Can you name a team that would actually trade 2 first round picks for Wilson currently and be able to pay him and have a roster that is ready to be good quickly? All the garbage teams have basically already invested in a young qb or have a guy on the roster with a huge cap number and that eliminates a lot of teams.
Only one I can really think of that might fit would be Tennessee as they have a Mariota decision to make and no committed money to him. Maybe Tampa.
QB's that make more money than Tom Brady. Fun fact: no team has every won a Super Bowl when their QB is making more than $20,000,000
Matt Ryan, $30M • Kirk Cousins, $28M • Matthew Stafford, $27M • Derek Carr, $25M • Drew Brees, $25M • Andrew Luck, $24.6M • Alex Smith, $23.5M • Joe Flacco, $22.1M • Aaron Rodgers, $22M • Russell Wilson, $21.9M • Ben Roethlisberger, $21.9M • Eli Manning, $21M • Philip Rivers, $20.8M • Cam Newton, $20.8M • Sam Bradford, $20M • Ryan Tannehill, $19.3M • Case Keenum, $18M • Blake Bortles, $18M • Andy Dalton, $16M • Tyrod Taylor, $15.2M
This is a bigger issue than most make it out to be. The good ol boy network of agents and GM's decided teams need to pay huge money to "franchise QB's." The left tackle bullshit, hiring re-treads, etc. The common way NFL teams think has been proven stupid many times. Every professional sports league is somewhat innovative except the NFL.
The real way to win seems to be hitting on a QB through the draft. Paying less than 10 million on a QB allows you to stack your team. You can't have a truly deep, talented team paying a QB 25-30 million unless you draft amazing.
The teams with these franchise QB's always falter when injuries hit. Many of the guys on this list aren't even anything special.
Eagles, Rams, Chiefs, even the Bears (on defense) are doing it right. The Seahawks and 49ers did it right when they were the two best teams in the league.
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Only one I can really think of that might fit would be Tennessee as they have a Mariota decision to make and no committed money to him. Maybe Tampa.
Wish other players cared more about winning.
The real way to win seems to be hitting on a QB through the draft. Paying less than 10 million on a QB allows you to stack your team. You can't have a truly deep, talented team paying a QB 25-30 million unless you draft amazing.
The teams with these franchise QB's always falter when injuries hit. Many of the guys on this list aren't even anything special.
Eagles, Rams, Chiefs, even the Bears (on defense) are doing it right. The Seahawks and 49ers did it right when they were the two best teams in the league.