cwalke3408
Well-Known Member
Why pay Lawrence $55M a year?Fact they almost made the playoffs last year with their entire OL out at various points and one of the worst defenses in the NFL says that it's not a problem with the QB.... the new head coach will have something to say about the defense while the offense remains basically unchanged. Everyone knows Pete's system was horribly out-dated and any OC with a functioning brain could easily exploit it with over 10 years of game film to pick apart with the same ol' system.
Whatever. Guess we could just stay mediocre drafting top 15 QBs like the Bears over the last decade... but I'm sure Caleb Williams will pan out.
And Trevor Lawrence has a good ceiling but has shown little to be paid $55M per year... point being, why pay him that right now? Get through at least the 4 years on his rookie contract. And if Lawrence says he would walk... he's just in it for the cash. I bet he starts mailing it in and remains an overpaid mediocre QB for the rest of his career. Geno may be a mediocre (well he's not, he's actually above average according to the last 2 seasons, one of which was an injury for a tackle that is now illegal/flag/ejection worthy), but at least he's not overpaid... which Lawrence is.
That is what starting QBs are going these days and that number is only north going forward. If you already know TL is your QB then why wait 2 years and be forced to pay $65M+ when the rate goes up?
And why cheap out on a QB? Saving 25M is at best getting an upgrade here or there but no where near the value of paying a franchise QB. I wasn't necessarily taking a shot at Seattle, y'all just perfect example. Saving 25M a year because paying a cheaper QB but still sitting with major holes on the roster because that money doesn't go that far in the first place