Ok. I dont know how you guys feel about this. Its late and I just logged onto ESPN to see yet another rookie bitchfest. Ok, so first off. To explain, the players you watch in college and watch grow. You watch them on TV, you think they are humble, not greedy, and that they are playing for the love of the game. The once they are drafted it all changes, they hold out for more money, or demand trades. I remember when Eli Manning was drafted to San Diego, he demanded a trade because they sucked. Look an Eli now, he is on a Giants team that hasnt gone anywhere because Eli hasnt had the NFL QB vet to learn from. Like Phillip Rivers in San Diego had Drew Brees. I think looking at it now Eli made a career long mistake, first off I dont like him now because we know that he is not playing for love of the game, and Phillip Rivers has already had more success than Eli and has played yet. But anyway I digress. To the season at hand.
The draft turned out to be a flop for some teams and a gold strike for others. This is what leads me to my next point. As we all know JaMarcus Russel went no 1 overall. And Calvin Johnson went no. 2 or whatever. Then that OL lineman went early to the Browns. We also all know that Brady Quinns talking about the draft situation before hand was quite unprofessional and may have been what landed him a lackluster no. 22 overall. I just logged onto ESPN as I said to find that JaMarcus and Brady have not come to terms and are holding out. Now I dont know how all you guys feel, but I find this disrespectful to the game. The Browns have told Quinn that he went no. 22, and thats the way it happened. They do not feel he should be paid more than a no. 22 pick, which I agree with. I also believe that all rookies should start at one generic salary and work from there. Because these guys that get pressified as I am calling it, are trying to get money that they dont deserve, that they havent proven themselves for. And if I was a GM on any NFL team and I got word that a rookie was holding out, I would stop negotiations right there. I know that would probably cause more harm then good because some other greedy GM would scoop him up. But I believe that in football you need a drive, a desire to win, and if all you desire is money, you arent going to make it very far.
Let me know what you guys think.
The draft turned out to be a flop for some teams and a gold strike for others. This is what leads me to my next point. As we all know JaMarcus Russel went no 1 overall. And Calvin Johnson went no. 2 or whatever. Then that OL lineman went early to the Browns. We also all know that Brady Quinns talking about the draft situation before hand was quite unprofessional and may have been what landed him a lackluster no. 22 overall. I just logged onto ESPN as I said to find that JaMarcus and Brady have not come to terms and are holding out. Now I dont know how all you guys feel, but I find this disrespectful to the game. The Browns have told Quinn that he went no. 22, and thats the way it happened. They do not feel he should be paid more than a no. 22 pick, which I agree with. I also believe that all rookies should start at one generic salary and work from there. Because these guys that get pressified as I am calling it, are trying to get money that they dont deserve, that they havent proven themselves for. And if I was a GM on any NFL team and I got word that a rookie was holding out, I would stop negotiations right there. I know that would probably cause more harm then good because some other greedy GM would scoop him up. But I believe that in football you need a drive, a desire to win, and if all you desire is money, you arent going to make it very far.
Let me know what you guys think.
