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My take as well.I read Aikmans original statements and it didn't come across as a warning of sorts.
This is a story of a rich owner trying to squeeze a rich athlete and agent. The rich athlete and agent are also trying to squeeze the rich owner. You know who pays for this in the end? Us...Of course JJ is going to want to get the better end of the deal. But not many will play for half there worth and agents now play dirty.
Glim- Serious question- when was the last time Jerry got “the better end of the deal” with a star player? He wants everyone to see him as a guy who plays “hardball”, but I can’t remember a time in recent years where Jerry hung tough and won. Maybe there’s one I’m forgetting?Of course JJ is going to want to get the better end of the deal. But not many will play for half there worth and agents now play dirty.
We got a pretty good contract with La'el Collins. The problem is with FA nowadays. If a player is good there are 31 other teams they can sign with.Glim- Serious question- when was the last time Jerry got “the better end of the deal” with a star player? He wants everyone to see him as a guy who plays “hardball”, but I can’t remember a time in recent years where Jerry hung tough and won. Maybe there’s one I’m forgetting?
Honestly, I side with the player about 99% of the time in their quest to get paid. Because the owners, Jerry even more so, make exponentially more money than players over time.We got a pretty good contract with La'el Collins. The problem is with FA nowadays. If a player is good there are 31 other teams they can sign with.
I think that depends on your definition of winning a negotiation. Jerry has never had a problem rewarding players that play well. Does that mean he loses negotiations? The "better end of the deal" is to keep good players and encourage them to continue performing well. Jerry does this. Hanging tough to save money is not the school of thought Jerry Jones practices. He is generous to those that it is beneficial to be generous.Glim- Serious question- when was the last time Jerry got “the better end of the deal” with a star player? He wants everyone to see him as a guy who plays “hardball”, but I can’t remember a time in recent years where Jerry hung tough and won. Maybe there’s one I’m forgetting?
Glim- Serious question- when was the last time Jerry got “the better end of the deal” with a star player? He wants everyone to see him as a guy who plays “hardball”, but I can’t remember a time in recent years where Jerry hung tough and won. Maybe there’s one I’m forgetting?
anyone think Emmitt would be playing on a different team in 1993?
I am still thinking. Didn’t we have one that gave a “discount”.. lol. I think Collins gave us a great deal. He was about our best O-Lineman last year..Glim- Serious question- when was the last time Jerry got “the better end of the deal” with a star player? He wants everyone to see him as a guy who plays “hardball”, but I can’t remember a time in recent years where Jerry hung tough and won. Maybe there’s one I’m forgetting?
It’s crazy because they get paid so much and 80 something percent of them end up broke or having to work again.Honestly, I side with the player about 99% of the time in their quest to get paid. Because the owners, Jerry even more so, make exponentially more money than players over time.
A typical player’s career last less than a decade whereas these owners have generational wealth that grows at higher % than the players, without whom there is no NFL. And I also reject the idea that says the owners are “the risk takers” more than the players. Owning an NFL team is one of the safest financial investments in the world. And players are risking their future physical and mental health every time they step foot on a field.
Contract conflicts are not “battles between millionaires.” It’s battles between powerful billionaires (Owners) and temporary millionaires (players).
Caves a week before the deadline. Maybe the 4th of July splash. DAK IS NOW THE HIGHEST PAID QB IN THE NFL... A while later mahomes gets his contract. Lol.Jerry will Cave eventually if he wants to keep Dak.
Honestly, I side with the player about 99% of the time in their quest to get paid. Because the owners, Jerry even more so, make exponentially more money than players over time.
A typical player’s career last less than a decade whereas these owners have generational wealth that grows at higher % than the players, without whom there is no NFL. And I also reject the idea that says the owners are “the risk takers” more than the players. Owning an NFL team is one of the safest financial investments in the world. And players are risking their future physical and mental health every time they step foot on a field.
Contract conflicts are not “battles between millionaires.” It’s battles between powerful billionaires (Owners) and temporary millionaires (players).