They say ever since I ran for 2k I'm not hungry no more. I reply u DAMN RIGHT I graduated from HUNGRY to GREEDY. #FEELFREETOHATE
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I'd rather have
a “greedy” guy who runs for 2000+ yards than a “team first” guy who doesn’t.
by Titan9 on Jul 8, 2010 9:02 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Because running for 2000 yards=playoffs!
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You're right. He's worthless.
They should just save their money and cut him.
Yo, I'm smokin herbals till it hurts you
I keep your daughter way out past her curfew
Nahh..don't cut him
At least get something for him.
Maybe some new goalpost pads. Or endzone pylons. SOMETHING!
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No, but there's no way we have a shot at the playoffs if CJ's not playing.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Good reasoning.
Pay him or not, we aren’t in the playoffs.
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Don't know
Just know it won’t be this year.
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Then...
why watch this season? Or do you have a 2nd team (like in the NFC) to keep you from getting depressed?
Where do you see the record for the season? 8-8? Mind doing a game by game W/L prediction (won’t hold you to it once the season starts since this is before training camp, etc)?
Personally, I can see the Titans going 10-6 or even 11-5.
I was optimistic last year
And I get sick when the team does so bad.
(I most likely probably definitely have an unhealthy attachment to my sports teams)
So I have decided to go totally pessimistic. I say 4 and 12. If they do better, I will dance in my seat at LP. If they don’t….awww who am I kidding, I will still be sick.
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:'(
Maybe you should go to a Browns help group or something… It sucks to have the spirit drained of you like that. (my friends are still giving me shit after I posted a rant on facebook following 0-59 last year)
My wife thought she had lost me after the Ravens' playoff game.
She was seriously looking in the yellow pages for counselors.
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newly married here...
…and the wife didn’t know how important that game was. she thought it was an ok time to tease me about it at the end of the game.
My mother in law is an original PSL holder
So my wife has attended far more Titan games than I have.
But she still has this whole “perspective” thing that I can’t figure out.
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My wife is a life-long Browns fan...
She’s basically given up on ever seeing a good team play and gets upset when I yell and scream at the TV (errr… Computer), but doesn’t seem to get why I find it so amusing when she gets upset about the Browns’ personnel decisions…
And there are no help groups for Browns fans… just the annual ritual of saying “There’s always next year.”
Yeah, cause team first guys always = playoffs.
Yeah, you’re right they should definitely dump CJ and get a bunch of team first guys who play for the league minimum. The playoffs would be a lock then.
Great logic.
last i check Peyton was not a me guy
look where that got him
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by SouthTexasTitan on Jul 8, 2010 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Personally
I’d prefer a group of team first guys who play together and win vs a bunch of individuals who when they play together are amazing but when they don’t are just a disaster.
I’m a lifelong Saints fan who moved up here and now enjoy the Titans too, and I’d much prefer the attitude the Saints have over some of the current Titans. Even before Super Bowl they were a group of team guys. Outside of Brees, there aren’t any “stars” and as good as Drew is, you never here stuff like this from him.
Now, I don’t care if Johnson gets paid or not, as a fan, I don’t care about contracts. I just want him on the field doing what he does best and helping the team win. Of course he is underpaid relative to the rest of the league, but compared to mine, its a ton of money so I have no sympathy for his plight or need for his selfishness. He will get his money once he honors what he signed up for.
CJ's ESPN free agency special in a couple years
is going to be allsome.
As long as it comes with a CJ translator right beside him.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jul 8, 2010 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Could you make a whole hour of CJ without a translator?
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Haha definitely not!
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jul 8, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Who's to say that "Greedy" necessarily refers to maoney?
Maybe he is implying that greed=wanting more yards & success. In the context of that tweet, I took it as him being “greedy” by wanting to get all the yards & records that he can.
by oHIo1 on Jul 8, 2010 9:33 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I would come more believing that if...
he hadn’t ened it with #FEELFREETOHATE. That, to me, sounds like all money talking.
Do those glasses come in rose?
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by TexansForever on Jul 8, 2010 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
thank you ohIo1
you are right, thats what he meant, its southern slang, you wouldn’t understand if your not from down here
I think his translation
is that he used the word “greedy” in the place of “even more hungrier than last year”
I dont think he’s talking money…..I think he’s just saying.."……
well never mind ohio1 just beat me…haha
I can't look at this picture and not laugh.
