Wasting those Rookie QB Contract Years

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(11-01-2022, 03:05 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: There's a pretty big narrative in the NFL that having an elite QB on a cheap rookie deal is a cheat code. It gives teams tens of millions to invest in other positions.

Let's look at the last 10 years of Super Bowl teams and who the QB was.....

2021- Matthew Stafford - not on a rookie deal
2020- Tom Brady - not on a rookie deal
2019- Patrick Mahommes -  rookie deal
2018- Tome Brady- not on a rookie deal
2017- Nick Foles- Not on a rookie deal
2016- Tom Brady- not on a rookie deal
2015- Peyton Manning- not on a rookie deal
2014- Tom Brady- not on a rookie deal
2013- Russell Wilson- rookie deal
2012- Joe Flacco- 5th year on the roster, not sure which contract.

So of the ten QBs, 2 of them were on rookie deals when they won the SB. Having a rookie QB on the cheap is great, but it's not the end all be all.