I completely disagree, and begrudge every athlete who goes for greed.....but I can't seem to get my words just right to eloquently state my position right now.....
Sooooo......i'll just say "Screw Eli" and head on out for 5 days of R&R :) Have a great Christmas everyone, see you next Monday! Brian >G wrote: >> Is there a football fan in America outside of New York who is rooting for >> Eli? Seriously? >> >> After his spoiled brat act when drafted first by the Chargers.....I >> applaud >> every pick he throws, or every lame duck that falls harmlessly to the >> earth. >> >> Oh, and the fact that the Chargers are 11-3, while the Giants are an >> absolute mess........I mean....that couldn't be more perfect. >> >> Here's hoping he never improves, gets cut, and joins Ryan Leaf in the >> Spoiled Brat/NFL-Flop Hall of Fame. > > I agree with you that he came off as a spoiled brat but I also want to > add that most athletes are like that. Doesn't make it right but if you > dislike Manning for that reason, then it would only be fair to dislike > all athletes. > > This happens in sports all the time. Look at MLB. Why do you think the > best prospects are rarely drafted number 1. It's because the teams with > high draft picks are the teams with no bankroll. They can't meet the > demands. > > And I know this sounds un-sportsmen like. But I agree with the > athletes. This is a job for them. And I don't begrudge them from > making a lot of money. Just because you make a lot of money, doesn't > mean you should forfeit your right to negotiate. Plus, the real rat in > this was the Chargers GM. He leaked the info to try to strengthen his > bargaining position. > > All in all, I would have liked to see the Giants draft Gallery. I know > he hasn't been too good lately, but I get the feeling he would have been > better then anyone else the G-men have. > > -- > 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. > > Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140799 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
