Originally posted by Fritz
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Players whine and cry that teams treat this like a business and show no loyalty to guys like Mathews et al, but when it comes time to get paid themselves, its a business. For Rodgers critique during the off season to have any teeth he needs to show fans that it ISN'T just a business. That team building is a 2 way street and if great players want teams to "respect" aging veterans who may not have much left in the tank they need to lead by example. Clay never took a below market deal in his prime. Jennings? Nope. They all got paid. But in the later stages with skill sets declining they were upset when the team made business decisions.
This isn't just about NFL players, people in general act similarly. The guy who bitches about the person who cut him off will in turn cut someone off 3 minutes down the road because he didn't want to change lanes behind the guy who was going 3 mph slower than he was. The bank teller who is a rude passive aggressive prick to customers will go to the grocery store and complain about bad customer service from the teenage stock boy. Its human nature. I try to be better, but once in awhile I even catch myself doing it.
All this is to say I think Rodgers will get a MONSTER deal in the offseason that kicks the cap hit down the road. They will finagle the numbers to re sign core guys and Rodgers/Adams et al won't give a shit when Chandler Sullivan can't get a fair deal from the packers because they don't have the cap space or Dean Lowry is cut to make it work. Its the way of the world.

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