Hopefully a Wake Up Call for Agents

by BallsofSteel on Apr 3, 2009 5:17 PM EDT

Cutler and Burress. What is the thread that ties these two tanking primadonnas together? Bad advice from bad agents.

Let's assume for a moment we believe everything we've been told in the press this week.

Cook basically destroyed any chance Cutler had of returning to the Broncos by putting a wall of communication between his client and his client's employer. It looks to me like classic tampering by the agent, playing his client against the GM. How else do you have one side saying they were denied contact over and over, and the other side saying they were never contacted? Sounds to me like the agent tried to pull a maneuver, screwed it up, and then had to backtrack with a trail of lies so that his client wouldn't know he had destroyed his chance at a future with his current team. In the meantime, Cook managed to out his client as a whiner and a QB that lacks the intangibles of leadership that would lead a team through difficulty. Now Cutler has to climb out of this hole in Chicago, for better or worse. Say what you will about Cutler, he had the Bronco's locker room in his pocket, a solid offensive system, a great O-line, and two genuine big play threats at wideout. Now he's entering a situation where he will have to overcome the foolishness of the past months and win over the Bear's locker room, all the while with an offense that isn't half as potent as what Denver had. Whoops.

The Burress situation is similarly interesting to me:

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/04/03/giants-offered-plaxico-a-new-deal-before-grievance-hearing/

We’re told that, if Burress had accepted the deal, the team likely would have kept him for 2009, despite the current uncertainty regarding his legal status.

Idiot.

Sounds like Rosenhaus was so intent on getting Burress traded that he didn't realize what a terrible situation his client was in. Now having played with fire with one of the better franchises in the league, Burress is now on the curb, where he will stay until the Bengals or Cowboys decide they need more primadonnas to destroy their ball club.

The point is that the shenanigans these agents are pulling should serve as a wake-up call. This only hurts your client, the team they play for, and ultimately you. We're entering into an era over the next two seasons of some really hardcore negotiating between the players and owners, and this kind of stupidity is only going to get worse.

What do you guys think?

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I think Dan Snyder’s gettin’ ready to make a call…

by BluegrassSteeler on Apr 3, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions

Burress

Hope he doesn’t end up in Cincy.

When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen

by 5020 on Apr 3, 2009 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

I think the agents don't care

Bus Cook has convinced Cutler that the Broncos didn’t respect him, so Cutler is now happy to be traded. Cook’s client is happy, and he still gets paid. How is this a problem for him? If Cutler eventually becomes disenchanted with the Bears, Cook knows he can just convince Cutler to throw another tantrum and, bingo, new team.

Burress will eventually be picked up by another NFL team, and Rosenhaus will get a big commission on a new contract for Burress, just a year after getting a big commission on his last contract. How is this bad for the agent? And if Burress has to do a little jail time, I’m sure his agent will feel very bad for him while sitting in his multi-million-dollar mansion.

So, no, I don’t think greedy and unethical agents will change their behavior. Not unless the Commissioner or the Players Union starts sanctioning agents for these shenanigans.

by Steelin on Apr 3, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions

Agents are ruthless people who really only care about their own bank accounts. Just because one of their clients was cut doesnt mean their going to change.

by archon095 on Apr 3, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions