Jones’ contract pays him $40 million per season and is usually thought to be one of many worst within the NFL.
Lawrence’s new deal can pay him $15 million extra per 12 months.
3. Lawrence has not mastered the AFC South
Together with common total particular person numbers, Lawrence and the Jaguars are simply 9-9 in his profession in opposition to the opposite groups within the AFC South.
Step one towards changing into a championship-caliber crew is proudly owning your division.
Lawrence and the Jaguars haven’t carried out that but. It’s much more regarding as a result of the AFC South is usually, from high to backside, one of many NFL’s weakest divisions.
4. Quarterbacks going No. 1 is a more recent pattern
There was a time when groups didn’t take quarterbacks with the highest decide because of the uncertainty of their improvement and the associated fee to signal them. From the NFL-AFL merger in 1966 till 2000 (a 34-year stretch), solely 10 quarterbacks went No. 1 total.
From 2001-24, 18 quarterbacks went No. 1 total, together with Lawrence in 2021, Bryce Younger in 2023 and Caleb Williams in 2024.
5. No. 1 QBs haven’t received a whole lot of Tremendous Bowls (for the groups that drafted them)
Selecting a quarterback with the highest decide would possibly look like a needed ingredient for a future championship, however historical past says it’s not.
Solely three quarterbacks in NFL historical past have received a Tremendous Bowl with the crew that chosen them No. 1 total. That record consists of solely Terry Bradshaw (Pittsburgh Steelers), Troy Aikman (Dallas Cowboys) and Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts). (Drew Bledsoe was solely the backup QB for the Patriots.)
Matthew Stafford went on to win a Tremendous Bowl as No. 1 total decide after the crew that chosen him (Detroit) traded him to the Los Angeles Rams. John Elway and Eli Manning additionally went on to win Tremendous Bowls, however they got here after their authentic groups (Baltimore Colts and San Diego Chargers) traded them. Neither Elway nor Manning performed for the groups that drafted them.
6. Nor do they make the Tremendous Bowl typically (for the groups that drafted them)
It’s not simply that they don’t win Tremendous Bowls. Additionally they don’t even are inclined to go to the Tremendous Bowl.
Together with the aforementioned trio of Bradshaw, Aikman and Manning, the one different No. 1 QBs to even make the Tremendous Bowl with the crew that drafted them are Jared Goff (Rams), Cam Newton (Panthers), Alex Smith (49ers), Burrow (Bengals) and Bledsoe (Patriots).
7. Most No. 1 quarterbacks don’t stick long run with the crew that drafted them
Of the 38 quarterbacks chosen No. 1 total in NFL historical past, solely 13 have performed greater than 5 seasons with the crew that picked them.
That record consists of Kyler Murray (this 12 months can be 12 months six in Arizona), Andrew Luck, Newton, Stafford, Smith, Carson Palmer, Michael Vick, (Peyton) Manning, Bledsoe, Aikman, Vinny Testaverde, Steve Bartkowski and Bradshaw.
Count on Lawrence and Burrow to affix that record, however they don’t seem to be there but.
8. Solely 4 No. 1 quarterbacks have made the Corridor of Fame
Not solely do No. 1 quarterbacks battle to win Tremendous Bowls for the groups that picked them, however solely 4 of them — as of now — are enshrined within the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame. That record consists of solely Bradshaw, Elway, Aikman and Manning.
