Ballard throws fuel on the Lamar Jackson-to-Colts fire

[Brylok]

Originally Posted by Chaka

As a practical matter, I think fully guaranteed contracts for top QBs are now inevitable given the Watson contract and the outsized importance that QBs play in the success of a franchise. If any top QB reached the open market today, he'd almost certainly be able to secure a similar contract. After all, teams were lining up for Watson, warts and all.

This must not be allowed to happen in the NFL. Cleveland made a stupid decision, and if the rest of the NFL teams have to collude in order to prevent it from ever happening again, so be it. The Cincinnati Reds are paying Ken Griffey Jr. $3.5M this year (their 4th most expensive contract) and he retired in 2008. The Mets are still paying Bobby Bonilla $1.2M per year until 2035, when he'll be 72 years old! He retired in 2001! Different sports, but guaranteed contracts in the NFL are a disaster waiting to happen. Let the Browns wallow in their continued stupidity...for years to come. We don't need that in Indianapolis.