Not that I really want Winston in NE (I'd rather stick with Stidham), but the criticism surrounding Winston for the 30 INTs is getting blown
way out of proportion; especially when he still threw for 33 TDs and 5000+ yards.
With that being said, I looked up the list of QBs on PF...
Current search:
For single seasons, from 1970 to 2019, played QB, requiring Passes Intercepted >= 20 and Passing TD >= 25 and Passing Yds >= 4000, sorted by descending Passes Intercepted
Player Season Finder Query Results | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Rk Player Year Yds TD Int
1 Jameis Winston 2019 5109 33 30
2 Lynn ****ey 1983 4458 32 29
3 Drew Bledsoe 1994 4555 25 27
4 Eli Manning 2010 4002 31 25
5 Dan Fouts* 1980 4715 30 24
6 Dan Marino* 1986 4746 44 23
7 Brett Favre* 1998 4212 31 23
8 Dan Marino* 1988 4434 28 23
9 Peyton Manning 2001 4131 26 23
10 Kurt Warner* 2001 4830 36 22
11 Drew Brees 2010 4620 33 22
12 Philip Rivers 2016 4386 33 21
13 Dan Marino* 1985 4137 30 21
14 Andy Dalton 2013 4293 33 20
15 Don Majkowski 1989 4318 27 20
16 Jake Plummer 2004 4089 27 20
17 Philip Rivers 2011 4624 27 20
18 Carson Palmer 2007 4131 26 20
So, yeah. I'd say it's still reasonable to suggest that Winston -- with a good coaching staff & in a more conservative offense -- could still develop into a solid QB. So, if you can get him at a low price, it wouldn't be bad for NE to sign him.