Here’s a great quote in another thread by Couch Coach which accurately describes and puts into a better perspective how we should evaluate and measure a players value and contracts:
“Want to be fair about attaching these values to players, which I think is absurd to begin with, then take the entire life of that contract with that player. Take Elliott's, Lawrence's and especially, Prescott's, total contracts over their Cowboys careers and divide that by the years. In Prescott's case, by 2024, he will have averaged 21,666,667 per year over his Cowboys career. It's not fair not to include the bargain years over the life of the entire contract. And at the end of 2024, where do you think his contract will rank?”