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Originally Posted by smithandrew051
Anyone who criticizes this deal is a moron.
Even when Mahomes’s cap hit is $45+, you still have to pay your QB something. A middle of the road QB like Teddy Bridgewater will have a cap hit around $25 mm.
So would you rather have Mahomes? Or Bridgewater and Frank Clark (or two pretty average players)?
Yes, the deal might cost us A good player. The idea that we can’t form a respectable team around Mahomes is ridiculous though. If we draft well, no one will ever regret this deal.
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It's a pretty backloaded contract. His average salary is only $30.6 million for the first 6 years. Pretty good chance that a typical "good" QB will be making north of $40M per year by the time Mahomes is actually paid in that neighborhood.
Chiefs are getting an awesome discount for the next 6 seasons. A fully developed, age 30-35 "prime" version of Mahomes at $45-50M salary is very likely a bargain compared to inferior QBs making similar money in the years 2025-2030. Plus I think there is a pretty good chance the back half of this contract will be torn up and restructured. So it's kind of a silly aspect of this contract to be honest.