All offseason, there’s been frequent talk about quarterback contracts. Carson Wentz got extended by the Eagles, earning a four-year, $128 million contract. Russell Wilson also signed a massive extension worth $140 million over just four years.

Jared Goff and Dak Prescott appear to be next, but neither has put pen to paper – and they don’t seem close. The Rams have already said they’re going to wait to sign Goff rather than extending him this year, which is the fourth year of his rookie deal.

Eric Dickerson would take the same approach if he were in charge of this contract, preferring to see another year of solid play from Goff.

“I would give him another year. I want to see another year,” Dickerson told Dan Patrick when asked if Goff is a franchise quarterback. “I just believe they’re too quick to pay these [quarterbacks]. They don’t want to pay the running back. They want to pay the quarterback. Quarterback has one good year: ‘Oh, we’ve got to pay him! No doubt, we’ve got to pay him! He’s worth it!’ And the next year, ‘What happened to our franchise?’”

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Goff has had two strong seasons with the Rams, earning two trips to the Pro Bowl and leading the Rams to Super Bowl LIII last season. He’s shown he can be a true franchise quarterback, but some believe the Rams should wait after seeing him struggle towards the end of the 2018 season and in the Super Bowl.

The Rams have him under contract through the 2020 season thanks to the fifth-year option, which gives them some flexibility. They don’t have to rush to sign him this offseason, especially considering his contract is going to be worth more than $30 million per year, thus impacting the salary cap in a big way.