What? How can you compare a lock to edge forwards? They play on different parts of the field? Edge forwards are running at halfbacks and 5/8ths. Of course they're gonna make better metres. Another thing too your comparing a bloke in his first year back to all these players who have stayed in the nrl 5 years+. Sam at his best is as good as taumololo if not better. In 2014 he was the only forward who basically had it all. He was 2016 Ryan James. Sam is easily one of the best forwards in the game. You ask any team if they'd like a Sam Burgess in their team and they'd 100% say yes. I would take Sam Burgess over any of those forwards that you mentioned because I know at his best he is one of the most destructive players in the game. Too bad the pack he plays around a bunch of soft merkins.
Because I said his not in the top ten forwards. I didn't say he wasn't in the top ten middle forwards (although he may only scrape into that top ten atm).
Most teams would have Sam, but if roosters for example were asked if they would swap Cordner for Sam, and pay that extra in the cap I think they might possibly say no.
Taumololo over the last 2 years has been better then Sam ever has.
The argument that we need Sam as their is no one else like him is not true. Their are plenty of comparable players, many on a much cheaper contract.