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LBrown43 · 06-14-2006, 01:40 PM

I doubt Ben would go on the football field without a helmet. Whats the difference? I can answer my own question by saying the NFL mandates it. If not, would Ben go helmetless then? I doubt it. He lacked sound common sense.
Yes fans expect alot from players. Is it unjustified? Hard to say. I do know that when I successfully settled a complex insurance claim at a good figure, no one was rushing to give me an endorsment deal. People did not wait outside to get my autograph and there was certainly not 80,000 people going crazy, chanting my name and ready to buy my shirt. My boss did nto even approach me to renegotiate my contract (what contract!!)
It is the nature of the game that much is expected from the players. It is the highest of high profile jobs.I don't think it is too much to expect them to use common sense. What is the shelf life of an NFL quarterback? 10-12 years? Hell ride your Harley naked if you want, but wait until the career is over and all you are hurting is yourself. Too many other people depend on players....thats just the way it is.

06-14-2006, 01:40 PM	#47
LBrown43 Special Teams Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton (as in Portis) New Jersey Age: 64 Posts: 217	Re: Are Fans and NFL teams too demanding of players? I doubt Ben would go on the football field without a helmet. Whats the difference? I can answer my own question by saying the NFL mandates it. If not, would Ben go helmetless then? I doubt it. He lacked sound common sense. Yes fans expect alot from players. Is it unjustified? Hard to say. I do know that when I successfully settled a complex insurance claim at a good figure, no one was rushing to give me an endorsment deal. People did not wait outside to get my autograph and there was certainly not 80,000 people going crazy, chanting my name and ready to buy my shirt. My boss did nto even approach me to renegotiate my contract (what contract!!) It is the nature of the game that much is expected from the players. It is the highest of high profile jobs.I don't think it is too much to expect them to use common sense. What is the shelf life of an NFL quarterback? 10-12 years? Hell ride your Harley naked if you want, but wait until the career is over and all you are hurting is yourself. Too many other people depend on players....thats just the way it is.