Jordysghost wrote:
Difference being that Aaron Rodgers is more then worth his contract, and Wilson is not.
Its not that they will be in cap hell, its just that they are going to lose that fantastic roster that they have built, with several guys wanting new contracts. The only way they will remain at their recent stellar level of play is if Wilson starts playing like the second highest paid QB in the league would play, and, to this point he hasnt.
Dont get me wrong though, I think this upcoming year they at the very least get back to the NFCCG, or god forbid, the SB. But I really dont see how they maintain being a top 3 team in the league on a consistant basis after that. Wilson is simply being payed FAR too much money. Good for him though.
He hasn't played well? Really? In what manner? Oh I know, he hasn't thrown 37 times a game for 4,500 yards. Wilson's regular season numbers over the last three years compared to career stats of other "top" QB's.
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Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Rate
Rodgers 2286 3475 65.8 28578 226 6.5 57 1.6 106.0
Wilson 794 1252 63.4 9950 72 5.8 26 2.1 98.6
Romo 2743 4210 65.2 33270 242 5.7 110 2.6 97.6
Manning 5927 9049 65.5 69691 530 5.9 234 2.6 97.5
Brady 4551 7168 63.5 53258 392 5.5 143 2.0 95.9
Brees 4937 7458 66.2 56033 396 5.3 194 2.6 95.4
Luck 1062 1813 58.6 12957 86 4.7 43 2.4 86.6
Of course we all know stats don't make the QB right. But, Wilson can't stay in the pocket and throw. No, I know, it's the defense. Which does help. Keeping teams to under 16 ppg helps any QB win.
Do this, name the elite QB's that won the Super Bowl the last 20 years without a top 10 defense in scoring.
Brady had defense's ranked 6, 1, 2 and 8.
Rodgers, Packers were ranked 2nd.
Wilson 1.
Big Ben, 1 and 3.
Elway, 6 and 8.
Favre, 1
Ravens were 1 and 12.
Eli, well Eli had 17 and 25, but no one consider's him elite. But during his SB runs the Giants defense held other teams to under 17ppg
Brees defense was 20. During his SB run defense held other team to under 20ppg
Payton Manning his was 23. During his SB run defense held other team to under 17ppg
So having a good QB is good, but it won't necessarily win you the big game. Do you know why the Patriots have double digit wins every year? It's not Brady alone. The Patriots defense has averaged out to be the 8th ranked defense in scoring since Brady became the QB. The Patriots Defense since 2001 has held their opponents to an average score of 18.7 point per game. With that score, the NFL average of any team winning is about 80%. Which is why people look down on Wilson. Because his team has been holding teams to and even lower score, 16.6 ppg. See people will claim Wilson isn't a top QB because his defense does so well, but when was the last time you heard anyone even mention the Patriots defense?