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Originally Posted by wolfeskins
class-act like pierce? give me a break, all he talked about was being a team guy and how badly he wanted to return to the skins, then he leaves for new york for just a little more money then we offered. he did not deserve to be payed more money than marcus washington. screw pierce, i hope portis out runs him all the way to the endzone.
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I'm not sure that being a team guy necessarily means being willing to accept any deal that they throw at you. Pierce went from back-up to Pro Bowl alternate; expecting a commensurate pay increase was not unreasonable. Further, it was not inconsistent to say that he wanted to return, give the 'Skins a chance to match any offer, and then leave when they didn't. It IS inconsitent to blather on about a "core group of Redskins" and then balk at paying more for someone who exceeded every expectation on the field and made it clear that he wanted to be here. If it was "just a little more money," the 'Skins should not have hesitated to pay ...