10-04-2021, 01:07 AM
(10-03-2021, 08:33 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: Or been woefully underpaid for his skill set like Brady was. The Pats first Championship team was probably the least talented he was a part of, but after that they had tons of talent around him. Once he married a billionaire, he was choosing to be underpaid so the Patriots could have an advantage on assembling quality teams. What led to the separation between the two was the fact that his discount stopped being used to pay proven highly skilled players or sign top quality free agents, instead relying on draft picks that missed.
Right. Tom's willingness to take substantially less than his market value was low-key a huge reason for their success. Think about it this way. How many times have teams dominated while having a great QB on a rookie deal?
The Seahawks and Russell Wilson. KC and Mahomes. (To a lesser extent) us and Dalton. New England was able to do that for a very long time.
Disclaimer: I am NOT comparing Dalton to the above QB's. Just saying the Bengals had a solid QB on a rookie deal. Any misinterpretation is on you, not me. Side effects of misinterpretation include violent seizures, tremors, keyboard throwing, and chance of death.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
