If players can ignore the legally binding contract they signed in order get more money, then that is the other side of the coin. It's stupid. Honor the contract you agreed to and signed.
He is not 'worth' more than his contract. It's a contract. Players can give up guaranteed money in their contracts if they don't want to play them out.
This is the insanity of it. Why should a player get to decide he's outperformed his contract? It doesn't matter what other players got until his contract is up. If the players want this ability then pay the fines ta the least.
Maybe the owners should get the right to 'lockout' an under-performing player and not pay him. Let's see how that goes over.
I'll take the same stance I took with Peters. He pays the fine. If he wants to sit, more power to him, not getting paid for two years and then having been out of football for two years getting a much smaller contract.
The GIants were considered the best the first year they won? By who? Does this make the opinions of ESPN and the like legit if they considered a team the best? Somehow I doubt your words and would love for you give evidence to backup your claim.
I have some stats too:
Preseason Win % | Regular Season Win %
1.000 | 0.495
0.750+ | 0.508
0.500+ | 0.535
0.400+ | 0.533
0.250+ | 0.442
0.000+ | 0.450
0.000 | 0.473