Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said at the beginning of the month that he isn’t interested in trading his backup quarterback just yet Youth Ryan Kelly Jersey , even if a first-round draft pick was dangled in the deal. That notion is proven to be true. The Colts turned down a trade offer for Jacoby Brissett that included a second-round pick from the Seattle Seahawks, according to Ben Violin from the Boston Globe. While Russell Wilson is undoubtedly the starting quarterback in Seattle for years to come, there is a connection as to why the Seahawks would be interested in dealing for Brissett. Brian Schottenheimer, who is currently the offensive coordinator under Pete Carroll, was the quarterbacks coach in Indianapolis last year when Brissett took over for the injured Andrew Luck. Without a doubt, Schottenheimer was a big advocate for the second-string signal-caller. “We have the best backup quarterback in football,” Irsay said, via the Indianapolis Star. “I don’t think we’d accept a [first-round pick in a trade] for him, we think he’s that good.”Brissett, who is just 24-years-old, has the arm talent and size to be a starting-caliber quarterback, and he showed that last year in 16 games — throwing 13 touchdowns to just seven interceptions with the worst offensive line unit in the National Football League. As of now, while the former North Carolina State quarterback could command a first-round pick, the Colts — as Irsay iterated at the beginning of August — should be in no rush to make a deal, although the team is in desperate need of draft capital for talent purposes. For one, Brissett — outside of Teddy Bridgewater and Nick Foles — is the one of the best insurance policies on the market, giving Indianapolis something to fall back on just in case Womens Rigoberto Sanchez Jersey , knock on wood, Luck has any issues moving forward. If Luck has any bit of pain in his arm, Brissett should play immediately, but that’s another topic of discussion. As of now, his contract is very economical — at salaries of $735,000 this year and $890,000 for the 2019 season — for a team that is looking to upgrade talent at seemingly every spot outside of quarterback, kicker, punter, and safety. With that salary, it’s insurance that allows the Colts to pursue players — if Chris Ballard ever decides to. Colts head coach Frank Reich, who knows the life of a backup quarterback all too well, sees the talent in his young backup. He knows the importance in the position — whether it’s for starting or backup purposes. “I think you’re a top-20 quarterback,” Reich told Brissett via the Indianapolis Star. “I think you’re a starter in this league.”“I think he’s a big-time competitor and he wants to play,” Reich added. For the sake of the Colts, they need Brissett. Jimmy Garoppolo and most of the other high-profile members of the San Francisco 49ers made brief cameos at most in the exhibition opener.That gave a pair of seventh-round picks an opportunity to shine, and they made the most of that chance.Receiver Richie James Jr. and defensive lineman Jullian Taylor both played from start to finish and delivered big plays throughout in San Francisco's 24-21 victory over Dallas on Thursday.James caught four passes for 46 yards Youth Jordan Wilkins Jersey , and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 18 seconds remaining, as he tries to make the team as a slot receiver. Taylor had three tackles, one sack, two quarterback hits and a tackle for loss, showing more signs that the Niners might have found a late-round gem.But both players know there's plenty of more work needed to make the roster."You can't get too high off one play when you have a whole season ahead of you," James said Sunday. "If that was the Super Bowl then wow, I'm celebrating. But that was just preseason."James has taken advantage of an injury to Trent Taylor, who has been limited following offseason back surgery that kept him out of the first exhibition game.James got on the field early, catching the first pass from Garoppolo to convert an early third-down out of the slot and then catching the game-winning TD from Nick Mullens."His athletic ability for such a young guy, it's impressive," Garoppolo said. "You know, once you put the mental part of it with the physical part it'll be something good."James was prolific in college, catching 212 passes for 2,959 yards and 20 touchdowns his first two seasons at Middle Tennessee State. But a broken collarbone limited him to five games last year and he wasn't picked until 240th overall.With Marquise Goodwin and Pierre Garcon solidified as starters, James is competing with Taylor, Kendrick Bourne, Aldrick Robinson and Aaron Burbridge for a backup spot on the 53-man roster.James showed his versatility with a 33-yard kick return in the game against Dallas Womens Jack Doyle Jersey , but he was best as a receiver, with Niners quarterbacks having a 150.4 rating when targeting him, according to Pro Football Focus."What we love about Richie is that I think you guys can all see is he's fearless with the ball in his hands," coach Kyle Shanahan said. "He's making good cuts and getting himself after the catch."Taylor had barely played organized football before getting drafted 223rd overall by the Niners in April. He played only one year in high school and had just limited experience at Temple because of injuries.That's why it was so important for Taylor to get as much time as he did against the Cowboys. He played 32 defensive snaps in all, starting at defensive end in place of the injured Arik Armstead and playing through the fourth quarter.He had a few misplays early but delivered the sack that helped set up the game-winning drive."It was probably just me getting the jitters out honestly," he said. "This was my first game and I started so it was kind of like, 'Whoa!' Once I settled down and really got my feet under me, it got easier. It was just playing football at the end of the day."Taylor just hasn't done much of it. He went down with season-ending knee injuries in 2015 and '16 and played just 15 games in all on defense in college. He showed promise as a senior last year with 40 tackles, including 10 for losses, in 12 games for the Owls.He matched up well against No. 6 overall draft pick Quenton Nelson of Notre Dame and had 4 1/2 tackles for loss against undefeated Central Florida to get on the draft radar.He has been impressive in camp, which carried over into his first game action as a pro when Shanahan wanted to get him snaps with the starters to see how he'd fare against tougher competition."His arrow is going up," defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said. "He does everything right. He plays violent, relentless. He fought his tail off against the big O-line with the 1s. As the game wore on, the expectation was that he'd become more dominant and he did. ... He took a really good step."