Make sure you keep it handy for future use.
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you never know when you need it
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by SouthTexasTitan on Jul 8, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Thanks, Fish!
Force-feeding him carries so he could put his name in the record books and you could point to something at the meaningless end of a disappointing season was an AWESOME idea.
by NewsToTom on Jul 8, 2010 10:51 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Awesome
I love that you found a way to blame Fisher for this, and you know what, it actually makes sense.
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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.
I'm not a Blame Fish guy
I have serious concerns about whether Fisher has the right viewpoint to build a successful team at the front-office level, and I was concerned he’d screw up when Reese got fired, but beyond that I think Fish has done about as well as you can reasonably expect. Moreover, I think it’d be very difficult, if not impossible, to get a coach would could come in and have the same sort of long-term success.
But Roos said it in an interview on the official site in December: sure, it’d be nice to get CJ 2000 yards, but if the team doesn’t make the playoffs, it really doesn’t mean much. Yes, it was nice to see CJ have a lot of success running in 2009. It would have been just as nice to see him with 50 fewer carries and 200-300 fewer rushing yards.
It’s nice to set records, I recognize that, cool and all that. NFL running backs, though, have a limited shelf life and don’t respond well to overuse, and Fish pissed away some of CJ’s career for prestige and individual goals. Now, it’s coming back to bite him and the rest of team management in the rear. As a fan of the Titans who wants them to go 19-0 and win every game 74-0, you bet I’m annoyed.
If you want, I can dig up some a link or two to some of my in-season kvetching about CJ setting or tying his career high for carries in a game like 5 straight games.
Go for it.
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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.
One quick one
Workload comments from before the loss to the Colts: http://18to88.com/2009-archives/december/taking-on-the-titans.html. That’s the watershed point to me-any time he went over 20 carries after that was clearly a waste, while stuff before that is arguable.
BUT WE HAVE MOMENTUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111
And rec’d.
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Every coach would have done that.
Your starting RB has a chance to make history and you deny him that shot just so he can’t have that accomplishment on his resume? Then you’re a first class douchebag whom NO ONE would ever want to play hard for. This has got to be one of the stupidest, whiniest posts I’ve ever read. Can’t believe two dumbasses actually rec’d it.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So we want a coach that everybody wants to play for cause he gets em PAID!
Great thinking there. Maybe we can find someone who can hang around in the league for 20 years with a .500 record and no Super Bowl. That would be SWEET.
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Funny how...
I don’t remember you posting here during game 16 last season cheering for the Seahawks defense to stop CJ so that we could re-sign him on the cheap. You were probably celebrating the record with every other Titans fan, but now that he wants more money, you’re saying Jeff Fisher is stupid for letting him get the record? Hilarious.
Hell, we shouldn’t want ANY Titans to make the Pro Bowl. Mediocrity all around! Our players will be less likely to hold out and ask for bigger paychecks if they’re not performing well!
I can’t believe the stupidity that I’m seeing on this forum today. Un-freaking-believable.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right
I think my exact statement was “Fisher better let him get the record or this season will be a complete waste.”
And I would have been furious if he had thrown the ball 50 times and kept CJ on the sideline.
But, you know what? Hindsight is 20/20. And if I had known then what kind of me first greedy piece of trash Johnson is, I would have been against it then as well.
I don’t understand the “give him what he wants” way of thinking. Why are we the dumbasses? Who is gonna be the dumbass when he comes back in 2 years and wants more? Are you gonna give it to him then? What if he runs for 1900 this year and we still don’t make the playoffs (which we won’t)? Will he not deserve it then?
At some point somebody has to hold these greedy assholes’ feet to the fire. He signed the contract. Nobody forced him to. Why don’t we just sign everybody to a $1 contract and then pay them for what they do?
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No point in arguing this
since we’re not going to see eye-to-eye. But the simple fact is that him making less money than the backup RB makes no sense whatsoever.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
He doesn't make less than the back-up running back
Base salary is only a small part of the equation. No back up running back got the money CJ did up front.
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But again
it isn’t. Sure the base is less, but Alvin Pearman didn’t get a signing bonus.
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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.
"we"??
Holy shit. I didn’t know gramsey was Bud Adams!! No wonder he’s so against paying CJ. The Titans fans are going to buy their tickets at least this year… and maybe next… and that’s as long as he’ll live, so he doesn’t have to worry about losing his precious life blood.
