LOL. your emotional obsession is somewhat cute....and now you are going to stick to it....a little stubborn, but at least now we get some consistency in your responses.....you have gone down a path that you can't quit or you will look bad, I bet you will continue even if it makes you look stupid (no offense meant), because now you have to stick to it. ....you have left yourself no choice
and yes, its salary cap...its not your money....can I ask why are you being so emotional about it? its not coming out of your pocket....and we are under the cap..... and I looked at history of QBs who were at one point highest paid and there is plenty of examples of them winning, going to championship game or making it to the superbowl (I used all of those since you have mentioned several of them as your standard of success)
they may not have made it in the year they got the contract, but subsequently.. Eli, Flacco, Rodgers, Ryan, Roth..... again...you are only looking at the team in the year these guys got their contract and were "ranked" highest....but subsequent years they were not "ranked" as high...
I am trying to figure out why this ranking salary thing is important to you....its not logical line of argument.