Packers once again prove they’ve won the Malik Willis trade thanks to the latest NFL rumors

There was never any doubt about it, but if there was, it’s now clear that the Green Bay Packers won the Malik Willis trade. If they hadn’t, they likely would have pursued Daniel Jones and increased their options for Jordan Love’s backup.

But at least Willis has looked like a serviceable backup and so kudos to the Packers front office for making this move. Before Willis stepped up in Love’s absence at the beginning of the season, there was uncertainty about who the backup would be.

In relief this season, Willis has 380 passing yards and three touchdowns in four games this season. He also has 137 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Packers traded for Willis hoping he would do exactly what he did.

It also means other teams are looking to Jones for a similar role as a backup or potential bridge option.

Jones said he now wants to go to a contender. The problem is that he probably won’t play much, if at all, on a competitive team this season. Barring crazy injuries, teams atop their divisions are locked in at the quarterback position.

If I were Jones, I’d be going somewhere like Las Vegas or San Francisco right now. He would be included in the lineup immediately. In San Francisco, he would find himself in a system that would be very difficult for him to fail. He would have more than enough weapons to make his job easy.

With the 49ers dealing with Brock Purdy’s injury, Jones could play right away and be a temporary option as Purdy heals. In Las Vegas, their quarterback situation is so shaky that they would be ridiculous if they didn’t immediately sign him to the 53-man roster without the designation of a practice squad.

He could be a bridge option, as Ian Rapoport said on NFL.com, and at best he gets them to the playoffs and at worst he doesn’t cost them valuable cap space.

Another team he should consider is Miami. The Dolphins have had some issues with Tua Tagovailoa’s health in recent seasons. Jones is athletic enough to benefit from a system like Mike McDaniel’s.

He is a much better option than Tyler Huntley and Skylar Thompson.

Either way, there’s a new beginning on the horizon for Jones and there will be no shortage of teams calling him up. Expectations are so low that any team that acquires him knows he is nothing more than a bridge option, similar to what Sam Darnold is this season.

And if he can even come close to what Darnold does this season, he might just have a shot at reviving his career.