Sammy Watkins got a 3 YR 48 million dollar deal with 30million guaranteed a couple years back. What exactly has he done? Even with Buffalo to warrant what he got? Zeke has been consistent on the field. You can make a strong argument that he is the best in the NFL at RB. Was Sammy Watkins even a top 15 WR when he signed? How important was he to the Bills' offense compared to Zeke? The truth is that there are overinflated positional salaries in the NFL. It's a passing league but Dallas employs an offense with a strong running focus. They have to either bite the bullet and pay Zeke or roll the dice.
Ok first it was the Chiefs who overpaid not the bills ..
Second because one team overpaid for a player with a stupid contract doesn’t mean everyone should ..
Third, you can’t compare a WR contract to a RB contract .. right or wrong it’s just not how this works .. for instance who is a better player right now .. Kirk Cousins or Zeke ? Kirk is making 27 million fully guaranteed .. so Zeke should get 32 million since the Vikings overpaid Kirk then , right ? Of course not ... can’t compare other teams player contract blunders for justification or to set the salary of your own players .. you can simply look at market trends and averages at the specific position :.. throw out the top one (ie Gurley) and the lowest one .. then take your own player , utilize on and off the field history , liabilities .. projected potential , shelf life , and timing at which the player is negotiating ( ie a player with two years left should be a little more flexible and offer not a discount but a compromise to gain more financial freedom earlier than necessary )
To overpay because someone else did or does it is bad business , not following sound thought processes ..
