Sheldon Brown wants to be traded

[Rome]

"We are very disappointed that the city continues to attempt to try this case in public," the team said in a statement issued Tuesday. "We think this should concern every person doing business in the City of Philadelphia or is contemplating doing business in the city."

Arrogant.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

"We are very disappointed that the city continues to attempt to try this case in public," the team said in a statement issued Tuesday. "We think this should concern every person doing business in the City of Philadelphia or is contemplating doing business in the city."

Arrogant.

If they moved the team out of Philly, I'd say "farg it" at this point.  Unless they moved to Raleigh.  That would be neat.

[ice grillin you]

"We are very disappointed that the city continues to attempt to try this case in public," the team said in a statement issued Tuesday. "We think this should concern every person doing business in the City of Philadelphia or is contemplating doing business in the city."

Arrogant.

arrongant doesnt begin to describe that

rhea and gargano were going off today because as citizens of the city how dare that millionare suburb living POS banner try and take away income for the city they live in by suggesting no one should do business with them

their entire stance in this deal is ludicrous...if the eagles truly had a deal with street to pay one million instead of 8 million wouldnt they have written a check right then and there faster than you can say capologist...yet they do nothing for over a year and then when the new admin says its time to pay up they claim they dont owe the money because of some back room handshake with streets people...i mean you cant make this stuff up

[Rome]

For the same reason they'd offer Brown a contract with the "understanding" that if he out-performed the deal, they'd sweeten it when the time came.

The parallels are too funny here.  And by "funny" I mean gag-inducing.

[reese125]

Im not too sure Banner and crew told him that if your durable enough we will give you a raise

[PhillyPhreak54]

shtein like this makes me hate professional sports sometimes. Something I never thought I'd say...I still get amped up on gamedays, but in the offseason, when the business sides takes over, it kills me.

Why can't these millionaires handle it professionally? I'm all about maximizing your cash flow, but let's not get greedy.

And on the team side of things, don't cry poor on debts owed to the city or be complete pricks to your players.

[Eagaholic]

If the FO had paid Dawkins, probably this is a completely different situation.  Brown looks up to Dawk, who may have said continue to be patient and  good things will happen. But now it's a negative domino effect, who knows the endpoint. I'll bet the conversations and advice he's undoubtedly gotten from Dawk now vs if Dawk had got paid are probably like night and day.

Especially if Brown leaves too, along with Dawk, that is a huge loss of attitude, aggression, and leadership.

[hbionic]

...and tackling.

[phillymic2000]

...and tackling.

LOL , oops, I mean farg that evil F.O. dem bastages.

[ice grillin you]

If the FO had paid Dawkins, probably this is a completely different situation.  Brown looks up to Dawk, who may have said continue to be patient and  good things will happen. But now it's a negative domino effect, who knows the endpoint. I'll bet the conversations and advice he's undoubtedly gotten from Dawk now vs if Dawk had got paid are probably like night and day.

Especially if Brown leaves too, along with Dawk, that is a huge loss of attitude, aggression, and leadership.

thats an excellent point...you let great leaders go and replace them with andy reid type robots the locker room goes to shtein

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The "leadership" angle is so overplayed.  And Sheldon has forfeited his ability to be an effective leader at this point anyway, by lumping in other players with his cause and threatening to cause problems.

But, hey, it's ALL the FO's fault, right?  BLACK AND WHITE.  NO GRAY.

[ice grillin you]

i will guarantee you 1000% that there are more players on sheldons side than on banner incs side in this...and to say that sheldon isnt and couldnt be a leader going forward is ridiculous

almost as ridiculous as saying leadership is overated in football

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Leadership isn't overrated.  The ability for other players to step in and take a leadership role when a previous leader leaves is underrated.

[ice grillin you]

not many players have it in them to be leaders...you dont just flip a switch and become a leader...hell some teams have no leaders

with runyan tra dawk and possibly sheldon gone you think donovan is gonna step up and lead?

i mean im not in the locker room and obviously only know as much as a fan can but other than possibly quinton mikell i dont see anyone on the team that has leadership abilities

[Father Demon]

Who cares if the players are on Sheldon's side?  That is 1000% irrelevant to the issue.  That's like saying when all my kids decide they don't like broccoli, I don't have to make them eat it because obviously I'm in the wrong since more of my kids agree it's yucky than think it's yummy.

You, of all people, should know that when a majority of people think you are wrong, that doesn't necessarily make them right.  Hell, you spend 80% of your day on this board in the minority.  I guess that makes you wrong 80% of the time?