Re: OT - Keyshawn

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Buse) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > From what I've heard, Buse, we're talking about more than Keyshawn
> > saying "gimme the damn ball". Rich McKay was on MNF talking about how
> > Keyshawn was missing curfews, sleeping during team meetings, missing
> > team meetings, dogging it in practice, and just generally acting
> > negatively towards Gruden and the organization. Gruden got fed up with
> > it and pulled the trigger.
> 
> If that was the case, then he shoulda been fined out the ass, and told
> that if this happened again, he'd be cut. Instead they basically waste
> money and do nothing but create more controversy.

While I can see the logic in it from our standpoint [50k is a lot to
you or I] but do fines really matter to athletes? I mean, I've yet to
see them solve anything in sports.

Maybe if they started using higher digits in their fines, they'd
matter. Until then, it's futile.

As for cutting him, the only reason he wasn't, was the salary cap. The
Bucs can't cut him this season or they'd go over the cap.

> But it's about time somebody stood up and said
> > "we're not gonna put up with your bullshit anymore" to one of these
> > spoiled, loud-mouthed, overrated jackasses (and don't tell me about
> > all the "intangibles" Keyshawn had, 'cause that's what people say
> > about overrated jackasses when they don't have the numbers to back up
> > their bullshit).
> 
> 2 years ago he lead the NFL in receptions. 

In a year he had one touchdown catch. What really irks me about his
low TD production, is that he is thrown to in the endzone. I remember
vividly that season when they played the Packers and he dropped
_three_ _damn_ _balls_ in the endzone.

He reminds me of the stat machine Dan Marino. Good until it counts.

Jase