Jerry and Joe a tale of 2 agents.

asinsoin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:37:49 -0000

The contrast between Brandon's debacle and Casey's handling of his renegotiation has lead me to this post. I'm fairly new to the scene here (1 mo) so forgive and redirect me if this has been covered. The question I'd like to throw out is "what is the role of the agent (not you AJF!) and which agent would you choose ?" First I'd like to contrast the 2 agents.

BM is represented by Kenard Mcguire, he is a UT grad and played pro ball for a couple of years. This from his Bio.

"We pride ourselves on educating our players," he says. "We make it our primary responsibility to teach our clients their financial options from the minute the ink dries on their contracts."

Kennard also represents Shaun Rogers, Javon walker, TJ Who'syourmama, Torry Holt, Shawn Springs and Dre' Bly to name a few. In Kennard's defense the testimonials from his website rave about his work ethic and integrity.

The other side: Google and LexusNexus search of relative articles shows a frequent tactic advising clients to hold out and then not returning calls from the team (sound familiar? we'll get to Bus in a minute). Also found one article comparing him to a used car salesman.

CW is represented by Joe Linta he also represents Joe Flacco, Matt Burk, Todd Herremans and Willie Colon. Here's a testimonial from Todd Herreman "I respect him. It’s not about the money with Joe. From the first conversation on, he was the agent everyone else had to live up to."
and from his website http://www.jlsports.net/aboutus.html

Our staff is made up of former coaches and players who know, first-hand, the right way to get things done.

The other side: Can't find any negative articles but it's pretty obvious joe doesn't have the starpower that Kennard does either. More after the jump.

So the question is "If you were an NFL player with an expiring contract which agent would you choose?Considering the value I ascribe to this forum what better place to analyze the dilemna. It looks like the odds of getting a big $$ contract are better with Jerry but the chances of getting it done without damaging your reputation and the team you play for are probably better with Joe. I could easily take the side for Jerry and say it is all about the money so let's not kid ourselves. You've only got so many years in the league and you better make them count. After all this is a business and your team will cut you in a second once your value to them is gone. On the other side I would argue, how important is your reputation, character and legacy? How much money is enough and does the end justify the means?

It's an interesting study but to me it looks like the agent that a player chooses says a lot about their approach to the game. Here's another interesting comparison. Drew Rosenhaus lists: T.O. , Kellen Winslow, Shockey, Plaxico, Och Cinco and Willis Mcgahee as his top clients. Tom Condon Lists: Peyton, Eli, L.T. , Drew Brees and Chad Pennington. Oh and as promised earlier Bus Cook's top clients: Brett Favre, hewhocannotbenamed, Steve Mcnair and Randy Moss.

Poll

Who would you choose to be your agent?

Kennard Mcguire

0 votes

Joe Linta

17 votes

Drew Rosenhaus

2 votes

Tom Condon

28 votes

47 votes | Poll has closed

Things change or else....

asinsoin — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:00:33 -0000

Let me start by saying I'm a UDFA to MHR and this is my first post on what I consider to be the best sight with the most informed and football savvy membership I've ever seen, (so please forgive me if any of this is redundant). Regardless of the opinion of BroncoNations current state I've read better analysis here for the past 2 weeks than i've read in the MSM in 2 years, HT's breakdown of the draft was indeed brilliant (especially the magician comparative).

Let me start by saying I haven't always been a Bronco fan, I became one in 1983 when Elway became a Bronco. Having personally witnessing him destroy my #1 ranked 1980 OU sooners 31-14 in Norman. An individual performance that I'll never forget. Once Elway became a Bronco I became addicted to the Orange and Blue and remain so to this day.

So as a fellow Kool-Aid drinker here's my take on the state of the Bronconation and why we are soooo much better off now than 6 months ago. First let's talk football physics for a moment. When it comes to QB's 1) Stronger isn't necessarily better ( remember Elway didn't win his championship until after he tore his bicep and lost about 10 mph and 15 yards on the long ball) He was forced to compensate by adjusting his reads going through his progressions and checking down more often and consequently had his best statistical seasons at the end of his career (and yeah TD helped a lot as well). My point here is that a disciplined QB who plays within the system while not as much fun or frustrating to watch sometimes will win far more games than the gunslinger who believes he can make the play with sheer ability. Yes it's better to have both if you can get it but how often have you seen it. I'll take a system guy with strong character and leadership skills, thank you. When it comes to RB's, CB's and WR's 2) Faster isn't necessarily better (sorry Al Davis). I know that the knock on Knowshon and Alphonso are that they're not speed demons, both however are credited with exceptional field vision and football instincts, now that I think about it the same goes for Mcbath and Mckinley . You pick, Nate Webster or Randy Gradishar Nate ran a 4.55 40 coming out of Miami and Randy once said he was so slow he couldn't run out of sight in 2 days. So what's the point? The point is that Josh get's it! Josh also gets that football is a team sport and no 1 player can be elevated above the team as Cutler was. I suspect (and hope) that Josh gets it on many more levels as well. I remember when Bronco Nation was up in arms about replacing the legend Dan Reeves who had become resistant to change with some hotshot from San Fran who wanted to change everything.

Finally while I applaud Pat Bowlen for his loyalty to Shanny ( 1 of my all time favorite coaches) IMO he waited about 4 years too long. Change or else.....

Your thoughts and critique will be much appreciated.

2009 = 9-7 2010= 12-4 2011= Super Bowl Baby!!!