Joe Flacco's HUGE contract, is he overpaid?

[Munkeh111]

RolStoppable said:

Munkeh111 said:
Those stats aren't impressive at all, as Eli Manning I easily managed to win the Superbowl while getting the record for most touchdowns and passing yards...

In all seriousness, he is clearly is, but what can Baltimore do? He is clearly a good quarterback, but you would not take any top college prospect over him. If they let him go, it's not like they could replace him

I come from a football (not American) perspective so I find it hard to understand how 1 man can be worth 1/6 of the team's wage budget

That's because American football places so much importance on a single man. The quarterback position is the tentpole of any offense and if a team doesn't have a good player on that position, they can pretty much bury their playoff hopes as it is incredibly hard to compensate for the lack of a good quarterback. It's really not comparable to other team sports.

But does he not feel selfish demanding twice the money (on average) as the next best paid player?

And surely, with an average quaterback, but a good line, good receivers and a good running game you can succeed?