Category: Sports

A Failure To Recognize And Value Their Worth To the Fullest Potential.

Their are two sides to this equation. One side is with the player. It’s noble that they have taken full ownership of their body and their business. They have shirked the middle man agent and produced results on their own terms. It’s a real life lesson in self reliance, it’s bold and respectable. On the other side of the equation you have players who sole focus is just the on sport the were meant to play, and they want no other distractions from the talent that was bestowed upon them. So they leave the business side to the professionals, who have trained in this arena for years and who’s talent is to know how to best maximize a players abilities and to seek the highest value for them.

It was recently reported that Richard Sherman formerly of the Seattle Seahawks. Who was recently released from the team because he refused to take less money in a renegotiated contract. Even though he is a bit older and is coming off a season ending injury and a surgery that he is not yet fully healed from. He then went to rival San Francisco 49ers and proceeded to negotiate his own contract, without the assistance of an agent, for way less money. It’s a phenomenal deal for the 49ers and one of only pure potential for Sherman. He has the potential to reach 39 million in three years. Which would be fantastic and it’s a scale he’s accustomed too. However only about 3 million is guaranteed. The rest is performance based.

Now for Sherman this may seem like a win win. He has all the confidence in the world that he will hit every performance target. He is a great player and will probably hit those targets. In the instance he doesn’t though. Taking into account he is an older player who’s body is starting to break down. He completely failed to value into the contracts his most valuable asset to a team in the event of an injury. And that is his ability to read the other team and to coach others on how to best attack the play. Essentially Niners received a free secondary coach with this pick up. One that is coming over from their biggest rivals, who they play at least twice a season. And they got him for pennies should he not be able to perform to the highest of league standards. It’s shrewd negotiating and in my opinion the Niners won big on this.

I think all teams would love to negotiate this kind of performance based contract, if you don’t perform, you don’t get paid. Especially with this caliber of player. The premise seems pretty logical, in a way it’s good for the player too. They never get to let themselves get comfortable and they always stay hungry. But it’s also highly unfair to the player, they are the ones who are sacrificing their body, never fully knowing if the next game or practice will be their last. And if that worst case scenario should happen they should have a safety net in place. Since they will be having to deal with the lingering health issues long after the game has left them. They should be able to maximize their earnings while on any team. Sometimes the best way to do that is to just hire an agent and get paid what you’re actual worth, not just your potential worth.



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When Will Jon Jones Learn He Has To Be More Accountable And Not Let Those Around Him Do Everything For Him.

This situation, banned from the sport he loves, may help that. Part of me really feels for the guy, he seems really sincere in his regret. Another part of me is angry with the guy. No longer will we be able to watch one of the greatest fighters of all time display his magnificent skills in the octagon. And then another part of me is just plain dumbfounded by the incredible amount of ignorance that goes into screwing yourself over this many times.

This is now his third separate time he has been suspended for a drug related incident. The self sabotage is paramount in this mans career. Each time he comes back, he seems a better person and a better fighter. In his returns he always puts on a display that brilliantly shows how to come back from adversity but it’s all a mirage. Twice now he has been suspended for steroid use, or another way to put it, performance enhancing drugs. Both these times were during his comebacks. First from his DUI suspension and second from his steroid use suspension. After three times it begs the question have you learned anything other then how to be plea for forgiveness?

It’s truly a shame too because when you fall from grace this way you are banned from the very thing that can give you redemption. Mainly redemption in the sport you love. However redemption in life is not off limits. He can pursue that full force in his spare time, by giving back, volunteering, educating others on the mistakes he has made and how to avoid them. The are so many ways he can give back to the community and if he pursues that. Then just maybe one day he will be given the chance again to show to the world that he has truly overcame all his setbacks and has taken full ownership of his failings. Then the day may come, when he gets his chance to display his talents again. That doesn’t necessarily mean in fighting, it may just be a new found talent. And when he gets there, he just may come out a winner on the other side.



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The Super Bowl This Year Had A Ton Of Offense, Just Not Much Defense.

The Super Bowl was played last night between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots. If you’re anything like me you loved watching that game. I love a great shoot out, especially between the best two teams in the league. And let me tell you, we were rewarded this year. We had an NFL game with a whooping 74 points scored and both teams combined for over a thousand yards of offense. I’ve probably never seen a more beautifully coached game from an offensive standpoint. We had team go for it on a incredibly well designed forth down play. Where the Quarterback faked an audible and then went on to score a receiving touchdown, when the running back took the snap in the wild cat formation pitched it back to the eagles the receiver on a end around and the receiver then threw the touchdown to the Q.B. It was a bold move and one I was very happy to have witnessed.

