Saints Rookie Trevor Penning Could Return Sooner Than Expected

Boston Saint · 11-11-2022, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Don't worry. You are not hurting my feelings whatsoever. I am just puzzled by the ignorant stance of some that high driven, elite athletes would actually rather sit back and collect a check than play the sport they trained for their entire lives.

(Note that the above reference to "ignorant" is not a label being given to any individual's intelligence or learning but instead implies "lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing (ie. a player's personal motivation)" - Oxford Languages)

What's ignorant is to think that all players are motivated by the same things. Some players have held out multiple games because of contract disputes rather than play because of Money. Some players have been so talented that they never had to be highly motivated and driven to make it in the NFL. If all players are super motivated then why do some guys get the reputation of being extra hard workers, putting in countless hours watching film while other players get the rep of being lazy? Hell, Spencer Tillman was so highly motivated to play football that he gave up millions in order to go serve his country.

We've all heard the old Peyton Manning/Ryan Leaf story entering the 1998 Draft about being asked what they'd do if chosen number 1 overall. Your post is easily proven false. You have no idea what motivates these guys.

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Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: Saints Rookie Trevor Penning Could Return Sooner Than Expected Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Don't worry. You are not hurting my feelings whatsoever. I am just puzzled by the ignorant stance of some that high driven, elite athletes would actually rather sit back and collect a check than play the sport they trained for their entire lives. (Note that the above reference to "ignorant" is not a label being given to any individual's intelligence or learning but instead implies "lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing (ie. a player's personal motivation)" - Oxford Languages) What's ignorant is to think that all players are motivated by the same things. Some players have held out multiple games because of contract disputes rather than play because of Money. Some players have been so talented that they never had to be highly motivated and driven to make it in the NFL. If all players are super motivated then why do some guys get the reputation of being extra hard workers, putting in countless hours watching film while other players get the rep of being lazy? Hell, Spencer Tillman was so highly motivated to play football that he gave up millions in order to go serve his country. We've all heard the old Peyton Manning/Ryan Leaf story entering the 1998 Draft about being asked what they'd do if chosen number 1 overall. Your post is easily proven false. You have no idea what motivates these guys. iceshack149, jnormand, AsylumGuido and 1 others like this.
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