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buckleyk12 t1_j9rjl6k wrote

Fewer events to generate ad revenue. Fewer rounds to generate fan revenue. Fewer hours to generate food and beverage revenue via shotgun start. Paying out the ass for golf talent no one really cares about and now don't have to practice.

It's just not a recipe for success. It was bad business before the first tee shot. It's such a bad idea it almost feels like a huge money laundering scam. I'm too dumb to connect those dots though

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monster-of-the-week t1_j9rip7p wrote

Most players rhat have the luxury to choose between getting a bigger payday or playing to win a title are already the top of the top.

Everyone else is just trying to get the most they can, which is what anyone would do in that position.

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OhHeyItsBrock t1_j9rionm wrote

I think this is a bad take. They returned a lot of the team from last year. Just couldn’t get through all of the injuries. O line was a mess from day 1 and not having von miller obviously hurts. But I don’t think the first round picks (or lack thereof I should say) sank the rams this past year.

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mxbnr t1_j9rgtmv wrote

Do you need to be reminded of a certain qb who ended up going to a crappy team he said he didn’t want to go to until they gave him a record breaking fully guaranteed contract.

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danish07 t1_j9rd111 wrote

Not sure what the contract details were but I’m pretty sure if he wanted to he could have just stayed and they would have had to pay him the rest of the guaranteed money. He just finished year one of a five year contract.

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zeth07 t1_j9ra8j0 wrote

Why are some of the comments hidden even though they have been upvoted a bit?

Even though I'm sure I watched a lot of games over the years of his commentary, the only vivid memory I have of him was from FIFA 97 on PS1.

Something like "Good evening this is John Motson and welcome to FIFA 97 Indoor soccer.".

I think it stuck with me cause it was one of the first Playstation games I played and the fact that it had indoor soccer was crazy to me at the time, and him saying his name was just attached to it in my memory.

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signmeupdude t1_j9r951p wrote

Stop being willfully obtuse.

There are plenty of players who want the most money possible regardless of team. I mean its a job for them at the end of the day so it makes sense.

Saying X Free Agent wants to go somewhere to win is a completely normal thing to say.

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