(09-10-2018, 04:05 PM)Upper Wrote:

(09-10-2018, 03:53 PM)Kane Wrote: I suppose you're right...
HOWEVER
if you have an elite QB, you're gonna have to pay him... and good luck with the QB contracts going round these days keeping Yan, Ramsey, etc etc.

I don't know why the other quote I had got ignored, but I'll try again. What do people think the difference between Bortles and a top QB contract is nowadays? Bortles is only ~12 mil AAV less than Rodgers, only 8 mil less than Cousins. Yannick is going to get 20+ AAV, Ramsey probably about the same, Jack will get 12+.

The difference isn't Bortles = keeping elite defense and top QB = losing elite defense. It's less than one good player.

The difference is the total cap hit.
In that regard teams with 100 million dollar QBs have less money to spend on play making defenders and skill position players.

If Bortles had gotten a Carr type contract you can bet your butt our team looks a lot different, not just this season but in the coming seasons.
You think if the clots paid Luck less they could pay some guys to block for him maybe? 


If we had paid Cousins this offseason, how do you figure we get Yan, Ramsey, and Jacks deal done? Cut Campbell, Jackson, AND Dareus?
I'm not saying we don't need better QB play mind you...
I'm just saying if we go out and BUY a QB... it's going to cost at other spots. That's simple math.

What defenders would you sacrifice for better QB play? How about the OL... can we afford to get worse there?

Also, Blake played fairly well yesterday outside of 2 drives.
A lot of our offensive woes came from penalties and drops

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