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Originally Posted by Onlydo2days
If an average QB is underpaid as an asset and you won't pay the average QB, aren't you putting yourself at a disadvantage to the overall market when other teams get to underpay the average QB's? Or all average and above QB's being underpaid.
You are swimming against the tide in terms of value.
That is if you buy the argument that average QB's should get 25 and top QB's should get 50. Give or take.
You win Super Bowls by having a great value rookie QB (RW, Flacco, etc.), or by having an elite QB.
I don't think I understand your argument. Aaron Rodgers makes like $21 million per year. Tom Brady makes like $14 million per year. Teams that pay ok QBs more than Aaron Rodgers just haven't been winning. The prime examples include the Ravens, Lions & Bears.
Elite QBs don't make $50m/year, even if Riverman thinks they should. If they did, paying average $25m would make a lot more sense.
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Originally Posted by capone0
Based on what? What is the difference between league average or slightly above average starting QB and McCoy who would be a good backup at best. McCoy has been a really bad QB for his entire career while Cousins has 2 years of pretty solid performance despite a good situation. As a 9er fan, I'm not sure I want the guy but if it's just going to be a swap in picks for Cousins, count me in.
Limited sample-size 2 years ago mostly...
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | TD% | Int | Int% | Lng | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate | QBR | 4QC | GWD | AV |
Cousins | 2014 | 26 | WAS | qb | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | 126 | 204 | 61.8 | 1710 | 10 | 4.9 | 9 | 4.4 | 81 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 285 | 86.4 | 46.5 | | | 4 |
McCoy | 2014 | 28 | WAS | qb | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1-3 | 91 | 128 | 71.1 | 1057 | 4 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.3 | 70 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 211.4 | 96.4 | 46.93 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
It was a lazy comment, though. Cousins is assuredly better than McCoy, but I would rather pay McCoy $3.6m & have the #2 overall pick (which I'd want to then trade out of if possible) than Cousins at $24m.