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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Even more reason why these teams should be smart and have a rookie learn the league behind a veteran for their first season.
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But that's one year of poverty wages lost, which is why most teams just won't do it. And you can't blame them in a world where Dak is making $60 million per. It's not a coincidence that the quality of QB play has declined since the inception of the rookie cap. If you hit the poverty rookie lottery you can extract north of $200 million in surplus value (as the Texans will with Stroud). A true developmental league where prospects can develop where they are earning a minor league salary that doesn't count against the cap would surely help teams not rush guys.
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Even if Williams is a bust it’s probably the worst trade ever.
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Nah, that means the Bears got nothing when they could have had Stroud. Getting the rest of the haul, but still not getting the QB is pretty horrible (albeit on brand for the Bears), and makes whatever value they got for guys like Moore and the picks kind of worthless. It would be one of the biggest everyone loses trades ever.