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Thanks for enjoying the show, patsfan83 On Welker, I don't see the issue if he's still performing at a high level. He said last weekend that he's made more money than he ever imagined and from here on out, everything is icing on the cake. That sounds to me like a player who isn't necessarily looking to break the bank, appreciates his current lot in NFL life, and might be more willing to find a middle ground in a negotiation.
Get it done, Front Office folk.
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Re: Welker: "I've made more money than I ever imagined"
How do you think the PA feels about this kind of comment? Here's one of the top receivers in the league the last four years, who's been underpaid during that time, essentially saying he's not going to try to squeeze every penny. From precedent, these things haven't been favored amongst the union folk, no?
Re: Welker: "I've made more money than I ever imagined"
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Originally Posted by Sicilian
How do you think the PA feels about this kind of comment? Here's one of the top receivers in the league the last four years, who's been underpaid during that time, essentially saying he's not going to try to squeeze every penny. From precedent, these things haven't been favored amongst the union folk, no?
Indeed they haven't, but that quote kinda gives the impression that Welker doesn't care if he pisses off some union folks. He has his priorities, and if they don't align with the union's, then so be it.
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This is known as "bad luck." RAH
Re: Welker: "I've made more money than I ever imagined"
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How do you think the PA feels about this kind of comment? Here's one of the top receivers in the league the last four years, who's been underpaid during that time, essentially saying he's not going to try to squeeze every penny. From precedent, these things haven't been favored amongst the union folk, no?
They were never happy with Bruschi either, as long as these guys have all the money they need why should they care, not every NFL player spends millions on bling, blow and hookers.
Re: Welker: "I've made more money than I ever imagined"
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Easy for him to say at 5'9" and 190 LBS, but what about guys like Wilfork? The lifetime grocery bills make me shudder.
On a serious note, I would bet good money that Wilfork is substantially shortening his lifespan to play football. He may stay healthy when he is done playing, but how much money is 10 years of your life worth?
I don't mean to diminish people that do life-threatening work on a daily basis for 'regular guy' pay. I'm just saying that if I was in a line of work that shortened my expected lifespan, I would be as absolutely greedy as possible. If I'm gonna burn quick I may as well burn bright.
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On a serious note, I would bet good money that Wilfork is substantially shortening his lifespan to play football. He may stay healthy when he is done playing, but how much money is 10 years of your life worth?
I don't mean to diminish people that do life-threatening work on a daily basis for 'regular guy' pay. I'm just saying that if I was in a line of work that shortened my expected lifespan, I would be as absolutely greedy as possible. If I'm gonna burn quick I may as well burn bright.
I think you should get what the market will bear regardless.
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Welker: "I've made more money than I ever imagined"
On Welker, I don't see the issue if he's still performing at a high level. He said last weekend that he's made more money than he ever imagined and from here on out, everything is icing on the cake. That sounds to me like a player who isn't necessarily looking to break the bank, appreciates his current lot in NFL life, and might be more willing to find a middle ground in a negotiation.
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