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re: Why is ESPN so stupid?
Posted on 12/31/16 at 9:33 am to iglass
Posted on 12/31/16 at 9:33 am to iglass
quote:When you take a job at a company, are you not part of their team? Of course you are. But the second a better offer comes along you bolt. And nobody hold it against you
This is an incredible juxtaposition of an unrelated topic. Where in the world do you get this from? If you don't understand the "football is a team sport" concept, I can't help you.
I fully understand about wanting to better yourself and the situation for your family. I just value honor, commitment, sacrifice, and integrity more in a circumstance where these are not mutually exclusive to personal goals and desires.
This is no different, and it is why his teammates understand
But some people can't comprehend athletes are real people. They see them as pawns for their enjoyment
Posted on 12/31/16 at 9:36 am to lsupride87
This is coming from a fan of a program that regularly "processes" 18-21 year olds.
Posted on 12/31/16 at 10:02 am to lsupride87
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When you take a job at a company, are you not part of their team? Of course you are. But the second a better offer comes along you bolt. And nobody hold it against you
This is no different, and it is why his teammates understand
But some people can't comprehend athletes are real people. They see them as pawns for their enjoyment
It is absolutely different as explained elsewhere.
But... just for the sake of argument, let's transpose this situation. I'll even use McCaffrey to take away the perceived Fournette and LSU bias.
McCaffrey is without question perceived as the best player on the Stanford team. The odds of their winning a game are certainly higher when he plays than when he does not. If he voluntarily chooses to not play or give full effort, he hurts his teams ability to compete well and do their best.
Now, as a manager, would you tolerate an employee being paid their fully agreed upon compensation if you saw that they were not giving their full effort? Would you let a salesman make only half of his sales calls? Would you let that factory worker show up late every day? Would you let the secretary take off without good reason extra holidays and Fridays? Of course not.
Understand that if Fournette and McCaffrey want to make this decision, fine, that's their right. I think it is a bad decision with negative long term ramifications, but I fully believe it is their right. But making this decision does not insulate them from reasonable criticism as public personalities.
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