Would you pay Brock Purdy $55 million a year to be Saints franchise QB? [mod edit]

TribuneUK, thanks for the thoughtful reply. I think where we disagree fundamentally is just in how much incompetent coaching/playcalling (and, yes, culture) can hamstring even great players.

There are a lot of examples in the pro football annals, but one man's opinion has always stuck with me. Roger Staubach has said more than once that had he gone to the Saints and Archie Manning gone to the Cowboys, Archie would've been the Hall of Famer and he (Staubach) would've been the hapless loser in New Orleans. I think that kind of thing plays out often in pro sports, and especially for quarterbacks in the NFL.