Titans

[barrett]

Marriota is terrible. The guy doesn't read the defense before or after the snap. It's one read and start looking to scramble. He looks like a really talented HS kid running a HS offense. I'd give Tennessee Vince Young a better chance of winning an important football game. And the Titans making the playoffs means he's probably their QB for another 2-3 years.

I just hope Jacksonville is dumb enough to talk themselves into another year of Bortles.

Both Tennesse and Jacksonville look like the 2016 Texans. They don't pay a QB and they stockpiled enough talent on defense to win 9 or 10 games and beat bad teams in the wild card round, but they are both further from a Super Bowl title than Indy is.

[HPF Bob]

TEN and JAX both have QBs drafted in the Top 5. Their QBs are getting paid. They just don't produce like it.

In 2-3 years, we should have the best QB in the AFC South. I think O'Brien would insist on it.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

TEN and JAX both have QBs drafted in the Top 5. Their QBs are getting paid. They just don't produce like it.

In 2-3 years, we should have the best QB in the AFC South. I think O'Brien would insist on it.

Bortles and Marriota both make right around $6.6 million. This puts them 23rd and 24th in QB pay. It is less than half of the median QB pay. It doesn't matter how high up on the rookie scale you are, if you are still on a rookie contract you are not getting paid QB money.

[HPF Bob]

Good point. Still, it's not like the money the Seahawks paid for Russell Wilson on his rookie contract or the money the Cowboys paid for Dak Prescott.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Good point. Still, it's not like the money the Seahawks paid for Russell Wilson on his rookie contract or the money the Cowboys paid for Dak Prescott.

Nope. The Median for QB play is about $16 million. So they get an extra $10 million+ to play with compared to other good teams. Those Seahawks got an extra $15 million.

Too bad our texans spent all of their QB money on the ghost of JJ Watt. (And obviously it's heartbreaking as a Watt fan to say that).

[chuck]

This is as good a place to say this as any, what a great weekend of games.

And next week, as I say every year because I hope it annoys someone, is my favorite day of the NFL season.