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[QUOTE="Stern, post: 4490183, member: 527"]
Nobody is emotionally attached anymore, everyone views it as a job. It's the "ME ME ME" era. Pat McAfee once did a segment on what motivates athletes. Everyone has a "WHY". Why they show up, why they put out effort. Why they try. Why they play. For some its to be rich and famous. For others its to be the best they can be and to make a living so they can just retire at some point and not have to work again. For others they chase greatness and want to be the best player of all time and go down as "THE GOAT" in a given sport.

As a fan, you can't ever question an athletes "WHY". Every player has a different "WHY" and who is anybody to say that person's "WHY" isn't valid?

The vast majority of fans live in a fantasy world where they expect a player to live, breath, give blood and sweat to (for example) the Buffalo Bills (or pick any team, college or pro). But to that athlete the Buffalo Bills is a means to an end. And that team can cut them at any time so if a player's "WHY" is "SELFISH" who cares. And as a fan who cares "WHY" that player is showing up and playing hard. The fact is he is and that's all that matters. If he doesn't love or have some connection to the school or team he plays for, that shouldn't matter. Punch in, Punch out...go home. That's how it is for a lot of athletes.

Teams/Schools use athletes. Athletes use Teams/Schools.

It's a two way street that some fans can't wrap their head around. Technology and social media have put a spot light on it in recent years though as players are more in the public eye 24/7 and fans have a peak behind the curtain.
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