Westbrook fires agent Fletcher Smith

[Rome]

Did anyone else laugh at the Deuce McCallister & Edge references?  Both players have sucked ass since they got paid off, right?

[Seabiscuit36]

I love how everyone ignores the fact that he's already a top 5 paid RB in the league. I think thats about right when you have guys like LT, Peterson, LJ, ahead of him.  The NFL bothers the shtein out of me that every player thinks if they have a good year, they deserve a new contract.  I know shtein isnt guaranteed, but the bonus is. 

So if you out-perform all your peers in your company by very huge margin, and you made your company twice the amount of dollars the previous year, you dont deserve a big-time raise in salary? There should not be a double-standard here

If the NFL is a business..treat it like one

do not try to compare the NFL to the corporate world dingus

[rjs246]

I'm just happy that IGY and reese are finally agreeing about something. It was sort of awkward around here for a while...

[ice grillin you]

Did anyone else laugh at the Deuce McCallister & Edge references?  Both players have sucked ass since they got paid off, right?

the point isnt whether they have justified their deals or not...they are examples of where the money is at in the nfl right now and that 30 mil in 2008 for player of westbrooks caliber is not ludicrous as so many people would like to believe

i cant get over how so many people are worried about someone elses money...if lurie doesnt pay westbrook is the money going to you?

I'm just happy that IGY and reese are finally agreeing about something. It was sort of awkward around here for a while...

this is indeed worrisome and is making me seriously reconsider my position

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Luis Castillo got caked off.  Does anyone know how much his deal is worth?  Hopefully, he doesn't have a lingering thigh injury.

[Diomedes]

I don't mean to support vigy, but who in hell is Luis Castillo?

[reese125]

haha

[ice grillin you]

I don't mean to support vigy

use your agressive feelings boy....let the hate flow thru you

[Rome]

Did anyone else laugh at the Deuce McCallister & Edge references?  Both players have sucked ass since they got paid off, right?

the point isnt whether they have justified their deals or not...they are examples of where the money is at in the nfl right now and that 30 mil in 2008 for player of westbrooks caliber is not ludicrous as so many people would like to believe

No.

The point is both players hit the dirt after signing the sort of mega-deals you're suggesting the Eagles give Westbrook.

And 30 million dollars for WESTBROOK is absurd considering his injury history and age.  It seems to me that you're taking the contrarian view as usual and not actually thinking about the potential future consequences of such a deal.  You have that luxury, but the Eagles clearly do not.  If they did - if this was MLB and the Eagles were the Yankees, then it wouldn't even be a question.

[ice grillin you]

explain to me the future "conseqences" in paying him 30 mil as oposed to 20-25 mil for the net three years

[SunMo]

i guess no one wants to remember that Westbrook spent the first 2-3 years playing as a 3rd down back and return guy.  he doesn't have the miles on his body that a normal back does at this age.  the career path to follow is Tiki Barber

[ice grillin you]

i guess no one wants to remember that Westbrook spent the first 2-3 years playing as a 3rd down back and return guy.  he doesn't have the miles on his body that a normal back does at this age.  the career path to follow is Tiki Barber

excellent point...not to mention the guy to my knowledge has never taken a hard hit in his career...

i still go back to the fact that its just a three year deal for a guy in his late 20's...its hardly the definition of a high risk

[Rome]

Unicorns & rainbows!

[Rome]

By the way, the report is $30M guaranteed, not $30M total.  I suspect he's looking for $50-60M with $30M guaranteed.

The Eagles know what he's worth, so stop acting like it's the front office acting irresponsibly or "cheap" here.  They're willing to pay him a ton of money, it's just that his (and yours, evidently) definition of a ton varies widely with theirs.

[ice grillin you]

until i hear from someone else besides pro football talk or howard eskin that hes asking for 30 mil guaranteed ill remain suspect

and non guaranteed money in the nfl is meaningless


my only point in all of this is not that westbrook should get 30 mil its that it isnt crazy to ask for it...it drives me insane that people are just out of their minds at that amount and are ripping westbrook for asking for it

if i had it my way he would play for free...but theres a much bigger picture here and for the betterment of the team (which is all i care about) its best that they get it done to the happiness of westbrook