Ruseel Wilson signs 4 yr $87.6 mil deal

[SharkAA]

He's #6 in my opinion, after Brady, Rodgers, Manning, Luck and Brees. With that being said, he got heavily overpaid.

[Da Manster!]

He's #6 in my opinion, after Brady, Rodgers, Manning, Luck and Brees. With that being said, he got heavily overpaid.

because nothing says highly over paid than leading your team to back-to-back superbowls, right?!...where would the Seahawks be without him?!...not in the playoffs and barely a .500 team with backup QB Tavaris Jackson that's where...IMO, money well spent...if they didn't lock him up, rest assured some other team would have...

[slacker00]

because nothing says highly over paid than leading your team to back-to-back superbowls, right?!...where would the Seahawks be without him?!...not in the playoffs and barely a .500 team with backup QB Tavaris Jackson that's where...IMO, money well spent...if they didn't lock him up, rest assured some other team would have...

I was hoping RW would end up as a free agent in 2 1/2 years after being tagged twice. Imagine the bidding war!

[nanderson1134]

Obvious NFL is lacking serious consistent qb talent if they are willing to pay cam and Wilson this much

[Da Manster!]

I was hoping RW would end up as a free agent in 2 1/2 years after being tagged twice. Imagine the bidding war!

exactly right, slacker...that is why the Seahawks had to make sure they signed him at any cost...and the thing about RW is you don't have to worry about his work ethic...dude is a flat out stud that is dedicated to winning...and he will always give 100%...Lack of effort and motivation won't be a problem with a true leader like him...

[Da Manster!]

Obvious NFL is lacking serious consistent qb talent if they are willing to pay cam and Wilson this much

scam newton yes, russell wilson no.

[ByeShea]

Second highest avg salary for a QB

Good for him, he earned it. Right guy for the right program.

[nanderson1134]

Wilson is a far better example of what I said. He is truly mediocre talent at best. In this league tho that will actually put you in the top half which is pathetic

[SharkAA]

because nothing says highly over paid than leading your team to back-to-back superbowls, right?!...where would the Seahawks be without him?!...not in the playoffs and barely a .500 team with backup QB Tavaris Jackson that's where...IMO, money well spent...if they didn't lock him up, rest assured some other team would have...

The majority of Seahawks success, comes from LoB & Beast Mode. RW w/ Kearse, Baldwin and other WR/TE's, is a significantly smaller portion of their success. It's true, that Seattle O-Line is poor and Kearse, Baldwin and other WR/TE's, aren't even top 15 in the league. I didn't include Graham, since he hasn't been on a Seahawks roster till this year.
What makes Russell Wilson really good, is his ability to play a role of a mobile QB very, very good.
Now, if you compare Brady, Rodgers, Manning, Luck and Brees to Russell Wilson in terms of 1.) reading the defense, 2.) passing, Wilson is definitely not on their level. This is a biggest reason actually, why he got overpaid.

[meader99]

Somewhere Andrew Luck is smiling.

[lakerboy]

Don't forget guys unless you throw 30 td's and 10 ints ints year you are no good. When y win with no name receivers you are overpaid. Funny public perception. People living in the fantasy sports thing too much.

[bob6199]

people who said he got overpaid should never watch football again as they know NOTHING about football and football contracts....This forum really is filled with morons....

[Ghenghis Kahn]

