Contracts + Athletes
I don't know what the fix is.
If you make it performance based, players will play for themselves rather than for the team. For example, it's near the end of regular season and player X's team has a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. Player X is a touchdown away from getting a $5 million bonus, so he's going to be a whining bitch if he doesn't get the ball often. Plus, when he does get the ball he's going to do everything in his power to score. If the situation requires that he run out of bounds so they can kick a field goal, he isn't going to do it. He needs his own stats to go up, not the teams.
Anybody who renegotiats mid-contract is also going to throw a temper tantrum if he feels he wasn't give the opportunity to make his salary bonuses. So instead of getting someone who cries about being stuck in a contract, you get someone who cries about not getting the ball every-other play so he can't get the upper-end payoffs of his performance based contract. So instead of hating the management, he'll hate the quarterback, coach, and management.
If you make it performance based, players will play for themselves rather than for the team. For example, it's near the end of regular season and player X's team has a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. Player X is a touchdown away from getting a $5 million bonus, so he's going to be a whining bitch if he doesn't get the ball often. Plus, when he does get the ball he's going to do everything in his power to score. If the situation requires that he run out of bounds so they can kick a field goal, he isn't going to do it. He needs his own stats to go up, not the teams.
Anybody who renegotiats mid-contract is also going to throw a temper tantrum if he feels he wasn't give the opportunity to make his salary bonuses. So instead of getting someone who cries about being stuck in a contract, you get someone who cries about not getting the ball every-other play so he can't get the upper-end payoffs of his performance based contract. So instead of hating the management, he'll hate the quarterback, coach, and management.
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What I'm saying is that there shouldn't be that kind of money in the sport. Lower ticket prices to $5-$10, mebbe $25 for a skybox. Or invest the money in the stadium so people might actually be comfortable...you know, nice reclining chairs with more room, that kind of thing.Nothing will change until the fans stop paying the high ticket prices and giving the games such high weekend ratings. The money is in the sport. It might as well go to the players. Who else should get it? Owners? Managers? Charities?
I guess there are just too many sport-headed freaks out there spending WAAAAY too much money to watch a bunch of musclebound idiots beat each other senseless. (focusing on football
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After the last baseball strike, I never again went to a major league baseball game. The only exception was when a supplier gave us box seats to an Indians game. I know I'm not the rule. Most folks can't go without their sports. I've resorted to minor league games and college football.
Wadda mean? Other people can read this?!
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The T.O.(who is a total fuck by the way) thing doesn't really bother me because the Eagles don't have to honor the contract either. If the Eagles had to pay him what was signed on the contract then I would say the T.O was in the wrong but if they don't have to honor it after a bad season by the player then I don't think Owens should have to honor it after a good season.
Didn't the Patriots cut Troy Brown after he played both offense and defense to help the team out? He didn't get more money for that and risked getting injured and not getting any more cash.
Didn't the Patriots cut Troy Brown after he played both offense and defense to help the team out? He didn't get more money for that and risked getting injured and not getting any more cash.