He’s in the midst of a non-sensical, bitter ex girlfriend multi tweet rant. Again. Gettleman getting a first, third and peppers for this clown will down as an all time great move. Getting off the titanic before it hit the iceberg
This is why the relationship wasn’t sustainable. Odell might say that he’s all about the team but I’ve yet to see him turn down a chance to make it all about him.
He is like the hot girlfriend who is a complete bitch with a lot of baggage. At some point, her looks are not that important anymore.
Yup. Better off without her. Until one night you run into her at a bar and she looks so hot and she is making out with some other guy, and you think to yourself, "Damn, why I did I break up with her."
He is like the hot girlfriend who is a complete bitch with a lot of baggage. At some point, her looks are not that important anymore.
Yup. Better off without her. Until one night you run into her at a bar and she looks so hot and she is making out with some other guy, and you think to yourself, "Damn, why I did I break up with her."
If she's playing tonsils tag out in a bar, that's the last thing I would think.
He is like the hot girlfriend who is a complete bitch with a lot of baggage. At some point, her looks are not that important anymore.
Yup. Better off without her. Until one night you run into her at a bar and she looks so hot and she is making out with some other guy, and you think to yourself, "Damn, why I did I break up with her."
That would be when you happen to watch one of his highlites on youtube
"He’s in the midst of a non-sensical, bitter ex girlfriend multi tweet rant. Again. Gettleman getting a first, third and peppers for this clown will down as an all time great move."
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons. If the Browns make the playoffs, it will be because of Beckham. Not saying the trade will not also work for the Giants, but Beckham is special.
I’ve been applauding the move since the minute we made the deal. Not only is he a, drop the big ones first, me first, complain first , meltdown first kind of special but he has also played in only 14 of the last 32 games. So he’s also an injury first. But besides the injuries to a now 26 year old injury prone guy, drop big passes, complaining, look at me, mimicking a dog pissing on a fire hydrant, throw your qb and franchise under the bus at any minute kind a special He’s all those firsts and special before he is a team first , take it to the house first kind of special
Is he talented. .. yes. Getting Lawrence , peppers and the ability to trade a pick for Baker .. 2 of those players controlled by the club for 5 years for very reasonable/ cheap salary and one for 3 years at a reasonable/ cheap salary is an amazing deal and organization changer.
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons.
Awesome! lol
Meanwhile, the team won nothing with him (not all his fault). When we finally got a playoff appearance, he felt the need to focus by partying in Miami. Then, coming up small in the game itself.
"He’s in the midst of a non-sensical, bitter ex girlfriend multi tweet rant. Again. Gettleman getting a first, third and peppers for this clown will down as an all time great move."
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons. If the Browns make the playoffs, it will be because of Beckham. Not saying the trade will not also work for the Giants, but Beckham is special.
He racked up those stats supposedly with the worst QB in generations throwing to him. Either he is amazing, or the quarterback is. Or they're both just good.
"He’s in the midst of a non-sensical, bitter ex girlfriend multi tweet rant. Again. Gettleman getting a first, third and peppers for this clown will down as an all time great move."
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons. If the Browns make the playoffs, it will be because of Beckham. Not saying the trade will not also work for the Giants, but Beckham is special.
"He’s in the midst of a non-sensical, bitter ex girlfriend multi tweet rant. Again. Gettleman getting a first, third and peppers for this clown will down as an all time great move."
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons. If the Browns make the playoffs, it will be because of Beckham. Not saying the trade will not also work for the Giants, but Beckham is special.
Keywords, when healthy. How often is that?
Cue the “well it’s eli’s Fault the one pass was bad” parade....
Talented, but not the personality you want to build your team around. NY sports has an identity, Knicks were built around Willis, Ewing, Oakley, Starks and Mason. Yanks around Jeter, Posada, Rivera, Petite. Giants around team first, otherworldly toughness of LT, Bavaro and Eli.
Yes it is. The one that really got me and I'm not sure it was an interview or on twitter was when he said he couldn't take the politics anymore and needed to get out. Like the trade was his idea and he was glad he's in Cleveland. Geez I remember the complete shock and disapointment from him when he found out he was traded. I think he's really trying to convince himself he's happy with the move.
me of a 17-year old girl who got dumped and won't let it go.
We have tons of ex hot girlfriend references to Odell. But perhaps the biggest one now, considering the # of games he's played, his effort on the hands team, and sitting the last 4 games of 2018 when his team was starting to hit its stride after a miserable first half...
