Frankly I don't understand why players don't accept these type of contracts. It makes them high paying in the front end and then the pay seemingly drops off at the appropriate time the play does. Seems to me they'd have a better chance collecting the back end of contracts.
I don't think this is known at all. I think the consensuses is that there aren't any "franchise" type quarterbacks in this draft and that most will be projects they hope to develop into "franchise" QB's. When that's the feeling there's always a good possibility that none get drafted in the top 5.
I agree on Lewis. He's capable, he doesn't cost a lot, and has development upside. I think Polian said it yesterday "you want your backup QB to go .500". I think that's in Thad's wheel house.
Are you saying the 49ers wouldn't or Harbaugh wouldn't go? Most coordinators would take a head coaching job, why bash the Bills over it? What's the analogy between a head coach moving to Cleveland to be the head coach and our coordinator taking the job?