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Although it is true that Wade has traditionally valued edge rushers
I don’t like that AD is allowing himself to be used to reset the market
Is it "re-setting"?
In 2015 Suh's contract was 86% of the top qb's contract.
In 2016 it was similar with Von Miller.
In 2018, Von Miller's older deal, the highest for a defender, comes in at 63% of the top qb contract.
The market was already set for top defenders, it just regressed.
Give AD just 80% of the top qb's contract and it's 24 M. Which is not only NOT unreasonable, it doesn't even fully restore the market to what it already was for top defenders with Suh and Von Miller.
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We both know that QB salaries have been going up much faster than other positions, DL players included.
So it’s a little disingenuous to use that statistical correlation.
Max already called you out on this very point in this very thread, I believe.
Donald, via his agent, could be arguing that QB salaries should not be going up much faster than other positions and that he is a player deserving of bringing that balance back.
It ultimately may not be a winning argument but it seems to be a reasonable one.
Here’s another reasonable argument.
QB salaries are skyrocketing for a reason. Teams realize that QB’s, especially top QB’s, are worth their weight in gold. You cannot be a winning team in today’s NFL without at least a decent QB. Just look at the QB’s in the playoffs every year.
Players at other positions are very important, of course. But Job One for any GM is to first get a QB. Job Two is to keep him healthy and happy.
I don't dispute the importance of the QB. But I'm starting to wonder if we don't have a QB market bubble. I'm wondering if the Eagles SB win is going to start challenging the traditional thinking?