The players played hard in the pro bowl when they
by 1978Irish (2019-01-29 11:11:53)
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weren’t making so much money and it made a big difference to them if they got the winner’s share or loser’s share. Now, a lot of the players make much more money for a regular season game.

same with the NFL playoffs
by irishrock  (2019-01-29 11:27:35)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

the best players take massive pay cuts in the playoffs. I believe the playoffs don't pay a difference for win/loss...they just make more the farther the team goes. But the winner does make more in the Super Bowl.

Holmgren used to take the winner's share in $1 bills and put that amount on a table in the meeting room the evening before the Super Bowl...basically letting his players know that the ring is neat, but there is a lot of money at stake.

I've read articles on SI.com where guys who know their team isn't good enough have their Suburban packed with all their stuff for the home playoff games or the last game of the season....as they want to get the hell out of dodge after the game.

On your last sentence - That's the case with any pro team
by bluengold07  (2019-01-29 16:00:41)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

If you ever watch a late-season NBA game between two teams who are out of it, it's something else. A lot of star players end up with mysterious wrist sprains that last week of the seaosn.