OmerV
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Dak clearly does not suck, but he's not a top 5 QB either. So, the question is can you build a good enough TEAM around him and still pay him silly money. If he's Russel Wilson coming into contract negotiations with a super bowl ring, its a different story. The problem we have is that the Eagles just placed a large bet on Wentz and the expectation is that b/c they made that decision, we should as well. But, what if drafting Jake Fromm and putting Dak's 35 million per year into upgrading the defense is a better approach to finally getting the team to the super bowl? Cheap Qbs on rookie contracts worked in Seattle, LA, and Philly. It didn't work in Dallas. So why pay the guy and surround him with less talent?
But the thing is, it's not as easy to get a top 5 QB as fans want to believe. Hell, what most would consider top 5 still includes Brees, who was drafted 19 years ago, and Rodgers, who was drafted 15 years ago. Many would still include Brady even though his production was down this year, and he was drafted 20 years ago. Even Russell Wilson, who you mentioned, was drafted 9 years ago. Mahomes would be considered top 5 by most everyone, but for the most part it's older guys. What this tells us is new "top 5" level QBs aren't routinely coming into the NFL - that they are hard to find.