Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
In case you haven't noticed, this is no longer a dispute between the owners and the players. It has been exposed for what it's always been. The lunch pail guys getting next to nothing because of the greedy of the elite few demanding more money than they can spend in 5 lifetimes. Greedy Dak Prescott turned down $33 million per year. That is a big FU to the rest of his team. He's saying that he doesn't care if they get cut because of him being overpaid. Well, those guys have a voice now. They can't vote to approve this CBA and give a big FU back to Prescott and Rodgers and the rest of the greedy assholes who are taking more than their fair share of a $200 million cap and leaving crumbs for their teammates
It's only that way because the owners make it that way. The owners make a salary cap to protect them from themselves. A free open market could exist and the players wouldn't be pitted against each other. But they are because the owners want them to be. It's still billionaires vs millionaires but the billionaires use the less than millionaires as pawns. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BossChief:
Before the rookies set foot on the field for even a preseason game they go through a whole seminar on the importance of investing your money and saving it. It’s ran by the league and has a bunch of former players involved to influence players that are coming into the league to make smart decisions.
What employers cover former employees and their families health care for life after they no longer work for them?
ESPECIALLY CONTRACTORS. LIKE NFL PLAYERS.
If a player coming through the league in today’s game goes bankrupt or doesn’t take care of their own families health care after football, that’s on them.
1) they left the league a millionaire even if they are a late rounder or an UDFA that played 3 years.
2) they left college hopefully with a free degree.
3) They have been shown and told exactly how to protect your financial future.
After that, it’s on them and there’s nothing wrong with that.
Most places my family has retired from has allowed health coverage thru them.
Bare minimum I think the league should offer lifetime health to anyone played 3,4,5 years. Or career injured. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bob Dole:
While I like Dak the young man, Dak the QB is way to full of himself as far as his value.
Yep. He is going the way of Cam Newton unless he becomes more of a student of the game. Dak can't carry a team against a good foe and it has been shown over and over against good teams. He may have great stats in the last 4 yrs but the NFL is about winning as Jerry has stated. When Elliot was gone those 6 games Dak got exposed. [Reply]