We would have had a decent Backup in place who was cheap, who could have stepped in and actually played, rather then paying for a litany of crappy QBs. Tony goes down and we don't have to go out and scrounge for a QB. You have a good backup who can give you starts if need be, a QB who has learned the system and can actually step in and win you games. Oh, I don't know, maybe like a guy like Garrett did years ago? Maybe you don't go 4-12 in a year where you were good enough to challenge for an NFC title.
You save all the wasted money and resources it cost to bring in a list of crappy backup QBs since.
But of course, lets give the guy away instead because that fits the narrative better apparently. I mean, come on, I should not have to explain this to you. It's really basic stuff we are talking about here. What is the point of this? Is there a reason you think it was better to simply give him away, in favor of keeping Isaiah Stanback, I believe it was?