Lotta whining about other peoples’ money. The market could re-adjust; the rookie QB contract is still the most valuable in sports. Some team is going to figure out that a mobile QB could be a pretty fungible asset and just cycle through them every four years.
some team is going to figure out that they could build a really good roster around a jimmy G level player on a $25 million salary. That’s basically what the Titans are doing now.
These massive QB deals are undergirded by the assumption that new broadcasting deals will kick in over the next four years and reset the cap market.
This is my opinion. I think both are becoming very viable alternatives the way the market is going.
Marcus Marriota has three 9-7 seasons and isn't starting over Derek Carr. Which brings up two points. For all the Kyler hype, Marriota could have a better record coming up to a new deal, and back to your point, I feel any good HC should be able to build a solid playoff contender with upside around Marriota on sub $20m a year and a strong roster around him.