TheLegendOfBoom
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Seahawks get this kid!
fenderbender123":2jhjpf3t said:Only a matter of time then before they start sitting out the conference championship games, too...I mean, if the post season is pointless to play in, then logically speaking so is the conference championship game that gets them there. Oh, and the couple games before that too. Shit, just play enough to be seen by NFL scouts and hey you're done. So cool!!!
Players will soon start to sit out of the playoffs as well. Then college football will slowly start to die as it turns into nothing more than a league full of exhibition games played solely for the purpose of giving players practice to try and make it into the NFL.
Everything is about money these days to so many people. Who cares about honoring your commitment to the school, the coaches, and your teammates when it might result in only making 5 million dollars for being drafted instead of 7 million? Even though 5 million dollars is more than enough to set you up for the rest of your life after your playing days are over....
2_0_6":1rw3p89r said:The risk injuring yourself and losing out on Millions is just too much to swallow.
fenderbender123":1awcmr9g said:2_0_6":1awcmr9g said:The risk injuring yourself and losing out on Millions is just too much to swallow.
I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean....can you elaborate?
ZorntoLargent":38c86mtl said:fenderbender123":38c86mtl said:Only a matter of time then before they start sitting out the conference championship games, too...I mean, if the post season is pointless to play in, then logically speaking so is the conference championship game that gets them there. Oh, and the couple games before that too. Shit, just play enough to be seen by NFL scouts and hey you're done. So cool!!!
Players will soon start to sit out of the playoffs as well. Then college football will slowly start to die as it turns into nothing more than a league full of exhibition games played solely for the purpose of giving players practice to try and make it into the NFL.
Everything is about money these days to so many people. Who cares about honoring your commitment to the school, the coaches, and your teammates when it might result in only making 5 million dollars for being drafted instead of 7 million? Even though 5 million dollars is more than enough to set you up for the rest of your life after your playing days are over....
Earl Thomas has made, what? 55 million?
When asked, he says he needs to take care of his family?
What exactly does that mean? Extended family? Cousins?
His kids? His grand kids? His great grand kids?
Then when I see him driving a Lambo............. I laugh. You want to live like Bill Gates money, AND take care of your "family". Pick one I guess.
Unless you are a complete moron and don't know how to invest $55 MILLION, I don't know what to tell you.
2_0_6":302dqa1k said:fenderbender123":302dqa1k said:2_0_6":302dqa1k said:The risk injuring yourself and losing out on Millions is just too much to swallow.
I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean....can you elaborate?
Is it really too difficult to figure out?
Player A who is projected to be a 1st rounder suits up for his final game (Rose Bowl) and blows out a knee. Think he is still getting picked in the 1st round?
Jaylon Smith tore his ACL-MCL at the Fiesta Bowl in '16 and seems to just now be finally healthy this season. He was rumored to be a top 5 pick, then Dallas reached on him with the 34th overall pick in the 2nd. That's quite a disparity with guaranteed money.
Sit the games out.
fenderbender123":14b9sybp said:ZorntoLargent":14b9sybp said:fenderbender123":14b9sybp said:Only a matter of time then before they start sitting out the conference championship games, too...I mean, if the post season is pointless to play in, then logically speaking so is the conference championship game that gets them there. Oh, and the couple games before that too. Shit, just play enough to be seen by NFL scouts and hey you're done. So cool!!!
Players will soon start to sit out of the playoffs as well. Then college football will slowly start to die as it turns into nothing more than a league full of exhibition games played solely for the purpose of giving players practice to try and make it into the NFL.
Everything is about money these days to so many people. Who cares about honoring your commitment to the school, the coaches, and your teammates when it might result in only making 5 million dollars for being drafted instead of 7 million? Even though 5 million dollars is more than enough to set you up for the rest of your life after your playing days are over....
Earl Thomas has made, what? 55 million?
When asked, he says he needs to take care of his family?
What exactly does that mean? Extended family? Cousins?
His kids? His grand kids? His great grand kids?
Then when I see him driving a Lambo............. I laugh. You want to live like Bill Gates money, AND take care of your "family". Pick one I guess.
Unless you are a complete moron and don't know how to invest $55 MILLION, I don't know what to tell you.
Every player should understand that and put it on themselves to do the right thing in the name of the game. They should feel like they owe it to the game to do what's best for keeping it entertaining. .
TwistedHusky":3inccc7w said:most of the players sitting out are star players with NFL futures that have already made tons of money for their schools just in merch licensing and crossover sales alone. Those kids not only sell jerseys with their name on it, but they often add a % to fan merch sold because of the wins or great plays they generated throughout the year..
2_0_6":zpeupg5i said:The risk injuring yourself and losing out on Millions is just too much to swallow.
HawkGA":ryh63bqm said:2_0_6":ryh63bqm said:The risk injuring yourself and losing out on Millions is just too much to swallow.
I think the interesting question is where the cutoff is. And I have no idea. but if I'm likely to be a 7th rounder? Do I play? What about a 3rd or 4th rounder? At what point do I still need to play to try to elevate my stock?
I don't have a problem with the players doing it, but I think the decision-making process is an interesting one. And why just bowl games? We saw it, sort of, this year with Bosa quitting the team during the season. He was already injured so a little different, but still . . . if I'm on, say a 7-5 team (or whatever), does it really benefit me to play the last week of the season?
fenderbender123":3fa7cxk3 said:Lots of people saying he made a business decision to sit out the Rose Bowl, including former NFL players who were on the sidelines. Apparently he was able to play in the Pac 12 champ game through his minor injury just fine. Should we be worried if this sort of thing becomes common even in NY6 bowl games and possibly even in playoffs games in the future?