05-04-2018, 06:53 PM | #211 |
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Who is the last Super Bowl winner whose QB had a mega-contract?
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05-07-2018, 05:33 PM | #213 |
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Yep, and two of those were fluky.
Here's a great article on how giving QB's mega-deals has not translated into success. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/nfl...ns-free-agency |
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Or you can go ask teams like the Bills, 49ers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Raiders and a few other teams how it feels to be doormats without a good QB
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Don't forget the Browns...
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05-08-2018, 06:10 PM | #216 |
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Here's a list of the highest QB cap hits for last year...
Joe Flacco, Baltimore, $24.55 million Carson Palmer, Arizona, $24.125 million Kirk Cousins, Washington, $23.943 million Matt Ryan, Atlanta, $23.75 million Matthew Stafford, Detroit, $22 million Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, $20.3 million Cam Newton, Carolina, $20.166 million Philip Rivers, Los Angeles Chargers, $20 million Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants, $19.7 million Andrew Luck, Indianapolis, $19.4 million Drew Brees, New Orleans, $19 million Russell Wilson, Seattle, $18.8 million Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh, $18.2 million Sam Bradford, Minnesota, $18 million Alex Smith, Kansas City, $16.9 million Derek Carr, Oakland, $15.7 million Andy Dalton, Cincinnati, $15.7 million Tom Brady, New England, $14 million Mike Glennon, Chicago, $14 million Jay Cutler, Miami, $10 million Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo, $9.7 million Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay, $6.9 million Marcus Mariota, Tennessee, $6.6 million Blake Bortles, Jacksonville, $6.57 million Josh McCown, N.Y. Jets, $6.5 million Jared Goff, L.A. Rams, $6.4 million Carson Wentz, Philadelphia, $6 million Brian Hoyer, San Francisco, $5.3 million DeShone Kizer, Cleveland, $899,711 Tom Savage, Houston, $765,146 Dak Prescott, Dallas, $635,848 Trever Siemian, Denver, $628,196 Who were the Final 4? Jaguars, Patriots, Vikings, Eagles You have to go all the way to #14, Sam Bradford, before you get to one of those teams. Granted Rodgers and Luck were hurt, but neither one of those teams were going to make a deep run anyway... especially not the Colts. The way to win Super Bowls is to either have the best QB ever (Brady) play for half of what he could get, or build a strong team around a young QB you don't yet have to pay. Giving the likes of Flacco, Dalton, Cousins, and Stafford tons of money is just stupid and clearly does not lead to playoff success. |
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But when you do get that young qb, and he helps get your team to the playoffs/sb, when his contract is up, what are you going to do, let him go? No, you pay him what he’s worth. Look at the top half of your list and bottom half. How many playoff games have they been to? SB’s?
Obviously Brady is the exception to the rule. Wentz, Goff mariota and Winston are all on their rookie contracts so you can’t count them either. Once their contracts are up, they all will be top half of that list
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And the bottom line, if a coach/owner believes they have a franchise QB, they keep them, as they believe they are the best chance they have of winning. Franchise qb’s are not easy to find
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Saying that, I do think the top 5 are highly overpaid.
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It will be interesting to see how Texas does provided Watson is 100% this year. With his "skills", and talent around him (both offense and defense) they should be a real contender and if so when his contract is up he could rewrite what QB's are paid. Throw the 1st 2 games out and his stats were ridiculous for those 5 games.
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Kansas City’s offense is one I’m ready to see. Scary potential
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If everybody stays healthy and out of trouble, you know who is going to have a good offense?
Cleveland. Don't laugh... wait and see. |
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I thought that went without saying!
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However, that defense is going to be scary good...so I won't be surprised if they go 6-10...
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