The Beginning of the End

[MaroonBells]

Lions give Goff a bajillion dollars. 

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1790119575582917024

[MAD GAINZ]

Damn, that's a lot of money for a mediocre QB... Have a feeling Detroit will have some buyers remorse before the end of that contract.

[StickierBuns]

Vikings window starts next year. This is a big year for Detroit. Jordan Love is going to get paid as well soon. The NFCN could be a premier QB division in 2025 and beyond.

[MaroonBells]

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
Highest paid QBs in the NFL on a per-year basis:

?Joe Burrow: $55M
?Jared Goff: $53M
?Justin Herbert: $52.5M
?Lamar Jackson: $52M
?Jalen Hurts: $51M

[purplefaithful]

Man, I just dont see Goff at that Burrow/Mahomes/Allen level..

Tick below - but you can win with him no doubt.

[1VikesFan]

Man, I just dont see Goff at that Burrow/Mahomes/Allen level..

Tick below - but you can win with him no doubt.

Or Herbert level either.

[RS_Express]

With this extension plus the Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sewell deals, Detroit has a 2-year window before their cap explodes.

[StickierBuns]

Can't say Goff doesn't deserve it production-wise.

[MaroonBells]

Man, I just dont see Goff at that Burrow/Mahomes/Allen level..

Tick below - but you can win with him no doubt.

No, he's not quite on that level, but I think contracts are more about timing than talent. Is Goff above the win/can't win threshold? Definitely. So you have to pay him market or you lose him. I don't think there was ever any question they would give him the bag.  

Does seem like they could've slotted him in somewhere in the top 5 or 6 (instead of 2nd) and still gotten a deal done though. But I think this might be the 1st QB contract signed under the expanded cap. Without the additional cap, this deal might actually rank where it belongs.

[purplefaithful]

Detroit added some nice pieces in the draft and they damn near won on the road @ SF in the playoffs....Their org has done a nice job with that franchise.

Hard to hate on the Lions or their fans.