If Fisher hadn't given him the carries,
you’d be blasting him for allowing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a Titans to make the record books go to waste. Hilarious how you think CJ breaking Faulk’s record is somehow a liability.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
It was a liability
We just didn’t know what kind of person Johnson was at the time.
Or we did, and we just didn’t want to admit it.
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gramsey, bro, let me share something with you...
all that “team first” crap ends when college players come into the NFL. And trust me, it doesn’t take long after that for the players to realize that it’s a BUSINESS!! It’s just about the $$$, so please, don’t take it personally. I dare say that (unless you wanted to sell insurance the rest of your life) if you had just “out-performed” every one else, and you had a chance to bank, and you knew your window of opportunity to do so was very limited, that YOU would do the same thing.
by titansfan4ever on Jul 8, 2010 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Then why do they sign the contracts?
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You & I both know that...
those contracts aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
by titansfan4ever on Jul 8, 2010 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Then why do the players sign them?
Why doesn’t someone say “Those contracts aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. I’m not signing one.”?
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you don't sign
you don’t play. and guess what? if CJ doesn’t play, the Titans lose.
Ways they (or “you” since it’s your money) lose:
1) teams can play a safer D vs. Young and whatever RB trots out there. This increases the chances for the Titans to lose.
2) the organization gets a rep for not paying players for performance. No more good FAs (not that the team is a destination for many at the moment).
3) the organization loses the positive attention that CJ brings from casual fans, fantasy football, & Madden. They become yet another small-market afterthought of a team that is just another team that the Colts have to play a couple times.
4) after all this, the team (err, I mean Gramsey) starts to lose money directly as interest wanes in the organization.
Come on man
We all get to say “we.” Anyone who has ever put on a Titan’s hat, jersey or tshirt. Anyone who has ever been screaming at the top of your lungs at LP, at home on the couch, or in the bar. Anyone who has posted so many comments in the game thread that their fingers are sore after the game. Anyone who has ever shed tears after a Ravens’ playoff beating…the list goes on and on.
We all get to say “we.”
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Don't forget...
Banging on the seat backs in front of you to make more noise when the Colts are on offense….
That's crap anyway
Steve McNair was a team guy. #27 was a team guy. 53 is a team guy.
I don’t think you really believe that stuff.
I don’t know why I get all worked up about this anyway. We are gonna suck this year CJ or no CJ.
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#27?
In case you’ve forgotten, Eddie George finished his career with the Dallas Cowboys on a low note because he wanted more cash and didn’t want to split carries with Chris Brown. How exactly does that make him a team guy?
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Wrong.
Eddie George believed he could still play. The Titans did not. And they were right.
This is a completely different situation.
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So I guess he didn't agree with what the "team" thought.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
You've lost me man
I don’t even know why we’re arguing anymore. We’re not gonna change each other’s minds.
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Actually, I think I get it
And I mean a “team” guy, not a “company man.”
I don’t care what these guys do when their contracts run out. If 53 doesn’t like what the Titans are offering then he is free to look elsewhere, that is his prerogative. I don’t like it when that happens, but that is the nature of the beast.
What pisses me off, however, is when guys sign contracts of their own free will, and then arbitrarily decide that it’s not good enough anymore and pull this holdout crap. I don’t care what you or anyone else says, it is hurting the team, play schemes and chemistry for CJ to not be in camp. That is a given. Honor the contract you signed. If it makes you mad…walk away when your time is up. I don’t get mad when players don’t give hometown discounts and shit like that. Just don’t holdout.
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What "contract designated" activity...
has he held out of? Certainly not the voluntary workouts…
Or did Titans’ training camp start already? Oh wait, it hasn’t… and everyone is pissing steam for no reason.
You are right
Maybe this all a moot point when training camp starts and 28 is on the field.
But from all his talk, he is not going to be.
Anyway, “voluntary” OTA’s are chemistry builders. And that is where the beginning of the offensive and defensive schemes are installed. It has an effect.
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I agree.
I would have totaly loved for CJ to be in camp with VY, et al. But the silver lining is the reps that Ringer is getting. So there’s that.
And there is that rumor that the Titans are going to give him the incentive money for next year now, and then rework the whole thing later… so there’s hope!
Contracts
McNair got paid $50 mil AS A ROOKIE and for not playing the first 2 years. That’s an awesome argument you just made. I mean, it’s TOTALLY relevant to CJ’s contract dispute.
