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The 2020-2021 NFL Season has been a wild roller coaster ride. There has been a lot of uncertainties and a lot of firsts. In the 2020-2021 NFL Season we have said goodbye to one great quarterback and could potentially lose another one.
Philip Rivers retired from the NFL in January 2021 and Drew Brees may have played his last game in the NFL as well. This is a list that could potentially grow as the off-season goes on. With the way the NFL season has went we can guarantee that the off-season will shake everything up.
2020-2021 NFL Season
In the 2020-2021 NFL Season we have seen football on every day of the week for the first time. Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns were both in the playoffs and won playoff games for the first time in 20 plus years. Tom Brady and Philip Rivers both played for a different team for the first time in their careers.
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Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots recorded a losing record for the first time in 20 years. Tom Brady played in the first NFC Championship Game and won at the age of 43. Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the first team to host and play in the Super Bowl in their home stadium.
The 2020 NFL Draft was virtual for the first time as well. To add to the first time things, the NFL Preseason was cancelled for the first time. They will not have a Pro Bowl game for the first time.
One year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady leads them to the Super Bowl for the first time in 18 years. Tom Brady has faced Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, and Patrick Mahomes for the first time in the NFL Playoffs. Bruce Arians will coach his first NFL Super Bowl as a Head Coach.
With all these first time situations, it looks like the 2021 NFL off-season will also be a bumpy roller coaster ride. We could see a lot of mix ups and changes that we did not see coming. With the way the year has gone, NFL fans should not be surprised if a lot happens during the 2021 NFL off-season.
The season was filled with surprises and these five scenarios have the potential to send a lot of franchises into desperation mode before the 2021 NFL Season starts.
Scenario #1: Aaron Rodgers demands a trade from Green Bay Packers or retires
At this point in his NFL career, no one could blame Aaron Rodgers for wanting out of Green Bay. They have failed numerous times to get him the help that he needs. Instead of drafting him help in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft the Packers would draft his replacement.
Green Bay Packers are treating Aaron Rodgers like the New England Patriots treated Tom Brady. They are putting the weight of the world on his shoulders in hope that he can carry them to the promise lands. Rodgers has produced successful seasons like Brady but cannot get the job done when it counts.
For the second straight year the Green Bay Packers made it to the NFC Championship Game but failed to win. In the 2020 NFL Playoffs the Green Bay Packers were dominated by the San Francisco 49ers defense. The Packers came into the 2021 NFL Playoffs with the number one ranked offense and were derailed by the Buccaneers defense.
With the emotions just pouring out of every pore in his body. Aaron Rodgers gave a post game press conference speech that put the Packers in a difficult situation. The Packers are entering the 2021 NFL off-season with a lot of questions they need to answer with Aaron Rodgers.
What the Packers should do with Aaron Rodgers in the 2021 NFL off-season
Green Bay Packers need to do something that they have never done in Aaron Rodgers career. They need to ask his opinion on how the franchise should move forward. Ask him what areas he wants addressed on offense.
Packers need to get Aaron Rodgers an elite group of wide receivers. Green Bay Packers are one elite wide receiver away from winning the NFC Championship for the next three years. If the Packers are not willing to give Aaron Rodgers what he needs then they should part ways with the veteran quarterback.
The situation in Green Bay is starting to look like the Brett Favre/Aaron Rodgers situation all over again. Is the relationship between Rodgers and the Packers worse than it has been played off to be? Can the Packers repair the relationship with their franchise quarterback?
One thing that is for sure is that if the Packers lose Rodgers to either retirement or trade they will be entering a rebuilding stage. Which having Aaron Rodgers on another NFL roster would shake up the entire league in the 2021 NFL Season.
Scenario #2: Houston Texans trade both Deshaun Watson and J.J. Watt
Houston Texans have turned into the newest dumpster fire in the NFL during the 2020 NFL Season. They traded away their number one wide receiver for a running back that would be a back up on majority of NFL rosters. J.J. Watt has called out his teammates on giving up.
Deshaun Watson has came out publicly and said that he wants out and the relation between him and the Texans cannot be repaired. They fired head coach and GM Bill O'Brien. Before O'Brien left he ran the Houston Texans into the ground and caused all these issues.
Houston is still searching for their new head coach and with all the drama that is going on inside of the locker room it will be a tough job for anyone to take. Not to mention the Texans do not have a first round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft as of right now. The Texans could look completely different in the 2021 NFL Season.
NFL Trade Rumors: Deshaun Watson and J.J. Watt will be moved
With everything that has happened and the two bone headed mistakes that the Houston Texans have made this season. Look for the Texans to make two more mistakes this off-season. Houston will trade both Deshaun Watson and J.J. Watt and begin rebuilding a franchise that is just ashes as of right now.
Houston will need to acquire a ton of draft capital for the next two to three years to fix the problems. They need to find a new head coach and GM that will be okay with rebuilding. Trading J.J. Watt and Deshaun Watson would give them at least two to three draft picks in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Houston will need to make a lot of changes and trading Watson and Watt would definitely shake up the 2021 NFL Season. Both players are big additions and upgrades to any NFL roster. The future does not look bright in Houston and it could be a bumpy two to three years for the Texans.
One thing that is for sure is that ESPN will make a 30 for 30 on the 2020-2021 Houston Texans. The headline for the series will read, "Houston Texans: How Bill O'Brien went from hero to zero." At the end of the day Bill O'Brien is to blame for all the drama in Houston.
