Hawkfan77":3ryqahzo said:
HoustonHawk82":3ryqahzo said:
I'm sure greed enters the picture at some point with certain guys, and they won't even mind playing on losing team to get twice the contract, but economically speaking, anything more than 30 million in a bank account, is just showing off.
If you can't live the rest of your life on 40 million and relative good health, you're an idiot.
I'd rather play on a team that gets me trophies, national night games, rings, 40 million, and one-on one coverage, than play on a team that pays me 80 million, with a half-full stadium, no national night games, no rings, and I get triple covered in every game.
Greedy idiotic bastards.
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It's so easy to throw out a statement like that and never have to back it up. Sure it's easy and nice to say you'd take 50% less and leave 40 million dollars out there on the table...I guess asking your boss for a raise makes you a "greedy idiotic bastard" no one should ever make the most possible!
Not even the same thing. I don't think you read his post, just posted what you were already thinking.
The upside of taking less to stay on a winning team? Recognition, commercial deals, broadcasting after a football career which can actually equal more money in the long run. And maybe even a HOF career. Most HOF players are from teams that won multiple Superbowls. And once you're in the HOF, you're life is pretty much made.
Considering most players are broke a few years after they get out of the league, taking less to play on a Championship team is actually a more profitable way to go. And players on bad teams don't get good contracts afterwards much of the time. Not to mention, they don't get taken care of physically as well as they do here. Look at Maxwell, I doubt his next contract is going to be that good.
And remember, the IRS gets about 50% of a contract, and if you go through a divorce, the ex gets 50% of that.
Long term stability is better than short term windfalls. There's points to both sides, but most people are short-sighted. That's why the end up broke so soon. 10 cars and giant house.