I would too... Only a dumbass owner would let that much salary sit on the sidelines and call in plays or whatever.
Can you imagine how stupid that is?
Think of how many really good players you can get for 12 million a year.
Insanity.
Not so dumb.
Some owners truly doi not care about winning.
Some want to teach lessons.
A couple of years ago, Dan Snyder was fed up with his three top receivers.
2 were #1 choices, another nearly so.
They had about 20 catches btw the three, and it was week 5 or so.
They started the 'primadonna' shit with him.
Snyder said (To paraphrase)
"Okay. I know you guys think you are the shit, and that you have my tits in the wringer.
But, you do not.
What I will do is, I will put hard work first, honrr second, and winning third.
If you guys are not gonna try, I will bench you all, for the rest of the year.
I don't think we will do much worse, given your production. And your trade value will be irreparably diminished."
Don't know the outcome, but Snyder did man the fuck up to those fucking gang bangers.