What could have been???
The Dallas Cowboys landed their backup quarterback in Joe Milton III from the New England Patriots. So, why am I discussing this on a New Orleans Saints site? Well for the low cost of a fifth-round pick, Dallas was able to pick up Milton and a seventh-rounder.
Trade: New England is sending QB Joe Milton to the Dallas Cowboys, sources tell ESPN. With Cooper Rush going to Baltimore, Dallas now has a new backup for Dak Prescott. pic.twitter.com/AIVVuvsel2
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 3, 2025
As a team that is looking at putting together a QB room that should produce someone to be the starter long-term in New Orleans, I would have loved to see the Saints take a shot at someone with the talent that Joe Milton III has shown.
Milton had one start for the Patriots this year, albeit in the final week of the season against Buffalo, he threw for 241 yards and a TD. Given the level of competition in a final week against a team that had nothing to gain, there is definitely a small sample size of his NFL prowess but at Tennessee this is a guy that threw for 2813 in his senior year with 20 touchdowns and 5 interceptions while rushing for 299 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Oh yeah, also there is this:
Joe Milton threw this 80 yards. That’s absolutely ridiculous. And then he casually added a backflip. ( : Steve Clarkson/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/mRXHyrM8EU
— zach ragan (@zachTNT) May 27, 2023
All this to say, is Joe Milton (who is in his second year and only has a cap hit of $1,005,829) any worse an option as a new addition than any later round pick this year? We know he can play in the NFL and he’s still under a team friendly deal for several more years. For a team that really needs to find a diamond in the rough, or sacrifice all future draft picks to move up, feels like this could have been a great opportunity to add depth to the QB room, admittedly without knowing whether they threw their hat in the ring and just couldn’t get it done.