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rambleon
I agree that Rams will probably come out on top (sorry to repeat myself, this thread is already huge).
All I'm trying to say is that we shouldn't disparage AD for trying to get his. Football is a business. Despite what some players may say about 'putting the team first' when they don't hold out, the truth is that there isn't a single player in the NFL who won't use the leverage available to him to get the best deal possible. If they aren't holding out, it's because they don't have (or believe they have) the leverage to do so.
There are rare exceptions (Tom Brady being an example), but those sort of players have very specific motivations. Brady knows the window to rake in championships is closing, and he already has more money than God (less than his wife though), and so he's willing to take a pay cut to help build a team that will win him more rings.
Nobody is disparaging him for "trying" to get paid. We're not happy that he is going about it the wrong way at this point and seems to be misled by some really bad agents. He is hurting the team and his own image at this point. It sounds as if the Rams have tried to compensate him and pay him a ton of money well before they have to, but it's still not enough for him.
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