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I wanted to mention something that I think most on this board misperceive. I have read many different treads that refer to a player in question [ no matter who, weather it is Peters, or Boldin, or Chad Johnson, or Lance Briggs etc..] as malcontent, unhappy, uncomprimisong, greedy etc...
I wanted to set the air once and for all: THESE PLAYERS ARE ACTING. This is the pattern I have noticed:
1. They play the role as being unhappy w/contract issues, they play their part in an effort to get more money. In this role they all usually say the same things, "the team and I are beyond repair, there is no way i will play for this team again, the relationships is finished/over, we do not communicate, I feel disrespected, etc..."
2.Then they demand a trade (Brigs, Peters, Boldin, Law, Chad Johnson, etc...)
3. They make a threat that they will no longer play for their team and hold out.
4. If 3 does not work, they return to camp or during season and threaten that they will be a disruptive force (TO, Chad Johnson).
If none of these strategies work, they play out the remainder of their contract, usually more impassioned in order to lure that big contract. Ironically, they usually resign, or stay with their current team -the team they swore they would never play for or sign with. If asked about their former comments (Lance Brings) they say that things are better.
Now what about the Teams? Well the Pats stayed firm with Ty Law and won, he played, even though he went through all 4 Stages; Chicago ended up resigning Briggs eventhough he swore he would never play for them again; Chad Johnson is still in Cinci and was not the disruptive force he threatened to be;
Well you may ask, what about Boldin? Well, if you did not hear, Boldin -after trying all 4 steps- recently fired his agent, now he is trying to repair the relationship with his team.
So, lets try to keep things straith. We can not accuse Peters, of this or that, he was playing his role. He did what he could to earn more money, after all NFL is a business and the very same teams that the players play for, year after year, get cut when they loose value -even the great ones (Jerry Rice, SF). In the NFL, there are no pitty contracts, or handouts and we should not expect the players to give handout either (in the form of not asking for market value). In summery, please refrain from labeling the player, he is only acting out a Role.
PS: on another note, why are we so AFRAID of ever admitting that the BILLS make mistakes? WHY?
I wanted to set the air once and for all: THESE PLAYERS ARE ACTING. This is the pattern I have noticed:
1. They play the role as being unhappy w/contract issues, they play their part in an effort to get more money. In this role they all usually say the same things, "the team and I are beyond repair, there is no way i will play for this team again, the relationships is finished/over, we do not communicate, I feel disrespected, etc..."
2.Then they demand a trade (Brigs, Peters, Boldin, Law, Chad Johnson, etc...)
3. They make a threat that they will no longer play for their team and hold out.
4. If 3 does not work, they return to camp or during season and threaten that they will be a disruptive force (TO, Chad Johnson).
If none of these strategies work, they play out the remainder of their contract, usually more impassioned in order to lure that big contract. Ironically, they usually resign, or stay with their current team -the team they swore they would never play for or sign with. If asked about their former comments (Lance Brings) they say that things are better.
Now what about the Teams? Well the Pats stayed firm with Ty Law and won, he played, even though he went through all 4 Stages; Chicago ended up resigning Briggs eventhough he swore he would never play for them again; Chad Johnson is still in Cinci and was not the disruptive force he threatened to be;
Well you may ask, what about Boldin? Well, if you did not hear, Boldin -after trying all 4 steps- recently fired his agent, now he is trying to repair the relationship with his team.
So, lets try to keep things straith. We can not accuse Peters, of this or that, he was playing his role. He did what he could to earn more money, after all NFL is a business and the very same teams that the players play for, year after year, get cut when they loose value -even the great ones (Jerry Rice, SF). In the NFL, there are no pitty contracts, or handouts and we should not expect the players to give handout either (in the form of not asking for market value). In summery, please refrain from labeling the player, he is only acting out a Role.
PS: on another note, why are we so AFRAID of ever admitting that the BILLS make mistakes? WHY?
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