Dolamite's agent throws down the gauntlet

[News Bot]

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Since the Detroit Lions have cut ties with receiver Titus Young, we all can move onto more pressing matters with this team.

Let us end the legacy of Young Sr. with this.

St. Louis Rams receiver Danny Amendola is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and when the St. Louis Dispatch asked his agent how the signing of Young affected his client, he dropped this bomb:

“I don’t think it affects Danny one bit,” Amendola’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, said Tuesday. “Titus Young isn’t anywhere in the same ZIP code as Danny as far as a player goes. I’m sure Young may disagree with that because he thinks he’s better than Calvin Johnson.”

Drop the mic … walk off stage.

 

[-X-]

Strong words.

But, ya know, that agent needs to shut his fuckin' mouth. Titus hasn't even walked into the facilities yet, and this numbnut is already stirring up controversy. Real smooth. Way to put your client in the position of having to answer those kinds of questions.

"Dumbass."







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[Faceplant]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DA5bxQ3VJE[/youtube]

 

[Selassie I]

:rofl:

 

[shaunpinney]

What a prize idiot... let's cause friction from the offset why don't we.

 

[-X-]

What a prize idiot... let's cause friction from the offset why don't we.

Zactly. What a buffoon.

 

[nighttrain]

What a prize idiot... let's cause friction from the offset why don't we.

Zactly. What a buffoon.

agents, other than negotiating contracts for the their clients, should STFU..
train

 

[bluecoconuts]

Talk about unnecessary. I agree Amendola is a better player, but your job isn't to start shit, your job is to negotiate a deal.

 

[RamFan503]

Is he TRYING to get Danny out of St Louis? What an idiot. So now, should we sign Danny (hopefully), there will be instant friction any time the two are in the same building.

Agents - effin used car salesmen on steroids. KD's dad excepted of course. :sly:

 

[Ram Quixote]

IDK. Why should anyone tip-toe around Young?

The conspiracy theorist in me thinks that Fisher has already told Young to keep out of controversy, and with the other hand has contrived to create a situation to test Young's ability to follow orders.

opcorn:

 

[DR RAM]

What a fucking asshole.

 

[rickrawk]

Agent= Asswipe.

GO RAMS!!!!

 

[Username]

He finished with "BBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTCCCCCHHHHHH" but I guess they cut that out.

 

[LesBaker]

Pretty standard public hard core negotiating. He got asked a dumbazz question by the paper (imagine that LOL) and punched back while using the opportunity to send a little message.

Happens all the time. Agents are supposed to be the bad guys for the good guys. That's how it works.

 

[-X-]

Pretty standard public hard core negotiating. He got asked a dumbazz question by the paper (imagine that LOL) and punched back while using the opportunity to send a little message.

Happens all the time. Agents are supposed to be the bad guys for the good guys. That's how it works.

Balls.

There are a lot of agents who don't do that.
Plus, the guy he's ripping into, is actually on the same team as his client.

 

[DR RAM]

Pretty standard public hard core negotiating. He got asked a dumbazz question by the paper (imagine that LOL) and punched back while using the opportunity to send a little message.

Happens all the time. Agents are supposed to be the bad guys for the good guys. That's how it works.

Balls.

There are a lot of agents who don't do that.
Plus, the guy he's ripping into, is actually on the same team as his client.

I call bs on that also. Any agent who operates like that will not have a long life in the NFL as an agent. Was he asked a dumb ass question??? Probably.

 

[LesBaker]

Pretty standard public hard core negotiating. He got asked a dumbazz question by the paper (imagine that LOL) and punched back while using the opportunity to send a little message.

Happens all the time. Agents are supposed to be the bad guys for the good guys. That's how it works.

Balls.

There are a lot of agents who don't do that.
Plus, the guy he's ripping into, is actually on the same team as his client.

I call bs on that also. Any agent who operates like that will not have a long life in the NFL as an agent. Was he asked a dumb ass question??? Probably.

It isn't like he's Drew Rosenhaus.....he made a point by cracking back at a dumb question by a reporter and left it at that. He had an opportunity and took it. It was not a bad move.

