PackerBlues
05-11-2007, 12:01 PM
How many times has that been said by a guy with a couple of years left on his contract?
Does anyone have the right to say such a thing while they are under contract?
I remember when Barry Sanders wanted out of Detroit. I personally felt that Detroit owed it to Barry to let him go. He did his very best for Detroit. He seemed to be all that they had at times. Who in the hell could have blamed him for wanting to go somewhere competitive. The Lions as a team were a complete mess when he asked to be traded or let go. I felt that if they had appreciated what Sanders had done for them at all, they should have let him go while he still had the "legs" and the ability to play.
On the flip side, we have a guy like Javon Walker. A first round draft pick who had one good year before having a fairly major leg injury. He had what, two years left on his contract? Crying because he felt that he wasnt making enough money. Demanding to be traded because he didnt "feel appreciated". Honestly, what could anyone have done with a bitch like Walker? If we had kept him, what would have stopped him from acting like he was injured at any time? Considering what a little bitch he was being, I would have fully expected him to drop every pass that came his way just out of pure spite. And that would have been at the times that he wasnt faking an injury and sitting on the bench with a smug look on his face.
Recently we have seen Moss cry about wanting out of Oakland. He got his way too. Seems quite a bit different though. Was Oakland much of a contender when he signed with them? I dont know, but again, Moss was under contract with them for another couple of years, and yet he throws a fit and gets what he wanted......traded to a super bowl contending team.
My opinion on all of this........when a player makes the statement demanding to be traded. I think the Commisioner should step in. Perhaps ban the player from the NFL altogether and give the team compensation for the loss. Its not as if these players are complete idiots. They knew what they were getting themselves into when they signed their contracts. They have no real argument, yet time and time again, they get what they want.
Is there a way to deal with guys like Javon Walker, or will peices of shit like him always get their way?
Does anyone have the right to say such a thing while they are under contract?
I remember when Barry Sanders wanted out of Detroit. I personally felt that Detroit owed it to Barry to let him go. He did his very best for Detroit. He seemed to be all that they had at times. Who in the hell could have blamed him for wanting to go somewhere competitive. The Lions as a team were a complete mess when he asked to be traded or let go. I felt that if they had appreciated what Sanders had done for them at all, they should have let him go while he still had the "legs" and the ability to play.
On the flip side, we have a guy like Javon Walker. A first round draft pick who had one good year before having a fairly major leg injury. He had what, two years left on his contract? Crying because he felt that he wasnt making enough money. Demanding to be traded because he didnt "feel appreciated". Honestly, what could anyone have done with a bitch like Walker? If we had kept him, what would have stopped him from acting like he was injured at any time? Considering what a little bitch he was being, I would have fully expected him to drop every pass that came his way just out of pure spite. And that would have been at the times that he wasnt faking an injury and sitting on the bench with a smug look on his face.
Recently we have seen Moss cry about wanting out of Oakland. He got his way too. Seems quite a bit different though. Was Oakland much of a contender when he signed with them? I dont know, but again, Moss was under contract with them for another couple of years, and yet he throws a fit and gets what he wanted......traded to a super bowl contending team.
My opinion on all of this........when a player makes the statement demanding to be traded. I think the Commisioner should step in. Perhaps ban the player from the NFL altogether and give the team compensation for the loss. Its not as if these players are complete idiots. They knew what they were getting themselves into when they signed their contracts. They have no real argument, yet time and time again, they get what they want.
Is there a way to deal with guys like Javon Walker, or will peices of shit like him always get their way?