2012 NFL Free Agency Tracker (Book 3)

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Yeah, I saw that - still think it's funny.

So now that he is out of football ... TO for HOF in 2017?

Ugghh... I don't even want to think about that idiot in the HOF. Sure his numbers deserve it, but the guy was simply a douche bag and should be denied on that alone. It would be one thing if he was a douche bag in private(like Darrell Green) but this guy went out of his way to shit on his teammates, coaches, and anybody else he could to make himself look better.

I love the fact this clown never got a Super Bowl ring. Makes me feel giddy knowing this.

[CrustyRedskin]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Ugghh... I don't even want to think about that idiot in the HOF. Sure his numbers deserve it, but the guy was simply a douche bag and should be denied on that alone. It would be one thing if he was a douche bag in private(like Darryl Green) but this guy went out of his way to shit on his teammates, coaches, and anybody else he could to make himself look better.

I love the fact this clown never got a Super Bowl ring. Makes me feel giddy knowing this.

So eloquently written, and i couldn't agree more. You had me at douche bag.

[jsnyder03]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Ugghh... I don't even want to think about that idiot in the HOF. Sure his numbers deserve it, but the guy was simply a douche bag and should be denied on that alone. It would be one thing if he was a douche bag in private(like Darryl Green) but this guy went out of his way to shit on his teammates, coaches, and anybody else he could to make himself look better.

I love the fact this clown never got a Super Bowl ring. Makes me feel giddy knowing this.

Not sure why you are dishing on DG. From everything I know about him, he is one of the classiest human beings off the football field.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by jsnyder03

Not sure why you are dishing on DG. From everything I know about him, he is one of the classiest human beings off the football field.

Guess you have never meet him in person. I have had a few run in's with him and every time he has been rude at best.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Guess you have never meet him in person. I have had a few run in's with him and every time he has been rude at best.

Maybe your personality is causing these "run-ins".

[mooby]

Originally Posted by jsnyder03

Not sure why you are dishing on DG. From everything I know about him, he is one of the classiest human beings off the football field.

I can't vouch for this myself seeing as how I've never met the man, but there are plenty of people around who wouldn't vouch for how "classy" DG is.

[HITman21]

Originally Posted by jsnyder03

Not sure why you are dishing on DG. From everything I know about him, he is one of the classiest human beings off the football field.

I love my Redskins.....but D.G. is a D-bag away from the cameras. My old roomate saw him a while back at a sporting event....cant remember which one.......while wearing Greens jersey....asked for an autograph and was greeted with a rude comment and a turned back.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by HITman21

I love my Redskins.....but D.G. is a D-bag away from the cameras. My old roomate saw him a while back at a sporting event....cant remember which one.......while wearing Greens jersey....asked for an autograph and was greeted with a rude comment and a turned back.

man i hate to hear things like that...thats pretty bad

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by HITman21

I love my Redskins.....but D.G. is a D-bag away from the cameras. My old roomate saw him a while back at a sporting event....cant remember which one.......while wearing Greens jersey....asked for an autograph and was greeted with a rude comment and a turned back.

Sucks to hear. I hate it when I hear stuff like this from fans that have envisioned this icon growing up as this super awesome guy, who played his heart out and gave back to the community, only to meet him and find out he's a huge douche bag and his entire career was for his self glory. It has to be heart breaking almost.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by jsnyder03

Not sure why you are dishing on DG. From everything I know about him, he is one of the classiest human beings off the football field.

Why? Because he does a charity and gives and raises money for said charity? Dan Snyder gives money to charity and we know what kind of douche bag he is. I have heard nothing but bad things about DG from the people that have met him in public. Not a single story that didn't end up with him being a douche in some form or fashion.


Also, apparently you missed the Smootsmack DG stories, but I enjoy when he gives stories about how some Redskins acted during their careers. I especially liked his gem about Albert Connell...lol

http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-l...tml#post877293

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Why? Because he does a charity and gives and raises money for said charity? Dan Snyder gives money to charity and we know what kind of douche bag he is. I have heard nothing but bad things about DG from the people that have met him in public. Not a single story that didn't end up with him being a douche in some form or fashion.


