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Old 07-29-2011, 11:31 AM   #13
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Re: NFL Player Holdouts - 2011

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Originally Posted by Ruhskins View Post
So you don't believe in raises? Teams will try to get the most out of a players and pay the least amount of money. Although they have to pay the guaranteed money, teams also break player contracts when they cut players.

I swear, it baffles me how much normal people can relate to and sympathize with millionaire owners. When a team cuts a player, everyone says "oh it's a business decision", but when a player asks for a raise, everyone piles up on the player.

I don't know much about Gore's or Johnson's situation. But Jackson has been a beast for the Eagles and deserves to be paid more.
Football players bargain based on how their salary is relative to other football players. However, their actual pay on an "absolute" level is rather substantial, often six figures. Hence, "morals" kick in and identify said player as "selfish".

But ****, some tenant breaks a lease and everyone sympathizes with the tenant against the "evil" landlord even if they totally trash the place.

It's really simple, people love to talk through "principles", but they actually operate under a UTILITARIAN morals.
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