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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Overpaying a free agent like this is fine. Because the alternative is to spend nothing and leave a huge gap at WR. But saying you want that veteran instead of a younger, cheaper draft pick at a pick like #4 where there's a high probability you're going to get a very good starter for 10 years? That's something else entirely. There's a lot more to this than money. Especially for a team like the Rams who are 2-3 years away from being good. This reeks of a desperate team trying to win now, not one trying to methodically build a franchise.
And Bowe is more than likely going to be grossly overpaid. He's a good receiver, but the fact is he's going to get Larry Fitzgerald money when he isn't Larry Fitzgerald. On pure talent alone, he doesn't measure up to those dollars. But there are other limiting factors. We haven't seen Bowe make big plays in really big situations on a consistent basis. He hasn't measured up very well consistently against elite corners. To this day, regardless of the QB, none of us knows for sure if he's a guy I want to be throwing the ball to in the 2 minute drill in a playoff game. Does he ever give you that feeling? Maybe that's purely a problem with the QB. That's a lot of money to assume the QB is the only problem there.
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Larry Fitzgerald had a phenominal post season with Kurt Warner getting him the ball.
His production, overall, hasn't suffered substantially since Warner retired, but he's not making the same big plays that he did with Warner, because the QBs aren't egtting him the ball accurately and on time the way that Wardner did.
Andre Johnson was a vurtual non factor in the Texans postseason.
To suggest that a real NFL calibre QB wouldn't have an impact on Bowe's performance is burying your head in your ass.