BobDigital
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I can understand the top QB in the NFL not named Brady may not be the highest paid QB due to contract timing. Like any other position those in the top tier flip flop being the highest paid at any one time due to how the cap tends to go up and when they come up.
However QB seems to be the one position where guys in the 2nd and 3rd tier can be paid as much as guys in the first tier. It is fairly silly.
The reason it happens though is actually pretty simple. Top QBs are underpaid even right now. Look are Derek Carr. He makes 25M a year or about 1/7th of the teams total cash goes to him. Believe it or not that is being under paid. An elite QB like that can take a fairly bad team and make them near 8-8.
Brees makes his team borderline 8-8 or 7-9 every year with one of the worse rosters in the NFL overall. Yes he has a few good offensive weapons but that really is the only thing besides him that team has going for it.
Luck makes his team borderline 8-8 and besides Hilton there might not be another legit very good player on that team.
That is how much a QB can effect a team. Take those QBs off the team and you have the Browns or SF. Basically a top QB is worth 4-5 wins nearly by himself. If the price tag for QBs for what they should be worth (top end guys) actually reflected their value I think guys like Brady/Rodgers/Brees (considering mininum wages vets and such make) should be worth 40M a year.
The fact generally we see so many top QBs in the playoffs with so few being left out shows the position is still a value add even at 25 or 27 million a year.
However QB seems to be the one position where guys in the 2nd and 3rd tier can be paid as much as guys in the first tier. It is fairly silly.
The reason it happens though is actually pretty simple. Top QBs are underpaid even right now. Look are Derek Carr. He makes 25M a year or about 1/7th of the teams total cash goes to him. Believe it or not that is being under paid. An elite QB like that can take a fairly bad team and make them near 8-8.
Brees makes his team borderline 8-8 or 7-9 every year with one of the worse rosters in the NFL overall. Yes he has a few good offensive weapons but that really is the only thing besides him that team has going for it.
Luck makes his team borderline 8-8 and besides Hilton there might not be another legit very good player on that team.
That is how much a QB can effect a team. Take those QBs off the team and you have the Browns or SF. Basically a top QB is worth 4-5 wins nearly by himself. If the price tag for QBs for what they should be worth (top end guys) actually reflected their value I think guys like Brady/Rodgers/Brees (considering mininum wages vets and such make) should be worth 40M a year.
The fact generally we see so many top QBs in the playoffs with so few being left out shows the position is still a value add even at 25 or 27 million a year.