Comments on: Fisher says NBA players don’t want to follow in NFL’s footsteps

By: metalhead65

metalhead65 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:46:37 +0000

would someone please point out to fisher and anyone else feeling sorry for nfl players,that while contracts are not guaranteed the signing bonuses are. which means players get their money up front when they sign their contracts. this means you get 10 million or whatever amount when you sign your name whether you ever play a down or not.or let’s put it another way,jamarcus russell got paid 30 million to suck! he never did a thing to help the raiders but still got that guaranteed. my point is the contracts may not be guaranteed but they still get their money so no I do not feel sorry at all when players like tomlinson get cut when they no longer can do the job they are paid to do. as far as getting cut being disrespectful to him,how much did the chargers pay him for carrying them those years?

By: leucas66

leucas66 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:25:12 +0000

what fantasy world do you live in where underperforming staff are always dealt with appropriately? Just look around you at work.

If what you are saying was true, there would be no millionaire CEOs who get bonuses even when the company goes downhill.

By: MTArider

MTArider — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:21:50 +0000

Fisher was refering to the fact that Tomlinson carried the Chargers for years and once he was old was dropped like a bad habbit.

By: involvement82

involvement82 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:01:12 +0000

Fisher isn’t playing no significant role in this lockout. He just want to be on tv like the kardashians..

By: mella21

mella21 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:28:02 +0000

thats actually not true, there are some jobs where people get tenured, and they’re basically there for life.

I don’t know much about these talks, but I will say Im generally on the side of the players in these things. If the owners are getting rich from the players on the field (or court), well I think the players should reap a lot of the rewards since its their bodies and image that are bringing fans to the arena.
However, I’ve heard talk of the NBA losing money. If that’s really the case, then fix the overall system where it needs to be fixed… Still, Im generally not in favor of caps. I like the way baseball does it, though Im not sure about their revenue sharing.

By: craigw24

craigw24 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:39:59 +0000

In most situations, when you have a contract the owner/employer has to buy you out to let you go early. Not so in the NFL – they can cancel any contract, regardless the remaining years, on a yearly basis.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:20:41 +0000

1-”LaDainian Tomlinson get dealt with in the NFL,” said Fisher of the former MVP who gained 914 yards for the Jets last season ”

Soo, 60ish yards/game is now the benchmark?

2-”Sometime very soon, the NFL is going to end its lockout and get back to work”

One would think NBA players would want that as well.

By: tneeb

tneeb — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:38:58 +0000

On second thought that doesn’t fix the problems with the “haves” and “have nots”. The owners will have to come up with their own revenue sharing solution. That is not the players problem anyway.

By: tneeb

tneeb — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:35:03 +0000

And only guarenteed $$$ counts towards the cap

By: tneeb

tneeb — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:32:34 +0000

How about a hard cap and guaranteed contracts but if a team doesn’t want a player anymore they can waive them and their salary doesn’t count towards the cap. If the player signs with another team then they are only responsible for the difference between their deals. To say that you should be fired if you are not performing is short sighted. In the real world, if you fall and get hurt and you can’t perform anymore you collect long term disability which the company pays for. LTD is comensurate with your earning capability before you became hurt so the NBA owners would be paying for millions of dollars in LTD insurance to cover their “emplyees”. Better to allow for a smaller amount of guarenteed money and include incentives. That way if the player gets hurt the owners don’t owe the money for being in “x” number of games or averaging “x” number of points etc.

Just a random thought…

By: cosanostra71

cosanostra71 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:55:02 +0000

you see Fisher, the problem is, in every other job in the world, if you’re not performing up to what you’re being paid, you will be fired.

By: seanb20124

seanb20124 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:35:47 +0000

Fisher your overpaid and likely need a trip to the glue factory.