Bulluck’s team play has won him the $$$ this offseason, hasn’t it?
Don't forget McNair...
got locked out of the team’s practice facility and went to play for a hated rival because management wanted him to renegotiate and he didn’t. So much for “team playing.”
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
We weren't comparing McNair's contract to CJ's.
But if you want to, you are right, they are not the same situation.
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Then cu CJ and give Ringer the starting job.
Even more stupidity. Remarkable.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
1. That was clearly a joke.
2. If we did TRADE him for comparable quality, I wouldn’t be opposed.
3. Since CJ has started demanding money, he hasn’t mentioned the O-line once. Most good RB’s would get at least 1500 yards with that O-line and that many carries anyways.
Ohio is right
CJ is implying he is on another level of hungriness. Meaning he wants all the attempts, carries, receptions, targets, ball-hogging he can get.
“FEEL-FREE-TO-HATE” implies he wants you to hate him. He wants small-minded people to think he is greedy, which will force the F.O. to wait even longer on this compromise; which will increase his holdout period. He knows the longer the holdout continues, the bigger contract he will receive. If he was a player who has already received a huge contract and been in the league awhile like TO, Vincent Jackson, Marcus McNiel. Well the holdout only decreases his contract. Everyone can say he has no leverage at this point over the F.O. But I believe he is getting everything he wants, except all of his fans on his side.
This is business ppl, nothing to do with the TEAM. When our GM trades or releases players, nobody cares then. But when a player makes a stand, he gets ridiculed for it. CJ deserves it, Haynesworth needs to be cut!
If He holds out for a whole year
by titanwarrior1 on Jul 8, 2010 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
You sure did waste a whole lot of time typing all that
Just to be wrong.
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CJ just take the check, shut up, and play
If I wanted someone who whined about money constantly I would find a wife.
REAL SOVIET DAMAGE!!!!!
by SouthTexasTitan on Jul 8, 2010 11:37 AM CDT reply actions
she's getting married
just told me the other day
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by SouthTexasTitan on Jul 8, 2010 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Who cares if he tweets selfish things?
a) He’s an RB who gets his number called all day by Fish. His desire for touches will never be a distraction.
b) He’s never shown anything short of max effort and a love for the game of football.
c) He’s got a legitimate beef: short earning window, integral to the team, underpaid relative to NFL offensive stars. But he’s got minimal leverage and if he doesn’t get it, his agent does. So there’s no doomsday scenario here, no reason to fret about a CJ-less Titans.
d) Titans shouldn’t pay him market value right now, but they should give him a nice bump in salary for the workload alone. He’s being asked to take a workload that very likely could diminish his abilities later in his career or curtail his time in the league. There’s nothing wrong in doing right by a player who has exceeded expectations and become far more important and heavily used than the team imagined when they drafted him.
e)This idea of shutting up, honoring the contract, and playing is naive w/r/t the way NFL contracts work, the demands of the position and its limited earnings window, CJ’s performance/pay relative to everyone in his locker room and league, and the developments since CJ signed the contract (i.e. huge workload and MVP caliber performance).
Exactly.
I can’t believe people didn’t get that “greedy” referred to wanting to become an even better RB.
He’s done everything this team asked for. He seemed to be the only guy on offense who even showed up against the 59-0 debacle at New England. He deserves what he’s asking for.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree
Everytime he is the only guy to “show up,” he should be entitled to a raise. Keep on giving him what he wants.
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To it sounds like.....
A lot of people don’t know how to appreciate a good running back.
by datboybevans on Jul 8, 2010 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He should be entitled to a raise because he earned it.
LeBron James shouldn’t be making the same salary as a guy sitting on the bench for the L.A. Clippers. If you just need any old running back, re-sign LenDale and let’s get on with it. We saw what happened in the playoff game against the Ravens the difference that having CJ makes. Pretty safe to say that he deserves big money.
I agree with your logic
but its not necessarily doable with the current structure of how rookie contracts are done. The Titans took the bulk of the risk in giving him 12 million based on no NFL production a couple of years ago when they signed him. I agree, he’s outperformed his deal and he should not be paid as a back up RB who had a better agent or is on a veteran deal. But a renegotiation 40% of the way through a contract is not a fair thing either. I know as a contractor, I can’t negotiate on my rate until I’m through with what I agreed to accomplish. Break down the timeline and it would be like me asking for a raise in April or May of a calendar year. Just doesn’t happen.
