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The Athletic @theathletic.com

When you analyze the data, there is shockingly little correlation between paying a top-of-the-market QB and actually winning games. http://dlvr.it/TMlGNb

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aug 28, 2025, 8:01 pm • 30 5

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#14 @bryanjersey-14.bsky.social

Winning “games” or Super Bowls. Big difference.

aug 28, 2025, 8:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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A.T. Hero @dammitadamthomas.bsky.social

Goff and Lamar are a bargain.

aug 28, 2025, 8:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Robed Pierre 50 U.S.C. § 3033 @jackparsonslives.bsky.social

ITS ALMOST LIKE 21 OTHER PLAYERS START ON SUNDAYS 🤣

aug 28, 2025, 8:02 pm • 2 0 • view
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Avalanche of Broncos Nuggets @avsbroncosnuggets.bsky.social

That’s why the Super Bowl window is often correlated with a franchise QB on a rookie contract.. As soon as you have to pay the QB who can get you there, that makes setting up the rest of the pieces under the cap so difficult..

aug 28, 2025, 8:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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Joe (in Erie) @frogs.bsky.social

Lotta flat out losers on this list

aug 28, 2025, 8:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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cliffs.bsky.social @cliffs.bsky.social

Baker Mayfield is a huge bargain at $33M. That’ll probably change next year.

aug 28, 2025, 8:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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shorecourse.bsky.social @shorecourse.bsky.social

Mahomes doesn't crack the top 10? My God KC has done some magic with the numbers

aug 28, 2025, 9:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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The Jurph @jurph.bsky.social

I suspect that lots of clubs have back-of-napkin estimated what cap percent they can afford to spend on each position grouping, with margin set aside for e.g. one All-Pro player in each grouping

aug 28, 2025, 8:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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jaylenoishotter.bsky.social @jaylenoishotter.bsky.social

Maybe some of these QB’s are playing chess. Not checkers. Because it seems Leaving money for others…helps.

aug 28, 2025, 8:11 pm • 1 0 • view
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Explain Him Jim @explainhimjim.bsky.social

It’s a surprising finding that paying a quarterback a huge salary doesn’t strongly link to winning more games, challenging the idea that a high-priced star is a guaranteed path to success in football.

aug 28, 2025, 8:03 pm • 0 0 • view