Sterling Sharpe: Walker Situation all Favre's Fault

[Murphy37]

I'm not sure Walker was our best player either. He had one year. If he finishes his career with several trips to the pro bowl, then hey, he was probably our best player. But you can make a case for DD because of his dependability, numbers, attitude, and loyalty.
Oh yeah, have I mentioned that there is no place on this team for whiney little schoolyard bitches who's over sensative feelings get hurt?

[MJZiggy]

Say what's on your mind, Murph.

[Merlin]

Didn't Favre say when Sharpe was holding out that he didn't care and that there were other receivers to throw to??? Hasn't Favre pretty much maintained that stance his whole career until last year? Sharpe was a great receiver with a big mouth, never liked the person, loved the player.

[Murphy37]

Say what's on your mind, Murph.

I always do soul sista number 1. I don't mean to be an ass about it, but I get upset when someone who is living the dream of almost all of us, complains about how tough he has it. I know I shouldn't judge a man untill I walked a mile in his shoes, but his shoes are probably worth as much as my mortgage payment. Not that I have anything against people with high incomes, just people who complain too much with high incomes.

[MadtownPacker]

Didn't Favre say when Sharpe was holding out that he didn't care and that there were other receivers to throw to??? Hasn't Favre pretty much maintained that stance his whole career until last year? Sharpe was a great receiver with a big mouth, never liked the person, loved the player.

He said pretty much the same about walker. Said if he is here good if not others would need to step up. Fergie didnt, Driver played hard like always.

Bet Murphy would have been that guy if he hadnt got hurt.

[Merlin]

Say what's on your mind, Murph.

I always do soul sista number 1. I don't mean to be an ass about it, but I get upset when someone who is living the dream of almost all of us, complains about how tough he has it. I know I shouldn't judge a man untill I walked a mile in his shoes, but his shoes are probably worth as much as my mortgage payment. Not that I have anything against people with high incomes, just people who complain too much with high incomes.

Remember, Javon has to look out for his family. I mean c'mon no one can feed their family for a measly $800,000 a year. If I could play in the NFL and I had the talent, I would play for whatever they were willing to give me! The minimum is more then a lot of people make in 10 years combined.

[wist43]

Of course Walker WAS their best player... Tauscher and Clifton are very good at their positions, but nobody else on the roster is even close to pro bowl calibur.

Are you guys engaging in some "homerism" b/c things went sour and now he's a Denver Bronco??? Take emotion out of the equation, and Walker WAS their best player... and, truth be told, Denver got one hell of a player, and the Packers lost one hell of a player.

Talent is talent... I can't stand T.O. and wouldn't want him on my team; but, that doesn't take away from the fact that he's an incredible talent.

I think a lot of you guys are looking at Walker disparagingly b/c of the situation, and not his talent. He WAS clearly the Packers best WR, and he WAS clearly the Packers best player.

WAS...

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despite his cynical ways, wist hit the nail right on the head as usual

[swede]

He wuth our betht player, perhapth.

He wuth altho the Bigguth Dickuth.

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I hope the next player that gets out of line has a certain Hawk figure up in their face telling them to STFU.

That sure would be nice to have an enforcer in the locker room

[RashanGary]

I agree. Losing Walker was a tough pill to swallow but what are we going to do? Sit and cry about it. He was pissed off. He wanted more money and the team is not going to redo contracts. N.E. doesn't redo contracts. Philly doesn't. Pittsburgh hasn't given anyone a big deal before their contract expired lately, the last time I checked. Hutchinson had to wait for FA even though he was the best OG in the league.

The whole point of competing in the NFL is that you have to get players to outperform their contracts. Every team gets the same amount of money. If players play higher than what they are getting paid then you have extra money to spend elsewhere on your roster. Example: If Javon Walker is causing a 1.5 mil cap hit but is playing at a 7 mil level you have a 7 million dollar player and an extra 5.5 mil to use on a RB or LB or DE or whatever. If you give him the 7 mil, now you just lost 5.5 mil that you could have used to sign Woodson or Kamp etc....

The danger in giving in to Walker is that every player who is underpaid will line up and do the same thing. Driver is underpaid. Green was disgusting underpaid. Tauscher is underpaid right now. Those are the players who help your team the most because they play at a high level but they do not take from the salary cap space used to strengthen the team. As soon as GB redid Walkers contract you'd have a whole slew of players today and tomorrow lining up to get the same treatment. Problem is; if you pay everyone what they are worth, you aren’t getting any more out of your 100 mil than the next team.

The Seattle Seahawks operated last year comfortable under the salary cap yet they produced at a level that was the 2nd highest in the league. What does that mean? It means that their players were grossly underpaid. Any team that wins the superbowl or makes the playoffs has a group of guys who are underpaid. The best teams have the biggest group of underpaid players. Had the Packers just caved to Walker before this situation got ugly they would have opened up a whole new can of worms. Now they are forced to give the same fair treatment to every player and now they cannot compete because they would run out of cap space.

If a player is dumb enough to not understand the process then this type of thing can get out of hand. This is the reason you don't go out and get a T.O. type player. The player, if crazy enough, can make things really ugly. The team is then trapped because if they give in to him they'll have to give in to the rest who are also underpaid.

Thompson did the right thing IMHO. He could have probably kept Walker way back when it was first brought up. Had he done that, he would have ruined the Packers organization by setting irresponsible precedence and in turn forcing the organization to experience more of the same issues.

A rapist gives you a choice of having sex or death. You get 2 hours to choose your fate. You choose to save your live but it still hurt like hell to get raped. The Packers just got raped but with some therapy and a good support system they can get by and have a happy life. Giving in to this type of demand is financial death and it really wasn't a choice but a matter of trying to delay the rapist from doing his harm.

[Murphy37]

Of course Walker WAS their best player... Tauscher and Clifton are very good at their positions, but nobody else on the roster is even close to pro bowl calibur.

Are you guys engaging in some "homerism" b/c things went sour and now he's a Denver Bronco??? Take emotion out of the equation, and Walker WAS their best player... and, truth be told, Denver got one hell of a player, and the Packers lost one hell of a player.

Talent is talent... I can't stand T.O. and wouldn't want him on my team; but, that doesn't take away from the fact that he's an incredible talent.

I think a lot of you guys are looking at Walker disparagingly b/c of the situation, and not his talent. He WAS clearly the Packers best WR, and he WAS clearly the Packers best player.

WAS...

I can agree that Walker was the best player the year he went to the probowl. Last year he was one of our worst receivers.

[Scott Campbell]

Talent is talent... I can't stand T.O. and wouldn't want him on my team; but, that doesn't take away from the fact that he's an incredible talent.

I think a lot of you guys are looking at Walker disparagingly b/c of the situation, and not his talent. He WAS clearly the Packers best WR, and he WAS clearly the Packers best player.

WAS...

Talent and the extra baggage come as part of a package deal. You can't pick one or the other. Ricky Williams has a ton of talent too. Talent alone isn't enough to help your football team. That's why teams spend so much time evaluating a players character.