Poll: If you were Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas...

[Kakaww]

I've taken less to work for companies with management I respect and healthy work environments. I'm not driven by money though.

After reading the Legion of Boom article posted the other day, full of brotherhood, loyalty and telling each other "I love you" all the time, I suppose it is possible they would take less. That said, I assume that money is king and they would both take a little more money from Jacksonville rather than stay in Seattle.

 

[AbsolutNET]

Less than a mil next season or millions upon millions? Pretty easy decision for me, even if it's for a smaller yearly salary than waiting a year.

 

[-The Glove-]

They both said previously they'd work with the team to keep the Boom together so we'll find out if they were being truthful. With that said, I'm not naive enough to think they would at least try to maximize their earnings.

Lastly, who the hell pissed in that dude's Cheerios a couple posts back? They are the pieces that drive a billion dollar business. They have earned their millions. And not all athletes live lavishly. You just only hear about the Andre Risons and Antoine Walkers of the world.

 

[drdiags]

I believe they both want the team to keep the core together but they see how things are done around the league and even within the Seahawks organization. The Seahawks rewarded a player who grew up in the Vikings system with one of the largest contracts in the NFL for his position. They are friends with Baldwin, saw that Tate was a home grown talent. Yet, when it came time for the team to make a calculated move, they didn't hesitate giving the money to an outsider.

As these players have gotten older, they have to realize that they have to have a little concern about their own careers and being rewarded. Who knows if either will try to push the envelope like a Revis but I suspect both will expect to be paid like the All-Pros/Pro Bowlers they are.

I figured they would begin the emotional detachment to loyalty to the group after this season because even before Browner got suspended, it seemed he wasn't coming back. The reality that they cannot keep it together due to the economics of it all leaves them no choice but to have their agents try to get reasonable contracts for them. And right now, their play demands they get top dollar. What is top dollar is the big question.

 

[MORGULON]

So I see only 50% of us are honest.

Edit to say this: In this business it is all about getting paid. Teams are in no way loyal to their players and any player would be foolish to be loyal to the team or take discounts to keep playing with their brothers.

Agreed. The second PC or JS decide one of guys have lost a step, they wont hesitate to show them the door. Why would
we expect them to leave money on the table to play for our favorite team. This isn't March of dimes. Just think the rookie
deal these two are playing under. It's down right theft what they are getting paid.

 

[fridayfrenzy]

This "time is short make all the money you can in the league" is a buncha BS crap... Grand ol America created it too. Grown men, playing a game... and while I love it.. guess what, I could live without it ever existing, or if it went away, I wouldnt shed a tear; They make millions of dollars. Yes they have to pay taxes like the rest of us.. but.. I repeat, they make millions of dollars.

Basically what it comes down to, is they got rich and famous and feel like being complete asswads with their money, spending it like it grows out of the river.. Their choice. But I dont want to hear this "I got bills to0; crap" They create their giant bills; Frankly they can all kiss my arse.

That 300k min is pretty shabby too. Im not sure I could live on that kinda salary.


When teachers, public service members (police,fire) make their kinda cash working half the year, then maybe ill give two diddles about how much money they want for playing a game.


What would I do? I like winning, it feels good.. no matter what it is; winning even gets you bigger fame, more recognition, which in turn is going to bring you more money regardless; some of us are different.. SOme of you need millions of dollars a year to some how obtain happiness.. To each their own.

Wrong mindset.

Look at the cream of the crop of any profession in the world. The top doctors, the top engineers, the top business execs, top architects, etc. When you are the top 0.01% at your profession in the world, you get to be paid. If you compared the salaries of the top 0.01% of other professions, they are actually paid much more than professional athletes.

They may "play a game" but they put in long hours training and studying their craft and they should be rewarded the market value of that hard work.

 

[MORGULON]

This "time is short make all the money you can in the league" is a buncha BS crap... Grand ol America created it too. Grown men, playing a game... and while I love it.. guess what, I could live without it ever existing, or if it went away, I wouldnt shed a tear; They make millions of dollars. Yes they have to pay taxes like the rest of us.. but.. I repeat, they make millions of dollars.

Basically what it comes down to, is they got rich and famous and feel like being complete asswads with their money, spending it like it grows out of the river.. Their choice. But I dont want to hear this "I got bills to0; crap" They create their giant bills; Frankly they can all kiss my arse.

That 300k min is pretty shabby too. Im not sure I could live on that kinda salary.


When teachers, public service members (police,fire) make their kinda cash working half the year, then maybe ill give two diddles about how much money they want for playing a game.


What would I do? I like winning, it feels good.. no matter what it is; winning even gets you bigger fame, more recognition, which in turn is going to bring you more money regardless; some of us are different.. SOme of you need millions of dollars a year to some how obtain happiness.. To each their own.

Wrong mindset.

Look at the cream of the crop of any profession in the world. The top doctors, the top engineers, the top business execs, top architects, etc. When you are the top 0.01% at your profession in the world, you get to be paid. If you compared the salaries of the top 0.01% of other professions, they are actually paid much more than professional athletes.

They may "play a game" but they put in long hours training and studying their craft and they should be rewarded the market value of that hard work.

The physical toll on their bodies has to be considered as well, they could play their last game at any time.