Showing posts with label richard seymour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label richard seymour. Show all posts
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Football Is God!!!
The arrival of the 2009 NFL season to me is analogous to what the second coming of Christ would mean to the religious right. Having cleared that up I’m casting my vote for the Oakland Raiders as the dumbest organization in the NFL. There you go Silver & Black at least you won something this year!
The Raiders recent acquisition Richard Seymour was one of the NFL’s finest defensive lineman a few years ago. Trading a first round pick for him back then would have made sense. Trading your 2011 first round pick for him now isn’t exactly the workings of an NFL road scholar. He’s had an assortment of injuries every season since 2005. Not to mention he turns 30 on the 6th of October.
In 2008 the Redskins traded the Dolphins their 2009 second-round pick and 2010 sixth-round pick for Jason Taylor, who was the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. That transaction exemplifies good value for both teams. Why didn’t the Raiders work a deal along these lines? Because they’re management people are two chromosomes away from being a potato? Or they’re actually talented football minds but crazy Al pushes all the buttons?
Let’s fast forward to 2010 for a moment. Al Davis is a year older and is well still crazy. Richard Seymour becomes the highest paid defensive player in NFL history ousting Albert Haynesworth of that title. The Patriots trade their second string ball boy for Nnamdi Asomugha. The 2010 dumbest organization award goes to………
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The Whining Clause
As Richard Seymour continues to refuse to show up in Oakland, let's examine the current trend of NFL player's attempts to force their team's hands.There was something brewing back in Spring when Jay Cutler decided his feelings were hurt and began his demand to leave Denver. Although maybe the Broncos went about it the wrong way, it was strange that the team was allowing Cutler to make any sort of demands, since he was under contract. As Cutler was growing more frustrated and his demand for a trade more vocal, I remember thinking that if the team gave in to him, this could have serious repercussions concerning other NFL players.They did and...Well here we go!Brandon Marshall took his cue and immediately started causing trouble. Hell why not, they gave Cutler what he wanted. Now we hear they may extend his contract! Act like a baby, get what you want.Richard Seymour is our next contestant in this whining sweepstakes. In all fairness it has to be tough going from the Patriots to the Raiders. I don't think I am out on a limb here in stating that the Raiders are a bit dysfunctional, we all know this. However, Seymour was traded ,a fair move by the Patriots. Yes he held out twice on them, yes he gave everything he could to them, and yes he cashed their paychecks that they gave him.Michael Crabtree is really just insane. No way he gets drafted in the first round if he sits out. Take the deal offered as it will take you years of actually playing to see this kind of money again. Funny, he has the same agent as Seymour!There is a reason for contracts, and players seem to have no problem with the taking the money part, but this new form of acting out and making demands is pure silliness. NFL owners and GM's need to immediately stop this nonsense from ruining the teams they have tried so hard to build. Denver and New England both had contracts with their players, the players signed them, and the teams paid them. The teams owe them nothing more. If they want to talk about trading them, or trade them, that is their right that the players have signed off on. The players have referred to the actions of the teams as dishonorable, yet what kind of honor is found in refusing to play because you don't like the terms.You get paid like a man to play your sport. Man up and honor your obligations that you signed off on. Or get an agent that puts in a "whining clause".Photo Credit:
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