The NFL media is a fickle mistress, in this day and age where quarterbacks are king, paying one seems to be a hot topic.
When you look at the top paid quarterbacks in the NFL, two names should be at the top, but they are not.
Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are the best two quarterbacks in the league year in and year out, yet their base salaries rank seventh and 14th respectively
Why? Well, as I've talked about before, you always end up paying the quarterback tax.
You look around the league, the highest paid quarterbacks, Andrew Luck, Carson Palmer, Drew Brees and Joe Flacco.