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<blockquote data-quote="all about da packers" data-source="post: 139191" data-attributes="member: 227"><p>The problem is that overpaying is bound to cause internal friction.</p><p></p><p>See Al Harris as the prime example. Woodson signed a high priced contract, and in the days soon after we had Al Harris saying he wanted more money.</p><p></p><p>Overpaying, or sweetening the pot a little so to speak, might be fine and dandy in the short term, but it will have long term problems when you try to sign your own players.</p><p></p><p>Prime example, let's pretend we are all Donald Driver. Moss comes over, and is paid about 9 million, even though he is #2 at best on the depth chart.</p><p></p><p>How do you feel? Certainly not happy. You've built your career on performing when there was limited help, and more importantly you've lived a very quiet off-field life that involves no team disrupting incidences. Yet you've got a player whose been a distraction where ever he has went, has been known to take plays off at will, and has been involved in off the field disputes making more than you.</p><p></p><p>You're in your 30s, and feel if a player like that is making more than you, you certainly should be making more money. You're not happy about it, that's for sure.</p><p></p><p>Now you (being Donald Driver) might not want a trade but your agent is certainly gonna advise you to ask for a better contract. This probably being your final contract, you want to put yourself in the best position after your football career is over.</p><p></p><p>And for those that suggest an agent doesn't have much influence over players, look no further than the effect Rosenhaus had on Walker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="all about da packers, post: 139191, member: 227"] The problem is that overpaying is bound to cause internal friction. See Al Harris as the prime example. Woodson signed a high priced contract, and in the days soon after we had Al Harris saying he wanted more money. Overpaying, or sweetening the pot a little so to speak, might be fine and dandy in the short term, but it will have long term problems when you try to sign your own players. Prime example, let's pretend we are all Donald Driver. Moss comes over, and is paid about 9 million, even though he is #2 at best on the depth chart. How do you feel? Certainly not happy. You've built your career on performing when there was limited help, and more importantly you've lived a very quiet off-field life that involves no team disrupting incidences. Yet you've got a player whose been a distraction where ever he has went, has been known to take plays off at will, and has been involved in off the field disputes making more than you. You're in your 30s, and feel if a player like that is making more than you, you certainly should be making more money. You're not happy about it, that's for sure. Now you (being Donald Driver) might not want a trade but your agent is certainly gonna advise you to ask for a better contract. This probably being your final contract, you want to put yourself in the best position after your football career is over. And for those that suggest an agent doesn't have much influence over players, look no further than the effect Rosenhaus had on Walker. [/QUOTE]
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