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0 96 65.75%
2 16 10.96%
4 5 3.42%
6 7 4.79%
8 3 2.05%
10 9 6.16%
Yes but Mahomes is exempt 9 6.16%
I am gay 1 0.68%
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Old 05-31-2020, 12:12 AM   #2
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Nope !! What would guys like Mays, Mantle, Koufax, Jim Brown, W Chamberlain, etc... be worth today had they had FA open market opportunities ?
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Old 05-31-2020, 09:04 AM   #3
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Do I think any athlete, celebrity, CEO, hedge fund jock is important enough to make that kind of money? No. Do I think an elite cardio-thoracic surgeon is more important than Patrick Mahomes? Yes. Would I rather be at Arrowhead watching the Chiefs and PM15 than in a surgical theatre watching an open heart procedure. Yes. Does any of this bother me. No.
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Old 05-31-2020, 04:57 PM   #4
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I'm kinda giggling at the thought of a fan having a heart attack during a shit-ass Raiders game and somebody yelling out "Is anybody here a doctor??"

I think we're looking at a 30 min response time for that poor soul.

Somebody locks their keys in the car and needs help breaking into it in the parking lot? That problem is solved in no less than 30 seconds.
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Old 06-01-2020, 08:24 PM   #5
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It doesn’t make sense to have zero problem with it. That’s equivalent to saying that you don’t want to see maximum competitiveness and effort.

We’ve all seen what tends to happen after the big payday. Imagine the effort and training camp battles if these guys were paid “normal” salaries.
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Old 06-01-2020, 09:14 PM   #6
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The truth is they arent making as much as the media says.

They're making alot, sure. But I guarantee the Trout's and Bradys, aren't making triple digit millions.,or what ever it is.

The numbers are quoted as clues to other things.

What owner would pay a dumb jock 100 million or more? There's no need to. It's just childish to believe that.
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Old 06-01-2020, 11:43 PM   #7
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Old 06-01-2020, 11:46 PM   #8
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Old 06-02-2020, 01:30 AM   #9
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Old 06-02-2020, 06:57 PM   #10
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Old 06-01-2020, 11:45 PM   #11
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Out of curiosity; where’s the thread about beef prices? Among other produce.. They go up and down through the years.... AND in a capitalist market.....

Oh ok; did any bull breeding capitalist pigs make some beef available that looked and tasted better than other beef?


Oh yeah..... they have marketed that.

Soooo. Some beef sides are worth more than other beef sides?

Well; Mahomes is the newest replacement to corn feed beef and then Kobe beef, You pay more to get more.....

I just can only watch in some ways; as the prices go up and up and up. I’ve never had Kobe beef. Never even seen it.

Yup, capitalism is great, and in a way, it’s made America great. But with the price of some things going up and up, I do not look forward to the idea - I might not be able to afford Kobe beef.

We’re not that close to that scenario yet though, right? So go get all you can, before it is that scenario.....
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Old 06-02-2020, 01:12 AM   #12
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Out of curiosity; where’s the thread about beef prices? Among other produce.. They go up and down through the years.... AND in a capitalist market.....

Oh ok; did any bull breeding capitalist pigs make some beef available that looked and tasted better than other beef?


Oh yeah..... they have marketed that.

Soooo. Some beef sides are worth more than other beef sides?

Well; Mahomes is the newest replacement to corn feed beef and then Kobe beef, You pay more to get more.....

I just can only watch in some ways; as the prices go up and up and up. I’ve never had Kobe beef. Never even seen it.

Yup, capitalism is great, and in a way, it’s made America great. But with the price of some things going up and up, I do not look forward to the idea - I might not be able to afford Kobe beef.

We’re not that close to that scenario yet though, right? So go get all you can, before it is that scenario.....
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Old 06-02-2020, 11:27 PM   #13
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Nope. Make as much as you can while you can. Nothing wrong with that, and it's really none of my business discussing someone else's financials.

Only time I may have some issue related to pro athlete's salary is when they complain.

I don't wanna hear that shit. Same with politics. They're a form of entertainment., nothing more. That's why unless I personally know the guy, I don't have any ounce of emotional attachment to any pro athlete.

Some people make it this big ****in thing when an athlete dies, most recently Kobe Bryant. I have a friend who literally almost started crying when he heard the news and confirmed said news was legit/real. (At first we didn't know if news was real because the Twitter handle posting it was not heard of before). Certainly a sad story for sure, and I felt bad for the family, the daughter etc. But I'll be honest I was tired of hearing about it by the end of the next day or so, and after that decided not to turn the TV onto sports for a couple/few wks.

Personally I don't care much about these guy's personal lives/what they do off the field, what kind of trouble they get into, what they buy etc. Not any of my biz.

Just play, get paid, entertain and stfu.
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Old 06-03-2020, 04:59 PM   #14
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I haven’t read much of this thread.

Does what they get paid bother me? No

Do I think they are over paid? Yes

Would I rather the money go to the owners? No

I think the biggest problem is what we are charged for cable/dish/tickets and so on.

Do I pay it? Yes
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Old 06-03-2020, 05:23 PM   #15
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I think the biggest problem is what we are charged for cable/dish/tickets and so on.
Nope.

Athletes are paid handsomely due to the league's TV contracts. More viewers equal more advertising dollars which in turn lead to larger Broadcast Rights fees.

If the NFL, NBA or MLB were less popular, thus less eyeballs on their broadcasts, the athletes would be paid far less, like those in the MLS.

But the NFL remains the TV Ratings king and there are no other programs that have the kind of reach that the NFL has each and every year, and look no further than the 2019 NFL season, which had 41 of the top 50 rated broadcasts.

There's no one to "blame" for athlete's salary other than the fans themselves. Outside of the 16 games aired on ESPN, all of the other 240 regular season games are broadcast on Free Over-The-Air networks, not including the playoffs and Super Bowl, which are also aired on Free TV.
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