which could easily happen), Seattle could wind up with the rights to one of the top QB's in 2023 draft thanks to Denver.
Dallas - Cooper Rush filled in VERY well for Dak Prescott. In fact Rush was 4-1 and Prescott is 1-1. Could Rush be trade bait?
Washington - Wentz has been average at best in leading Commanders to a 2-4 record. Now he's hurt and out for 4 weeks and his replacement Heinicke is 1-0.
Carolina - Carolina has already fired their HC. Baker Mayfield was the starter and went 1-5. Now he's got an ankle sprain. Darnold was on IR for ankle sprain. PJ Walker leads them to upset over TB to go 1-1 in his 2 games and has been named the starter for next week regardless of Mayfield's ankle. It may be his job to lose.
New Orleans - Winston has been out with rib/ankle injuries and Dalton filling in. Both guys have been fairly ineffective. Dalton has better number but is 1-3 while Winston is 1-2. Neither appears to be "the answer".
Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh has transitioned to Pickett over Trubisky. Seemingly everyone in Pitt is behind Pickett but he's been a turnover machine that's lost every game and the 2 wins came with Trubisky at the helm.
In general there's been a feeling that there's a changing of the guard with a lot of the older QB's facing issues Brady, Rodgers, Wilson, Ryan, Stafford