Quarterback Contracts

Aaron Rodgers	Packers	$110,000,000	$22,000,000	$54,000,000	$10,800,000	49.1%	2020 UFA
Russell Wilson	Seahawks	$87,600,000	$21,900,000	$31,700,000	$7,925,000	36.2%	2020 UFA
Ben Roethlisberger	Steelers	$87,400,000	$21,850,000	$31,000,000	$7,750,000	35.5%	2020 UFA
Cam Newton	Panthers	$103,800,000	$20,760,000	$41,000,000	$8,200,000	39.5%	2021 UFA
Matt Ryan	Falcons	$103,750,000	$20,750,000	$42,000,000	$8,400,000	40.5%	2019 UFA
Joe Flacco	Ravens	$120,600,000	$20,100,000	$29,000,000	$4,833,333	24.0%	2019 UFA
Drew Brees	Saints	$100,000,000	$20,000,000	$40,000,000	$8,000,000	40.0%	2017 UFA
Ryan Tannehill	Dolphins	$77,000,000	$19,250,000	$21,500,000	$5,375,000	27.9%	2021 UFA
Colin Kaepernick	49ers	$114,000,000	$19,000,000	$12,973,766	$2,162,294	11.4%	2021 UFA
Jay Cutler	Bears	$126,700,000	$18,100,000	$38,000,000	$5,428,571	30.0%	2021 UFA
Tony Romo	Cowboys	$108,000,000	$18,000,000	$40,000,000	$6,666,666	37.0%	2020 UFA
Matt Stafford	Lions	$53,000,000	$17,666,667	$41,500,000	$13,833,333	78.3%	2018 UFA
Alex Smith	Chiefs	$68,000,000	$17,000,000	$19,000,000	$4,750,000	27.9%	2019 UFA
Peyton Manning	Broncos	$34,000,000	$17,000,000	$15,000,000	$7,500,000	44.1%	2017 UFA
Carson Palmer	Cardinals	$49,500,000	$16,500,000	$14,235,294	$4,745,098	28.8%	2018 Void
Eli Manning	Giants	$97,500,000	$16,250,000	$35,000,000	$5,833,333	35.9%	2016 UFA
Andy Dalton	Bengals	$96,000,000	$16,000,000	$17,000,000	$2,833,333	17.7%	2021 UFA
Philip Rivers	Chargers	$91,800,000	$15,300,000	$38,150,000	$6,358,333	41.6%	2016 UFA
Sam Bradford	Eagles	$78,000,000	$13,000,000	$50,000,000	$8,333,333	64.1%	2016 UFA
Tom Brady	Patriots	$27,000,000	$9,000,000	$8,000,000	$2,666,667	29.6%	2018 UFA
Jameis Winston	Buccaneers	$25,351,277	$6,337,819	$25,351,277	$6,337,819	100.0%	2019 OFA
Marcus Mariota	Titans	$24,213,974	$6,053,494	$24,213,974	$6,053,494	100.0%	2019 OFA
Andrew Luck	Colts	$22,107,998	$5,527,000	$22,107,998	$5,527,000	100.0%	2017 UFA
Robert Griffin III	Redskins	$21,119,098	$5,279,775	$21,119,098	$5,279,775	100.0%	2017 UFA

[Ghenghis Kahn]

if you look at the list, there are a lot of overpaid qbs.

[KnownUnknown]

strongly disagree...there is a reason why QB's have always been the highest paid position and why they are considered leaders and why QB is considered by far and away to be the most important position on a football team....most of the time a team can't win a Superbowl unless they have a great QB...sure there are exceptions, but that's generally not the rule...Seattle's back up is Tavaris Jackson??!!!......same team, same players, and I'd bet you any amount of money they wouldn't even finish .500 if he was their starting QB!..

Point taken but my comment is intended to say that although Wilson is good put him on Ten or Jac and there would be no thought of him being paid this highly.

Yes- I agree that the QB is the most important element with great team success but lets not forget that Seattle's great results have come from great play at many positions and overall great team cohesion.

[KnownUnknown]

Obvious NFL is lacking serious consistent qb talent if they are willing to pay cam and Wilson this much

I totally agree with this. Many QB'S throughout the league are absolute dog-shit if you're counting on them to control and win games.

[SharkAA]

people who said he got overpaid should never watch football again as they know NOTHING about football and football contracts....This forum really is filled with morons....

Oh look, another smartass... Can't tell 1 good argument, why RW isn't overpaid and instead you decide to label others as 'morons'.
Can you make a reply, that is above a level of an imbecile person or is that too hard for you?

[bob6199]

Oh look, another smartass... Can't tell 1 good argument, why RW isn't overpaid and instead you decide to label others as 'morons'.
Can you make a reply, that is above a level of an imbecile person or is that too hard for you?

watch the games, that's the only argument i need, if you think he got overpaid, i can't convince you otherwise and you are just an idiot.

Another name to the ignore list....

[bob6199]

if you look at the list, there are a lot of overpaid qbs.

look at Cap #'s for QB's, That's what's important, his first 2 years after his rookie deal is up his cap number hit is 10th in the league, and they can convert some of his money into bonuses and guarantee money, which will lower his cap.......

His might be getting paid top 5 QB money, but his cap hit is 10th..............