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Why QB salary caps (and similar “fixes”) are terrible ideas

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It’s another offseason and, like virtually every offseason, at least one or two NFL teams appear prepared to engage in what most fans would consider the “wild overpayment” of a quarterback whose past performance doesn’t merit the sum he is about to be paid.

Update: The #Giants have offered QB Daniel Jones a contract worth between $35 to $39 million per year, a source tells @AlbertBreer

Daniel Jones is reportedly seeking more than $45 million per season. pic.twitter.com/J1rvSnYp6V— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 4, 2023

Most fans - to the extent they consider it at all - stew on it briefly and then move onto more important things.