4 free agent replacements for Lions quarterback Tim Boyle in 2022

2. Jacoby Brissett

Brissett made five starts for the Miami Dolphins when Tua Tagovailoa was out last season. The results were decidedly mediocre ( 217.8 passing yards per game, 63 percent completion rate, five touchdowns, three interceptions, 81.5 passer rating in his starts).

He has 37 NFL starts under his belt, but it’s safe to say we haven’t really seen Brissett in an ideal situation. He was traded by the New England Patriots to the Indianapolis Colts late in the 2017 preseason, as Andrew Luck dealt with a shoulder injury that would ultimately cost him that entire season. Brissett started 15 games in an offense he had to learn on the fly, with a roster around him that severely lacked talent. He was sacked a league-high 52 times.

In 2019, Brissett was again pressed into starting duty on short notice for the Colts when Luck suddenly retired in late-August. He played through a knee injury for a chunk of that season, missing just one start as he threw for over 2,900 yards with a 3:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (18 touchdowns, six interceptions).

Brissett looks like the ideal backup to have if you don’t want to put real pressure on your starter (hence why the Dolphins signed him to back up Tagovailoa). But at the same time, he has a god chunk of starting experience and could keep things well afloat in place of Goff if he had to play.