Javon Walker: "...no interest in being in Green Bay..."

abailey3313 · 03-10-2006, 09:25 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2361969

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Originally Posted by ESPN

"I just don't feel like this is the best place for me to be right now," said Walker, 27, preparing to enter his sixth pro season. "I really have no interest in being in a Green Bay Packers uniform or playing for Green Bay again."

"If I had to go back there, I'd retire," he said. "I don't have to play."

"Why should I risk another year of getting beat up playing for a team that I don't want to play for? That's stupid," Walker said.

"I love the game," Walker said. "But I'm not going to risk what I went through this year, tearing an ACL and taking pain pills. If I'm going to go out and take hits, it's going to be for a team that I love playing for."

Hmmm.

Wide receivers in the NFL: is anything better?

Craig S. · 03-10-2006, 09:38 AM

He sounds really smart. I can sympathize with him - who wants to play for a team that has tradition and such great fans as Green Bay?

And what's with the reasoning about his injury? It's okay to tear your ACL, as long as you do it for a team you love? I wouldn't want this guy on my team, because who knows what he'll be saying about his next time a year or two down the road.

matskralc · 03-10-2006, 10:49 AM

Whoa! It's as if he's just like 1/2 the American workforce and doesn't mind his job but hates the company he works for (the other half just hates their job). Nobody would ever be like that! How unreasonable!

Sublimity · 03-10-2006, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by matskralc

Whoa! It's as if he's just like 1/2 the American workforce and doesn't mind his job but hates the company he works for (the other half just hates their job). Nobody would ever be like that! How unreasonable!

I hate my job but love my company! How's that for screwing up the stats!

Oh yeah, and everyone should hate Javon Walker because he went to FSU. Duh. But also, why would he want to play in Green Bay? Some city in Wisconsin? Oh yeah, sign me up. That's way better than Miami or San Diego or someplace warm like that, or LA or NY that have better media coverage, or Atlanta, which is the best team on the face of the planet ever in the history of forever, despite what the win-loss record says and no I'm not just a total fanboy homer.

Craig S. · 03-10-2006, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by matskralc

Whoa! It's as if he's just like 1/2 the American workforce and doesn't mind his job but hates the company he works for (the other half just hates their job). Nobody would ever be like that! How unreasonable!

I get your point, but you know what you're signing up for when you decide to play in the NFL. He's welcome to do what he wants when the time comes for his free agency, but until then he needs to honor his contract, just like the Packers need to honor their part of it.

If he wants to retire, that's great. I'm sure he'll be much happier punching a clock than he would having to play pro football for millions in Green Bay. I'm sure making $50K in Miami or Dallas is far preferable than millions in a cold city, because at least you're warm.

abailey3313 · 03-10-2006, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig S.

I'm sure making $50K in Miami or Dallas is far preferable than millions in a cold city, because at least you're warm.

FWIW, I'd be ecstatic to have Javon Walker playing in Miami for $50K.

matskralc · 03-10-2006, 11:09 AM

Oh, the old "he make lots of money so he's not allowed to whine" argument. Always a good one.

Craig S. · 03-10-2006, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by matskralc

Oh, the old "he make lots of money so he's not allowed to whine" argument. Always a good one.

No, it's more that I believe he has a contractual obligation to fulfill, and it would be easier for everyone wihout distraction. And while I don't like the whining, he has every right to do it, as does anyone.

Looks like this is just one where we disagree. I can't say your argument is wrong, just that I feel differently.

kingcharlesxii · 03-10-2006, 11:18 AM

He's just angry because the team won't renegotiate his contract.

sebastian0622 · 03-10-2006, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by matskralc

Whoa! It's as if he's just like 1/2 the American workforce and doesn't mind his job but hates the company he works for (the other half just hates their job). Nobody would ever be like that! How unreasonable!

Half the country isn't writing letters to their editors; they just go to work and do their jobs.

Sublimity · 03-10-2006, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by sebastian0622

Half the country isn't writing letters to their editors; they just go to work and do their jobs.

The press also isn't asking them about it.

matskralc · 03-10-2006, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig S.

No, it's more that I believe he has a contractual obligation to fulfill, and it would be easier for everyone wihout distraction. And while I don't like the whining, he has every right to do it, as does anyone.

Looks like this is just one where we disagree. I can't say your argument is wrong, just that I feel differently.

Well, my argument was nothing more than "rich people are also allowed to be unhappy at their jobs". It just seemed to me, from your first and second posts, that you were saying he's not. But if you'll allow that even rich folk don't like who they work for, it's all cool.

Craig S. · 03-10-2006, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by matskralc

Well, my argument was nothing more than "rich people are also allowed to be unhappy at their jobs". It just seemed to me, from your first and second posts, that you were saying he's not. But if you'll allow that even rich folk don't like who they work for, it's all cool.

They definitely don't have to like their bosses, and I'm sure many don't. I think we just hear about the stars who feel that way because the "lesser" guys are afraid to complain too much. I know that, if I was an average or below-average guy in the NFL, I'd be scared to speak up because of the threat of being cut loose in a league without guaranteed contracts.

If I sounded harsh in those first posts, it's probably because I'm tired of hearing these things. I guess the media just seizes on them and tries to blow them up into a big story.

03-10-2006, 10:49 AM	#3
matskralc Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,076	Whoa! It's as if he's just like 1/2 the American workforce and doesn't mind his job but hates the company he works for (the other half just hates their job). Nobody would ever be like that! How unreasonable! __________________ Well, they have a saying here in Texas ... but they probably don't have it in California, so never mind. OTBL - Pennsylvania Fightin' Amish ABC - Pittsburgh Puma OCHO - Pittsburgh Pirates EBU - Commissioner

03-10-2006, 11:09 AM	#7
matskralc Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,076	Oh, the old "he make lots of money so he's not allowed to whine" argument. Always a good one. __________________ Well, they have a saying here in Texas ... but they probably don't have it in California, so never mind. OTBL - Pennsylvania Fightin' Amish ABC - Pittsburgh Puma OCHO - Pittsburgh Pirates EBU - Commissioner

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03-10-2006, 09:38 AM	#2
Craig S. Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 114	He sounds really smart. I can sympathize with him - who wants to play for a team that has tradition and such great fans as Green Bay? And what's with the reasoning about his injury? It's okay to tear your ACL, as long as you do it for a team you love? I wouldn't want this guy on my team, because who knows what he'll be saying about his next time a year or two down the road.