Re: so why don't they just pay Brady....GOAT money?

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50% of the cap...he's clearly earned it.

Although, he does have folks blocking and catching for him...and playing defense too.
It's a bit more than Brady & Bellichex...it's a team. A very good one...but still a team nonetheless.
So, cap money allocation matters....maybe even 3-4m matters...how could anyone prove either side of that??

It's still a TEAM that plays the game and the Pats have better teams and not so better teams but still manage to get to the play-offs every year...but thoereticall, they should win the SB every time since only Brady & Bellichex matter....which I'm being glib and joking...
but I think it' matters a lot when yer best player takes middle o the road salary. It's a very astute and non-selfish move on Bradys part when no one would say he doesn't deserve being the best paid QB.

That's all I'm saying...it's an anomaly that's interesting....and very team first.

We just disagree on this...no biggee!

Contracts don't work that way my friend. They are not based solely on what a guy is "worth." They're based on a market that determines which positions get what.

And if you look at the league, no matter how good a longterm vet qb is, he usually gets less than young vet starters up for their 2nd contract. 2nd contracts are the big payout. After than you have to start worrying about age and other circumstantial stuff.

So here are all the qbs currently making less than Garoppolo, Cousins, and Carr: Flacco, Wilson, Roethlisberger, Rivers, Ryan, Brady. Even though in strict on the field value and accomplishment terms, the guys making less are clearly "worth" more.

And also, because an argument goes one way---ie. does 3-4 M either way make the difference compared to it being BRADY that makes the difference?---doesn't mean they swing to an extreme. So because 3-4 M either way isn't what's making the difference, doesn't mean you then give 88 M to Brady. That's like saying the soup needs a little more salt so you pour the entire Morton's container into it. No, that's an unrealistic extreme.

There's a reason qb contracts are within obvious and discernible ranges. So good vets past their 2nd contracts are in the 22-25 M range. 2nd contracts go up by the year and they're now in the 27-28 M range. Those market forces have much more effect than "what a guy is really worth."

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/05/2018 03:45PM by zn.