this is very true, but by the end of the season he could very well be more well known with all the prime time games we are playing this season. Just because it's one season starting doesn't mean he isn't well known outside of Baltimore.
Right but that requires him to a) play well in those games and b) typically, make splash plays.
My basis for the thought process is mostly the prices in the market currently. The Peters and Gilmore's and Bradberry's of the world, who I think are clearly better and are more established, are making $14-15M a year. Even Joe Haden is under $12M.
The salary cap certainly isn't going to shoot up that high, because they're still going to be clawing back losses from 2020 with no fans, so I'm not expecting this massive cap increase that's going to drive prices way up.
In addition, I would argue that it's probably never been easier to find good Corners in the draft. The draft in the last 5-6 years has churned out a TON of really good Corners. You're seeing them drafted early and often, and a lot of them are succeeding and doing so quickly. If you compare/contrast that to, for example, offensive lineman, it's night/day. If I'm an NFL franchise, I'm willing to overpay an Olineman much more than I am a Corner, because I like my chances a lot more of getting solid play for the latter than the former, based on the quality of product coming out of college.