[sportscurmudgeon]

Let me understand here...

Antonio Peirce played here - - more than acceptably - - and his contract time came up.

He did not like the Skins' offer. So he went elsewhere.

Someone said the Giants' offer was the same as the Skins' offer. I don't know that but let's assume it is true. If so, Antonio Pierce is awfully smart. Given two offers that are the same, he took the one that got him a Super Bowl ring.

He thinks the Skins did not show him respect. He's allowed to think that. And if you look at the history that the Redskins have with players/team employees who leave here, "lack of respect" is a fairly common theme.

Now, in 2008, Antonio Pierce seems to have delved into the depths of slime in his personal life. You can skewer him for that. But for a player to have made a decision to play for a team other than the Redskins when he did was not something you can blame him for. Like I said, he's got a ring. None of his teammates who stayed here have one.

Oh, by the way, if Pierce had stayed here, the Skins would not have signed London Fletcher and lots of fans would not have had the opportunity to idolize Fletcher. After all, if he hadn't come here, Fletcher would just be some pompous ass who was bitching about not making the Pro Bowl...