TheMalcolmConnection
03-09-2006, 08:45 AM
Taken from the WP:
Wide receiver David Patten said the same. Patten signed a five-year,$13.5 million deal with a $3.5 million signing bonus. "They didn't come to me," Patten said. "And I didn't volunteer. Would you volunteer to give your money back?"
Does that not rub anyone else the wrong way?
TheMalcolmConnection
03-09-2006, 08:46 AM
I mean he could have just stopped at, "They haven't approached me."
PWNED
03-09-2006, 08:48 AM
I mean he could have just stopped at, "They haven't approached me."
i agree. i dont like the cut of his jib.
SC Skins Fan
03-09-2006, 08:50 AM
I mean he could have just stopped at, "They haven't approached me."
Yeah, could have. Doesn't rub me the wrong way though . . . I wouldn't be lining up to give back any money either, though restructuring generally means the player gets bonus money in lieu of base salary so it works out for both sides and he wouldn't be "giving money back" in his words. Doesn't strike me as so horrible though.
TheMalcolmConnection
03-09-2006, 08:51 AM
Yeah, could have. Doesn't rub me the wrong way though . . . I wouldn't be lining up to give back any money either, though restructuring generally means the player gets bonus money in lieu of base salary so it works out for both sides and he wouldn't be "giving money back" in his words. Doesn't strike me as so horrible though.
Meh. Still, you just don't want people saying crap like that. I mean did that serve any purpose at all besides showing us that he doesn't seem willing to restructure?
PWNED
03-09-2006, 08:52 AM
Meh. Still, you just don't want people saying crap like that. I mean did that serve any purpose at all besides showing us that he doesn't seem willing to restructure?
i agree with malcom 100%!!! GOOD POST!!!!! :biggthump
VTSkins897
03-09-2006, 08:55 AM
first few posts i didnt think much of it but i also agree with malcolm. no need for him to say it like that.
maybe he knows it's bc we'd be using the money to get a real #2.
TheMalcolmConnection
03-09-2006, 08:56 AM
I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying cut Patten, but just something that stuck out.
irish
03-09-2006, 09:04 AM
He's right, who does volunteer to give money back so his comment does not bother me at all. Its just business and if he does not look out for his interests nobody else will.
What I do find interesting is that sports fans always complain about athletes speaking in cliches and say nothing responses so now when an athlete actually speaks in a candid manner he gets ripped. No wonder athletes never say much when they are interviewed.