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Schmoopy1000
When all else fails, Smack em' in the Mouth!
I not gonna talk about the rookie contracts, since players have next to no control of those contracts.
If they dont like those contracts they need to address their union not the team.
But When mega players sign a new contract. They want long term security of a long term deal.
This gives them bigger signing bonuses & more guaranteed money. Very understandable.
However a couple years into that long term deal other players sign & the # for that position goes up & the player feels I am better than these guys making more.
Holds out with couple to several years left.
Hey. Cant have your cake & eat it too.
If a player wants the right to adjust their salary sooner. They should sign shorter deals (less bonuses & guarantees) So they can stay up with the curve.
Signing a long term deal (5 to 7 years lets say) & then bitch after 2 or 3 years. I say suck it up buttercup.
You signed that deal to get all that up front money. No way should they hold out & anyone feel sorry for them.
Go sign a 3 year deal. You take risk of injury or just not playing as well. but that would give you the right to constantly adjust your pay scale.
Players shouldnt get to complain he isnt getting the best of both worlds.
No one forces them to sign a contract (barring the rookie contract)
If a player agrees to the terms, they should have to honor them. Hold outs are Bullshit.
I am fine with a team that plans on extending a player negotiating in their final year. That is logical for both sides, but hold outs should only be for players no longer under contract. Which technically isnt a hold out I guess. LOL
Bell had the right to hold out. He honored his contract.
Acting like Players are victims is BS. If they undervalued themselves when they signed a contract. Not a teams fault. he can fire his agent.
Really it is simple.
You want long term security. Sign a long term contract & dont complain others are getting more than you later.
or
If you want to bet on yourself. Sign a shorter term contract so you can stay on top of the payscale.
Dont think you get to demand to do both. Then Cry like you are the victim to the big bad company, because they dont agree.
If they dont like those contracts they need to address their union not the team.
But When mega players sign a new contract. They want long term security of a long term deal.
This gives them bigger signing bonuses & more guaranteed money. Very understandable.
However a couple years into that long term deal other players sign & the # for that position goes up & the player feels I am better than these guys making more.
Holds out with couple to several years left.
Hey. Cant have your cake & eat it too.
If a player wants the right to adjust their salary sooner. They should sign shorter deals (less bonuses & guarantees) So they can stay up with the curve.
Signing a long term deal (5 to 7 years lets say) & then bitch after 2 or 3 years. I say suck it up buttercup.
You signed that deal to get all that up front money. No way should they hold out & anyone feel sorry for them.
Go sign a 3 year deal. You take risk of injury or just not playing as well. but that would give you the right to constantly adjust your pay scale.
Players shouldnt get to complain he isnt getting the best of both worlds.
No one forces them to sign a contract (barring the rookie contract)
If a player agrees to the terms, they should have to honor them. Hold outs are Bullshit.
I am fine with a team that plans on extending a player negotiating in their final year. That is logical for both sides, but hold outs should only be for players no longer under contract. Which technically isnt a hold out I guess. LOL
Bell had the right to hold out. He honored his contract.
Acting like Players are victims is BS. If they undervalued themselves when they signed a contract. Not a teams fault. he can fire his agent.
Really it is simple.
You want long term security. Sign a long term contract & dont complain others are getting more than you later.
or
If you want to bet on yourself. Sign a shorter term contract so you can stay on top of the payscale.
Dont think you get to demand to do both. Then Cry like you are the victim to the big bad company, because they dont agree.