The next time I hear someone "giving flowers" in a proper football thread...I might have thoughts and words. I will say nothing for now.
Not at the glamour positions (QB/RB/WR) but someone in the ~top-10 picks will be a HOF. The question is who.
Yeah I could see that. But if we’re trading a QB in this scenario, I’d like to be in a draft with a top prospect.
Only 4 teams since 2005 have won superbowls with a QB on a rookie deal: Steelers, Giants, Seahawks, and Chiefs. Only 1 in the last Decade. It is a myth that it is best for a team. Having an effective Veteran QB is more important. Starting over is a dumb idea.
Brady Roethlisberger Manning Other Manning Brees Rodgers Flacco Wilson Foles Mahomes Stafford Hurts Not sure which 4 were on rookie contracts (Wilson, Mahomes, Other Manning, Hurts?). Also don't know don't care what their contracts were, I'd be more interested in knowing what % of the cap they took up.
I forgot what the percentage is, but there’s a number that there’s only been 1 Super Bowl winner I believe that was over that percentage. And of that list, I believe Wilson, Manning, Roethlisberger and Mahomes won on rookie deals. Also wouldn’t count Foles as a top tier contract, relatively speaking. Didn’t Brady take less to stay under that percentage?
https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/1397/super-bowl-qb-cap-percentages https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...s-shows-there-are-two-ways-to-build-a-winner/ Highest % of salary cap for Super Bowl-winning QBs Patrick Mahomes (2022) 17.2% Matthew Stafford (2021) 11.0% Tom Brady (2020) 12.6% Patrick Mahomes (2019) 2.4% Tom Brady (2018) 12.4% Nick Foles (2017) 1.0% Tom Brady (2016) 8.9% Peyton Manning (2015) 12.2% Tom Brady (2014) 11.1% Russell Wilson (2013) 0.6% Joe Flacco (2012) 6.6% Eli Manning (2011) 11.7% Aaron Rodgers (2010) 5.4% Drew Brees (2009) 8.7% Ben Roethlisberger (2008) 6.9% Eli Manning (2007) 9.2% Peyton Manning (2006) 10.4% Ben Roethlisberger (2005) 4.9% Tom Brady (2004) 6.3% Tom Brady (2003) 4.4% Brad Johnson (2002) 9.6% Tom Brady (2001) 0.5% Trent Dilfer (2000) 1.6% Kurt Warner (1999) 1.3% John Elway (1998) 5.0% John Elway (1997) 5.2% Brett Favre (1996) 10.2% Troy Aikman (1995) 6.7% Steve Young (1994) 13.1%
