Ryans and Drob Skipping Workouts

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by papabear

This is pure speculation, but I blame the agent. My gut feeling is that the agent took whatever Smith told him and spun it, if necessary, as I've gotten them to agree to not use the franchise tag so if we don't like the offer we can hit free agency and really get paid. When that didn't happen the agent blames Smith. Again, total speculation, but if I'm a GM that's why I would make sure that I have some direct communication with a player. Even with the best intentions things can get twisted when it's second hand.

I'm probably just trying to convince myself that a player I like and have pulled for isn't being a total D-Bag and doing all this because he wants to leave. I do think that this scenario, or one like it is at least plausible.

First, I agree that we're all guessing here but I think your scenario makes the most sense. Ever since this story first broke, I've tried to come up with a single reason why Smith would make such a promise and give away his leverage. Since I can't come up with a single one, other than Smith being an idiot (which I don't think he is), I just don't believe he would give them this promise. However, I can see an agent using something like this to persuade his player to hold out for bigger bucks. Although Dunta has to be smart enough to recognize this. I find it ironic that Dunta and his agent purportedly believe that Dunta should get paid like a top flight corner but, at the same time, are shocked that his team wouldn't just let him walk. You can't have it both ways. If you think you're that good, you should expect your team to try and keep you.