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This is a response to: I don't think Brad made that much in the NFL. In his last season in 2000 he made $490K inc. bonus. What % did his agent get? He's probably made way
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Not sure how much he's making as an attorney when he has never argued a $1M case NT
05/25/17 11:45 PM





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* For those emphasizing Sarah's point about Brad being an athlete,
SpaceEVA
05/25/17 04:00 PM
xx * Sarah made this exact point herself. You just reworded exactly what she said to the jury. Lol NT
CBospreyizzle
05/25/17 07:11 PM
xx * I already tried. Don't bother. There are many Survivor fans on here that refuse to give the champion her due. It's ridiculous in my opinion. NT
trifecta
05/25/17 07:41 PM
xx * It's incredibly rude to call others' opinions ridiculous. NT
krh5038
05/26/17 10:00 PM
xx * Happens every time. Sarah won therefore she played the best game. The end. NT
BlondeMoment
05/26/17 11:27 AM
xx * That's absurd. It would seem rather some people are very biased. Look back to my previous post congratulating Sarah on a splendid season.
SpaceEVA
05/25/17 08:22 PM
xx * Yep. I'm seeing a whole lot more that aren't willing to give Brad his due. Of what was left down the stretch, I thought BOTH of them had a valid case
JAF
05/26/17 10:54 AM
xx * Brad didn't win therefore his case wasn't as good as Sarah's. NT
BlondeMoment
05/26/17 11:29 AM
xx * That's obviously what the jury thought (falling 2 jurors short of the win). But we're offering OUR opinions on the game here. NT
JAF
05/26/17 11:35 AM
xx * Yeah. That's part of the point i'm trying to get across is that both of their achievement are quite impressive in their own strengths and specialty.
SpaceEVA
05/26/17 11:11 AM
xx * Yep. Although personally I don't even like applying (in golf terms) a handicap like that. If I were on the jury I'd try to rate someone's
JAF
05/26/17 11:44 AM
xx * I would prefer that as well, i'm mainly bringing that into things in this instance because being a professional was brought into the discussion. NT
SpaceEVA
05/26/17 01:17 PM
xx * IMO Troy accomplishments were really over shadowed. he did a great job of knowing to keep quiet and letting the game play out. a lot of folks would
Belle
05/26/17 11:18 AM
xx * Or as Sarah referred to it -- Sandra's game. She proved it can work (unfortunately), but I think a key component is to have a bitter jury
JAF
05/26/17 11:49 AM
xx * Indeed, that style is often overlooked because it's not as flashy or obvious or seeming to do a lot. Big action tends to gets noticed way more. NT
SpaceEVA
05/26/17 11:29 AM
xx * IA. It's true, Brad should of shot right back..."and you're a trained undercover professional duh"...but he didn't think of it. I thought he
colleenag
05/26/17 06:29 AM
xx * Or Jeff as the "impartial" mediator/leader, whatever Jeff was supposed to be... or Brad's "champions", or someone who believes in fair judgement
SpaceEVA
05/26/17 10:42 AM
xx * Excellent point: what are the qualities that make being a trained undercover police officer good on a reality show like survivor? Sarah mentioned
colleenag
05/29/17 02:58 AM
xx * Don't forget that Derrick also had the Team America twist to protect him. Sarah had nothing like that given to her which is why I think her win was
Corndogger
05/29/17 03:50 PM
xx * True, Donny and Frankie and Derrick did have a built-in alliance and for sure that helped keep Derrick safe. As I have mentioned before, even Donny
colleenag
05/29/17 05:04 PM
xx * And as soon as I posted that I realized the other point you were making...how strategy like Sarah's tends to trump physical comp prowess
colleenag
05/29/17 03:17 AM
xx * Good point. Although I still think bringing up "professional athlete" was a much about a subtle "NFL player = RICH so he doesn't need the money
JAF
05/25/17 04:59 PM
