Friday, March 27, 2009

Footbal is Still a Business

I’m sure like most true Eagle’s fans you were not happy to hear the news that Brian Dawkins, a thirteen year veteran and the emotional leader of this team, signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos. I’m not happy about it either, but I would be lying if I said I was surprised. You have to remember that the team’s best interest always comes first, not the players and this is the unfortunate business side of sports.

A player’s value is rarely based on what have they done for the team in the past, rather it is based on what can they contribute in the future. In the case of Dawkins they Eagles offered him what they thought to be his value over the next few seasons to their defense and their team. Denver obviously thought his value was a couple of millions dollars higher for their defense and their team. As a player, you have to take the money when you can as with every year that goes by your value continues to drop. All of these are business decisions, plain and simple.

I think deep down, both sides, player and team know this to be true. Football is still an emotional sport, so emotions will rise to the top in many of these situations and hard feelings between a player and his ex team get blown out of proportion. We as fans hate seeing our favorite players in a different uniform, especially someone as special as Brian Dawkins. However, come September when whom ever is playing Free Safety for the Eagles makes a big play we will cheer like crazy and probably turn to the person next to and say, “I’m not sure Dawk could have still made that play.”

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