Honestly Mahomes knew and admitted as such when he signed that he knew he would be eclipsed on a yearly salary very quickly. He did it because he wants to win SBs and he will make more off the field. He has shown a model that works (that Brady started) which is why you are starting to see two camps of QBs. You have the “get paid but provide flexibility” camp that has Mahomes, Allen, and Hurts in it. In the other you have the “maximize what you can while you can” camp which currently has Rodgers, Jackson, and Watson (Herbert and Burrow remain the wildcards). Smart money in my opinion has the first camp winning more combined SBs over the course of their careers.
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