[quote]jtrinsey wrote:
KBCThird wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
Just about to post this. This is one of the most absurd things I’ve ever heard. Someone needs to sit this retard down and explain to him that he should be grateful for earning any money, let alone millions to play a childs game and get a free ride through life. This is further proof that society is going down the shitter.
I have never understood this mentality. If he thinks he can get more money by doing this, it’s his right. If he fails he’s only hurting himself. NFL teams are not charities, it’s not like he’s holding some non-profit’s feet to the fire here, how many millions does the team make each year? how many billions does the league make? If the owners are getting rich off of him, he has a right to get as much of a piece of that as he can. Owners and GMs are businessmen, if they make the deal its because they think it is financially in their favor to do so. If everyone had the “take what is offered to you and be greteful for it” mentality, players would still make what they did 20 years ago.
Thank you; this is almost exactly what I’m saying. Do I think he is making a smart business decision by sitting out of camp like this? No… because there’s a good chance he won’t be totally ready for the season and might hurt his production and thus hurt future earnings.
However, think about it like this: if 2 games into his career he snaps his leg in half and ends his career, the team can (and will) cut him and won’t pay him shit except any guaranteed money he negotiated in his contract. This is not like the NBA where almost all of your contract is guaranteed no matter what happens, you see guys in the NFL get cut all the time with millions still left on their contract.
Put yourself in his situation: you’ve been trained your whole life to do exactly one thing. You have very limited education because you had morning workouts or film study or road trips so you took joke classes in school. The typical career of an NFL player lasts 3 or 4 years, after which you will still be responsible for the livelihood of not only yourself but often as many as 10 members of family, extended family or other assorted hangers-on. If you sign a contract, you are bound to show up and work for that contract or not get paid but if you happen to get hurt or play poorly then your team can cut you an often have no obligation to pay you anything.
You better believe I would be doing everything to get paid as much as possible on that first contract! I do think, however, that he’s probably not going about it the best way.[/quote]
Nobody is arguing that it’s not his right, just that he’s stupid. More than likely he’s not stupid for doing this, since there are no direct quotes from HIM. But he’s stupid for not stayinig on top of what’s going on, if it’s purely a money basis.
Otherwise your theory on making money if he gets hurt wouldn’t make much sense. Since either way he’ll still make close to the same amount of money, when your going from a $100k a year parents household to your own $5m dollars a year, why roll the dice all or nothing and go for another $1m? Specially considering you have an ankle problem, where if you sit out until next year and still haven’t increased your speed your risking never playing again… ask Clarett…
Crabtree isn’t your typical player. If he half lives up to his college game he will be in the league much longer than 3 years, why start your career on the wrong foot. While NFL contracts aren’t guarenteed, Endorsements make for great bonus’s.
One thing to consider, Crabtree’s injury was pretty serious he may feel that he needs to sit out a little while longer. What’s the best way to buy time without letting the team know he’s still slow and possibly hurt?