Still confident in the FO?

Style · 02-29-2012, 03:22 PM

"I put zero blame on Loomis here. Welcome to the 21st century and greedy agents."
And players. I will never side with a player when it comes to money.
None of these players are worth the money they make. 80% of them would be pushing drugs or in jail if was not for football. 90% will be dead broke after football.

AsylumGuido · 02-29-2012, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Style

"I put zero blame on Loomis here. Welcome to the 21st century and greedy agents."
And players. I will never side with a player when it comes to money.
None of these players are worth the money they make. 80% of them would be pushing drugs or in jail if was not for football. 90% will be dead broke after football.

I need disagree to a point here. Based upon the short period of time these players are viable the pay is usually warranted. Do not forget that the average player will earn over 90% of his lifetime income during a career that only lasts on average around three years. Top actors and other entertainers get paid far more than the highest paid NFL players and their viability can last many decades longer on average. Many corporate heads get paid more annually than the highest paid NFL players earn in their entire careers.

I feel the player earns whatever it is that he gets paid, but it is the agent that presses the issue to the extreme.

Danno · 02-29-2012, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

I feel the player earns whatever it is that he gets paid, but it is the agent that presses the issue to the extreme.

Truer words never spoken.

This got me thinking...

Condon probably knows the Saints ideally would like to sign Brees then franchise either Nicks/Colston.

So the agent has the leverage in this case and only benefits by dragging it out.

With Condon repping both Brees and Nicks, I can see him wanting to pressure Loomis all the way up to the franchise deadline.

02-29-2012, 03:22 PM	#1
Style Registered Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DeRidder La. Posts: 44	"I put zero blame on Loomis here. Welcome to the 21st century and greedy agents." And players. I will never side with a player when it comes to money. None of these players are worth the money they make. 80% of them would be pushing drugs or in jail if was not for football. 90% will be dead broke after football. ChrisXVI likes this.

02-29-2012, 03:59 PM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Originally Posted by Style "I put zero blame on Loomis here. Welcome to the 21st century and greedy agents." And players. I will never side with a player when it comes to money. None of these players are worth the money they make. 80% of them would be pushing drugs or in jail if was not for football. 90% will be dead broke after football. I need disagree to a point here. Based upon the short period of time these players are viable the pay is usually warranted. Do not forget that the average player will earn over 90% of his lifetime income during a career that only lasts on average around three years. Top actors and other entertainers get paid far more than the highest paid NFL players and their viability can last many decades longer on average. Many corporate heads get paid more annually than the highest paid NFL players earn in their entire careers. I feel the player earns whatever it is that he gets paid, but it is the agent that presses the issue to the extreme. Danno, SapperSaint, darstep and 2 others like this.

02-29-2012, 04:07 PM	#3
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,756	Originally Posted by AsylumGuido I feel the player earns whatever it is that he gets paid, but it is the agent that presses the issue to the extreme. Truer words never spoken. This got me thinking... Condon probably knows the Saints ideally would like to sign Brees then franchise either Nicks/Colston. So the agent has the leverage in this case and only benefits by dragging it out. With Condon repping both Brees and Nicks, I can see him wanting to pressure Loomis all the way up to the franchise deadline.