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Originally Posted by High Lonesome
I don't really understand why you are willing to put up with hold outs after one year and not in the rookie year. My oppinion is that the hold out business is rediculous. Why is the NFL the only place in america that a contract isn't worth the paper its written on?
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Well you don't have to agree, as you are 'the other side to the story' but my thoughts on it being okey for a proven player to hold out compared to a rookie....
I guess i'm willing to put up with it because Football contracts don't mean that much compared to NBA contracts. If an NFL team can back out of the contract if a player doesn't produce then a player should be given the option to do the same....fully knowing he won't be liked by the community for it (unless well deserved...such as the Hines Ward case). The reason I can't stand it from rookies? Curtis Enis, Rashamm Sallam, David Terrell, Michael Haynes (not a complete bust but not worth his pick). They all sucked in the nfl, yet were able to demand top dollars over real players.
If the NFL like like the NBA in that you were gurentee'd your money much more so, i would be against the hold outs, but as long as the teams can cut players i'm fine with well reasoned hold-outs I wish Benson would just sign his deal, that i'm sure isn't too bad and if he proves himself then he can ask for his money but being a Bear we are very skeptical of first round picks. Tommie Harris has been our only success.