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Originally Posted by jdlea
That's a really good point and I agree with most of it. However, I don't know that it really makes guys unmotivated to work hard because if they don't then they won't get paid elsewhere. That's pretty much the only issue where we disagree. I think a guy will work hard with no intention cause they've seen what happens to the guys who do bust their ass: they don't get paid.
In spite of that, you'll get a million responses saying "Snyder loves this team", "Snyder spends close to the cap every year, how can you say he doesn't want to win?" and all that kinda crap.
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I agree with you there. These players are still interested in doing well, but my retort would be take the example of a safety blowing up a play by filling his role and taking on a lead block. Remember - you don't get a tackle for that kind of play. That is the kind of play that your own team will know about because they are going to scrutinize all the film but when it comes time to pay day in the open market, then the interested team is going to be very interested in your statistics and highlight reel. So going back to the play, when you know that your own team isn't going to reimburse you long-term, and your goal is to get paid, are you going to try and blow up the fullback, or circumvent the fullback (not filling your role) and try to hit the running back to make a highlight reel because you know your only chance to get paid is with another team?