I can personally think of two Nfl Gm’s who are wishing for time machines, because if they could go “Back to the Future”, I certainly get the feeling they would have done things a little different.
Exhibit A, Chad Johnson aka Ocho Cinco
Pictured above in Washington holding his new jersey at a press conference from Dc’s famous Jersey’s-R-Us, but wait what there’s NO DEAL, you got to be kidding me. Let’s quickly recap, Chad asks for trade, Bengals say NO, Chad questions team’s contention abilities, Bengals say NOTHING, Chad skips mini camp, Bengals THREATEN HIM, Chad holds whirlwind media circus reaffirming his desire to be traded. Bengals HOLD OWN MEDIA CIRCUS and CUT HENRY, (another problematic receiver). Then out of nowhere the Skins in their post-gibb, post-sean era, looking for the gate draw of a legitimate star offer the 21st pick overall and a third rounder that comes with a performance based safety net that stipulates that if the Bengals did trade away a great receiver and not a MENTAL patient, the second pick could move as high as the first round in 2009. Great trade solves the need, Bengals get younger, removes the dressing room nightmare, establishes TJ Houshmanzadeh as your clear number one, clean divorce to an otherwise nasty situation.
Bengal’s GM “Um No thanks” will keep the cancer and do our best to live with it!
Now Chad is back in camp because “I’m not crazy you know” (referring to the paycheck he’d be missing if he continued his holdout), apparently looking “rusty” (ESPN) schizophrenically denying he made some of the comments he made, and dogging it and fiening ankle injuries, all the while just pinning for the Bengals to go say 1-4 or 2-5 out of the gate so he can’t start the “I told you so, Fall tour of 2009″ and reiterate his desire to be traded.
Cincy at least your not alone…
Exhibit B, Don’t Worry Jerry Reese, Shockey Shouts at everyone…
Jeremy is a great player but this team proved it doesn’t need him, they won a Superbowl. There TE by platoon approached worked and looked to make there QB more comfortable as Eli wasn’t trying to force it to a screaming or steaming Shockey on every second play. Plus he had good PR going for him for once he avoided the sidelines, media days and the Superbowl festivities in general as to not be a distraction to the team, (course no we know the Giants forced him to do this against his will) In the days leading up to the draft it becomes very clear the Saints want Shockey, the offer the 4oth pick overall and services of safety Roman Harper plus rumours still persist that the Saints were willing to add a late rounder to this DEAL.
Giant’s GM “We don’t need him, Hell I’m not even sure we want him but you can’t have him”
This is a player you would not allow out of a luxury box during the playoffs as he might distract the other guys, so you put him up in the boxes and promised him all the BUD he could drink. The Team looked better way better without him. Now your stuck with his FU attitude, his dwindling trade value and the fact that 2 key receivers from last years run remain unsigned and Micheal Strahan just retired.
As a GM timing is everything, and Jerry Reese missed more than the subway with this one, Yikes
Lito Sheppard was close to list but with what I’m hearing he’s looking for contract wise I can’t really blame the GM totally in this case, because at what Lito’s asking I imagine him about as hard as veneral disease to pass along right now.