However, was this game just the greatest display of offense or did the defenses just completely not show up. I believe their were about two total turnovers in the game and probably as many punts. On the turnovers one was a complete gimme. When the eagles receiver juggled the ball right into the outstretched hands of a Patriots player on the five yard line. Had that not happened Eagles may have won by a much greater margin. Then their was only the strip sack by the Eagles defensive line men at the most crucial time of the game with just over 2 minutes remaining. We have all witnessed the many great and quite frankly insane comebacks Tom Brady has engineered over the years especially in Super Bowls. With Eagles only up by 5 at the time, I have no doubt in my mind had that turnover not happened we might have been looking at a 6th Tom Brady and Bill Belichik Super Bowl victory. But other then those two turnovers the defenses looked a little on their heels most of the game. They did get great pressure on Tom but it just wasn’t consistent enough to truly throw him off his game. Patriots got very little pressure on Nick Foles.

As for Tom, some commentators want to put the blame squarely on his shoulders, but he not only keep them in the game being down an average of ten points consistently throughout . He brought them back to take the lead by one point in the forth. Had the defense not blown it, they could have held on to win. But they let the onslaught of a magnificently coached Eagles offense lead by Doug Pedersen and a brilliantly executed Eagles offense by Nick Folk continue for one final drive. A drive capped off by a diving touchdown from Zach Ertz that nearly could have resulted in a non catch since there was ball movement when he hit the ground.

I’d like to quickly address that terrible failure of a catch rule. That the NFL instituted and absolutely blew it with this season. A rule that saw a player nearly lose his leg earlier in the season making a touchdown catch (Zach Miller). Only to have it overturned by the refs because in his agony he placed the ball down on the ground next to him in the endzone. It’s the rule that I think was the biggest blowing it move by the NFL in a long time and if it’s not changed this off season. I don’t know if I’ll watch the sport as avidly as before. I’m just one guys opinion though. I’m happy the refs didn’t make those bad calls in this game. There were two Eagles touchdowns in the game where their was ball movement, that could have very well been overturned had the refs stuck adherently to the new rules. Which I’m happy to say the refs didn’t effect the outcome of this game. It was a great Super Bowl with I’m sure many other failures I’ve overlooked. Some commercials might be deemed failures especially the complete network blackout, some might think the half time show had aspects to it that failed. As for me the biggest issues and failures of the night were on defense.



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Might Just Be Blowing It By Rooting Against Tom Brady.

I’ve hated Tom Brady for many years. Mainly for beating some of my all time favorite teams. Sometimes the Patriots seem to be shown favoritism or have a history of bending the rules. One of the biggest displays of favoritism began his unprecedented championship run. A little rule the refs decided to introduce mid game in the AFC Championship against the Raiders called the “tuck rule.” Their has since then been “deflategate,” the video taping of other teams practices and play calls. He also beat my beloved Seahawks in horrific fashion at Super Bowl 50.

However since that moment and in spite of all other indiscretions. I started to respect the guy, even started to root for him. And here’s why; As a sports fan we have to realize that we’re witnessing one of the most dominant runs by any player or coach tandem in the history of sports. We will never see anything like this again in football, at least not in our lifetimes. You can make the argument that they’re cheaters, but I would rebuttal with they’ve continued to win without cheating 99% of the time. After deflategate I guarantee an official was in the locker room testing every ball and the Patriots still managed to come from behind in the forth quarter to beat the Hawks. Great teams throughout history and life have always proven to find ways to slightly bend the rules in there favor. You do what it takes to win. Hell Hawks did it with an overly aggressive defense, they knew not every single play would get flagged.

After all that, here is the real reason I stopped hating on Tom Brady and genuinely started rooting for him. This is a guy who worked his ass off to get to where he his. No innate freak of nature talent was bestowed upon him. He was the third string quarterback on his college team, had to fight every step of the way to become a starter. It’s no secret he was drafted in the 6th round of the NFL Draft. This by all counts could have been a player that road the bench for his career. But he continued to work, continued to hustle, continued to fight. When his shot came, he never let go of the reigns, never ceased to improve. Now he’s 40 and on the precipice of his 8th Super Bowl game. Let me say that again, 8th Super Bowl game, absolutely insane. With a chance to win a 6th Super Bowl ring. With an ever rotating cast of characters surrounding him. It isn’t just luck, it’s true greatness. And he has shown us the only way to get there is with consistent hard work.



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