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Carl and Kevin Poston
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:21 pm
by 1niksder
ARRINGTON, WOODSON, LAW GETTING RESTLESSA league source tells us that the three biggest remaining names in free agency -- linebacker LaVar Arrington, cornerback Charles Woodson, and cornerback Ty Law -- are all getting restless regarding their protracted stays on the shopping market shelf.
And each player is represented by Carl and Kevin Poston.
The thinking in league circles, as we've previously explained, is that the Postons aimed too high with their contract demands in the weeks prior to the launch of free agency, when teams compile their list of early targets by, in part, figuring out which players' expectations are reasonable.
Regardless of how each of these three players got to where they are, the reality is that none of them have signed -- and the really big money has long since dried up.
The most disappointed of the three has to be Arrington, who gave up $4.4 million in deferred bonus money in become a free agent in March. He otherwise would have hit the market in July, prior to the trigger date for a $6.5 million roster bonus. But because Arrington didn't sign in the early days of free agency, he's not going to get much more now than he would have gotten if he'd become available in July.
And he surely won't get an extra $4.4 million now.
So why in the hell didn't the Postons know before letting Arrington give up the money whether and to what extent he'd replace the money? Absent clear evidence that Arrington would have made a lot more not long after letting $4.4 million get away, the Postons never should have allowed him to make that swap -- especially at a time when Carl Poston already is in hot water with the NFLPA for not reading the final draft of Arrington's December 2003 contract extension.
The reality here is that each of these guys would have gotten a lot more money than they now will, if only they'd been ready to get the best offer on the table in the first few days of free agency, and to pounce on it. Instead, they'll now have to choose between taking less money than they wanted, or to sign a phony long-term deal that looks good in the newspaper but that is, in essence, a one-year contract.
PFT
Carl Poston has been having a rough year and Kevin Poston seems to be caught in the undertow
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:51 pm
by air_hog
Dude, and I thought Rosenhaus was a moron...
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:01 am
by SkinsFanInHawai'i
I don't understand why Arrington hasn't fired this guy.
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:06 am
by Chris Luva Luva
SkinsFanInHawai'i wrote:I don't understand why Arrington hasn't fired this guy.
He has to be more stupid than the Postons. If I hire an agent to read for me and he doesn't do that, how in the world can I be mad at anyone else but him?
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:45 am
by BernieSki
Maybe the Redskins will resign Arington.
I can wish, can't I ???
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:30 am
by gay4pacman
BernieSki wrote:Maybe the Redskins will resign Arington.
I can wish, can't I ???
i think there is still a chance...i mean he is already going to have to take a pay cut now that hes waited this long.
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:09 am
by skinsRin
Poston is a real moron! they even made fun of him on sportscenter on time a while back with the Lavar thing.
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:00 pm
by Justice Hog
It's hard for be to believe that any NFL player would sign the Postons as their agent given what they've done in recent years.
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:20 pm
by REDEEMEDSKIN
Justice Hog wrote:It's hard for be to believe that any NFL player would sign the Postons as their agent given what they've done in recent years.
In fairness, the same could be said about Rosenhaus, yet he remains at the top. As fans, we only see the headlines (good or bad) that these agents make, but the players know them on a different level and, therefore, feel they can be trusted. Despite their recent publicized mishaps, the Postons are probably not doing too bad.
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:06 pm
by SkinsJock
No, No, TRO! These guys may have done well for themselves but it does not look to me like they have done very well for their clients.
I think Rosenhorse has made a few glaring "plays" with his stable but at least he handles the high profile guys in a profitable manner for both the player and the team.
These bozos are a mistake looking for a place to happen.
IF the Redskins were at all interested in Arrington I doubt they would do a deal with these guys and that player again.
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:43 pm
by fredp45
I wonder if the problem really is -- teams are doing an unofficial strike on dealing with any player that has the Poston brothers as an agent. At some point, athletes will get the point that some agents don't help them, they hurt them.
These two guys are absolutely the worst ever - 2nd place is not even close. As one poster said -- who wants an agent who can't read!