Interesting article over at Wonkblog about being able to buy shares in Arian Foster's, the Running Back for the Houstan Texans, future earnings. If he does well, so do you!
Wonkblog are a bit meh on the whole thing, and for well articulate reasons, but I think its an interesting experiment in an athlete placing more expectation on himself to perform well over the long term. A lot of NFL players when they get a big, long-term contract tend to suck afterwards. It's not limited to NFL, we see the same thing in AFL - think Travis Cloke this year. He was good, but certainly down. Why? No real reason to perform, he got his big contract. That's sort of the wisdom of the unwashed masses anyway.
Can increased, long-term expectations help Foster play better, longer? Some of its up to him, some up to the other players on his team, and some up to luck - staying free of injuries.
I wish him well.
Not in my team, so, you know, I'm suggesting everyone start shorting his shares...
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