Scenario #3: Dallas Cowboys let Dak Prescott enter NFL Free Agency
In Week 5 of the 2020 NFL Season, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott went down with a gruesome ankle injury that would sideline him indefinitely. Prescott was playing under the franchise tag after the Cowboys failed to sign him to a long-term deal. With the injury we could potentially see the Dallas Cowboys let him enter NFL Free Agency.
Jerry Jones is hard headed and is the reason to why the Cowboys have not been back to the Super Bowl since the early 1990s. Jones is an ego maniac that has to have everything his way. He hires head coaches that he can control and the only coach that he couldn't control he got rid of in Jimmy Johnson.
This is one of the main reasons why Dak Prescott could potentially enter the 2021 NFL Free Agency. Jerry will want the deal done his way and the two sides will fail to come to an agreement. With this being a potential outcome, it could be an interesting off-season for the Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott.
If Dak Prescott walks away from Dallas where does he sign
If the Dallas Cowboys fail to come to an agreement with Dak Prescott we could see him in a new uniform early in the NFL Free Agency period. With a lot of NFL teams needing a quarterback Dak would be top of the list for a lot of teams. One team that could pursue Dak if he enters free agency is the Indianapolis Colts.
The Colts lost Philip Rivers to retirement and do not have a good enough draft pick to get their franchise quarterback. Prescott would step in and fill the shoes of Rivers as the Indianapolis Colts franchise quarterback. The Colts would be receiving a quarterback that was playing like an MVP before being injured and a quarterback that would lead them back to the NFL Playoffs in 2021.
Another team that could be on the radar for Dak Prescott would be the New Orleans Saints. The Saints will most likely lose their veteran quarterback Drew Brees during the off-season. We could potentially see the same situation that we seen with Drew Brees when he left the Los Angeles Chargers.
Sean Payton would be getting a quarterback that has proven his success in the NFL and a quarterback that can walk in and start day one. Dak is a leader on and off the field. He has a lot of the same leadership qualities that Drew Brees had. If Prescott is in a Saints uniform in 2021 they will not miss a beat and be right back into the mix.
Scenario #4: Tom Brady wins 7th Super Bowl ring then retires from NFL
Tom Brady has accomplished things in his career that were not expected with being picked in the sixth round. Brady will go down as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time. On February 7th, Tom Brady has the opportunity to win his seventh NFL Super Bowl ring.
With everything he has accomplished, no one would blame him if he decided to walk away from football. There is nothing left for him to prove and nothing left for him to accomplish. Tom Brady has given the NFL 20 years of his life and has been 100% dedicated to the game.
He has made it known that he would like to play well into his forties but could number seven make him retire. This Super Bowl would mean more to him than any other. If Brady can beat the Chiefs in Super Bowl 55 it would be his first Super Bowl win without Bill Belichick.
He would be getting the elephant off his back that he carried in New England. With the Patriots not making the 2021 NFL Playoffs and Brady making the Super Bowl he already has proven that he was the reason behind the success in New England. Don't be surprised if Brady retires after winning his seventh NFL Super Bowl ring.
What do the Tampa Bay Buccaneers do if Tom Brady does retire after a Super Bowl victory
The Buccaneers would be in a lot of trouble if the future Hall of Fame quarterback does decide to hang it up. They will be left without a quarterback after losing Jameis Winston to the Saints. With the Buccaneers making it to the Super Bowl they will not have a great pick in the first round of the draft.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers would go from Super Bowl contenders to fighting to make the playoffs in 2021. The Buccaneers had to know coming into this deal that this was a possibility. There has been no rumors that Brady will walk away if the Buccaneers win but he will be entering the 2021 NFL Season at the age of 44.
Every NFL fan knew this was the last stop in Tom Brady's career. Beating a team like the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl would be the perfect ending. He would defeat the one quarterback that every NFL fan says could catch him in Super Bowl rings. If Tom Brady does retire from football it would send the Buccaneers back to the bottom half of the NFL in 2021.
Scenario #5: Dallas Cowboys trade Ezekiel Elliott to the Jacksonville Jaguars
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott recorded his worst NFL season since being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas signed the running back to a huge deal in the 2020 off-season. Could we see Ezekiel Elliott on the move this off-season?
Many Dallas Cowboy fans feel that the best years of Ezekiel Elliott are behind him and that he is starting the slow decline in production. Dallas has a great back up running back in Tony Pollard and it would be easy to find a trade partner for Elliott. With the Cowboys most likely wanting a first round pick for their running back they could easily draft his replacement.
A lot of NFL fans would say that the running back position is an easy position to replace. If the Cowboys do end up putting Ezekiel Elliott on the trade block one team will be on the phone with a draft pick that would make the Cowboys consider the deal.
Jacksonville Jaguars offer Myles Jack, 25th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and two future picks for Elliott
With the Jacksonville Jaguars hiring Urban Meyer as their head coach. It would be likely that they would be the first team to call the Dallas Cowboys if Elliott were to become available. They also have young talent on the defensive side of the football that could help sweeten the deal for Elliott.
Jacksonville also owns the number one overall pick and number 25 pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. If the Jaguars offer Myles Jack, their 25th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and two future picks like a first and second round pick. Jerry Jones would most likely move their running back to Jacksonville.
Moving Ezekiel Elliott would free up some cap space and receiving the 25th pick would give the Dallas Cowboys the option of selecting either Travis Etienne or Najee Harris. Urban Meyer has a great relationship with Ezekiel Elliott from their time together at Ohio State. It was almost like a father and son type relationship.
Elliott would give the Jaguars a solid running back. It would also be a huge upgrade for Jacksonville at the running back position. Urban Meyer wants to prove himself in the NFL and this trade would definitely put his name on the map for the 2021 NFL Season.
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