The Flacco comparison is a good one. Kirk is in that 2nd/3rd/middle tier of QBs. He can't make mediocre players into stars (Like Brady, Brees, Russ, etc), but he can put up good numbers (even his RZ is getting better) with great players around him.

When you have a ton of money tied up in your QB, the wild card is whether you can draft well. If you do, you can create value and talent without using up a ton of money.

Flacco's contract is a big reason the Ravens have fallen off, but so is Ozzie Newsome's drafting. Ozzie's been on a run of mediocre and bad drafting for a while now. And if you're not finding a starter or two in the mid/late rounds, your roster is going to get real expensive (or real bad) real quickly. Ask the Giants.

So if WFC actually had a front office that could draft, I think it would be smart to pay KC whatever he wants and surround him with great weapons.

But given that the GM is fucking Bruce Allen, that plan won't work.

Shame but not a surprise that Allen and Snyder chased out of town the only competent drafter this franchise has had in 20 years.

Another wild card in this is where WFC ends up in the draft and which QBs are available. If they have a shot at a good QB prospect, let Kirk walk.

It's also not a surprise that those two morons have managed to create a nearly unprecedented muddled QB situation after being handed a viable starter.