Cleveland Fans Bitch About Their Athletes Leaving. I Bitch About What Makes Athletes Uninspired.
What made Stephon Marbury a sack of shit? Steve Francis? Shawn Kemp? Tim Couch?
No. Not drugs. Or ego.
Management made them what they are. Teams that were willing to pay them without insisting on performance.
Marbury was to be the next great point guard. But he got more money than God, and never had to prove himself on the court. Then someone else paid him more, and he worked less hard. The less he worked, the more people paid him. Culminating with the Knicks, who have awoken to the realization that they don’t want him in their building.
I could name others. Albert Belle? Jim Thome? (he used to hit to all fields until the money showed up). And now we have Derek “8 games” Anderson. The ultimate winner in the “you don’t have to earn your money” sweepstakes.
To fully appreciate Mr Beaver’s position, just listen to Phil Savage: “there will be no open competition for the QB job, Anderson is the man in 08″.
I guess 24 million and 14 million guaranteed isn’t enough. He gets the job no matter how he performs. Interceptions? Errant throws? Forces? Don’t matter. Derek is Mr Teflon. His first 8 games bought him a 3 year deal and a teflon coated guarantee from the schmuck who mis-negotiated the deal in the first place. Why work hard in the off season? That’s for losers like Brady Quinn who are forced to actually achieve so they can be ignored.
Remember Brian Giles? He was a platoon player. They told him that until they traded him. All he needed was one open mind (besides his own) and a chance. Why was Kenny Lofton traded from Houston? They never let him leave the minors, because another Teflon guy was in the bigs in center field.
Ben Wallace, Craig Ehlo, Bobby Phills, all had to toil in obscurity behind pampered guys. All finally got their chance. Mike Pruitt needed Forrest Gregg to leave. So did Brian Sipe. Tim Couch? It wasn’t just his OL. He never worked hard. He was handed his job and never earned it. And he never played elsewhere.
If I were Quinn’s agent, I’d find a town without a Teflon QB. And I’d get my client there in a hurry. If you can’t earn a job, why compete? Let Savage fan the flames of laziness. Look at Jamal Lewis. He just got his guarantee, too. Look at Jerome Harrison. He only looks good to the rest of us.
What’s wrong with sports are the men who run them. The players are the first paid and first blamed. I point my finger squarely at Lerner and Savage. They just opted for a system where rank is more important than performance. And Phil is proud of it.
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Comment by: Lee
Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 1:34 pmIf you want to change the world….pay the ATHLETES for Performance. That’s how the rest of the world gets paid.
Do 2 weeks worth of work…and you get a paycheck. Do your WORK, plus show extra effort, you might get a BONUS.
If you truly want to see HUSTLE in sports….pay athletes for how well they do in each game. This would encourage REAL ATHLETES to “Practice More”…..attend more Team Meetings…..work on TEAM WORK more.
But if you keep thinking that you can pay somebody 2 - 3 years in advance…and then hope that they have your best interests at heart….then you must work for the Government.
Or ENRON.
Comment by: Calf
Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 2:17 pmAthletes Should Be Happy with What they already recieve and should go out their and do their fuckin jobs. They get Paid about 4 times the Average American gets paid in an entire year, in 1 week, Do your Job and give your 100% best effort, what i dont get about Sports is that a guy Like Barry Bonds for example, can go out and give about maybe 30% and then go out and ask for $20 million dollars for 1 season.
Comment by: Dave in Corbin
Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 7:46 pmBrowns and WR Donte Stallworth agree to a 7 year Deal.
Comment by: admin
Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 8:48 pmWell…
So now Brady will have Edwards, Stallworth and Winslow to throw to….Listen to what Quinn said today:
Asked Saturday about his mindset heading into camp, Quinn said it’s “just competing and trying to take this team to the playoffs. I think it’s something we weren’t able to do last year. I want to try to take over the starting job and lead for our team.”
Speaking before an appearance at the Greater Cleveland Auto Show at the I-X Center, Quinn mentioned at least four times that he plans to lead the Browns next season.
“You have to compete for your job,” said Crennel. “That’s the same at the quarterback spot. Both of those guys are going to compete and then we’ll see who gives us the best chance. We’ve always done it that way and that’s what we’re going to do.
Moooooooo
Comment by: Calf
Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 9:10 pm“You have to compete for your job,” said Crennel. “That’s the same at the quarterback spot. Both of those guys are going to compete and then we’ll see who gives us the best chance. We’ve always done it that way and that’s what we’re going to do.
Translation
Derek Anderson is our QB, Now Leave Me Alone im on my way to the Old Country Buffett.
Comment by: SAM
Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 10:17 pmit just sounds like a complete repeat of last year, so are we better off.
Comment by: The Big Dog
Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 11:51 pm“Charlie Frye is our guy…”
“Derek Anderson is our guy…”
“Jeff Garcia is our guy…”
It starts at the top. Not even necessarily with the coaches, but with management that says “We’re paying this guy shitloads of money, and so he’s gotta play.” I’ve seen far too many good players get pushed aside because someone else got more money.
We can talk about Chicago for Quinn, but they have their own teflon guy in Rex Grossman. (How many times does he have to suck before they stop putting him into the game? Orton leads the team better, even if Grossman has the better skills.). Better options are teams who really have no QB to speak of, nor any QB-in-waiting. Teams like Atlanta and Miami.
Either that, or Quinn’s agent better be a legendary negotiator and get him a sweet deal to be the Browns backup, and hope that Anderson is just a fat d-lineman away from a career ending blown knee.
Comment by: Troels, king of Denmark
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 at 7:24 amYear we all wanted Derek to go somewhere else, but it did not happen. But lets talk DL and the fact that we now have a real NT, for the first time since 2005, when the Browns we for the 3-4 defence. I love it, it will make the entire D mutch better.
A real NT!
Comment by: SAM
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 at 11:34 am2 fairly good QB’s
2 new decent top defensive lineman
a new decent wide receiver
resigned 1000 yard back
decent returning O line healthy
Top kick returner in football
decent defensive backs with one more to added
one of the top tight ends in football
one of the top receivers Edwards to compliment stallworth
heck iam kinda excited…!!!
Comment by: Steiff Bears
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