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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I'm actually not sure it's that absurd of a take.
Really the key to winning in the NFL is an elite QB, so with that in mind who would you want to pair the most with your Elite QB
Elite QB + Elite DE
Elite QB + Elite RB
Elite QB + Elite K
If you consider that the Elite K is going to cost you a lot less than an Elite DE, or an Elite RB then that actually might be your best combo. Since then you have that money to spend else where on your roster. (Highest paid K in the NFL is $5M vs a DE making $18-20M, or a RB making $12-$15M)
The issue with Elite DE, and Elite RB is that they cost a lot of money to re-sign. And really in the end your teams ability to win is still determined by the QB, and your best bet on defense is to spend the money across your defense to have a solid overall unit vs. a single player making a ton of money IMO.
If you're paying an elite QB and an elite DE/RB , then you're really going to be stretched thin to fill out the rest of your roster.
Funny part is that I'm not sure the Patriots ever had an Elite DE (Seymour probably the closest thing and he averaged around 6 sacks a season with the Pats), or an Elite RB during their dynasty but during their winning seasons they pretty much always had the Elite QB (Brady), Elite K (Vinateri/Gostkowski), and a solid overall defensive unit.
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There are two parts to the equation though. Part 1 is which players you keep and pay after you draft, and part 2 is what do you draft and recycle thru your roster.
So on one hand drafting and using picks on good young running backs is not a bad thing. But paying them a premium price after their rookie contract does not look to be a great move.
Than you still have to prove that paying an elite QB the current market rate for an elite QB is needed to be a Superbowl team. Right now, I don't think that's proven to be a successful formula. Sure you can get there before you have to pay an elite guy elite money like Russel Wilson, or Rogers, or even Roethlisberger for his first Superbowl. But in the past 8 years as the QB market has really sky rocketed in a cap system guys getting top dollar are not getting their teams there, unless it's at the end of the deal where they don't eat up that much cap space.
As I noted much earlier in this thread. You have Brady taking less than his full value, and a hodge podge of other guys who have won Superbowl's as QB's. Nick Foles and Joe Flacco have won as many Superbowls as Drew Brees and Aaron Rogers. Both of whom won their Superbowl before they were being paid the current type of money that an elite QB makes.
In the end you likely should keep the elite QB, and hope that the guy actually is elite, and by the end of his deal the cap has increased enough to put the other pieces in place around him.
So maybe the idea of continuing to pay kickers after you find one, isn't crazy. Doesn't mean you would use a second round pick on one. But once you find one probably worth it to keep him around.