Football Contract money vs legacy - Page 3

Lprechaun · 07-03-2019, 01:03 PM

Since we do now have Mahomes, he will retire as a Chief, and with the upcoming contract for him (ungodly numbers) I got thinking about what he has shown so far and wondered if it could turn into a club friendly contract to ensure the ability to get more talent around him.
Its really a money issue, what is enough and what is in the end just simply not needed. His agent doesnt jump at money, he is quirky but smart. He told Mahomes the money would show up and he needed to concentrate on the game.
PM2 didnt come from a poor family living in squalor, I think legacy might mean more to him than a bigger NFL contract.
As this team turns the page from the Pats as the team where players want to go we will have no shortage of team friendly contracts of players wanting a championship.
OR is money that important and we just hope we can draft well enough to put a team around him?
(He deserves every cent, I see him not taking it like others have just to have it.)

-King- · 07-03-2019, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

Horribly stupid take. Do it the Brady way and get those rings. The money will come.

The Brady way only exists because he has a wife that makes more money than him.

Lprechaun · 07-03-2019, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Best22

$200m vs $400m?

Huge difference in reality. That’s extra money in case of emergency, extra cash for your family inheritance (ensure your kids never live in poverty) charity, etc.

Bill Gates is worth 100 BILLION dollars.... his kids are set for life in his eyes with inheriting 10 Million ....
Smart people vs people scared more than enough wont be enough

**BigRedChief** · 07-03-2019, 05:28 PM

Didn’t Tom take a pay cut later in his career to allow them some cap room to add some receivers?

Lprechaun · 07-03-2019, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Didn’t Tom take a pay cut later in his career to allow them some cap room to add some receivers?

Yes, I have to hear it from my friends all the time about how good of a guy he is for doing it.
So I then tell them Alex Smith restructured his deal too and the old parable about the poor woman who gave all she had vs the rich who only gave out of their surplus really makes him mad considering I basically compare his QB to Alex Smith in the who is better for their team chemistry guy haha

Chiefshrink · 07-03-2019, 05:39 PM

Hopefully he will take the TB approach that has allowed Bellichek to bring in talent when needed.

tyecopeland · 07-03-2019, 05:51 PM

In the words of BIG

**** bitches get money

mcaj22 · 07-03-2019, 06:10 PM

One thing that always amazes me about CP is year after year a user float this idea that the discount or the hometown discount for ____ player still exists like it's the 90s or early 2000s.

Eleazar · 07-03-2019, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

Old fat idiots on a message board care more about "legacy" than a player does.

Make your money, win then ride off into the sunset.

(In before some bullshit about "brady takes less and they win" blah blah blah. Sure he does, his wife is worth a half a billion)

This.

Unless you are one of the greatest players of all time, the answer is money.

Even then, it's a false choice, but they are all going to choose money. Nobody who's actually good has to settle for a discount.

Lprechaun · 07-03-2019, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mcaj22

One thing that always amazes me about CP is year after year a user float this idea that the discount or the hometown discount for ____ player still exists like it's the 90s or early 2000s.

Maybe because a lot of us hanker for players like George Brett who was a KC player thru and thru and players like DT ... nothing wrong in hoping. Besides its just a discussion, I fully expect him to he the highest paid QB ever.

CapsLockKey · 07-03-2019, 07:27 PM

Was Brady giving discounts on his first and second contacts? Guy has been in the league for two decades with a wife who has a net worth more than him. When you already have a few hundred million in the bank it's a lot easier to do. In Mahomes current situation, you take the money.

Lprechaun · 07-03-2019, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CapsLockKey

Was Brady giving discounts on his first and second contacts? Guy has been in the league for two decades with a wife who has a net worth more than him. When you already have a few hundred million in the bank it's a lot easier to do. In Mahomes current situation, you take the money.

That's the first argument for taking the money I've seen that makes the most sense

**BossChief** · 07-03-2019, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CapsLockKey

Was Brady giving discounts on his first and second contacts? Guy has been in the league for two decades with a wife who has a net worth more than him. When you already have a few hundred million in the bank it's a lot easier to do. In Mahomes current situation, you take the money.

He actually was.

There was a period where he was pissed because he took a discounted contract with belief the team would help put weapons around him with the money and then they traded away his top receiver.

Jerok · 07-03-2019, 08:13 PM

There's no such thing as a hometown discount for a guy raised in Texas who went to KC. Good lord, that's not 'hometown discount' that just 'discount.' No reason the best QB in years should get paid less just cause Chiefs fans thinks he owes the city something.

Lprechaun · 07-03-2019, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerok

There's no such thing as a hometown discount for a guy raised in Texas who went to KC. Good lord, that's not 'hometown discount' that just 'discount.' No reason the best QB in years should get paid less just cause Chiefs fans thinks he owes the city something.

No one said he owed the city or the fans anything.
It was simply a question of legacy (possible take out Brady as the "goat") or money.
No one is arguing he isnt or wont be worth it.
But being able to pay other stars definitely helps solidify more chances at SBs.

tredadda · 07-03-2019, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

Horribly stupid take. Do it the Brady way and get those rings. The money will come.

That works when you have a wife with the net worth that she has.

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Lprechaun Veteran Join Date: Oct 2012 Casino cash: $5096268	Contract money vs legacy Since we do now have Mahomes, he will retire as a Chief, and with the upcoming contract for him (ungodly numbers) I got thinking about what he has shown so far and wondered if it could turn into a club friendly contract to ensure the ability to get more talent around him. Its really a money issue, what is enough and what is in the end just simply not needed. His agent doesnt jump at money, he is quirky but smart. He told Mahomes the money would show up and he needed to concentrate on the game. PM2 didnt come from a poor family living in squalor, I think legacy might mean more to him than a bigger NFL contract. As this team turns the page from the Pats as the team where players want to go we will have no shortage of team friendly contracts of players wanting a championship. OR is money that important and we just hope we can draft well enough to put a team around him? (He deserves every cent, I see him not taking it like others have just to have it.)
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