The 14-win club

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Originally Posted by rfaulk34

Since Taylor has been here, the way they operate has done a 180. Mike Brown is more hands off right now. Plus, dude is in his 80s. Cant live forever...

The true test of whether those that are in control now can keep a contender will indeed be when Burrow gets paid, followed by Chase.

It’s going to come down to how well your team drafts now that they are not getting Top 10 picks anymore. The key to winning with a franchise QB on contract #2 or later is to surround him with cheap, talented players and more often than not you do that in the draft. It’s very easy to look like a genius when you draft high, it’s much harder when you draft later in each round. Players like Burrow and Chase are long gone by then.