[Tattersail_]

Tapper, on 26 February 2014 - 01:17 PM, said:

Their teams think they do. For a full comparison though, you'd have to look at the difference in salary between people with the Rodgers/Brees skill-set, and mediocre quarterbacks (Matt Schaub, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning). That establishes the 'going rate' for a non-rookie QB, and the difference is what it takes to get a top level QB on a long term contract. So instead of 20 mln, the skill set of Brees might be worth 6-8 mln above the norm.

How do they rate the skills set of Rodgers compared to say Manning who has an unbelievable year.

[Tapper]

Tattersail_, on 26 February 2014 - 01:25 PM, said:

Tapper, on 26 February 2014 - 01:17 PM, said:

Their teams think they do. For a full comparison though, you'd have to look at the difference in salary between people with the Rodgers/Brees skill-set, and mediocre quarterbacks (Matt Schaub, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning). That establishes the 'going rate' for a non-rookie QB, and the difference is what it takes to get a top level QB on a long term contract. So instead of 20 mln, the skill set of Brees might be worth 6-8 mln above the norm.

How do they rate the skills set of Rodgers compared to say Manning who has an unbelievable year.

Both are top QBs and will probably earn almost the same.

[HoosierDaddy]

QBs are paid the most by far because their position is judged to be (imo, very correctly) the most important and difficult to play. Franchise QBs are generally paid 20+ million over 5-7 years. However, the market rate for QBs is only increasing, so by the time Peyton Manning's original "highest ever paid contract" was up, he was making less than a number of QBs, at which point he then gets about a 30% increase to around 28 million per year.

Basically, you can't succeed without an elite QB. While that isn't 100% true, it is true the vast majority of the time. To win the SB you've got to get to the playoffs and to get to the playoffs you have to win 10+ games every year. A team without an elite QB isn't going to do that year in, year out. The NFL has judged that it is better to be weaker at every other position on the field than QB, so they are paid as such.

[Tattersail_]

Franco who had a go at the Malazan Pick em last year wants to join this for this year.

Are we going to run two League's or just one? What is best?