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Is this the spike? Like is the spike being 11th in quarterback, you know, EPA per play? Because if that's the spike, that's not good enough... If you have to decide whether you pay Bryce Young $55 million a year... do we think in the right circumstances Bryce Young could be the MVP of the league?
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Young's 11th-ranked EPA per play insufficient to justify elite contract.

The source questions whether Bryce Young's current 11th-ranked EPA per play performance represents a true spike worthy of long-term investment. For the source to believe in Young long-term, the spike would need to be top-four or top-five. The source is hesitant about paying Young $55 million annually because it's unclear if he could be an MVP-caliber quarterback in the right circumstances, even if he can be a viable starter.

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