Pay the Probowlers?

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by Dangermode, Dec 25, 2015.

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  1. Dangermode

    Dangermode A New Era has Begun

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    Every NFL player has some sort of Probowl bonus clause in their contract. And lets face it, Delanie Walker and Jurell Casey were essentially snubbed soley because they are on a bottom ranked team. Both of them deserved the nod and both of them deserved the accompanying pay bump. Is it possible for the Titans to give them that bump anyway? Show them that the organization believes they are Probowlers regardless of what the votes say? How do you think that would affect the loyalty and respect of the players to do such a thing? Has it been done before? Hell I'd chip in.
     
  2. SawdustMan

    SawdustMan #ChampChamp

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    Walker is on a 17.5 million dollar deal and Casey is on a 37.5 million dollar deal. I'm not too worried about their bank accounts. And I doubt the organization is looking to hand over additional money that has not been earned, per the contract. IDK if it's ever been done before, but I would expect it hasn't. Seems like it'd be setting a pretty dangerous precedent.
     
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  3. cozmicfool

    cozmicfool Starter

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    As @SawdustMan has said, this is a precedent you definitely want to stay away from. Almost every player on the most teams believes they earned themselves a ProBowl nod because very few in the NFL will admit another man is better than them. With that being said, this is definitely something you want to stay away from in regards to precedent set. Too many players will want that pay bump even when they didn't deserve. It's a formula for disaster. The best way to let players get the pay bump for ProBowl honors is for them to ACTUALLY earn ProBowl honors. Anything else is putting the team at risk.
     
  4. Ontario Titan

    Ontario Titan Pro Bowler

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    17.5 and 37.5 million? Maybe they should be paying those that did vote for them :)
     
  5. Dee

    Dee Pro Bowler

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    To be fair, they are both underpaid
     
  6. Afc46

    Afc46 Oilers/Titans HoFer

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    For what they bring to the team week in and week out you are dead on ...
     
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