Originally posted by Happs:
Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
But thats what the market dictates. That is what I have been trying to get people to grasp on this site. Its not up to the 49ers to chance how the NFL does things with QB contracts. If you want to say 10 QBs are totally overpaid, I wont argue. But thats the cost of doing business with a non-rookie/non-end of his career QB.
The right move for this team to make is to have Purdy as our QB. Period.
Two things:
1. The market does not dictate that we agree to a potentially bad contract.
2. It's pure speculation what Purdy would make on the open market.
This idea that we just have to pay Purdy because other teams paid their guy is simply not the case.
This is the correct analysis. The market rate is what Purdy would fetch from other teams, not what other teams paid their own QB. Dak Prescott had some strange leverage over Jerry Jones but I think that ended up as a bad deal for the Cowboys.
I don't see other teams paying a market resetting contract to Brock Purdy whenif he's a free agent. The team also has leverage in that he's not a free agent. He's only eligible for an extension now. I think he'll get a offered deal in the TuaLawrence range. Then the next move will be on him. Obviously the agent's advice will play a role, how big a role is the question.
It's correct in theory. It isnt correct in reality/practice.