You're Kidding Me

Eagle Eye · 02-15-2008, 01:53 PM

Topic title should be enough to explain

ESPN - Falcons release seven players, including Crumpler - NFL

Lurch1982 · 02-15-2008, 03:07 PM

Blow it up.

Eagle Eye · 02-15-2008, 05:41 PM

Alge is the offensive leader (aside from Dunn, who they'll send packing next) for the Falcons, this makes as much sense as the Colts just up and cutting Harrison for cap space. When you have an offensive leader that has rallied your team several times in the past, and pretty much was THE coach for Atlanta last season, why would you do something like that?

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-15-2008, 06:22 PM

^Welcome to the world of professional sports (and increasingly, college sports, too). -CSM

Lurch1982 · 02-15-2008, 08:25 PM

^^Blame that bitch Gene Upshaw. He's the one that allowed basically unrestricted cuts to vets occur when no other sport allows it.

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Originally Posted by CSM is still single!

^Welcome to the world of professional sports (and increasingly, college sports, too). -CSM

Not true at all. Look at baseball, where the Union actually represents player interests instead of league interests. You don't see players like Andruw Jones cut from Atlanta. They have to trade or wait until the contracts expire. Look at the NBA: it got so bad they finally had to bring in the Allan Houston rule to attempt to save the Knicks. Every other major sport protects veterans and guarantees the contracts to an extent. The NFL is garbage concerning player contracts. You can assume that if a 28 year old in the NFL signs a 5 year deal, he won't finish it.

02-15-2008, 01:53 PM	#1
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	You're Kidding Me Topic title should be enough to explain ESPN - Falcons release seven players, including Crumpler - NFL

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Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: DenCo Gender: Posts: 9,850 Thanks: 127 Thanked 365 Times in 192 Posts	Blow it up.

02-15-2008, 05:41 PM	#3
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	Alge is the offensive leader (aside from Dunn, who they'll send packing next) for the Falcons, this makes as much sense as the Colts just up and cutting Harrison for cap space. When you have an offensive leader that has rallied your team several times in the past, and pretty much was THE coach for Atlanta last season, why would you do something like that?

02-15-2008, 06:22 PM	#4
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^Welcome to the world of professional sports (and increasingly, college sports, too). -CSM