In 2008, the New York Jets pursued Brett Favre. In 2012, the Broncos signed Peyton Manning. The Buccaneers did the same in 2020 with Tom Brady. In 2021, Matthew Stafford went to the Rams, while the 49ers traded three first-round picks to nab Trey Lance in the draft. In 2022, the Broncos and Browns traded an arm and a leg for Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson, respectively.
This is the price that a team without a quarterback must pay to get one. Whether the move works out or not is often a toss-up, but a franchise thinking that their roster is a quarterback away will move heaven and earth to acquire “the” guy.