The way the league is set up with the hard cap, it is either.....
Pay top dollar for a QB that actually measures up to that contract, but even if that QB does, it will mean a rather poor defense.
Pay top dollar for a defense and have struggles with an average cheap QB.
I have pointed out the list of the top paid QBs in this league and most of them are either overrated or actually produce but the team struggles to make the play offs or dont make the play offs at all.
Saints
Ravens
Colts
Cardinals
Lions
All teams with top paid QBs and some of them even produce. All of them struggle to make the play offs or don't make them at all. No, the Pats are not on that list, since they have a QB that produces better than any QB in the history of the game and yet is the 17th highest paid QB. Yet they even struggle to keep talent on their defense.
We as fans want it all. A great QB, a great defense, a great Ol, what am I missing?
Exactly how does that happen in a hard cap league? It has to be something more than needing to be "wise." Every franchise pays top dollar to pro scouts. The point is this is the reality of the league. My dream season has always been every team finishing 8-8. Wouldn't that just be the best? Could happen. I am totally discouraged by the hard cap, and I do believe that is an actual factor as to why the league is taking hits on ratings. Along with the concussions hype and the kneeling crap.
That is the reality. What would we as fans rather have? A Brady situation? Yeah, me too. How do we do that? Introduce a top notch billionaire model to a QB that produces better than any QB in the history of the game?