Posted by moranis on 12/16/2014 10:29:00 AM (view original):
Assuming the dollars are similar, I'd take Eli, Romo, Ben, Newton, Stafford, Rivers, and Flacco over Wilson for the next few years without giving it much thought (Eli, Ben, and Rivers are getting up there in age so I'm not sure how much longer they will still be effective). I would have to think awhile about Ryan, Smith, and Tannehill but probably go Ryan over Wilson but Wilson over the other two. I'd take Wilson over Kap and Dalton.
Newton, really? And without thought? Based on what? His size and arm that haven't currently transferred to anything better than Wilson is doing statistically since his rookie year?
Stafford's got freaking Megatron to throw the ball to, and the only thing he does better than Wilson is put up raw yardage totals, and based on completion percentage, ypa, etc, that's simply a product of the fact that he throws the ball so much more.
Put Flacco and Wilson together in your statistical comparison, both for this year and overall since Wilson came into the league and tell me how Flacco is a no-brainer for anyone other than a Ravens homer.
I don't have a problem with any of the rest over Wilson, but they wouldn't all be clear cut. He's in the upper 3rd of the league, without question.