That is the difference between having a TEAM PLAYER and having a PLAYER.
Tom Brady said that he was willing to take less money so that the Patriots could get better players and go to the playoffs every year.
Peyton Manning got $18 million, Brady is probably going to get $8 million and maybe $10 million- so everytime someone says that Manning is a better QB but doesn't have a good defense, let's point to that extra $10 million that he will stick up his a$$ and tell him to shut up.
Football is a team game - and everything starts with the salary cap.