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Originally Posted by Detoxing
The problem is that NFL QB contracts aren't given out based on "how good you are compared to this guy". They're more or less "Next man up, next highest paid QB".
Mahomes will be the highest paid QB until the next guy gets paid.
Hell, there was a time when Derek Carr was the highest paid player in NFL history.
Right now it's Dak's turn.
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Yeah, for it being a business, there a lot of emotion in contract signings.
Particularly with QB, where there's just one starter per team, if you don't make your guy the highest paid when he's up for negotiation, you are signalling that you aren't buying the best available. Even if it's accurate, you don't want to send that message, and the players don't want to hear that message.
It's an analog to the mishegas in Green Bay picking a QB high when ARod is still around. Even as the top dog ages, you have to pretend he's going to play forever.