What they should do is get a handle on how they pay rookies so that you don’t get a guy like Bradford or Jamarcus who is unproven in the pros making 40mil guaranteed and a guy like Johnson making less than he’s proven to be worth. Make it a 3 year deal? Make it more incentive laden as a rookie, something like that.
What bothers me the most as a fan is I don’t care about if CJ gets paid. I care if he shows up, helps the team, and Bud keeps ticket prices down and the Logan’s hamburgers at LP Field reasonably priced so I can afford to buy a beer with my lunch. Let the dollars and cents stuff be taken care of behind closed doors so I don’t have to feel that I am being cheated by the guy whose jersey I like to wear on Sunday.
by benbp on Jul 8, 2010 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
" Let the dollars and cents stuff be taken care of behind closed doors so I don’t have to feel that I am being cheated by the guy whose jersey I like to wear on Sunday."
Perfect.
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How are YOU being cheated?
I’m a bit confused by that one.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
The guy plays a sport
and for the rest of his life due to the money he’s made will never have to worry about paying for diapers, car notes, meals, credit cards and mortgages (just to name a few). Many of use would surely trade predicaments.
Like I said, I care that he shows up and gives me someone to cheer for on Sunday afternoon. Me personally, I have a hard time cheering for a guy that whines about what he deserves based on how hard he works and what he’s accomplished.
Reminds me of “Do you know how much insurance on a Ferrari costs mother ….?”
Of course this is TOTALLY my opinion and how I feel about professional athletes. That’s why I love golf, you make what you make based on how well you play.
LOL
Well, that’s the nature of professional sports. If you think it’s all about overpriced athletes, no one’s forcing you to buy a jersey or a ticket or a $4 bottle of Evian at the stadium.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey man
It’s just my opinion. I know this is a business, but I just prefer my players to conduct themselves more Manning, Brees, McNair, Aikmen (insert others). No need to get personal on this, I just thought Johnson was different. He’s not, no big deal, i won’t be wearing his jersey.
My point was, you might be all “I’m so underpaid”, but work that out on the business side. That mess doesn’t need to filter into the game side of things which is the reason I watch. I don’t watch a business, I watch a game.
I’m not naive to how this works, I just prefer to pull for guys and teams that handle things differently than how he is.
then...
ignore the offseason.
seriously, if you care only about the games, then why give this any attention?
it happens every year and to all teams.
playing the media to add pressure to the Front Office is one of the ways to get what they want.
The offseason
Is not just about contracts and deals. OTAs, training camp and the draft are a part of it too. But fair enough oilertitan, like I said, it’s just my opinion and I wanted to join the conversation.
Hopefully this gets resolved quickly and we are back to talking football and not business stuff.
It's not only your opinion.
I agree with you. And I have no problem with CJ wanting something that he’s clearly earned, but I say, do it in a more professional manner.
agreed.
The business side is petty filler for the offseason. Too bad all the other major sports don’t do anything for me. Ugh.
I've been a golfer all my life
so I guess the majors during the summer do it for me which is nice. Cool that we can reach an agreement though on it.
I hate how some sports media has gone the way of sensationalism like a great deal of the mainstream media in a lot of respects. We need something like NPR, but for sports. I think there is a market for it! :)
hahah totally.
there’s always footballoutsiders. but they only have so much titans-related news. shrug
"I’m a bit confused by that one."
We know.
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Says the guy who can't comprehend that the NFL is a business.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I completely understand the NFL is a business
That is the exact reason why teams don’t just give players whatever they want when they want it.
What the fuck are you talking about?
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So it's okay for management to treat it like a business,
but not players? CJ is well within his right to negotiate for a better deal, yet this somehow seems strange or unreasonable to you.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
My 2 cents
After reading the tweet a couple of times, I am willing to give CJ the benefit of the doubt that what he meant was he is aiming to do better next season.
As for his contract situation, I think it’s only fair the titans restructure his contract to get a higher pay this year and then maybe give him a new contract next year. Win-win for everybody.
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Win, win, win
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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.
This is how I read it too...
That he wants to have a better season. And that it is a warning to everyone who opposes him or tries to stop him.
I think everyone is jumping the gun here. Until we know what happens or what agreement is reached, we can’t judge.
