OmerV
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I think Dak could be rated by reasonable people anywhere from #7 to #12. All is probably still outside the #1 tier level, but do we really think if Rodgers were negotiating today he wouldn't ask for more than Dak was asking for, just like Mahomes did? Same for Russell Wilson? As for Brees, maybe the fact he is already 41 years old and wealthy and neither he or the team are thinking of a 4-5 year contract would come into play? Same for Brady who will be 43 in a few days.Jeez -- I saw where they actually have Dak rated #12. Gotta admit, I think maybe they're right . . .
You just can be a tier 2 QB and expect to be paid like a #1. Jerry knows better and so does Stephen!
My point is fans tend to think of it as if all contracts are negotiated at the same time under the same market conditions and there for contract terms can be based on a ranking of the QB's. That's really not the case, and just because a player might get a contract that is high relative to that of a few players that might be better doesn't mean he is being treated as better than those players, it just means he negotiated more recently under different market conditions than they did.
The kink in the plan Dak's agent had may have been the Covid situation. Facing the possibility of not having a 2020 season and losing a boatload of revenue may well have affected how willing the Cowboys were to bend before the deadline.