Thank You, Dean Spanos.

For NFL players, holding out for more money while under contract is often a gamble worth taking. Darrelle Revis' $46 million dollar deal would seem a positive sign for Charger holdouts Vincent Jackson and Marcus McNeill, but team President Dean Spanos is, for now, saying exactly the right things.

Spanos is taking the Mr. Deeds approach to two of his players, who have effectively walked into his office and demanded more money while currently under contract. He's saying no.

The Chargers have control of Jackson and McNeill, and to trade or release either player would be just another form of giving in to their demands. Instead, the team should continue to do what it's been doing; training, preparing, and cutting down to 53, all with an open invitation to either player to return to the field under their current deal, after an apology to their teammates.

The Jets giving into Revis' demands continues to set a track record of "successful" holdouts, and gives reason for other players to try it. In time the world will forget that Revis was willing to sit out an entire year because he was unhappy with the deal he signed. But if a team were to simply deactivate a player, (fining him daily to offset the lost salary), and let him sit there pouting, arms folded for the duration of his contract, he would always be known for it.

Sadly, some NFL owners are willing to supply diapers, because if they all had this philosophy, more franchises would truly be teams.

"No one or two players is above the entire team, it just doesn't work that way. What if they were here and got hurt the first game? What do you do then? Do you just give up? The ship has sailed. We're going. There are 53 guys out there. I like our 53 guys, and I like our chances. I wish they were here. They decided not to come." -Dean Spanos, Chargers President/CEO