Mahomes (good team but not contenders when he got there), Burrow, Allen, Lamar, Russ, and Hurts all had their teams as top teams before signing the big second contract. And Purdy can be added to that.Name the rookie contract QBs who did this. At best you'll name guys who came to teams that were ready because that's the only 2 since the rookie scale was implemented.
This has been my worst year for my longshot bets on teams.
Browns being an AFC sleeper and the Texans missing the playoffs. .
I'll take my L on both of those..
Beli was on McAfee's show not too long ago and he was like when you have to pay guys who are on cheap value deals your team isn't getting better because they're the same player, now just taking up way more of your salary cap.I've been saying it forever. My logic behind it is that if the QB hasn't made you a true contender by the end of that rookie contract, how the hell do you expect to become one with 30-45 million less per year to spend to put pieces around that QB. A lot of teams and GMs are making moves to avoid bottoming out while the moves they make will prevent them from ever contending. If I was an owner I'd rather have a GM that's going to swing for the fences and would trade a mid-QB rather than making the safe move.
You've been wrong again
Another two years of Daniel Jones after this season..
Dawg, be real. He’s (Ridley) trying to catch passes from…..Jake Locker 2.0Is Calvin Ridley or Kyle Pitts a bigger disappointment? Ridley got paid, which makes a big difference.
Looking forward to this matchup against Stroud specifically. Should be a VERY good game and a test for both teams to see if they are each Playoff readyX best safety in the league
A healthy Texans team could probably pull it off if we have home field and the refs aren’t biased like you said. We are still missing 3 starters but are a top 5 D (total yards & passing yards).Cap…..
any team can beat the Chiefs as long as the NFL allows it and calls it down the middle.
when the refs get involved, which they sadly constantly do, the Chiefs admittedly are unbeatable
Mahomes and Hurts were drafted to playoff teams, Russ wasn't but ended up coming to a historic defense on the other side of the ball. Let's also not forget what round he was drafted in. There was no expectation near this level placed on him, he overachieved based on what he was "supposed to be" coming in.Mahomes (good team but not contenders when he got there), Burrow, Allen, Lamar, Russ, and Hurts all had their teams as top teams before signing the big second contract. And Purdy can be added to that.
And even if teams were good before most of those teams realized that their QB put a ceiling on the team and made the change which just backs up my point. Don't double down on an okay to good QB because it limits the ability to put pieces around you and puts a ceiling on the teams potential versus going for a younger QB and using that extra money to build depth.