That's not how it works anywhere. Come on..

in what industry other than sports does it not work like that?
entry level workers - 50k
senior - 80k
manager- 125k and stocks
senior manager- 175k and stocks
director 300k and tons of stocks
look at movies
the star actor gets 10-40 mil while the "role players" get 3 or 4
Name me some franchise QBs you probably can name 40 off the rip. Try again breh.