Upset with Dunta being upset

[papabear]

Originally Posted by jaimeg

I don't know if any of you feel the same, but I am upset that Dunta is upset.

Did he expect the Texans to just let him walk?

Does he really want to be a Texan?

If I bought a 52 inch Flat Screen, I wouldn't leave it in an unlocked car!!!!

He made it pretty clear that he was happy playing for 10 mill a year even though he wanted something longer term. He said he was upset about being lied to. It sounds to me like there was probably some misunderstanding, but if he was misled then he has a right to be upset.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by papabear

He made it pretty clear that he was happy playing for 10 mill a year even though he wanted something longer term. He said he was upset about being lied to. It sounds to me like there was probably some misunderstanding, but if he was misled then he has a right to be upset.

He basically said that Rick Smith lied to him, or lied to his agent.
I can kinda sympathize with him because he's the one most at risk here since all of his leverage is gone for future years negotiating if he suffers another bad injury this season while Smith & Kubiak can observe him along with the younger corners like Bennet & Mouldin in 2009 and then pick and choose at the end of the year (or during the '09 season if they so desire).
On the other hand 10M ain't chicken-feed and if it weren't for the lucrative industry known as the NFL which was conceived and developed by entrepreneurs who risked their own capital D-Rob would be pumpimg gas for a living (if he lived in Oregon).

[painekiller]

Wish I had desire to look it up again, but someone posted the % of players that are franchised that actually sign long term deals with the same team. The number of guys leaving the team is pretty high.

The players almost to a man get pi$$ed that they are franchised, and again it is not about today's money, but the risk is all on the player for tomorrow's money.

In Dunta's case the number appear to be pretty clear. $23M guarantee. Anything less then $20M and the team is bargain hunting.

Get a deal done.

[jaimeg]

If I had a dollar for every time a general manager lied, I'd have 20 million guaranteed!!!! What did he expect.

[NBT]

It is really hard for me to have any sympathy for these ballplayers who make more in one year than many of us make in our lifetimes. To say nothing of the cost of the tickets.

[dalemurphy]

Originally Posted by NBT

It is really hard for me to have any sympathy for these ballplayers who make more in one year than many of us make in our lifetimes. To say nothing of the cost of the tickets.

I don't think he was asking for anyone's sympathy. I was asked a question and answered it honestly. He said that he knows he's blessed to be making that kind of money but he's upset because he believes he was lied to by Rick Smith. What's wrong with that?

[WMH]

Originally Posted by dalemurphy

I don't think he was asking for anyone's sympathy. I was asked a question and answered it honestly. He said that he knows he's blessed to be making that kind of money but he's upset because he believes he was lied to by Rick Smith. What's wrong with that?

Uh, he's not 10? IMO, him getting pissy is absolutely ridiculous. "He lied to me" Get a freaking clue Dunta. This was the only move that the Texans could have made that was sensible. If he really thought they would let him walk with no compensation, then he is an idiot. I can understand him worried about not getting his golden parachute, especially with a rebuilt knee, but come on.

[Arky]

Maybe if Dunta would've lowered his asking price a little the deal gets done? And then maybe Rick Smith isn't a liar? Hard to know what exactly went down behind the scenes.... just sayin'...