True, I don't think he is worth his deal though. I`d rather have Mike Wallace.
desean jackson is a full fledged b***h, admits to playing soft last season
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True, I don't think he is worth his deal though. I`d rather have Mike Wallace.
Born2BKing
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I think it's more so trying to avoid injury as he pointed out. Like when a qb falls when a lb is running and about to sack them. Mike Vick needs to play like DeSEAN did last year and maybe he could stay healthy.
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I don't get why people hold athletes to a higher standard than they hold themselves to.
First and foremost, professional football is a BUSINESS. He ceased being just an athlete when he got drafted (per say). His greatest asset is his body and if his body isn't in the best condition it can be in, he won't make the most money he can make. Now, he's in a contract year where the next year isn't guaranteed and he wants a long term deal. The Eagles are dragging their feet so his best course of action is to make sure he doesn't get hurt so that he can negotiate his next contract. I don't see what's so hard to see about that. If you want to be mad at something, be mad at he Eagles for not extending him. If they had extended him, he would have no reason to not play his hardest.
Honestly, I can't see anybody else not doing the same thing. If you put yourself in that same position, can you honestly say that you'd go over the middle with reckless abandon knowing that one hit can end your season/career?
If you go with this "It's a business mentality" too much, then you can get crazy.
Like if it's a business shouldn't Victor Cruz have sat out mid-season? I mean he was balling crazy, shouldn't he have said around the playoffs "Nah i`m not playing til I Get my money". Because what if he got injured in the playoffs!??!
Also, if it's a business then the owners should be able to take players money back when they get a DWI. I mean this is a business right? And risk management is a part of business, you're player whose body is his biggest asset is putting his health and the franchises financial capability (winning games, playoffs, titles, remember how much $ a team makes on a home playoff game) at risk due to his behavior. Shouldn't the owners be able to release this man and owe him no money? It's a business!!!
So you gotta tamper that "It's a business" shyt because that could work in ways that you really don't appreciate.
Lets not forget Eagles were handing out contracts like crazy last year. Mike, Jenkins, Steve Smith(who came off of knee surgery), Brown, Nnamdi, Jason, Vince. I don't give a shyt if some were one year deals.
I said "for the most part" because I knew you would bring up exceptions. I'm not gonna deny that exceptions exist but it's still better than the other sports like you said. BTW Chris was outta shape because he was holding out not because he got fat and lazy. If they had payed him from jump he likely woulda had a better season.
They do holdback money for getting fat and lazy. Albert coulda made $100 mil or close to it but instead he got his $40 and got fat and is done. In the NBA he'd either be getting passed around while still making all his money or amnestied and still making all his money. I never said anything about taking money back so I'm not sure what you are getting at there.
at "that concerned with his money"? What independent adult isn't that concerned with their money? 
Not playing wasn't an option becuase he wouldnt' have gotten any money, woulda been fined, and woulda had to wait another year for FA. If the Eagles FO "loved the game" they woulda just paid him and the whole situation coulda been avoided. It's not like he hadn't proven himself. The irony of course being they gave up the big deal after he gave the half ass effort. So outside of this rah rah movie based ideal that players should just play for love of the game regardless of what else is going on where did Desean go wrong? BTW you didn't answer my question. If you felt like you were being undepaid would you give full effort at you job? Would working a job that put your physical well-being in jeopardy impact your answer? Honestly.
nikkas get or suspended cut for run ins with the law. What the fukk are you talking about? nikkas get fined and/or suspended for testing positive for drugs. There are clauses in contracts about risky behavior. In business if you guarantee a certain amount of money you must pay it. And that's all guys get when they get cut.
at you acting like "it's a business" doesn't work both ways.
In business if you guarantee a certain amount of money you must pay it. And that's all guys get when they get cut.
Nah, there was about 4 dwi's in July, no one got suspended off of that.
So take a hike, a DWI could be deadly, but you don't see people losing money off of a DWI.
It's a business!!!!
You're not gonna answer my question are you?
For the third time:
IF YOU FELT LIKE YOUR JOB WAS SHORTCHANGING YOU SALARY-WISE WOULD YOU GIVE MAXIMUM EFFORT OR WOULD YOU HOLD BACK? WOULD WORKING A JOB THAT INVOVLED GREAT RISK TO YOUR PHYSICAL WELL-BEING IMPACT YOUR DECISION?
Off the top of my head. Aaron Berry just got cut. Chad got cut for a domestic dispute. Hali just got suspended for a positive test. Like any other business big name guys or guys who are seen as valuable get a longer leash but are we really gonna act like NFL guys aren't gettin suspended for legal run-ins. Beyond that the whole point you are trying to make is weak because music and movies are business and you see rappers, singers and actors getting in trouble all the time and still getting paid so stop...just stop.
Koapa
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I honestly don't see the problem. The Eagles front office bullshytted him last year. I mean look at what happen to Matt Forte. These NFL players careers aren't long, especially a small receiver like him.
The only people who get all upset over shyt like this are fans, primarily broke ass fans. Let them not get their .25 raise at WalMart; mofos would be copping attitudes all day.
Stop hating
The only people who get all upset over shyt like this are fans, primarily broke ass fans. Let them not get their .25 raise at WalMart; mofos would be copping attitudes all day.
Stop hatingI honestly don't see the problem. The Eagles front office bullshytted him year. I mean look at what happen to Matt Forte. These NFL players careers aren't long, especially a small receiver like him.
The only people who get all upset over shyt like this are fans, primarily broke ass fans. Let them not get their .25 raise at WalMart; mofos would be copping attitudes all day.
This shyt right here.
Nintendough
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Society supports having a weak mentality these days so I can't even blame him.
You're not gonna answer my question are you?
For the third time:
IF YOU FELT LIKE YOUR JOB WAS SHORTCHANGING YOU SALARY-WISE WOULD YOU GIVE MAXIMUM EFFORT OR WOULD YOU HOLD BACK? WOULD WORKING A JOB THAT INVOVLED GREAT RISK TO YOUR PHYSICAL WELL-BEING IMPACT YOUR DECISION?
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You make my fukking point. To DeSean football isn't a passion, it's a job. It's a 9-5. You're a simpleton for trying to compare playing football to a regular hourly-rate job. But here we go....
And I worked with at risk youth, teens from gangs in a group home basically, I was getting paid 10.50 an hour and these kids would swing on you throw chairs and everything, I gave my maximum effort for a low wage that I didn't think was fair because I really cared about the kids.
So there is your answer.