Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
Gotta' admit, it's a bit of dick move to talk shit against your former team. I don't recall the Chargers treating him poorly.
He did cry a lot in the locker room though... for no apparent reason.
Losing gets old. It’s always fun to get picked up by the winning side. What did he say that was shitting on his old team? Sounds like he was just saying it will be nice to be on a winning team. Who wouldn’t want a chance at playoff football? It’s what most of these players live for. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
Gotta' admit, it's a bit of dick move to talk shit against your former team. I don't recall the Chargers treating him poorly.
He did cry a lot in the locker room though... for no apparent reason.
Is he talking shit? He's talking about using the other tunnel at Gayha Arrowhead Stadium instead of the visitor tunnel. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
To openly state a preference towards your new team to your former is typically deemed in poor taste, petty, low class, etc...
Pretty simple.
For example, POND_OF_RED gets traded from the Houston Texans to the Buffalo Bills...
POND_OF_RED: "I'm excited to be joining the organization, can't wait to be part of the team and get started!
To all the fans in Houston, thanks for your support. I'll miss the city and the fans.
Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
For example, POND_OF_RED gets traded from the Houston Texans to the Buffalo Bills...
POND_OF_RED: "I'm excited to be joining the organization, can't wait to be part of the team and get started!
To all the fans in Houston, thanks for your support. I'll miss the city and the fans.
Thanks"
Do all of your examples only include teams without winning pedigrees? I think it’s a little different when you get traded from a team with no Super Bowls to a team with 2 in the last 5 years. It’s like getting released from prison. Sure, it may not be polite to talk shit about the prison guards when you get out, but if you have no intentions of returning to that shit-hole of a place ever again what does it really matter what you say about them? [Reply]
Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED:
Do all of your examples only include teams without winning pedigrees? I think it’s a little different when you get traded from a team with no Super Bowls to a team with 2 in the last 5 years. It’s like getting released from prison. Sure, it may not be polite to talk shit about the prison guards when you get out, but if you have no intentions of returning to that shit-hole of a place ever again what does it really matter what you say about them?
Tranquill's in no position to burn bridges since he's on a 1 year deal.
It's funny. You guys no longer seem to recognize "the shoe the other foot" in such a short time period of success.
Yet, you would've had a different opinion during the Elvis Grbac, Trent Green, Matt Cassel, Alex Smith eras when a player left the Chiefs and talked shit about them in favor of a Divisional rival.
I understand you're happy to get a LB on the cheap, (one the Chargers replaced with a better player), but, bottom line, it's low class, unnecessary commentary on his behalf. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
It's funny. You guys no longer seem to recognize "the shoe the other foot" in such a short time period of success.
Short time period of success? We have literally played in as many AFC Championship games in the last 4 years as your franchise has played in since the merger 50+ years ago. We absolutely don’t recognize “the shoe on the other foot” because we grew out of those baby shoes within 5 years of the merger. We’ll never recognize what it’s like to be perennial losers like the Chargers because it’s been over half a century since the two franchises were separated by success. [Reply]
Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED:
Short time period of success? We have literally played in as many AFC Championship games in the last 4 years as your franchise has played in since the merger 50+ years ago. We absolutely don’t recognize “the shoe on the other foot” because we grew out of those baby shoes within 5 years of the merger. We’ll never recognize what it’s like to be perennial losers like the Chargers because it’s been over half a century since the two franchises were separated by success.
Originally Posted by Gadzooks: Tranquill's in no position to burn bridges since he's on a 1 year deal.
It's funny. You guys no longer seem to recognize "the shoe the other foot" in such a short time period of success.
Yet, you would've had a different opinion during the Elvis Grbac, Trent Green, Matt Cassel, Alex Smith eras when a player left the Chiefs and talked shit about them in favor of a Divisional rival.
I understand you're happy to get a LB on the cheap, (one the Chargers replaced with a better player), but, bottom line, it's low class, unnecessary commentary on his behalf.
The irony of burning bridges considering the Chargers exit from SD to LA where they have so few fans that the visiting team considers playing there as another home game. The Chargers are the team no one wants. [Reply]
Of course he is going to praise his new team, stadium, fanbase, etc. He didn't say anything about the chargers. It's not trashing your former team to point out you got beat in Arrowhead a few times and look forward to being able to play and win in that environment as a member of the home team. What is he supposed to say - "It's ok but really it's no different than playing in sofi"? Where you have as many fans from the away team. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
Tranquill's in no position to burn bridges since he's on a 1 year deal.
It's funny. You guys no longer seem to recognize "the shoe the other foot" in such a short time period of success.
Yet, you would've had a different opinion during the Elvis Grbac, Trent Green, Matt Cassel, Alex Smith eras when a player left the Chiefs and talked shit about them in favor of a Divisional rival.
I understand you're happy to get a LB on the cheap, (one the Chargers replaced with a better player), but, bottom line, it's low class, unnecessary commentary on his behalf.
I heard he directly defacated on the Chargers logo on the way out and said suck my ass, pizza face. [Reply]
I don't get it. He didn't shit on the Chargers. He said "I've been on the wrong side of Arrowhead, looking forward to being on the right side" or words to that effect. That's not crapping on the Chargers, that's praise for his new team's fanbase.
I mean, whatever. I don't hear anything in that video that says "man, I hate the Chargers" at all.
But...I'm a fan of the quite recent Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City Chiefs, also the same team that Mr. Tranquill just signed with, so what do I know? [Reply]
