Quarterback Drew Brees is returning to the New Orleans Saints. Taysom Hill (a quarterback, among other things) is a restricted free agent and is open to returning to the Saints.

That doesn't appear to leave much room for Teddy Bridgewater, who had a 5-0 record as a 2019 Saints starter in place of an injured Brees. Bridgewater completed 67.9% of his passes in nine appearances, with 9 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He was a $3.25 million salary cap hit.

So where could he land for the 2020 season? As with many quarterbacks, the Indianapolis Colts are a popular possibility.

Colts QB Jacoby Brissett completed 60.9% for 2,942 yards, 18 TDs and 6 INTs, though his production slipped in the second half of the season after he suffered a knee sprain. His cap hit, according to Spotrac, was $9.4 million in 2019 and will be $21.375 million in 2020.

"Bridgewater would keep (the Colts) competitive while they solve other roster problems and will still be in his prime when they're ready to become true contenders again. Instead, there's speculation that they are enamored with (Philip) Rivers, who represents a short-term patch job at best and an expensive anchor that will sink the leaky franchise at worst."

Iyer sees the Colts as one four teams that would fit for Bridgewater.

"Bridgewater doesn't offer the ability to run that Brissett does, but he's capable of pushing the ball all over the field better. The Colts need to weigh whether Bridgewater is enough of an upgrade to invest a good chunk of their $85 million-plus under the cap to take the shot. Releasing Brissett would cost them another $12.5 million in dead cap money, while trading him would cost them only $5.5 million."

D'Andrea says the Colts best play to Bridgewater's strengths and gives a Bridgewater-Colts pairing a 5/10 chance of happening.

"The Colts have Brissett under contract in 2020 for a reasonable price and may still be assessing him after his hot start to last season fizzled due to a Week 8 injury. Adding Bridgewater would spark a QB competition. If (Colts coach Frank) Reich isn’t sold on Brissett, Bridgewater may be his best option."

Dubin lists the Colts as Bridgewater's No. 1 potential landing spot.

"The Colts seem more likely to go after Tom Brady and/or Philip Rivers if A. they're actually available; and B. they decide to move on from Jacoby Brissett as their starter. But Bridgewater makes a decent amount of sense for them, too. Think of it like the kind of move the division rival Titans pulled last year with Marcus Mariota and Ryan Tannehill. They can hold a competition in training camp and whoever wins the job, gets the start. If that guy falters, the other is waiting in the wings."

This isn't about which team Bridgewater will end up with, but his potential payday. While some reports see him getting $30 million per year, Florio is slightly less bullish.

"A more realistic number, all things considered, would seem to be in the range of $24 million. And if that ends up being low, good. It’s always better for a guy to get more than he was expected to get than less."

The Colts coaching staff has links to another free agent QB, Philip Rivers. Here's what the team said -- and didn't say -- about Brissett shortly after the 2019 season ended. And there's plenty of speculation about potential QB draft picks headed to Indy.

Makes for an interesting next couple of months.