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12thMan · 07-28-2006, 10:13 AM

Yes Bush may be greedy or maybe not. But there a couple of things that seemed to get overlooked in the hating that is generally directed toward athletes attempting to go to the highest bidder.

First of all, at the end of the day they are employees and business people, and not necessarily in that order. Secondly, why is that the owners always get a free pass but athletes are the ones who are constantly singled out as being selfish and greedy? I truly think one begets another.

In my mind these athletes are simply taking their cue from a culture that, yes, the owners themselves have created and athletes have perpetuated. Larger stadiums sponsored by large corporate entities, television revenue, and much, much more. We can't just isolate a player here and there and say they're greedy or selfish for wanting more money and somehow absolve the ownership from this....they are just as much to blame as all the Reggie Bushes' of the world.

Hey, if Reggie Bush is going to fill up the Super Dome or wherever it is they end up...more power to him! "Don't muzzle the Ox that treads out the corn." After all that's part of the reason they hired him in the first place.

07-28-2006, 10:13 AM	#35
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Negotiations between Saints, Bush agent to heat up Yes Bush may be greedy or maybe not. But there a couple of things that seemed to get overlooked in the hating that is generally directed toward athletes attempting to go to the highest bidder. First of all, at the end of the day they are employees and business people, and not necessarily in that order. Secondly, why is that the owners always get a free pass but athletes are the ones who are constantly singled out as being selfish and greedy? I truly think one begets another. In my mind these athletes are simply taking their cue from a culture that, yes, the owners themselves have created and athletes have perpetuated. Larger stadiums sponsored by large corporate entities, television revenue, and much, much more. We can't just isolate a player here and there and say they're greedy or selfish for wanting more money and somehow absolve the ownership from this....they are just as much to blame as all the Reggie Bushes' of the world. Hey, if Reggie Bush is going to fill up the Super Dome or wherever it is they end up...more power to him! "Don't muzzle the Ox that treads out the corn." After all that's part of the reason they hired him in the first place.