Personally I will give the benefit of the doubt to Chris Johnson. He deserves it. The way I see it is that he used this whole “hold out” “I want 40 mil” to add pressure to Fisher that he is not joking around. But if he settles with the signing bonus (that seems to be what is happening) doesn’t that show you that he is still willing to prove himself to earn a new contract next year? It shows that all he wanted was reward for going above and beyond expectations and that he will be at it again next year to prove he is worthy of that huge contract he wants.
Until things change and he ends up refusing what the FO is offering and he ends up holding out, there is no reason to believe he is a me-first vs. a team-first kind of guy. We are his fans and this is our team and I think out everyone, we should be having a “innocent until proven guilty” attitude.
by Los Blancos Chicca on Jul 9, 2010 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions
im so confused
i have no idea what that msg means…. but i was right; we shoudlve given lendale more carries.
Would everyone who is all for CJ getting paid
Be OK if our offensive line, fullbacks and tight ends all held out citing CJ’s great season?
Official MCM Hater!
"If anyone asks you, you fixed my television. Now go!"
Sure.
Why should they put their remaining years of their lives at risk (through loss of body movement, brain usage [concussions], etc) for less than they believe they are worth?
They have every right (see Runyan, John, McNair, Steve and currently Bulluck, Keith) to ask for more money or test the open market.
What’s wrong about that?
Yep!!!
They all had something to do with it So yeah. They all Deserve a Pay Raise! You don’t want the player to be greedy but you want the team to be??? How can you judge that man for wanting more money. They are risking their life out there short term and long term… They all deserve a pay raise to make a long story short! and it will be OK!
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I am guessing the guy who calls everybody a dumbass can't figure out how to hit the reply button
So how is that different? Please enlighten us with your genius.
Official MCM Hater!
"If anyone asks you, you fixed my television. Now go!"
The reply button?
Well, you got me there. Check and mate. I bow to your superior forensics skills.
by DoofusOfErasmus on Jul 8, 2010 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Just trying to rationalize with the products of our entitlement society in here.
It’s not going very well though.
Official MCM Hater!
"If anyone asks you, you fixed my television. Now go!"
Exactly!
To be honest I believe people are taking this quote outta context! I believe he is talking about his production… Some people work hard until they accomplish their goals then relax… What I believe he is saying is that he won’t let up and Work just as hard as he did last year… ex. being Hungry and getting a bite of that food and saying I’m not ever gonna be Hungry again I’m gonna keep Eating… Instead of Being Hungry Getting a Bite then saying I"m Full and gonna Lay down Now.. Wake Me Up Later. LoL!!!
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Aw yeah I know how people are with spell check... So
Pay The Man! Enough Said!
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I don't know what's more absurd...
the fact that I just sat and read all of those ridiculous argument, or the fact that it went on for so long in the first place.
I would like to take credit for starting it.....
but I think that honor goes to Doofus.
by titansfan4ever on Jul 9, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
CJ just needs to take the compromise everyone is talking about
bottom line. He should be happy the Titans are willing to do that! He’s acting like 2.5 million dollars isn’t a lot of money. Yes, he ran for 2006 yards so he deserves more money but he needs to just wait and then he will get his huge deal after the season.. talk about “GREEDY”.
I'm still happy with our so called "greedy" RB on our roster...
Since some of you are not happy with his recent actions. Which player would you be after in store for CJ’s Services through a trade. Here is my top 5.
1. LB Patrick Willis (switch to 3/4 D)
2. Ed Reed (yes S, move Griffin to CB)
3. CB Nnamdi Asomugha
4. DT Kevin Williams
5. CB Revis Island: (Revis/ Or Nnamdi combined with Cort could be a great tandem)
Having some fun with CJ...
Made a post on BRB about CJ just for fun. Mainly because the video is PRICELESS.
http://www.battleredblog.com/2010/6/22/1531504/chris-johnson-changes-tactics-with
"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."
The ROSENFAIL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAKAKE-uq-8&feature=related
I still think....
you’re a “closet Titans fan”…..:-)
by titansfan4ever on Jul 9, 2010 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
lol no way in hell.
But it’s off-eason and nothing is happening.
Trust me, when the season kicks in, I will return to homer mode. Texans FOREVER!
"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."
The ROSENFAIL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAKAKE-uq-8&feature=related
by TexansForever on Jul 12, 2010 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions
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