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Erick Estrada · 08-28-2017, 08:59 PM

Matthew Stafford officially the highest paid player in league history;

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...ic-5-year-deal

I suppose it's only going to get higher and higher for franchise QB's. It seems like he's been around forever but he's only 29 so it's not a bad deal on term but I would consider him a fringe top 10 QB. Still though in the NFL if you don't have a top 15 QB you aren't going to be a very good team on a regular basis so I understand why they overpaid him as the alternative is praying to hit one in the draft or recycling free agent QB's annually and never getting a good one like the Bears for instance.

08-28-2017, 08:59 PM	#101
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	Matthew Stafford officially the highest paid player in league history; http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...ic-5-year-deal I suppose it's only going to get higher and higher for franchise QB's. It seems like he's been around forever but he's only 29 so it's not a bad deal on term but I would consider him a fringe top 10 QB. Still though in the NFL if you don't have a top 15 QB you aren't going to be a very good team on a regular basis so I understand why they overpaid him as the alternative is praying to hit one in the draft or recycling free agent QB's annually and never getting a good one like the Bears for instance. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 08-28-2017 at 09:04 PM.