Also, apparently you missed the Smootsmack DG stories, but I enjoy when he gives stories about how some Redskins acted during their careers. I especially liked his gem about Albert Connell...lol

http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-l...tml#post877293

I've known people who worked for his foundation that basically said if he's around... don't look at him or say anything to him... he's apparently a douche to the people that work for him too.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by jsnyder03

Not sure why you are dishing on DG. From everything I know about him, he is one of the classiest human beings off the football field.

I think the problem is people take a blanket statement and will run with it for years. They fail to look at the circumstances at the time the player played and the why's and what for's.

Remember folks back in the 80's and some of the 90's the players did not get very much money and did not get very much for their jersey sales. The way they made extra money was to do show up at events, commercials, and signing autographs. When DG was first brought on board I think he was decent and was signing everything and shortly after something happened. I've heard a rumor that he found out people were asking him to sign items then they would sell them to the public for $$$ which he was not reaping any benifits from. Because of this he stopped signing autographs and would only do it for kids.

The other thing is why sign a ton of autographs and at your next signing session no one shows up? Thats when he was supposed to be making money.

Then there is his foundation. All he asked was when doing interviews if he could announce his foundation on the air to make people aware. I think it got to a point some news feeds said no and he wouldn't do interviews with them. I think he felt if he was doing them a favor with the interview they could do him a favor and allow him to announce his foundation. Seems fair to me.

The thing to keep in mind with him is he's passionate about his foundation, he was a loyal Redskin, he didn't cause any problems in the locker room, he did his job, he didn't hold out, he didn't commit any crimes, he didn't change teams mulitple times, he didn't do pushups in his driveway and he didn't cry on tv taling about his QB.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

I think the problem is people take a blanket statement and will run with it for years. They fail to look at the circumstances at the time the player played and the why's and what for's.

Remember folks back in the 80's and some of the 90's the players did not get very much money and did not get very much for their jersey sales. The way they made extra money was to do show up at events, commercials, and signing autographs. When DG was first brought on board I think he was decent and was signing everything and shortly after something happened. I've heard a rumor that he found out people were asking him to sign items then they would sell them to the public for $$$ which he was not reaping any benifits from. Because of this he stopped signing autographs and would only do it for kids.

The other thing is why sign a ton of autographs and at your next signing session no one shows up? Thats when he was supposed to be making money.

Then there is his foundation. All he asked was when doing interviews if he could announce his foundation on the air to make people aware. I think it got to a point some news feeds said no and he wouldn't do interviews with them. I think he felt if he was doing them a favor with the interview they could do him a favor and allow him to announce his foundation. Seems fair to me.

The thing to keep in mind with him is he's passionate about his foundation, he was a loyal Redskin, he didn't cause any problems in the locker room, he did his job, he didn't hold out, he didn't commit any crimes, he didn't change teams mulitple times, he didn't do pushups in his driveway and he didn't cry on tv taling about his QB.

Good post.


He was a leader on the field for longer than most NFL players could dream of playing. That's all we can ask of a football player. Off the field, they are no different than the general public and there's going to be some we can get along with and some we won't. We shouldn't hold any of them up as better than us or have great expectations of them personally. We should only be fans of football players for what they do on the field, or we'll be disappointed.

It's great to commend and appreciate those who use their talents, name recognition and money for good charitable causes, but it should nor be automatically expected or be used as a measuring stick of how good of a person they are or aren't.

Football was their job. We should understand that. They're not idols or better/different than any of us outside of their career choice. There's going to be good ones and bad ones just like the people at our own workplaces.

I thank Green for the memories he provided in the Redskins uniform and beyond that, I don't expect anything else from him. I'm a big fan of #28 the player. I don't watch football to make friends or find men to admire.

Sure, some like Art Monk, London Fletcher and I'm going to say it, Tim Tebow, I am a fan of who they are personally and how they live their lives, but that's just an added bonus on top of the football entertainment.