Or that at least he's not proven he's elite yet. He was very good to elite for most of last year until the last couple of games when trying to win the division and then he was average at best. He's only had 1 playoff game but average at best then too. Hard to see giving him an elite QB contract when he hasn't yet earned it. I see everyone saying if we wait and we win a SB then he'll want even more money and I say I'll gladly give it to him then because he'll have earned it. He hasn't earned top 5 money yet, at least not in my opinion.
I mean I get it man but that’s the market. Tua makes us relevant and still has time glad deliver. It took Brees and Peyton a long time to win a playoff game. Jim Kelly lost 4 in a row and the greatest passer in NFL history has an 8-9 playoff record and 1 Super Bowl loss.
It sucks that Goff got what he did and that hurt us but market is what it as and the man is going to keep us relevant at least for awhile.
What’s the alternative? Go back to the Fiedler, Feeleys, Ferrotes, Rosenfelds, et al for 20 more years?
Hoping that we suck enough for a generational talent?
Where’s Andrew Luck at now?
Lawrence has been good but has not lived up to the hype. Burrow is very good but he gets just as banged up as Tua. Him and Herbie have been great but they have also regressed at times year to year where Tua has improved.