How reporters are so quick to point fingers

I was just reading articles by Wilbon and Jenkins on the Washingtonpost.com. And they both say how no other team in the league has troubles with players but the Redskins. Then they say how LC wants out but we may not be able to let him, and then how LaVar was told this and that happened.

Forgive me if I am wrong but wasnt it just last year around this time that Ty Law wanted out of, DARE I SAY IT, New England the Super Bowl Champs!!!! Or how our very own Clinton Portis wanted out of Denver or was going to hold out for more money. I get so sick of hearing about our troubles again and again. It's like telling a fat person that they are fat, they are already aware of that.

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Honestly...I am going on the assumption that Gibbs is breaking some eggs to make an omlette this off-season. He can see that there are players in the league who care enough about winning to help their teams out by restructuring and want to stay on their team so much they sign below market deals. My guess is he wants to make sure these are the type of guys we have. At least I am hoping...

I was just reading articles by Wilbon and Jenkins on the Washingtonpost.com. And they both say how no other team in the league has troubles with players but the Redskins. Then they say how LC wants out but we may not be able to let him, and then how LaVar was told this and that happened.

Forgive me if I am wrong but wasnt it just last year around this time that Ty Law wanted out of, DARE I SAY IT, New England the Super Bowl Champs!!!! Or how our very own Clinton Portis wanted out of Denver or was going to hold out for more money. I get so sick of hearing about our troubles again and again. It's like telling a fat person that they are fat, they are already aware of that.

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If Wilbon and Jenkins said 'no other team in the league has the trouble with players but the Redskins...', that is absurd.
On a side note though, the two player examples (T. Law and C. Portis) you gave had legit issues with being under paid, in comparison to lesser player at their postions. If Denver and New England paid them their market value, they actually wanted to stay where they were.
L. Coles on the other hand is very well paid. He wanted out because of disagreements with the offensive coaches system. Very diffrent kind of situation. I can not blame Portis for wanting to secure his families financial future. Coles reasons are selfish.

Why would any player who cares about winning come to Washington?

I wouldn't say that your families would starve if you made ONLY 1 million dollars. ;)

A million dollars isn't shit. It may seem like it is because you don't have it but the truth is a million dollars will run before you even realize.

Not to mention the next day your career could be over. Good point FRPLG - when we start winning then we'll see more people restructuring to stay. Otherwise we're just a bad team stuck in a rut.

Yep, very good point. People are the Patriots are doing what it takes to stay on the team.

I will also say a million "ain't shit" if you don't manage your money effectively, but that's beside the point. I mean a million is a 20 years salary of $50,000. If someone were to just "blow through" that type of money they don't deserve it in the first place. Investments alone would allow a person to live comfortably most, if not all, of their lives.

I just really wanted to put in perspective the amounts that people are asking for these days and about how that 1-2 million that's keeping Smoot from resigning should be a moot point considering the amount he would get anyway.

A million dollars isn't shit. It may seem like it is because you don't have it but the truth is a million dollars will run before you even realize.


I'll take that risk.