Paintrain's all encompassing 'discuss all things offseason' thread (Version 2.0)

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Originally Posted by donofriose

He got paid after his super bowl.



I'm just saying in order to win a super bowl you do not need a QB that takes up almost 20 million of your cap space.



Kaep is a good QB, but his contract probably means they won't be able to keep a lot of pieces that helped him be successful in place.



I just think teams are panicking and think they have to pay QB's a lot more than what they are worth otherwise they suck. San Fran made it to the NFC championship game without Kaep one year. They have a great team, Kaep is a good player but he still is just a piece on one of the most talented teams in football. He isn't a 126 million dollar piece.

Well, that superbowl came down to the wire. So I am not sure you can make the argument Flacco deserves the money and Kaep doesnt.

As for the idea that you dont need a big time qb to win a superbowl - recent history says you do. I agree to an extent that it is a team sport - you need weapons around your qb, and a defense on the other side, but the qbis a critical critical position and if you believe in Kaep,than you lock him up for the duration. I have seen enough out of him that I think he is worth it. Of course only time will tell.
If you want to make the argument that teams should spread their money around and not tie it all up in qb's that is fair, but its also just the way of the world.