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Schneed10 · 03-11-2005, 09:31 AM

On Pierce, I loved him and am sorry to see him go. I don't blame him for taking more money, even if it was only slightly more than we offered, that's a business decision and it's his call to make. I will miss him. But he obviously was not a "bleed burgundy and gold" type guy if he was willing to leave for just a slightly higher amount of money.

Coles is a dick. And an idiot. 168 passes were attempted to him last year, second highest in the NFL. I don't see what he possibly has to complain about. So I'll put him right at the level of Deion Sanders, which is about equivalent to pond scum in my mind.

On Smoot, my feelings on him are similar to Pierce. He was a good player and I'm sorry to see him go. He is a likeable guy. He took a fair amount more money from the Vikings, and I can't blame him for that. Nobody is at fault that he left the team, except maybe Dan Snyder for screwing around with the salary cap before Gibbs got here. Gibbs is now just trying to right the ship regarding the cap, so I can't blame him for not paying Smoot the Viking money. He's right, Springs is better. He's been to pro bowls and was once named All Pro, Smoot has never done that. And I'd say they played equally well last year, so since Springs is more accomplished over his career, Springs deserves to make more cash. It's nobody's fault, Smoot did what was in his best interests, and Gibbs did what was in the team's best interest. And again, if Smoot truly was a "bleed burgundy and gold" guy, he would have stayed.

That's fine, not everybody has to be a "bleed burgundy and gold" guy. But I'm allowed to like the players who want to be here better than the players who just want more money.

03-11-2005, 09:31 AM	#22
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 46 Posts: 12,458	Re: Why the backstabbing? On Pierce, I loved him and am sorry to see him go. I don't blame him for taking more money, even if it was only slightly more than we offered, that's a business decision and it's his call to make. I will miss him. But he obviously was not a "bleed burgundy and gold" type guy if he was willing to leave for just a slightly higher amount of money. Coles is a dick. And an idiot. 168 passes were attempted to him last year, second highest in the NFL. I don't see what he possibly has to complain about. So I'll put him right at the level of Deion Sanders, which is about equivalent to pond scum in my mind. On Smoot, my feelings on him are similar to Pierce. He was a good player and I'm sorry to see him go. He is a likeable guy. He took a fair amount more money from the Vikings, and I can't blame him for that. Nobody is at fault that he left the team, except maybe Dan Snyder for screwing around with the salary cap before Gibbs got here. Gibbs is now just trying to right the ship regarding the cap, so I can't blame him for not paying Smoot the Viking money. He's right, Springs is better. He's been to pro bowls and was once named All Pro, Smoot has never done that. And I'd say they played equally well last year, so since Springs is more accomplished over his career, Springs deserves to make more cash. It's nobody's fault, Smoot did what was in his best interests, and Gibbs did what was in the team's best interest. And again, if Smoot truly was a "bleed burgundy and gold" guy, he would have stayed. That's fine, not everybody has to be a "bleed burgundy and gold" guy. But I'm allowed to like the players who want to be here better than the players who just want more money.