Joee Smiff
Footballguy
Before the draft, many of you emotional wrecks overwhelmed by envy, jealousy and petty bitterness were lampooning the Mannings for leaking their misgivings about going to San Diego as well as the harm they had done to San Diego's theoretical leverage in negotiations with other teams.You guys were foaming at the mouth, rabid with anger and resentment. Over and over and over I heard nothing but, this is gonna harm San Diego's leverage. This is gonna hurt their chances of getting a trade done. They wont be able to get fair value and will have to settle for less, blah blah blah, yada yada yada.Nevermind the fact that it was San Diego itself who leaked the info.Nothing but horror stories were given based on theoreticals that EVERY single prospect was gonna hold out and demand which team they played for. The NFL as we knew it and the draft we all enjoy was near extinction.Take this gem by diesel7982:
I hate to single out one guy, because he wasnt alone. But here is my response:So Archie is basically asking for SD to trade the #1 to NYG...does he realize that by saying he doesnt want his son to play for SD he just killed all hopes of a trade? How can SD get good value for the #1 now?Archie is an idiot
And...since the draft started...the Giants traded up for Manning and many suggest they even OVERPAID. Go figure.The lesson here is...before you let vitriolic response full of emotion, jealously, envy, bitterness and contempt grab hold of you, analyze the information logically.San Diego will do what is in their best interests. If New York really wants Manning, they will trade up and get him.You guys are kidding yourselves if you think there is any real impact on the negotionations between these two teams based on some comments by Manning.