Football Jared Allen talks Vikes football - Page 4

Kerberos · 05-13-2009, 07:25 PM

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=416...goryid=2459789

Jared Allen sits down with Jim Rome and he's wearing that STUPID coyote hat.

If someone knows how to embed ESPN video please do so.

htismaqe · 05-15-2009, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DaWolf

I don't think it was KC, he didn't want to be here because of Carl. The ironic thing is if we had franchised him and then gotten rid of Carl, he may have stuck around for Pioli and Haley. Then again, Pioli and Haley may not have wanted him either...

THIS.

Crashride · 05-15-2009, 01:07 PM

I love all the JA haters. If he were still on the team you all would have been praising him saying you love his character and leadership.

Mr. Plow · 05-15-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Crashride

I love all the JA haters. If he were still on the team you all would have been praising him saying you love his character and leadership.

Bullshit. I didn't like him when he played here and I don't like him now.

Brock · 05-15-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Crashride

I love all the JA haters. If he were still on the team you all would have been praising him saying you love his character and leadership.

Character and leadership? Are we talking about the same guy?

DaWolf · 05-15-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Crashride

I love all the JA haters. If he were still on the team you all would have been praising him saying you love his character and leadership.

I liked Allen and I liked Gonzo. But I've reached a point as a fan that the players mean very little to me anymore. Most of em have become mercenaries like Favre. So I've pretty much stopped putting any emotional investment on individual players as well, they are nothing more than pieces to a puzzle. All I care about now is this team winning a championship. Who is on the team when we do that, I don't care. I have the same attitude about it that Haley does. If you want to work hard to win here and you want to be a Chief, then come on board. If not, then we'll get rid of you if we can get appropriate value. Otherwise, suck it up and do your job, or you will be replaced and gotten rid of when you have no more value.

Pretty cold, but some of these players basically leave me no choice. I like Gonzo as a player, he's a great individual talent, but a guy who basically wants to bail on an organization and gravy train another organization because he wants to win a playoff game, well that has nothing to do with teamwork or building something or working hard. That has everything to do with his selfish desire of setting up his legacy. Jared Allen had everything to do with his own issue with Carl. He could have gotten paid but it wouldn't have mattered because he had a grudge with Carl. Whatever. It wasn't about the fans anymore and it wasn't about working hard to build a winner here. See ya...

kcxiv · 05-15-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DaWolf

Yeah, try having people you know killed by idiots like that before calling it something "little" next time. I love how people categorize doing that as a normal process of life, like it's OK. Oh, but when you run into someone or cause an accident because you were driving under the influence, THEN we've got issues...

I dont think people driving drink makes someone a bad person and a shitty person, it makes them stupid and even if it took him getting busted to turn his life around, it happened. imo, it doesn't matter to much the road you take to get to be a better person, because i believe in better late then never. He just needs to thank god that he didnt hurt himself or anyone else in the process of him being stupid.

Oh yeah, i have a family member thats paraplegic becuase of a drunk driver. While she's not "dead", she hasnt been able to move any part of her body for 20 years now. Its my aunt/godmother. It really sucks and its hard ot look at it, but it happened and no ammount of complaining i do will change that.

ChiefaRoo · 05-15-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Bullshit. I didn't like him when he played here and I don't like him now.

Me neither.

htismaqe · 05-15-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DaWolf

I liked Allen and I liked Gonzo. But I've reached a point as a fan that the players mean very little to me anymore. Most of em have become mercenaries like Favre. So I've pretty much stopped putting any emotional investment on individual players as well, they are nothing more than pieces to a puzzle. All I care about now is this team winning a championship. Who is on the team when we do that, I don't care. I have the same attitude about it that Haley does. If you want to work hard to win here and you want to be a Chief, then come on board. If not, then we'll get rid of you if we can get appropriate value. Otherwise, suck it up and do your job, or you will be replaced and gotten rid of when you have no more value.

Pretty cold, but some of these players basically leave me no choice. I like Gonzo as a player, he's a great individual talent, but a guy who basically wants to bail on an organization and gravy train another organization because he wants to win a playoff game, well that has nothing to do with teamwork or building something or working hard. That has everything to do with his selfish desire of setting up his legacy. Jared Allen had everything to do with his own issue with Carl. He could have gotten paid but it wouldn't have mattered because he had a grudge with Carl. Whatever. It wasn't about the fans anymore and it wasn't about working hard to build a winner here. See ya...

GREAT post. Almost exactly how I feel about it.

CoMoChief · 05-15-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by THISmaqe

Nope.

He said he didn't want to play for Carl, pretty much end of story.

That's not what he said at all. When Carl wouldnt pay him after he said clean up etc and we'll give a long term deal, then Allen said **** it I want out of KC, trade me etc.

htismaqe · 05-15-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

That's not what he said at all. When Carl wouldnt pay him after he said clean up etc and we'll give a long term deal, then Allen said **** it I want out of KC, trade me etc.

Carl asked for Jared to sign a contract with a behavioral clause and Jared refused. He said SEVERAL times on the radio that he was "cured" and that it was "in his past" and that he would NOT sign a contract with such clauses.

And lo and behold, his Minnesota contract has exactly such a clause in it.

Carl NEVER refused to pay him. Carl offered him a contract with CAVEATS and Jared didn't want it.

orange · 05-15-2009, 06:15 PM

Bruce Smith, NFL's all-time sack leader, faces DUI charge
Associated Press
Updated: May 15, 2009, 5:25 PM EST

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Former NFL star Bruce Smith has been charged with drunken driving in Virginia Beach.

Bruce Smith is the NFL's all-time sack leader with 200. (Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
City police spokesman Jimmy Barnes said the 45-year-old Smith was stopped at 1:42 a.m. Friday on Interstate 264. He said Smith was charged with speeding, driving under the influence and refusal to take an alcohol breath test.

Smith was released on bond a few hours later.

Smith, who played for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins, is the NFL's all-time sacks leader. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier this year.

Smith has two previous DUI arrests, but the first charge in 1997 was dismissed and he was acquitted in 2003.
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orange MVP Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Denver, CO Casino cash: $10004900	Bruce Smith, NFL's all-time sack leader, faces DUI charge Associated Press Updated: May 15, 2009, 5:25 PM EST VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Former NFL star Bruce Smith has been charged with drunken driving in Virginia Beach. Bruce Smith is the NFL's all-time sack leader with 200. (Streeter Lecka / Getty Images) City police spokesman Jimmy Barnes said the 45-year-old Smith was stopped at 1:42 a.m. Friday on Interstate 264. He said Smith was charged with speeding, driving under the influence and refusal to take an alcohol breath test. Smith was released on bond a few hours later. Smith, who played for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins, is the NFL's all-time sacks leader. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier this year. Smith has two previous DUI arrests, but the first charge in 1997 was dismissed and he was acquitted in 2003. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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