Lemon Meringue said:
I get mad about it too, but I also like it when my team scores more goals.
For some reason I get more mad about the amount of money Football players make. They play one game a week and the season is so short. Hockey players work their asses off.
(I was just giving you a little crap earlier.)
football players take a hell of a beating on every play in every game. there is a reason there is only 1 game a week because without the recovery theyd kill each other. the way it is now most players play every week with serious injuries. there was a show that showed the morning ritual of a running back in the nfl, and it took him an hour just to get out of bed, he was so sore and there were bruises all over his body, ande his knees were so bad. an hour just to get out of bed, yet was still going to go play football.
besides, players should be paid on the amount of revenue they bring in. owners are in essence selling their players, and the more they can bring in for their players, the more valuable the players are and should be paid. jut look at the tv deals, each nhl team gets about 6 million a year from the current tv deal, while nfl teams get 77 million, enough to cover their entire teams salary.
so obviously football players are worth more money if they are bringing in the big money. this is a big problem in the nhl, players think they are worth the same as other sports, but the nhl financial model cant support it, they dont have the revenues to pay them. the blues lost 40 million dollars last year trying to field a competitive team, its nuts, and hopefully the new cba will be able to do something about this.
oh and lastly, football players contracts arent guarenteed, just the signing bonus. so if someone signs an 8 year 120 million dollar contract with no signing bonus, he could get cut the next day and get nothing. so they have to go out and earn it every week or else they wont get it, they cant sign a big contract and then take it easy.
ok that turned out longer than i originally inteded, sorry.