byau":3actp81t said:
ManBunts":3actp81t said:
And at the end of the day, I hate these huge contracts QBs are getting. I personally think they're vastly inflated when compared to the player's value. Not trying to dog Russell's skills or his value to the team, but a QB doesn't function without everyone else on the team, and the way contracts are going, teams are now almost being forced to put 15% into one player. It's nuts. I blame Cutler for all of this. Once you give a mid level QB $18million/yr, you condemn any team with a better QB to $20+
Totally know what you mean about inflated prices.
Somewhat justified though:
QBs are also one of the least replaceable positions and a highly technical position. Not saying that other positions aren't technical, just saying that a QB has to be able to anticipate, read, read again, scramble, read, throw a ball in a spiral and accurately, etc.
Another exercise: take a position like QB, safety, linemen, etc. and take him out for a game so the next in line has to fill in. How big is the drop-off? QBs tend to have a pretty big drop off from 1st string to 2nd string compared to other positions. Each team will be different, but when you're talking about the market, you have to take the league as a whole.
Thus the QBs inflated price.
When guys like Dilfer, Brad Johnson, and Flacco are able to win Super Bowls, maybe having an elite QB isn't as vital as is commonly believed.
Putting 15% of a team's salary into one guy has never resulted in a Super Bowl win. What's it take for people to understand that?
Now, if the "Cutler-market" is going to dictate that
everyone put 15% into one guy, then fine, since everyone will be under that same handicap if tying up 15% into one guy, even if the guy is mediocre at best (like Cutler). I wonder, though, if one team will have the guts to say "no", let their QB walk, and put the saved money into creating a well-rounded team, and thus have an advantage over most of the teams that wasted 15% of their salary into mediocre QBs. Well rounded teams win Super Bowls. Teams wint 20+mil QBs do not (not yet, at least).
BTW, Luck will get way more than RW.