Well, this one threw me for a loop. The news dropped just as I was heading to work Friday night and I haven’t had a chance to write my thoughts down until now.

My bold predictions for free agency got off to a hot start. I predicted that Matthew Stafford would stay in L.A., I also predicted Alaric Jackson, Bobby Wagner, LaVonte David & Zack Baun would all re-sign with their respective teams. Furthermore, I predicted that Kansas City would retain Trey Smith and Cincinnati would retain Tee Higgins, and both were franchise tagged.

Most impressively, I called the trade of Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders.

I did miss on Baltimore re-signing Ronnie Stanley, Washington re-signing Zach Ertz and Cincinnati re-signing Mike Gesicki.

Then the big shock happened. I predicted the Raiders would trade for a veteran quarterback, but I predicted it would be Kirk Cousins. I never had Geno Smith on my radar.

Now that the big trade has happened, it’s caused me to reconsider my predictions for quarterbacks. Some other nuggets of information have caused me to change my mind on some of these quarterback predictions.

First, I’ve come to believe that Atlanta may not trade Cousins. Furthermore, Pittsburgh seems likely to let Justin Fields test free agency, and I think that means they’ll likely lose him. Of course, Seattle is now also in the QB market, as well.

Let’s start with the Seahawks. I don’t think Seattle makes this trade without having a plan in place for the game’s most important position. The Seahawks have the 18th pick in the draft, so unless they plan on making a move for Shedeur Sanders or surprising everyone by taking Jaxson Dart, they’re likely going to trade for one or land one in free agency. I don’t think a trade is in the cards, so it’ll most likely be a free agent.

Sam Darnold remains the top quarterback that could possibly hit free agency. Could Seattle be prepared to outbid the other suitors? Possibly, but it’s no guarantee. I think they could also be suitors for Fields.

I predicted that the New York Giants would land Darnold, but I’m hearing they could be leaning towards Aaron Rodgers, if he decides he wants to keep playing. I think they’re still a possibility for Darnold, and I think they could also be suitors for Fields. The Giants also hold the third pick in the draft, which puts them firmly in a prime spot to draft a quarterback.

Pittsburgh will probably have to bring back Russell Wilson, if they lose Fields. Luckily, for them, I don’t think Wilson will have a robust market.

A wildcard in all of this is the Tennessee Titans. They hold the number one pick in the draft and could easily take a quarterback, but what if they would jump into the veteran quarterback market?

Sticking with the spirit of bold predictions, here’s some revised bold predictions for the quarterback market.

Bold Predictions- Steelers re-sign Russell Wilson. Bears sign Teddy Bridgewater.

Bolder Predictions- Seahawks sign Justin Fields. Jets sign Jameis Winston. Browns sign Mac Jones. Dolphins sign Trey Lance.

Boldest Predictions- Titans sign Sam Darnold & trade the number one pick to the NY Giants. Aaron Rodgers retires.