A mother run amok

[Skkorpion]

http://arizonasportsfans.com/storypage.php?Story_ID=595&Category=cardinals

Some of the arguments vhave been on the message board, some not, so please read it through.

 

[clif]

A very solid piece. Skorp great job. kinda sucks with all the momentum the team has been building that we would be stuck here in the second week with no " official "news on the situation other than postings of a biased mother.

 

[conraddobler]

When I read what she wrote early this week it didn't sit well with me.

It really screams of someone building the family nest egg or more specifically greed.

Nothing wrong with tough negotiating but Greed is never good because by definition it's wanting too much.

I'm gonna have to side totally with the Cardinals here, other than they booched it by not signing some vetran backup when they could have.

Mostly I'd just let him sit, the greed will kick in sooner or later, can't buy stuff until they write you a check will take it's toll sooner or later.

It's a shame this is going on but I'm just going to assume he wont be there and move on with an exciting football year.

Just picture it like he pulled a hammy bad, same effect, have to soldier on.

 

[earthsci]

I think that articles like this and the threads that are like it are crap. Sorry. She should have kept it quiet but all of this talking about someone's mom is very personal.

You guys will be singing his praises to the high heavens when he's performing on the field.

 

[joeshmo]

All I got to say about this article is:

 

[MadCardDisease]

I think that articles like this and the threads that are like them are crap. Sorry. She should have kept it quiet but all of this talking about someone's mom is very personal.

You guys will be singing his praises to the high heavens when he's performing on the field.

I agree!

 

[clif]

I think that articles like this and the threads that are like them are crap. Sorry. She should have kept it quiet but all of this talking about someone's mom is very personal.

You guys will be singing his praises to the high heavens when he's performing on the field.

It's not about his mother... had it been his dog posting what was posted.. I think everyone would feel the same way. She should have never opened the can of worms.

 

[joeshmo]

I think that articles like this and the threads that are like them are crap. Sorry. She should have kept it quiet but all of this talking about someone's mom is very personal.

You guys will be singing his praises to the high heavens when he's performing on the field.

I agree.

 

[SouthNZoneFan]

How embarassed does this guy have to be? His mother is making him look like a kid that gets taken advantage of on the playground and she has to show up to protect him from the other kids....

Crazy....

 

[green machine]

I think that articles like this and the threads that are like it are crap. Sorry. She should have kept it quiet but all of this talking about someone's mom is very personal.

You guys will be singing his praises to the high heavens when he's performing on the field.

If his mother is posting on message boards and such then she is fair game to be criticized, just like anyone else.

 

[JeffGollin]

Mom's fallacy was that, although her hardball thinking might be dead-on with regard to a player of proven dollar value, her son (while talented in college & with a bright future in front of him) hasn't played a down in the NFL and, therefore, needs to prove on the field and locker room how good he is first.

Tough to play hardball when the status hasn't been earned. (Contrast this with Anquan Boldin, who proved in the pros he was really that good - and then got his contract reworked and extended).

Finally, young guys still have several years of change in front of them before they're fully mature physically, intellectually and mentally. You never know when a young guy will either toe the straight & narrow or wind up with problems off the field or staying motivated.

To do an overly generous deal with an undeveloped youngster is like chasing vapor. If Antrel is everything we think he's going to be, give him a couple of years to demonstrate this. And, if he deserves it, do like we did with Anquan.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Who cares, he has signed now.

 

[kerouac9]

:skyisfalling:
:eggonface:

 

[NEZCardsfan]

Great article. Hit the nail on the head of how most fans are feeling.

 

[earthsci]

If his mother is posting on message boards and such then she is fair game to be criticized, just like anyone else.

You better hope that I don't get anything on your mom.

 

[clif]

Who cares, he has singed now.

oh he' ll be singing alright... and buying.. ALOT..

 

[earthsci]

If his mother is posting on message boards and such then she is fair game to be criticized, just like anyone else.

The guy is part of our team, signed or not. You want to start building bad blood quickly, start talking about his mom. Like I said earlier, she should have kept quiet but talking about his mom is some pretty low stuff. Too low.

 

[Redsz]

I think that articles like this and the threads that are like it are crap. Sorry. She should have kept it quiet but all of this talking about someone's mom is very personal.

You guys will be singing his praises to the high heavens when he's performing on the field.

I agree.

This stuff about Antrel's mom is getting a bit over the top. And some of the stuff posted about her was absolute trash.

I'm not talking about the ASFN board, as it is pretty level headed and actually discussing the points of contention...

But from browsing the board on azcardinals, it was filled with nothing but crap about her and the holdout. She had became the 'face' for this and got quite alot of abuse thrown her way.

But once he is on the field and performing, all the same people calling him a 'mommas boy' will be singing his praises and sucking up to his family once again.

 

[Lars the Red]

http://arizonasportsfans.com/storypage.php?Story_ID=595&Category=cardinals

Some of the arguments vhave been on the message board, some not, so please read it through.

Bullseye, dead solid perfect, Skkorp!

Some of you need to get off the, 'don't bad mouth his mom' crap and listen to what she's saying. It isn't about getting a fair rookie contract and playing yourself into a big pay day. It's about getting fat, then fatter, then fattest, all while having no accountability and putting all the risk on the team. Has everyone forgotten about a guy named Wendall Bryant? Or the glass DB from Iowa who's name slips my mind?

Why is it somehow always about the 'evil organization' trying to stick it to the player? They dump $12 million in his pocket, but it's about how they can tear up the contract and start from scratch? How incredibly f*****up is that?

She's been taught the agent song and is singing it well. It's not real, and it's not the truth. Don't get caught up in the fact that it's a mom, and no one talks about someone's mom. She lost that protected status the first second she started doing 'agent speak' in public.

 

[clif]

Bullseye, dead solid perfect, Skkorp!

Some of you need to get off the, 'don't bad mouth his mom' crap and listen to what she's saying. It isn't about getting a fair rookie contract and playing yourself into a big pay day. It's about getting fat, then fatter, then fattest, all while having no accountability and putting all the risk on the team. Has everyone forgotten about a guy named Wendall Bryant? Or the glass DB from Iowa who's name slips my mind?

Why is it somehow always about the 'evil organization' trying to stick it to the player? They dump $12 million in his pocket, but it's about how they can tear up the contract and start from scratch? How incredibly f*****up is that?

She's been taught the agent song and is singing it well. It's not real, and it's not the truth. Don't get caught up in the fact that it's a mom, and no one talks about someone's mom. She lost that protected status the first second she started doing 'agent speak' in public.

Exactly!


It could have been his barber saying what was said. Would it have been ok then to disagree?

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

God forbid a mother wants her child to be as financially secure as possible. And doesn't Fitzgerald have a contract set up the same way this "mother run amok" wants Antrel to have? I'm pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that Fitz's contract will have to be re-structured after a few years to be able to logically fit it under the cap.

 

[MadCardDisease]

It's over now. Lets just let it go and be happy we have our guy signed!

Thank You!

 

[LVCARDFREAK]

God forbid a mother wants her child to be as financially secure as possible. And doesn't Fitzgerald have a contract set up the same way this "mother run amok" wants Antrel to have? I'm pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that Fitz's contract will have to be re-structured after a few years to be able to logically fit it under the cap.

I am sure you would be signing a different tune had Rolle been out until say Mid-Sept!

 

[joeshmo]

I am sure you would be signing a different tune had Rolle been out until say Mid-Sept!

But he didnt. So your point is.

 

[MadCardDisease]

How incredibly f*****up is that?

That is unacceptable! Please read the site rules:

http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=44083

Thanks