One of the national talking heads also brought up trading McCarthy last week. Yes, you’re counting on Darnold not regressing next season. But he’s now had 7 games this year with multiple TDs and zero picks. It’s not like the offensive line is amazing or the run game is dominant. He’s been carrying the team to a lot of these wins. That one horrible game in Jacksonville was the only time he looked like a fraud.
And SD is much younger than anyone seems to realize. I just don’t see how you can watch the games this year and let that man walk out the door for a totally unproven guy coming off of an injury. Someone might overpay for McCarthy and help us shore up some loose ends.