Is anyone else not really impressed by this? These were all big plays, and he was cued to game, quarter, clock, and down and distance. I bet most Rams fans could get those correct. I’d like to see him recall a 3-yard run on 2-10 in the first quarter.

That 5-year company contract is a pretty bad example. In your example, you “expect to be able to work here for five years.” NFL players, in contrast, know what part of their contact is guaranteed and what isn’t. They have no expectation of playing out the entire contact, because there is no expectation baked into it.…