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Which scenario would you take as a professional athlete?

Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:32 pm
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32249 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:32 pm
Play for team A:
Make an average salary of $10 million/ year for 10 years and have no shot at a championship. Example... Play for the Titans.

Play for team B:
Make an average salary of $6 million/ year for 10 years and compete for a championship. Example... Play for the Patriots.
Posted by goldenbadger08
Sorting Out MSB BS Since 2011
Member since Oct 2011
37901 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:34 pm to
Um, B? Be rich and a winner > Be rich and a loser.
Posted by hendersonshands
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Member since Oct 2007
160105 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:35 pm to
I'll take the extra $40 million.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71794 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:36 pm to
How famous am I in both scenarios?
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
203463 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:40 pm to
Team A. I'll take the extra money and knowing its for 10 years the team may just turn it around enough to make a run at a super bowl. But bottom line is ill have a bigger pool than the guy on the pats.
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:44 pm to
B. Ton of dough and a ring. I can retire on $60M no problem
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:47 pm to
I'd take a significant pay cut to play in a city I like. I'd tell a few teams to not draft me.
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
33964 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:48 pm to
The only reason to take Option B is if you have no children or family to take care of. That would make it a lot easier to sacrifice the money for personal and team glory.
Posted by LL012697
Member since May 2013
3963 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:48 pm to
Option A easily. All you're playing for is a CHANCE at a championship. The Patriots, as competitive as they've been, went 10 years in between super bowl wins. Meanwhile, the Saints for instance were a perennial cellar dweller who won a super bowl in that 10 year period. You would have never predicted that in 2005. The NFL specifically has so much fluctuation that it's easier to take the money and hope that the pendulum swings in your favor in the 10 years you're playing
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:49 pm to
A give me the money
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 3:56 pm to
quote:

compete for a championship. Example... Play for the Patriots.



championships, plural.

Posted by tWildcat
Verona, KY
Member since Oct 2014
19354 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 4:05 pm to
B. I can live with 6 million a year.
Posted by PillPusher
Gulf Coast
Member since Oct 2009
5713 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 4:07 pm to
I'll take the scenario that 99% of pro athletes do. The money. Only fans care about championships.
Posted by UncleRuckus
Member since Feb 2013
7684 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 4:15 pm to
Give me the money
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36480 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 4:20 pm to
ill take option B. I already do in my real life, getting paid very little to do shite that I enjoy. I think it's worth it, and on this scale where money isn't an issue, the decision would be even easier.
Posted by Gtothemoney
Da North Shore
Member since Sep 2012
17715 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 4:26 pm to
I wanna win.
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
15613 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 4:30 pm to
If I'm Kaepernick I might seriously consider Denver over SanFran. Lose some money in the first year, but if his career is revived, that could mean he'll make a ton of more money down the road.
Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11592 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 4:34 pm to
With the first pick in the draft the Tennessee Titans select...Partywiththelombardi

Partywiththelombardi what are your thoughts on being a Titan? I love BBQ, Country Music, and the outdoors. I can't wait to sublease an apartment in Tennessee during football season then move back to my beach house in January when we are done playing.

I would be just like Leon.

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This post was edited on 4/2/16 at 4:52 pm
Posted by ManBearTiger
BRLA
Member since Jun 2007
21862 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 6:41 pm to
31-32 years old with career earnings off 100 million sounds better than 60 million pretty much anyway you slice it.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
111143 posts
Posted on 4/2/16 at 8:07 pm to
I'd want to be the best player I could be.

Generally speaking, a $100mil 10 year span would mean I was better than a $60mil 10 year span, so I'd take the $100mil as it would likely mean I was the better player.
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