Gaffney, Not Bunkley Busted On Weapons Charge

MURP · July 28, 2006, 09:23:52 AM

IGY, your going to the extremes again. Every player is an individual and Reid looks at it that way, which is obvious by his actions over the years. To make blanket statements about what Reid will do one way or the other as far as personel decisions is a waste of time. We knew from day one that Reid was about "character" guys and yet that has deviated here and there. Buckhalter was in the weed car years ago, missed practices etc. and is still a Reid favorite. McDougle had an arrest on his record and Reid didnt think it was a serious thing. Winston Justice had obvious past character issues and it didnt stop them from targeting him in the FIRST Round let along getting a steal in the second. Andy Hall got a DUI and was still on the team for a while after that. Jeff Garcia has a DUI on his record, yet Reid went out and grabbed him this offseason. To dis Andy Reid and play the card that all guys coming to the team are BYU choir boys who cant play football is misleading at best.

ice grillin you · July 28, 2006, 09:27:53 AM

reid already likes the soft guys...this isnt gonna help

is that better

MURP · July 28, 2006, 09:30:17 AM

so now your theory is that only thugs can win superbowls?

Wingspan · July 28, 2006, 09:30:32 AM

Quote from: ice grillin you on July 28, 2006, 09:15:43 AM
put it like this...id rather have a coke filled team of hooligans like the cowboys and have multiple superbowls than have byu nfl style and win 10 games a year the 'right way'

its a friggin football team...i dont care if they are mass murderers as long as they help the eagles

well bunkley isnt helping the eagles right now is he?

no, he was allegedly arrested and has yet to have serious contract negotiations. he is not on the practice field.

Diomedes · July 28, 2006, 09:33:36 AM

MURP makes a good point. Reid is not unreasonable. But I have to say igy is probably right that episodes like this only reinforce Reid's natural aversion to anyone who isn't lily white pure as the driven snow. That might mean that Reid will be less able to objectively evaluate talent in criminals...but that's fine with me.

He can't evaluate a WR or LB to save his life anyway. Might as well throw criminals in that group.

ice grillin you · July 28, 2006, 09:36:24 AM

so now your theory is that only thugs can win superbowls?

no but soft players definitely dont...they need more trotters and coles on this team

the most important thing TO brought to the eagles (in the good times) was not his talent it was his attitude it changed the whole aura of the team...its something that reid has never had/allowed on his team...an over the top shtein talking bust you in the face attitude...they need more of that...and you dont need to be a thug to have that in you

ice grillin you · July 28, 2006, 09:37:15 AM

oh one more thing

sapp>mamula

Diomedes · July 28, 2006, 09:38:26 AM

no shtein.

MURP · July 28, 2006, 09:43:29 AM

Quoteover the top shtein talking bust you in the face attitude...they need more of that

I agree, but these are two totally different things. Being a criminal has nothing to do with that attitude. TO doesnt have any criminal record we know of, yet he was like that. Bunkley is not a trash talking in your face psycho, yet he possibly has a criminal record.

note that one thing has nothing to do with the other.

PhillyGirl · July 28, 2006, 09:44:07 AM

has this been confirmed? I find it hard to believe that the media in this city wouldnt have been all over this.

Diomedes · July 28, 2006, 09:44:27 AM

Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 28, 2006, 09:44:07 AM
has this been confirmed? I find it hard to believe that the media in this city wouldnt have been all over this.

No, not yet confirmed.

Seabiscuit36 · July 28, 2006, 09:45:47 AM

apparently the morning crew dopes were pimping it as the eagles knew about it and have been trying to cover it up

ice grillin you · July 28, 2006, 09:48:03 AM

if it happened the eagles definitely have known about it

as i said its most likely the reason the negotiations have gone so bad in the last week...ie reid going public with his anger over whats happening

Diomedes · July 28, 2006, 09:48:14 AM

If I were the Eagles, trying to sign this guy, and I knew this had happened, I'd keep that little nugget to myself (and away from the press), if only as a tool for getting the guy signed.

"sign for six"
"no"
"we know about the gun"
"..."

mussa · July 28, 2006, 09:48:20 AM

jesus people calm down. it hasn't been confirmed yet and your ready to keel over and call it a season. how and why this kid has a loaded handgun on his dashboard is just stupid. you gotta realize he is pretty much a kid and is going to make some dumb mistakes. i just hope if this true, it will give him alittle scare and say hey i can't be doing dumb shtein. now sign the farging contract and get to camp dumb ass.