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All things being relatively equal, that is.

I'm thinking of AD and TruJo here, of course.

Consider these factors...

Ascending team.
The #2 TV market in the country.
Outstanding up and coming HC.
Proven elite DC to play for.
Grass field (not sure about the new stadium)
Wonderful weather.

If you were either TruJo or AD, assuming that the Rams were offering market price, why in the world would you choose to leave these teammates and coaches?

Yet here we seem to be. Likely losing TruJo after this year and watching AD playing contract hardball in mid-contract.

I don't get it.

On your Tru logic…

Wealthy people don’t think this way. What would make us think that players would or should?

You think Kroenke is thinking, “hey I’m a billionaire, I’m set for life. Let me go ahead and leave a couple of million on the table.”

Other factors could be being part of a proven winning organization. Are the Rams there yet?

For AD, how his contracted is structured could mean much more than a mere extra million or so.

Let’s assume he signs an extension now for $20M over 6 years starting in 2018. Let’s also assume that he plays at his current HOF trajectory level for the entire 6 years – both the Rams and AD would be making this assumption anyway and hoping that it’s true.

Over that 6 years, AD would make $120M since the Rams would not cut him.

If he had an opt out after year 3 or 4, he could sign a new long-term contract when he’s 29 or 30 and still in his prime.

If the salary cap continues to grow at the rate it has been expanding for the past five years (9% annually), the salary cap will be 29.5% higher in 3 years and 41% higher in 4 years than it is now.

This means that elite DTs would be worth anywhere from $25.9M to $28.2M per year based on today’s $20M market rate.

This means that four years from now, Donald could be earning 70% of current market rates of elite DTs. Would that set well with you as a future HOF player?

It would be much better for him to opt out after year 3 or 4, or have a shorter term 3-4 year contract that allows him to sign another contract while still in his prime around the age of 30.

The difference to AD could be $15M - $20M.

Wouldn't you agree that $15M difference is much more important than wonderful weather, playing with a proven elite DC, or playing on grass?

Point being, the current expansion of league revenues is probably the sticking point here. The players want short contracts; the teams want long ones.