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I still don't think Edge did anything wrong here though. He hasn't divided the locker room, he's just asking to be given a chance to play. If he turns it into a locker room controversy, then I'll have a problem with it.
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“Edge is not looking to create a distraction or impact team chemistry,” Rosenhaus said. “But this is a difficult situation for him. It’s a very confusing decision, not just to not be starting but to not be contributing. He’s in the prime of his career and he wants to contribute.”
They do sometimes make things up out of whole cloth, but they do also get a lot of things right. Scroll down and read the last couple of pages of entries, see what has come to pass.
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Honestly, I wish James would defer these comments this until the end of the season. These are not the words of a "team player." The Cards are on the verge of something spectacular, that we have never seen in the valley and he wants no part of it? Come on man, the season is almost done and we are almost in the playoffs. Be a little more strategic in your requests. You honestly think someone is going to claim you off waivers and pay your pro rated $5 mil salary this season? Hell no! Your best option is to cheer on your teammates and when your number is called, play your arse off. Then again, you are represented by Rosenscum, which doesn't help any player's credibility.
He needs to stay and finish out the year, if Hightower goes down we have no backup. Edge is paid well to sit and wait, same as Leinart, there are no certainties in football.
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He's been classy about this demotion. Far more than I would be. He asked two weeks ago, and it's only coming out now?
I completely see his point of view, but am also fully fine with him riding pine.
I tend to agree. And it's not like he came out yelling to the media about wanting to play elsewhere.
It would be stupid for the Cards to cut him at this point. Who knows what can happen this Sunday or next Sunday or five weeks down the line? If Hightower gets injured or plays poorly, then who knows?
Posted by jefftheshark on November 19, 2008, 3:20 p.m.
Though he’s apparently committed not to creating a distraction for the 7-3 Cardinals by publicly complaining about his current lack of playing time with the team, we’re told that linebacker Pago Togafau asked the team to release him in the wake of his disappearance from the starting roster. Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt expressed surprise that Togafau was still with the team.
"I thought we cut him when we cut James", Whisenhunt declared, "he's still hanging around?"
After Cardinals Assistant Head Coach Russ Grimm whispered urgently in KW's ear, the exasperated Head Coach voiced his surprise that the ex-"Savior of the Franchise James" was also still with the team.
"If he's still here, why aren't we using him? Or is he in the Hall of Fame already?" sputtered Whisenhunt.
But after another hushed, but animated, exchange with Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley, where Haley pulled out his iPhone and showed KW several youTube selections, a chagrined Whisenhunt sheepishly admitted, "Oh, yeah, I remember now."
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Posted by jefftheshark on November 19, 2008, 3:20 p.m.
Though he’s apparently committed not to creating a distraction for the 7-3 Cardinals by publicly complaining about his current lack of playing time with the team, we’re told that linebacker Pago Togafau asked the team to release him in the wake of his disappearance from the starting roster. Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt expressed surprise that Togafau was still with the team.
"I thought we cut him when we cut James", Whisenhunt declared, "he's still hanging around?"
After Cardinals Assistant Head Coach Russ Grimm whispered urgently in KW's ear, the exasperated Head Coach voiced his surprise that the ex-"Savior of the Franchise James" was also still with the team.
"If he's still here, why aren't we using him? Or is he in the Hall of Fame already?" sputtered Whisenhunt.
But after another hushed, but animated, exchange with Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley, where Haley pulled out his iPhone and showed KW several youTube selections, a chagrined Whisenhunt sheepishly admitted, "Oh, yeah, I remember now."
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