Negotiating happens a lot of different ways and not all agents and warm and fuzzy. This guy obviously isn't. At the end of the negotiations if he gets DA on the Rams roster for money that makes both parties happy he did his job. There is no space on his bank deposit slip that says "Fan Opinion" I can assure you of that.

This type of thing happens when a team lets a productive player become a free agent. We saw this with Bruce and Jackson remember. It'll unfold, mostly out of sight. But a little bit of this type of thing doesn't bother me. It happens enough that it's almost nothing.

Look at the things the Rams new WR tweeted and said to the media. Way worse than what DA's agent just popped off with. No harm no foul so far.

 

[DR RAM]

Pretty standard public hard core negotiating. He got asked a dumbazz question by the paper (imagine that LOL) and punched back while using the opportunity to send a little message.

Happens all the time. Agents are supposed to be the bad guys for the good guys. That's how it works.

Balls.

There are a lot of agents who don't do that.
Plus, the guy he's ripping into, is actually on the same team as his client.

I call bs on that also. Any agent who operates like that will not have a long life in the NFL as an agent. Was he asked a dumb ass question??? Probably.

It isn't like he's Drew Rosenhaus.....he made a point by cracking back at a dumb question by a reporter and left it at that. He had an opportunity and took it. It was not a bad move.

Negotiating happens a lot of different ways and not all agents and warm and fuzzy. This guy obviously isn't. At the end of the negotiations if he gets DA on the Rams roster for money that makes both parties happy he did his job. There is no space on his bank deposit slip that says "Fan Opinion" I can assure you of that.

This type of thing happens when a team lets a productive player become a free agent. We saw this with Bruce and Jackson remember. It'll unfold, mostly out of sight. But a little bit of this type of thing doesn't bother me. It happens enough that it's almost nothing.

Look at the things the Rams new WR tweeted and said to the media. Way worse than what DA's agent just popped off with. No harm no foul so far.

I don't think anyone thinks that all agents are warm and fuzzy. In fact, find me one. Personally, I think it's incredibly stupid to basically spout off that you think the Rams FO is stupid for signing Titus Young Jr. Fans opinions might not mean shit, but being an asshole to the team that you are hoping to sign your player to isn't a good practice in anybody's book. The team is not going to look lightly on the fact of having a new team member spoken about in that light. There was a foul perpetuated in my eyes. Harm, we'll see. Don't burn your bridges, something that I was always taught. I still burned a few, but regretted it.

 

[Ram Quixote]

it's incredibly stupid to basically spout off that you think the Rams FO is stupid for signing Titus Young Jr.

Let's revisit what was said:

“I don’t think it affects Danny one bit,” Amendola’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, said Tuesday. “Titus Young isn’t anywhere in the same ZIP code as Danny as far as a player goes. I’m sure Young may disagree with that because he thinks he’s better than Calvin Johnson.”

I don't read it that way. Seems more pointed at Young than the Rams. And in one way the agent is absolutely correct. Bradford and Amendola have a connection. Young does not.

 

[DR RAM]

it's incredibly stupid to basically spout off that you think the Rams FO is stupid for signing Titus Young Jr.

Let's revisit what was said:

“I don’t think it affects Danny one bit,” Amendola’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, said Tuesday. “Titus Young isn’t anywhere in the same ZIP code as Danny as far as a player goes. I’m sure Young may disagree with that because he thinks he’s better than Calvin Johnson.”

I don't read it that way. Seems more pointed at Young than the Rams. And in one way the agent is absolutely correct. Bradford and Amendola have a connection. Young does not.

So, you are saying that the agent is saying what?
Interpretations are what they are.

Quote:
“I don’t think it affects Danny one bit,” Amendola’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, said Tuesday. “Titus Young isn’t anywhere in the same ZIP code as Danny as far as a player goes. I’m sure Young may disagree with that because he thinks he’s better than Calvin Johnson.”

It's inferred that Danny's agent is saying that Young is a piece of crap compared to Amendola, and then he refers to Young's reality as a player, or to his mental stability as ridiculous. That is a slap in the face to the F.O. that just signed him, IMO. Not yours?