Is it just me, or does it seems like teams can't win a Super Bowl while paying a QB $20mil a year? That just eats up too much money that you need to spend elsewhere to build a great team. Flacco gets a big contract, and they haven't been the same since. Brees gets a huge contract a couple years ago and they've done nothing since. New England was getting to the playoffs but not winning the big game while Brady was one of the top paid QBs in the league. He takes a pay cut a year or two ago and BAM, super bowl win. Aaron Rogers gets a huge deal after winning the Super Bowl and they haven't been back since. 49ers haven't been the same since giving Kaeprnick his huge deal.
It's kind of a catch 22, everyone wants an elite QB to get them to the Super Bowl, but if you pay one what he is truly worth, it's damn hard to have a team that's good enough to get there and win it.
Seattle is about to have to make that decision. They aren't going to be able to keep all of their defensive stars if they give Wilson 15-20mil a year, like he'll be able to get in free agency.