Al Davis insisting on keeping Russell; what about Tom Cable?

[JoeRedskin]

Honestly, you put 25 Milliion in my bank account, I have a hard time killing myself over anything. Whatcha gonna do? Fire me. Okay, me and my money will go to ______ (insert personal paradise here).

What is amazing is that so many guys who get the big bucks play with passion. Really, with the amounts being handed out to some of these guys (rookies and UFA's), skill level is almost irrelevant to future production. If you're set for life, do you have the desire to go through grueling practices and risk potential injury and still play to the best of your abilities?

JaMarcus apparrently answered the above question "No".

[MTK]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Honestly, you put 25 Milliion in my bank account, I have a hard time killing myself over anything. Whatcha gonna do? Fire me. Okay, me and my money will go to ______ (insert personal paradise here).

What is amazing is that so many guys who get the big bucks play with passion. Really, with the amounts being handed out to some of these guys (rookies and UFA's), skill level is almost irrelevant to future production. If you're set for life, do you have the desire to go through grueling practices and risk potential injury and still play to the best of your abilities?

JaMarcus apparrently answered the above question "No".

The NFL really needs a rookie payscale and JR is a perfect reason why. You're right, where is the motivation to work hard when you're handed a life changing payday the second you walk through the door??

[dblanch66]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Honestly, you put 25 Milliion in my bank account, I have a hard time killing myself over anything. Whatcha gonna do? Fire me. Okay, me and my money will go to ______ (insert personal paradise here).

What is amazing is that so many guys who get the big bucks play with passion. Really, with the amounts being handed out to some of these guys (rookies and UFA's), skill level is almost irrelevant to future production. If you're set for life, do you have the desire to go through grueling practices and risk potential injury and still play to the best of your abilities?

JaMarcus apparrently answered the above question "No".

This is precisely the problem with most of his generation. How about playing because you love the game and it's your passion and you want to contribute something positive with what you were blessed to posess? Your compensation in dollars should simply be a byproduct of doing something for the love of doing it, not the REASON why you do it. Nothing like doing something with your eye on the RESULT. Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. Thank you Mr. Lennon.

[HugeMonkFan]

Originally Posted by dblanch66

This is precisely the problem with most of his generation. How about playing because you love the game and it's your passion and you want to contribute something positive with what you were blessed to posess? Your compensation in dollars should simply be a byproduct of doing something for the love of doing it, not the REASON why you do it. Nothing like doing something with your eye on the RESULT. Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. Thank you Mr. Lennon.

yeah i hear you there...and thats why i love players like Farve (even tho i HATED him for the waffling shit but i know why he did it so he didnt have to go thru mini camps and training camp) but when you see him play every weekend he has a fire and love for the game that is almost unmatched by anyone in the league...hell did any of you watch the post game locker room celebration last week where he was singing "pants on the ground" (how the fuck did that "song" get popular...stupid american idol) he just loves the game...i told my friends that if makes it to the super bowl i will buy a favre vikings jersey...if not i guess ill have to buy a brees or manning (if colts win) for my super bowl party.

But back to topic. Yeah it seems like these kids completely bust their asses in their last couple college seasons to get a good draft slot then get paid a TON of money and come in and not perform. I cant wait till the new CBA is done, if ever, and has a set rookie pay scale.

On the opposite side tho i like it when guys squeek into the league with a 6th or 7th round pick and play their asses off and turn into superstars and get the big paydays...they are the ipotame of how its supposed to be done.