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Originally posted by LiftTheCurse
Your doug Johnson comparison was crazy. IN your example, you would be OVERPAYING for a player. The Browns did not Over pay Couch at the time of his Signing. Couch just never Lived up to his potential, and thus never lived up to his 7 million a year contract.
I'm done with this. 7 million a year for a over rated back up QB is absurd. I'm done, peace
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It's cool man, I hope you don't think I am trying to piss ya off or anything. BTW - I agree. 7 million a year for backup QB is absurd. I think getting rid of him and his salary is the best move they can do, even though I do think Couch played hard for them. I dont know if anyone has realized this yet, but thats not what I was trying to argue. I am not trying to say that Tim Couch has played like a 7 million dollar QB and has stats that backup his 7 million salary. He is being overpaid extremely.
My point all along has been that I do not think anyone can say an athlete does not 'earn' the money that the team agreed to pay him. It's the team's fault for investing that money into a player that is not worthy of it is all. Just like a bad free agent signing. If you bring in someone that does not produce equally to what you think they should be for the money you are paying, then you need to start spending your money smarter on players that will end up being worth the money. That was my point with the over-the-top Doug Johnson example. Regardless if it is a FA or a draft pick, there will be big busts. Some players just are not that good. If you draft or sign a not very good player and give them a big contract, then the team is the one responsible for that, not the player. The player is responsible for how he plays, whether he is good or not. But he cannot make a team overpay him. It's a decision on the team's part to how much they pay each player.