Ravens overpaid for Suggs? You better recognize!

For more articles by Tony Lombardi click here.It's always interesting when a player signs a big contract, particularly one that is a record deal for a given position. Some fans will express joy over locking up the player, others will fret the signing and complain that the modern day athlete makes too much and no one is worth that kind of mind. Does it matter really? Contracts and those negotiating them measure market value and the going rate for a player of Terrell Suggs' caliber is pretty much what he was paid. Critics will point to his drop off in sack production over the last few of years. Suggs has failed to reach a double digit sack total for four consecutive seasons. Yet his overall production has picked up. Detractors might agree on the improved overall play but argue that Suggs doesn't impact a game like Jared Allen or Dwight Freeney and therefore doesn't deserve the kind of money they are paid. But is that a fair comparison? Freeney is pretty much a sack spe...