Are Fans and NFL teams too demanding of players?

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by That Guy

he has a job, he has a LOT of other people that count on him. It's not like he's a boxer. He also gets paid MILLIONS. part of that contract includes taking care of ones self to the best of ones ability.

lots of techies get cell phones from work and can be called in at 2am on weekends if something goes down, don't they have a right to live their life the way they want too?

the answer is no, cause they knew the term of the contract and agreed to sign it anyways.

That's similiar to the way I was thinking. Basically, in my mind, I feel like him signing the contract is like becoming a dad. Once you have a kid you don't have to stop doing all the dumb stuff you could do pre-kid, but you probably should because now there are more people counting on you and your well being than there were before. Granted, I'm not a father yet, but I think some of you dad's out there will agree with me (happy early father's day).

[Longtimefan]

There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make decisions. The difference between a mature man and an imature one is the ability, "or lack thereof" to make smart decisions based on sound judgement. While the subject of Ben's accident has been discussed throughly by football, and non football fans alike, there are very few who will maintain the fact he made a good decision. Therefore I maintain the fact that no one should have to remind him of the dangers of indulging in risky behavior. What I am interested in seeing now is, once Ben has recovered to the extent of making a public statement just what he will say now about his decision to ride without a helmet.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

That's similiar to the way I was thinking. Basically, in my mind, I feel like him signing the contract is like becoming a dad. Once you have a kid you don't have to stop doing all the dumb stuff you could do pre-kid, but you probably should because now there are more people counting on you and your well being than there were before. Granted, I'm not a father yet, but I think some of you dad's out there will agree with me (happy early father's day).

Pretty solid analysis.