08-01-2010, 10:10 AM
<!--quoteo(post=109201:date=Aug 1 2010, 08:19 AM:name=Rappster)-->QUOTE (Rappster @ Aug 1 2010, 08:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=109190:date=Jul 31 2010, 11:16 PM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 31 2010, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=109188:date=Jul 31 2010, 11:08 PM:name=Destined)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Destined @ Jul 31 2010, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Just for reference, Golden Tate of Notre Dame signed with the Seahawks for four years worth just north of $3.5M with not all of it being guaranteed. He was a 2nd rounder, and very comparable to Shark. Add in the fact that Clausen gets just $2M in guaranteed money, and you see why Shark is playing baseball. That said, despite having to pay out his NFL career, Hendry did so based on 1st Round NFL money, which Shark was banking on.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So if Matt Damon was say, a skilled accountant...you should pay him what he'd make for his next film to do your taxes for you because otherwise, it's not worth his while?
How about you just say...no, it's still only worth the cost of any other tax preparer to me and then you let Matt go make his movie?
Yeah, you have to pay the opportunity costs to someone that you want to make a career change...but that's what make it a shit deal. Shark's pitching skills aren't worth more than another guy with the same skills but that doesn't play football.
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First off...Matt Damon has one of the most remarkable minds on the planet, and does complex mathematical algorithms for fun, so I'm pretty freaking sure he could do your taxes. Add this to the cool factor of actually having Will Hunting calculate your exemptions, and I'm down for paying a few extra bucks.
However, your argument misses because the examples don't line up. Playing in the NFL has roughly the same pay scale and allure of playing Major League Baseball. Accounting typically does not...so, in this case, you've compared being a rich, international film star to having a day job at H&R Block.
Hendry was bidding against an equally enticing potential career choice...
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If competing with the Vikings was no more expensive than competing with the Mets for his services, there would be no issue. Football players make major sports coin from day one. They don't spend 4 years barnstorming in East Jesus. A Strasburg comes along once or twice a decade. The number of ballplayers that it's not stupid to pay millions to in their very first professional contract is a very small number.
The fact is, Hendry paid Matt Damon money for Ben Affleck, hell..<i>.Casey</i> Affleck ROI.
So if Matt Damon was say, a skilled accountant...you should pay him what he'd make for his next film to do your taxes for you because otherwise, it's not worth his while?
How about you just say...no, it's still only worth the cost of any other tax preparer to me and then you let Matt go make his movie?
Yeah, you have to pay the opportunity costs to someone that you want to make a career change...but that's what make it a shit deal. Shark's pitching skills aren't worth more than another guy with the same skills but that doesn't play football.
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First off...Matt Damon has one of the most remarkable minds on the planet, and does complex mathematical algorithms for fun, so I'm pretty freaking sure he could do your taxes. Add this to the cool factor of actually having Will Hunting calculate your exemptions, and I'm down for paying a few extra bucks.
However, your argument misses because the examples don't line up. Playing in the NFL has roughly the same pay scale and allure of playing Major League Baseball. Accounting typically does not...so, in this case, you've compared being a rich, international film star to having a day job at H&R Block.
Hendry was bidding against an equally enticing potential career choice...
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If competing with the Vikings was no more expensive than competing with the Mets for his services, there would be no issue. Football players make major sports coin from day one. They don't spend 4 years barnstorming in East Jesus. A Strasburg comes along once or twice a decade. The number of ballplayers that it's not stupid to pay millions to in their very first professional contract is a very small number.
The fact is, Hendry paid Matt Damon money for Ben Affleck, hell..<i>.Casey</i> Affleck ROI.