It feels like the NBA mentality has trickled over to the NFL where too many players now just want to get paid and don't give a damn about the team or winning.
Why should any player give a damn about the team or winning if they AREN'T getting paid?
None of them AREN'T getting paid. They're all getting paid heaps of money.
You know what I mean.
It's a two-way street. I don't understand fans who think that players should be all "rah-rah" about their NFL team, especially when the team will show absolutely no loyalty to that player if they have a bad year.
There's nothing wrong with a player wanting to get paid what they think they are worth, or putting that need above the "needs" of the team.
Yeah, I don't buy into this "these are two equal sides" assumption. The fact is, there is always a "bigger bear". The Ravens will survive, and perhaps even thrive, without Lamar. Lamar has a shelf life, and honestly, if I'm a team like the Patriots, or the Raiders, or Green Bay, that is looking to establish a culture and a "life" after a marquee QB leaving, I'm not going anywhere NEAR Lamar. I've already said I think he's upper tier in terms of skills, but that's not an attitude I want on my team.
Okay, but I didn't suggest that Jackson should be all rah-rah about the Ravens. I get him wanting to get paid, even if I think he is asking for too much or going about it the wrong way with having his mom as his agent.
If Jackson is worth what he thinks he is, then someone will make him that offer, and then it will be up to the Ravens to decide if they want to match it or not.
Of course, to all of that. Personally, I feel that he's fool not to use an actual agent. But we'll see what happens.
I do find it a little shady that multiple teams let it be known that they want no part of him, especially teams with glaring QB needs.
See above; why is that shady? If I'm GM, I can elect to show interest for any reason or no reason at all. We've seen what a powerful presence in the locker room can mean to a team (Brady, Mahomes, Burrow) but we've also seen what a toxic presence (Zach Wilson) can do. As I noted, teams and players are not two sides of the same (equal) coin. Players are, at their fundamental base, replaceable. The teams are not. Despite being the greatest offensive player to ever play the game, the Patriots have fielded three teams since Brady's moving on. The Giants have played ten's of seasons, and won what two Super Bowls, since the greatest defensive player to ever play the game retired from their squad.
I cannot name one player still in the league that is the lone man standing from a defunct organization.