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    ^ He was one of the all-time greats, Ed. No need to wonder about that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    ^ He was one of the all-time greats, Ed. No need to wonder about that.
    Yes, he was fast and used minimum effective energy.

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    Last edited by Firth; 04-04-2023 at 12:45 AM.

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    I guess we will be stuck with a disgruntled quarterback.
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    I think Jackson is getting some bum advise, probably from the players union, who have in the past pressured players to take deals from other teams, whether they wanted to move or not, just because it would advance the pay scale. I think a lot of teams' owners see what type of hangovers teams like Rams and Buccaneers have for having a price no object approach to "winning now".

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3LockBox View Post
    I think Jackson is getting some bum advise, probably from the players union, who have in the past pressured players to take deals from other teams, whether they wanted to move or not, just because it would advance the pay scale. I think a lot of teams' owners see what type of hangovers teams like Rams and Buccaneers have for having a price no object approach to "winning now".
    I think they need to do away with the guaranteed money or no more than a % of your contract.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    I think they need to do away with the guaranteed money or no more than a % of your contract.
    IMO, the only guaranteed money should be related to inability to play or perform competitively because of injury, even if that is an annuity for life. Otherwise, players should get money based on performance with a baseline. Players and the NFL have forgotten who the customer is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    I think they need to do away with the guaranteed money or no more than a % of your contract.
    No one is forcing teams to offer guaranteed contracts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    I think they need to do away with the guaranteed money or no more than a % of your contract.
    Quote Originally Posted by Firth View Post
    IMO, the only guaranteed money should be related to inability to play or perform competitively because of injury, even if that is an annuity for life. Otherwise, players should get money based on performance with a baseline. Players and the NFL have forgotten who the customer is.
    I thought you guys were capitalists? Don't you think they should get whatever someone is prepared to pay them?
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    Quote Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad View Post
    I thought you guys were capitalists? Don't you think they should get whatever someone is prepared to pay them?
    How do you like the price of eggs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Bails View Post
    No one is forcing teams to offer guaranteed contracts.
    So you are okay with players holding teams hostage like Lamar Jackson. The Ravens don't know who to sign or draft because of the Jackson fiasco. The Ravens drafted him when nobody else wanted him and molded the team for his benefit and offered him a contract anybody would have taken and he is too stupid to realize how good he has it. There was an article where they compared him to Josh Allen and Allen was head and shoulders above Jackson in his performance. Then you have talking heads like Stephen Smith yelling the Ravens have to pay the brother and they are disrespecting him, and Jackson believes what he hears. I with someone would disrespect me with 200 million dollars.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad View Post
    I thought you guys were capitalists? Don't you think they should get whatever someone is prepared to pay them?
    I am and it should be pay per game, per team and per player, based on performance. As it is now the NFL has monopoly on power and owners can collaborate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firth View Post
    As it is now the NFL has monopoly on power and owners can collaborate.
    Just like actual capitalism.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Bails View Post
    Just like actual capitalism.
    Actually pure capitalism and socialism become the same thing, totalitarian which is not capitalism or socialism, one wins, we lose. The discussion about capitalism is sophomoric. The NFL is near the end state of capitalism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firth View Post
    I am and it should be pay per game, per team and per player, based on performance. As it is now the NFL has monopoly on power and owners can collaborate.
    How about this? A player signs with a team for , say, four years. This is in essence then 4 one year deals. After year one, if the player has a banner all pro year, he gets a significant raise for year two.
    If he plays sub par, he takes a cut the following year. Cycle repeats three times. Four, if the player resigns after year four.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lou View Post
    How about this? A player signs with a team for , say, four years. This is in essence then 4 one year deals. After year one, if the player has a banner all pro year, he gets a significant raise for year two.
    If he plays sub par, he takes a cut the following year. Cycle repeats three times. Four, if the player resigns after year four.
    Sounds good to me.

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    Ravens sign Beckham, now they need a quarterback to throw to him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    Ravens sign Beckham, now they need a quarterback to throw to him.
    Are you sure? I’ve seen so many BS titles of YT videos that say the same thing even though it’s click bait. Speaking of bait, how about the hypothesis that Beckham is a statement to Lamar, if you don’t comeback you will miss having this target, not to mention the Ravens may have another QB that can hook Beckham better.

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    The Commanders are no longer owned by Dan Snyder.
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    The Commanders are no longer owned by Dan Snyder.
    I thought about buying them but came up about 5 1/2 billion short, and the traffic sucks in DC.
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    The Eagles have made Jalen Hurts the highest-paid player in NFL history, signing him to a five-year, $255 million extension, including $179.3 million guaranteed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Bails View Post
    The Eagles have made Jalen Hurts the highest-paid player in NFL history, signing him to a five-year, $255 million extension, including $179.3 million guaranteed.
    Take that Lamar, and rumor has it that Lamar wants OBJ and DeAndre Hopkins.

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