02-14-2019, 01:37 PM
(02-14-2019, 01:28 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I don't really see the difference in what Murray is doing vs what a Free Agent does when he leverages multiple team offers to try to get the highest FA deal. It may seem selfish to some extent, but ultimately, this is a person's livelihood, so it's reasonable to expect they try to get the best deal possible for them (financial or otherwise).
People tend to not look fondly at people who disrupt established systems. The issue here though is where else in the world do we draft people into their careers giving the person being hired no say in who they work for (I actually think doctors may have something similar but that's it)? If I was the top lawyer in coming out of Harvard I can go to the best firm to set myself up for success, but in pro sports we make those people go to the worst situations for their success. People forget once upon a time you didn't even get a say in free agency you were drafted and they owned you until they were done with you, no matter how horrible the organization was.
In reality people just accept it as the status quo because the NFL has a monopoly and all the leverage. It's unfortunate people decry those who do have leverage and may wish to exercise it in a system they are already being wage fixed in out of the gate. The system is actually built to screw the employees but similar to the whole pay college athletes thing people just want the product without too much fuss.
