Chiefs focused on Mahomes, McCaffrey, and Cunningham in RD1

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

In a vacuum, yes.


But this is the Chiefs we're talking about here; the franchise with an absurd aversion to drafting QBs higher than the 3rd round.

EDIT: Also, to save bandwidth from the typical nuthuggers, that salary isn't in the top quarter of QBs any longer IIRC.

Which again, gets to my point - there isn't a single larger advantage in the NFL right now than a cost-controlled quarterback.

$17 million is a pittance for any quarterback no longer on a rookie deal. That's, what, bottom 3rd for starting QBs on their second contract or later?

They make 3-5 times what similarly situated RBs make. That's why you don't take RBs in the first round.