The Only Thing Better Than An Elite Quarterback Is An Inexpensive Elite Quarterback by MrMattCraig
Yet this year’s AFC and NFC Championship Games show that the only thing more valuable than an elite quarterback is an elite quarterback who’s inexpensive. Three of the four teams that will take the field on Sunday with a shot at the Super Bowl have starting quarterbacks earning a fraction of what NFL quarterbacks typically make: $3.9 million for Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, $1.2 million for Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts and $782,000 for San Francisco’s Brock Purdy. At $29.
Quarterbacks who show promise early remain undervalued, allowing their teams to invest money into other positions. The salary a team saves on a young quarterback can be redirected, for instance, to the hosses who protect him on the offensive line. This year, for example, relative to their cheap quarterbacks, the Bengals, 49ers and Eagles all have total payrolls over $200 million.
That doesn’t mean quarterbacks aren’t worth the fortunes they eventually earn. The past decade was dominated by the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and now Mahomes, who will make his fifth consecutive AFC Championship appearance on Sunday — two of them on a cheap rookie deal. Meanwhile, a downturn in performance can transform a big quarterback contract into an anchor that drags a team to the bottom of the division standings. Last fall, the Broncos signed Russell Wilson to a five-year, $245 million contract, only to see him throw the fewest touchdowns of his career. The Broncos finished the season with a 5-12 record, good for last place in the AFC West.
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