this team sucks

MTK · 12-04-2004, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daseal

Someone will take him. We won't get a high pick but we'll clear enough cap room to sign another big name receiver.

and we'll have to eat a sizeable cap hit in the process

sportscurmudgeon · 12-04-2004, 05:40 PM

A true Redskin will decide to have surgery that may make him a good player again or possibly end his career entirely because it will be better for the team?

Tell that to the players who get cut or released by the Redskins and who are out of jobs like Trotter or Armstead. Tell that to Mark Brunell when you don't honor the 3rd 4th and 5th years of the contract you signed with him.

The NFL is a business. Coles has a contract with the Redskins. They can pay him or they can cut him. They really don't have a lot of other choices because he's not going to bring much in a trade if the reason you are trading him is that he needs surgery that he may or nay not elect to undergo. He - and no one else - is going to decide on whether or not he has surgery.

And if you met him in a bar some night and gave him that "true Redskin line", my guess is that he'd laugh a long time.

MTK · 12-04-2004, 05:43 PM

Good points SC and I agree 110%.

NY_Skinsfan · 12-04-2004, 08:42 PM

SC, I wasn't aware that the surgery could be career ending. I thought he was just being stubborn and didn't want to end this season early. Sorry, I misunderstood. But if you ask me players these days care less about playing for a team and more about playing for a fat paycheck. I wouldn't mind seeing players care more about the "team" for once. What ever happened to loyalty?

skinsguy · 12-05-2004, 12:17 PM

I agree with that NY! Today, players have the "me" attitude or in better terms, the "pay me" attitude! I honestly believe that the younger fans of football today have been cheated! Don't get me wrong, football is exciting to watch and there are players that play because they want to win a championship, but to me, it just seems as if players back in the day played with more loyality for a team regardless of what team it was. I know free agency and the salary cap has alot to do with that, but I enjoyed the time knowning that when a player played for the Redskins, he WAS a Redskin, he wasn't just a player in the NFL who happens to play for our team.

12-04-2004, 05:40 PM	#2
sportscurmudgeon Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,159	A true Redskin will decide to have surgery that may make him a good player again or possibly end his career entirely because it will be better for the team? Tell that to the players who get cut or released by the Redskins and who are out of jobs like Trotter or Armstead. Tell that to Mark Brunell when you don't honor the 3rd 4th and 5th years of the contract you signed with him. The NFL is a business. Coles has a contract with the Redskins. They can pay him or they can cut him. They really don't have a lot of other choices because he's not going to bring much in a trade if the reason you are trading him is that he needs surgery that he may or nay not elect to undergo. He - and no one else - is going to decide on whether or not he has surgery. And if you met him in a bar some night and gave him that "true Redskin line", my guess is that he'd laugh a long time. __________________ The Sports Curmudgeon www.sportscurmudgeon.com But don't get me wrong, I love sports...

12-04-2004, 05:43 PM	#3
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 52 Posts: 99,833	Good points SC and I agree 110%.

12-04-2004, 08:42 PM	#4
NY_Skinsfan Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Albany, NY Age: 52 Posts: 838	SC, I wasn't aware that the surgery could be career ending. I thought he was just being stubborn and didn't want to end this season early. Sorry, I misunderstood. But if you ask me players these days care less about playing for a team and more about playing for a fat paycheck. I wouldn't mind seeing players care more about the "team" for once. What ever happened to loyalty?

12-05-2004, 12:17 PM	#5
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	I agree with that NY! Today, players have the "me" attitude or in better terms, the "pay me" attitude! I honestly believe that the younger fans of football today have been cheated! Don't get me wrong, football is exciting to watch and there are players that play because they want to win a championship, but to me, it just seems as if players back in the day played with more loyality for a team regardless of what team it was. I know free agency and the salary cap has alot to do with that, but I enjoyed the time knowning that when a player played for the Redskins, he WAS a Redskin, he wasn't just a player in the NFL who happens to play for our team.

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