chris98251
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Ok given the recent 2 yrs of roster and current elements I was thinking of players and different mentality's and reasons they do what they do.
First there is for Yourself, this is two part, the yourself is proving your good enough to play in the NFL, shutting up pundits, it also crosses over as a team thing, the All We Got All we need. I would call that the entry level mindset. We had that in abundance with the LOB for the most part except Earl who was a first rounder, I still believe he had this as part of his early days because he had to prove himself to ho the staff, his team mates and the league.
Then we have the Money, this is after you have done the above, you may not win a championship but if your a stat leader and game changer anywhere you start believing the headlines and think of yourself bigger then the game, you may have come into the league hoping for the big check especially if you were a high pick and then want to continue to make that money, it's about what you can get, not so much the team of the game, your heart may not be into the game and or your about protecting how long you can collect the pay check.
Then you have for the love of the game, this is more and more rare, guys that come in knowing they are not getting or going to get the 7 or 8 figure deals but work their asses off, do the dirty work and show up, play with injuries that many of the Money guys will be Injured Reserved for. The love the game and the chance to prove themselves weekly and against their team mates, they value the being part of a team and something.
There is a cross over between some of these elements but I think we have seen some of the aspects of players move from one to another over the last few years.
My question to you is where do you think some players are.
Lets start with Thomas, I think he came in a yourself guy, had success and was part of the LOB and got paid well for it, now I think with success he has moved to money with a bit of love of the game still there.
Prosise, I really think he is about money, he has all the talent in the world but not the mental toughness to get thru the nics that happen, I am not includeing his shoulder injury, but even his history indicates he is not really the kind of guy that is playing for the team or love of the game, I think a RB has to have a bit of ability to play through the nics that can happen.
Your thoughts on players current and or that have recently left such as Sherman, Bennett, Kam, Avril as well.
First there is for Yourself, this is two part, the yourself is proving your good enough to play in the NFL, shutting up pundits, it also crosses over as a team thing, the All We Got All we need. I would call that the entry level mindset. We had that in abundance with the LOB for the most part except Earl who was a first rounder, I still believe he had this as part of his early days because he had to prove himself to ho the staff, his team mates and the league.
Then we have the Money, this is after you have done the above, you may not win a championship but if your a stat leader and game changer anywhere you start believing the headlines and think of yourself bigger then the game, you may have come into the league hoping for the big check especially if you were a high pick and then want to continue to make that money, it's about what you can get, not so much the team of the game, your heart may not be into the game and or your about protecting how long you can collect the pay check.
Then you have for the love of the game, this is more and more rare, guys that come in knowing they are not getting or going to get the 7 or 8 figure deals but work their asses off, do the dirty work and show up, play with injuries that many of the Money guys will be Injured Reserved for. The love the game and the chance to prove themselves weekly and against their team mates, they value the being part of a team and something.
There is a cross over between some of these elements but I think we have seen some of the aspects of players move from one to another over the last few years.
My question to you is where do you think some players are.
Lets start with Thomas, I think he came in a yourself guy, had success and was part of the LOB and got paid well for it, now I think with success he has moved to money with a bit of love of the game still there.
Prosise, I really think he is about money, he has all the talent in the world but not the mental toughness to get thru the nics that happen, I am not includeing his shoulder injury, but even his history indicates he is not really the kind of guy that is playing for the team or love of the game, I think a RB has to have a bit of ability to play through the nics that can happen.
Your thoughts on players current and or that have recently left such as Sherman, Bennett, Kam, Avril as well.