xx * I don't think Brad made that much in the NFL. In his last season in 2000 he made $490K inc. bonus. What % did his agent get? He's probably made way
Corndogger
05/25/17 05:15 PM
xx * Not sure how much he's making as an attorney when he has never argued a $1M case NT
bunnielebowski
05/25/17 11:45 PM
xx * The other players probably didn't know precisely how much he made either, but again, the perception is NFL player (and now lawyer) = $$rich$$. NT
JAF
05/26/17 06:33 AM
xx * Not to mention Monica's plastic face to show they can afford luxurious things :) NT
krh5038
05/26/17 07:16 AM
xx * The "neat lady" face NT
FurnitureAlliance
05/26/17 11:04 AM
xx * lol NT
JAF
05/26/17 10:54 AM
xx * He didn't make a ton compared to many but the exact number doesn't really matter since the perception is that NFL player = rich. I think we'd be
JAF
05/25/17 08:33 PM
xx * Brad should have done a better job countering with the fact that he won puzzles. Anybody could have won them. NT
PVRlover
05/25/17 04:37 PM
xx * That was the beauty of it. Not all the jury were at all the competitions so they couldn't process that. So while what Sarah painted wasn't quite
trifecta
05/25/17 04:49 PM
xx * As I said earlier, I don't think the jurors appreciate comp wins as much as the social strategic game that they are forced to play. Although some
PVRlover
05/25/17 05:14 PM
xx * or have 2 Russells that the jury can't stand to give the million to. Also, didn't Kelly Wigglesworth put together a streak like Brad's in the
trifecta
05/25/17 05:22 PM
xx * Kim went on a run too in One World, winning 4 of 5 down the stretch. NT
JAF
05/26/17 10:47 AM
xx * I'm not saying that the girls can't be great at comps. I just don't think they can go in expecting to win enough II to get them to the end NT
PVRlover
05/25/17 06:53 PM
xx * She did and so did Mike Holloway. NT
Corndogger
05/25/17 05:26 PM
xx * Right, I was countering what PVRlover said that a woman would "NEVER"(he uppercased it for emphasis) go on that kind of winning streak. NT
trifecta
05/25/17 05:32 PM
xx * *clap emoji* NT
Bessie
05/25/17 05:18 PM
xx * I thought that was her point and she made it. She was saying that Brad excelled at what he was an expert at and she did the same so don't hold her
trifecta
05/25/17 04:15 PM
xx * It didn't come across that way to me as there wasn't an acknowledgement of that helping Sarah excel. I felt like it was discrediting Brad more so NT
SpaceEVA
05/25/17 04:18 PM
xx * No, when Michaela finally stopped Brad from interrupting Sarah, she explained that. He used what he's been groomed at to advance his game
trifecta
05/25/17 04:21 PM
xx * So it wasn't to discredit Brad, it was to temper the slobber pouring out of Debbie and Ozzy's mouth about how great it was that Brad won all those
trifecta
05/25/17 04:24 PM
xx * Don't forget the Zeke and Michaela slobber for Sarah. NT
JAF
05/25/17 04:54 PM
xx * I don't know. I might have to watch it again to see if i can see that because it's not how it came across the first time i watched.
SpaceEVA
05/25/17 04:28 PM
xx * Brad felt the need to counter because he interrupted her and didn't let her finish her point. That's when Michaela stepped in and said "let her
trifecta
05/25/17 04:44 PM
xx * There's no ultimate fairness criteria that demands deception and competitions are to be treated equally giving deception disadvantage as such.
SpaceEVA
05/25/17 05:05 PM
xx * That's only because you missed it or don't remember it, she did. She wasn't discrediting Brad unless you agree she was discrediting her own
trifecta
05/25/17 05:19 PM
xx * I went back to the part where that point was made.
SpaceEVA
05/25/17 05:50 PM
xx * It seems like Sarah was saying his being an athelet is why he won so many challenges, while he was downplaying being an athlete because he's older
FurnitureAlliance
05/25/17 07:48 PM
xx * There did seem to be that implication to an extent, yes. In so many words.
SpaceEVA
05/25/17 09:00 PM

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