It's funny looking at the QB contracts now.... just looking at spotrac to start my research for the forum mock this year and the contracts handed out to QBs versus the results on the field is telling. The below is the average per year, and when I looked at guaranteed money, the top 5 QBs in guaranteed money either missed the playoffs or lost in the Wild Card Round, IE Justin Herbert. Lamar at $185,000,000 guaranteed is the first one to still be in the playoffs. Also... the time is coming but the Chiefs & Bills are going to have to pony up over $60M per year to Mahomes & Allen in the next few years, much like when we win the Super Bowl this year and we'll have to pay Lamar even more.
Average Per Year
1. Dak Prescott - $60,000,000: Missed Playoffs
2. Joe Burrow - $55,000,000: Missed Playoffs
3. Jordan Love - $55,000,000: Loss in Wild Card Round
4. Trevor Lawrence - $55,000,000: Missed Playoffs
5. Tua Tagovailoa - $53,100,000: Missed Playoffs
6. Jared Goff - $53,000,000: Playoffs, 1 seed in NFC
7. Justin Herbert - $52,500,000: Loss in Wild Card Round
8. Lamar Jackson - $52,000,000: Playoffs, Won in Wild Card Round
9. Jalen Hurts - $51,000,000: Playoffs, 2 Seed in NFC, Won in Wild Card Round
10. Kyler Murray - $46,100,000: Missed Playoffs
11. Deshaun Watson - $46,000,000: Injured, and once again re-injured and likely out for 2025
12. Kirk Cousins - $45,000,000: Missed Playoffs, Benched for Rookie QB
13. Patrick Mahomes - $45,000,000: Going for 3-Peat
14. Josh Allen - $43,005,667: Playoffs, 2 Seed, Won in Wild Card Round