The five-year window of the NFL first-round quarterback has been well-documented in the last ten years. With quarterback pay ballooning out of control in recent years, it is even more pivotal for a team to win big while their young quarterback is still on the rookie deal.
This often leads to questions in a quarterback’s third or fourth year. Sometimes, the quarterback has had every opportunity to demonstrate their talent; players such as Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, and Baker Mayfield had enough talent around them for evaluators to say that they were not “the” guy worthy of big money.