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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by W. Kovacs I sort of agreed with you until this morning. On SportsCenter or NFL Network (I was in a hotel, not really sure which I was watching) they showed the tackle where Brees blew out his ...
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04-16-2012, 05:16 PM | #31 |
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Originally Posted by W. Kovacs
I guess it depends. Is the project a lot of fun, something I love doing, for a company I am loyal to, and oh, have I already earned 100 million dollars this decade???
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I hope they get him signed soon, but I detest the fact that a player holds a franchise hostage with unrealistic demands - not saying that this is necessarily the case here, but it seems like it anyway.
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no doubt, Fin! Without all the details it's hard to blame any one side. But everything we've heard makes it look like it's all Brees/Condons fault
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04-16-2012, 06:05 PM | #34 |
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Originally Posted by ScottF
If you want to go there, we can also ask whether your job puts your health and body at risk.
My shoulders hurt every day after my injures, I can't imagine what a pro-athlete feels like after they retire. As for it being fun, I think it was Michael Jordan who had a great comment on the fact that sports isn't fun for these guys. The pressure they put on themselves to win, the amount of work they have to put in, the stress they're under...it's not fun. Is it more fun than emptying cesspools or being a soldier? Probably. But it's not fun like you or me going to the park on Saturday for a game of touch football. Finally, what are the benefits to the company for completing the project? Could you, potentially, make your company 5, 10, 25 times your salary back? Why is it okay for the team to make money but not the player? Also, Ed Werder reported on ESPN today that Brees' camp never requested $23 million dollars. We have no clue what's happening behind the scenes here, I don't think it makes sense to pass judgement on anything until Training Camp opens. If Brees doesn't show there, I'll have issues. Until then, he gets the benefit of the doubt from me... |
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Originally Posted by W. Kovacs
I take issue with this. The market determines a man's salary, not how much he can make his owner. If someone can do the job cheaper and the company still make money, then they should go with the lower costs.
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Originally Posted by Budsdrinker
If anything, to me, this shows that he doesn't deserve the vitriol he seems to have directed at him.
He did right by our team by taking a huge risk playing without a contract last year. Oh, and had, arguably, the best regular season a QB has ever had and, what should have been, two playoff games for us (the second, he won twice before the D blew it just as many times). Now, he seems to have met the upper limit of his risk tolerance and he has to do what he thinks is right for him and has yet to do anything that hurts the team in doing so. I've said it before and I will again: if he holds out from Camp, I may start to change my mind. We need him and his leadership on the field this year more than ever... |
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Originally Posted by W. Kovacs
He was under contract and he wasn't doing the team any favors by completing his contract. C'mon! |
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Sign and Trade..
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04-16-2012, 06:34 PM | #40 |
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Just joking..
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