There's no room for football in Westbrook's heart [Archive] - Page 5

onlydarksets

04-18-2008, 10:14 AM

mheisig

04-18-2008, 09:27 PM

If he went into football solely for the money, then everything that's happened to him is fair game. I hear him talking a lot about the bad crap that happened to him, but not much about the $10+ million he pocketed (I have no idea what his salary was - I'm just guessing).

Good for him for moving on, though.

Right on, and personally I don't have a problem with it.

I think we as fans look at the football players as guys who have lived football 24/7 their entire life and would do nothing else. It's their passion and their lifelong ambition and they'll hang on to it for every last minute they can squeeze out of it.

There are, however, guys who probably have a lot of athletic ability, found they could play on the college and pro level and decided, "What the hell, I can play for a few year, rake in millions and then go do what I really want to do." Can anyone fault them?

If I discovered I had some kind of talent tomorrow and a company would start off paying me a few million a year, I'd jump all over that whether I liked the career or it was my dream or not. If you have the talent to get drafted in ANY round and get signed, all you need is a year or two and you'll have made more money than most of us will in an entire career.

MW was a strange cat for sure, but I can't say I blame him. The guy is living the life right now, assuming he managed his money wisely. He gets to invest in whatever he wants and pursue his ambitions as he sees fit - a pretty enviable position if you ask me.


	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Commanders Football > Locker Room Main Forum > There's no room for football in Westbrook's heart PDA There's no room for football in Westbrook's heart Pages : 1 2 3 4 [5] onlydarksets 04-18-2008, 10:14 AM If he went into football solely for the money, then everything that's happened to him is fair game. I hear him talking a lot about the bad crap that happened to him, but not much about the $10+ million he pocketed (I have no idea what his salary was - I'm just guessing). Good for him for moving on, though. mheisig 04-18-2008, 09:27 PM If he went into football solely for the money, then everything that's happened to him is fair game. I hear him talking a lot about the bad crap that happened to him, but not much about the $10+ million he pocketed (I have no idea what his salary was - I'm just guessing). Good for him for moving on, though. Right on, and personally I don't have a problem with it. I think we as fans look at the football players as guys who have lived football 24/7 their entire life and would do nothing else. It's their passion and their lifelong ambition and they'll hang on to it for every last minute they can squeeze out of it. There are, however, guys who probably have a lot of athletic ability, found they could play on the college and pro level and decided, "What the hell, I can play for a few year, rake in millions and then go do what I really want to do." Can anyone fault them? If I discovered I had some kind of talent tomorrow and a company would start off paying me a few million a year, I'd jump all over that whether I liked the career or it was my dream or not. If you have the talent to get drafted in ANY round and get signed, all you need is a year or two and you'll have made more money than most of us will in an entire career. MW was a strange cat for sure, but I can't say I blame him. The guy is living the life right now, assuming he managed his money wisely. He gets to invest in whatever he wants and pursue his ambitions as he sees fit - a pretty enviable position if you ask me. Stuck in TX 04-19-2008, 12:24 AM Good for him, hope he is happy. No hard feelings Mike!