Chris Borland, "Football can't be saved..."

[concise]

who said anything about an average person ?
average person also doesnt play pro sports

If the average person is not making 100k, then it would follow that there are NOT lots of people retiring with a mil or two in the bank. Like pcp said, you're smarter than this.

 

[King Crimson]

Maybe he should play Draft Kings and get his money back that way

I chuckled.

Truth.

I wrote a paper on how ESPN backed out like pussies of League of Denial after they realized they would have NO SAY on final cut. Let's under report on the lasting effects of concussions and what heinous shyt the NFL did over the years to impacted players. But hey! Let's over report on Lebron's Decision and allow Chris Broussard to have a platform to feed the public updates from "sources" which ended up being Bron's camp. Tim Tebow? Don't get me started.

But let's choose not to inform the public of what all children aspiring to be NFL players should know.

Borland is smart beyond his years. Smart for taking his own drug test because he didn't want his name to be dragged through the mud by the NFL for sake of protecting their tainted image. Don't get me wrong, I love watching football, but the underhanded shyt they do is on some next level shyt. Don't believe me? Go look up Dr. Bennet Omalu.

All facts.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

bytch ass should of quit before the combine, wasted a fukkin draft pick on this p*ssy

I understand his point of view but he significantly undermined himself by not quitting BEFORE he got the L. Football, on a fundamental level, doesn't change from one level to another. The game just speeds up. If he had these inklings prior to, he should have simply not entered the draft and gone through the process. Discontinuing his football career after college would have made far more sense than quitting after his rookie season. In fact, I think we all know that he wouldn't have stories on ESPN or be the subject of interviews had he simply quit after college. Makes me wonder if has ulterior motives. Either way, hope he does well with whatever he pursues after football.

You guys just don't get it.

He's clearly stating that he was chasing a dream, it turned into a nightmare, and he found the courage to walk away. Some guys reach their breaking point in college. Others reach their breaking point in the NFL. In what world do you have the right to tell someone when they should and shouldn't be ready to make such a huge decision?

Choosing to walk away from the game should never be looked down upon.

 

[MikelArteta]

This uppity negro thinking this is the norm

what lies ?
1m is just aint what it used to be 20 years ago breh. especially where I live. you see bay area prices ? median rent in SF is 4k+ a month for one bedroom apartment. plenty of people getting 100k+ salary

breh I have close to 150k laying there just in my checking account (Im not even gonna say whats in my savings account and my options) and Im not 30 yet. doing software engineering and barring a disaster, theres no way I retire with less than several millions to my worth. and also by the time that happens, in my 50s, 1mil will be like what 250k is today. inflation happens.

 

[King Poetic]

Not surprised by the softness of a 49ers player... don't happen across the bay tho

 

[Brozay]

Not surprised by the softness of a 49ers player... don't happen across the bay tho

What does happen across the bay other than losing season after losing season?

 

[USSInsiders]

what lies ?
1m is just aint what it used to be 20 years ago breh. especially where I live. you see bay area prices ? median rent in SF is 4k+ a month for one bedroom apartment. plenty of people getting 100k+ salary

breh I have close to 150k laying there just in my checking account (Im not even gonna say whats in my savings account and my options) and Im not 30 yet. doing software engineering and barring a disaster, theres no way I retire with less than several millions to my worth. and also by the time that happens, in my 50s, 1mil will be like what 250k is today. inflation happens.

Ayo my man let me hold a dolla b

 

[How Sway?]

im not gonna pretend like i care about the well being of these guys.

Spoiler

same here :osnap:

 

[yseJ]

This uppity negro thinking this is the norm

Who said this is the norm? My advice to you is to use reading comprehension. I said million of dollars ain't what it used to be. 25 years ago if you were a millionaire it meant something like you were really rich. With inflation it really isn't that much. There are way more people who retire with a milly now.

 

[yseJ]

If the average person is not making 100k, then it would follow that there are NOT lots of people retiring with a mil or two in the bank. Like pcp said, you're smarter than this.

again, I said a million dollars ain't what it used to be. Fact is way more people are millionaires now compared to 20 or 25 years ago. Your logic needs more fukking work. Just because I say there's lots of people who retire with millions nowadays doesn't mean an a average person retires with millions.

Yea if u work at mickey ds for all your life and retire you aren't gonna be a millionaire

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

@yseJ is talking about bay area CA lifestyle

it also applies to Seattle, so I know he's talking facts. I've said extremely casually something ABOUT what I make and you are like and I live in a 1 bedroom nike shoebox...its different out here. If you are very competent, $100k is a great foundation but it isn't balling...at all.

if you're in tech in either market, you are making well over that.

its like working in the film industry in LA
or in finance in NY
or in real estate in Manhattan
or in entertainment in vegas

and brehs

don't aim so small...don't be status at $100k. That is just level 3 of the game at best. You are talking to people who make significantly more than that every day on the coli, but don't know it.

 

[concise]

again, I said a million dollars ain't what it used to be. Fact is way more people are millionaires now compared to 20 or 25 years ago. Your logic needs more fukking work. Just because I say there's lots of people who retire with millions nowadays doesn't mean an a average person retires with millions.

Yea if u work at mickey ds for all your life and retire you aren't gonna be a millionaire

Average American doesn't work at Mickey D's so I don't know what the point of that statement is.

a lot of people retire nowadays with a million or two in the bank without playing football and risking brain damage. its not a huge sum of money nowadays like it used to be.

This was your original statement. Even if a million dollars isn't what it used to be, don't even know why that matters anyway, there are not lots of people retiring with a mil or two in the bank. Even if there are more people making millions than 20, 30, 50 years ago, and it still doesn't matter anyway, if your household makes over 320k, you are in the top 1% of earners.
Top 5% means you are making 166k.
Top 10% is 118k. For a household. Which means many of those are multiple incomes.



No way are "lots" of people retiring with millions when the average household is making 52k. And most of that money is not being saved, it's being spent on the daily. Single percentages is not "lots".

 

[yseJ]

This was your original statement. Even if a million dollars isn't what it used to be, don't even know why that matters anyway,

what do you mean 'even if' ?
its a fact. inflation happens, and salaries grew by a ton. minimum wage grew 2.5 times during last 20 years.

No way are "lots" of people retiring with millions when the average household is making 52k. And most of that money is not being saved, it's being spent on the daily. Single percentages is not "lots".

you guys are so anal about the word 'lots' . yes it did not mean an average person. pro athletes are also not average people in the US.

my whole point was that to save a million or two in the bank like byron wanted, you dont have to be a football player or sports player in general. plenty (or lots ) of people OTHER than athletes can do.

using your numbers, lets make it a top 1% of full employed population. that comes out to 1.2 million people. 1.2 million people in the us will retire with millions in their bank account. sure its a small % but that has nothing to do with my point.

 

[concise]

what do you mean 'even if' ?
its a fact. inflation happens, and salaries grew by a ton. minimum wage grew 2.5 times during last 20 years.


you guys are so anal about the word 'lots' . yes it did not mean an average person. pro athletes are also not average people in the US.

my whole point was that to save a million or two in the bank like byron wanted, you dont have to be a football player or sports player in general. plenty (or lots ) of people OTHER than athletes can do.

using your numbers, lets make it a top 1% of full employed population. that comes out to 1.2 million people. 1.2 million people in the us will retire with millions in their bank account. sure its a small % but that has nothing to do with my point.

1 out of 100 = lots. Because it used to be 1 out of 450, didn't it?
New math.

 

[BayArea Breez]

wow, thread derailment

cats talking about their net worth... (aka penis measuring contest)