He's most like the ex hot GF that spends an hour plus to get ready and makes everyone (including you, her BF) drool to be with her while out to dinner or on a date, and then she gets home and "isn't in the mood."
The batshit crazy stuff, heck I could live with that. The "I'm not in the mood tonight" that's the straw that breaks the camel's back.
It has hurt his pride that DG traded him. It has hurt his pride that the big apple shines brightly without him. It has hurt his pride that the Football Giants franchise isn't talking about the impact his nonpresence is having. It has hurt his pride that he has been rejected.
All his grandstanding, the new car with the Browns colors, his talking up Baker, to state a few, is a cover-up for his acceptance of the truth, Cleveland isn't New York City and New York City has moved on without him. In life, you pay a price for your actions and maturity is displayed by accepting the consequences of your expressed acts.
There is one important reality that OBJ has yet to acknowledge, he is not the special player he once was. The extra gear he had is no longer there, DG saw it last season coming to the realization that the production wasn't worth his shenanigans. Cleveland has had to deal with a missing person, while the Giants enthusiastic full participation.
A child cries out for attention to remain relevant, a man moves on embracing the opportunity of establishing his relevancy. I believe NYC was too much for his Big Easy mindset, worst is to come if Eli leads the Giants on a final run. No one player is above the team, an all-time great leads his team, some have been humbled by their words and actions being left in Eli's wake (Tiki and Shockey come to mind, taking a long time to recover). OBJ needs to learn, he who laughs last laughs best, up until now it has been one-sided.
Looking at the talent assembled heading into camp there is a reason for optimism. There is a wealth of young talent with strong veteran leadership. We hear the doubt of the pundits, how we lost OBJ so we have no Offense, OV no pass rush, Eli is finished, Collins, etc... All based on allegiance to past accomplishments, not recent excellence. I think there is more overall talent on this team since 2008. I think that the 2019 Giants are going to shock the league.
Gone are the malcontents who were paid as stars but refused to lead. The exception is Collins but the market value far superseded what the Giants franchise could afford. All the others were damaged goods who created dissension or couldn't stay on the field.
Its time for OBJ let go of the past and embrace his future growing unrestrained by his own words.
Odell absolutely needs to let it go. Although there are some posters on this board they could take the same advice.
You have a bizarre take. How is it not newsworthy when a former player takes shots at a team you are a fan of, and you expect thus fan not to have an opinion on an opinion board. We have had many former players move on with their lives an never utter a word about their former team. Thus there is no news in its coverage.
He has now several times unsolicited, revised falsely under the circumstances, in which he parted the NY Giants. He creates this narrative in which he has always been the aggrieved party. Although he leads the league as a WR in almost every category.
He was the most polarizing NY Giant player that has come through here since Shockey, and when he comments on social media about his form team and former "fans", you expect no reaction?
It has hurt his pride that DG traded him. It has hurt his pride that the big apple shines brightly without him. It has hurt his pride that the Football Giants franchise isn't talking about the impact his nonpresence is having. It has hurt his pride that he has been rejected.
All his grandstanding, the new car with the Browns colors, his talking up Baker, to state a few, is a cover-up for his acceptance of the truth, Cleveland isn't New York City and New York City has moved on without him. In life, you pay a price for your actions and maturity is displayed by accepting the consequences of your expressed acts.
There is one important reality that OBJ has yet to acknowledge, he is not the special player he once was. The extra gear he had is no longer there, DG saw it last season coming to the realization that the production wasn't worth his shenanigans. Cleveland has had to deal with a missing person, while the Giants enthusiastic full participation.
A child cries out for attention to remain relevant, a man moves on embracing the opportunity of establishing his relevancy. I believe NYC was too much for his Big Easy mindset, worst is to come if Eli leads the Giants on a final run. No one player is above the team, an all-time great leads his team, some have been humbled by their words and actions being left in Eli's wake (Tiki and Shockey come to mind, taking a long time to recover). OBJ needs to learn, he who laughs last laughs best, up until now it has been one-sided.
Looking at the talent assembled heading into camp there is a reason for optimism. There is a wealth of young talent with strong veteran leadership. We hear the doubt of the pundits, how we lost OBJ so we have no Offense, OV no pass rush, Eli is finished, Collins, etc... All based on allegiance to past accomplishments, not recent excellence. I think there is more overall talent on this team since 2008. I think that the 2019 Giants are going to shock the league.
Gone are the malcontents who were paid as stars but refused to lead. The exception is Collins but the market value far superseded what the Giants franchise could afford. All the others were damaged goods who created dissension or couldn't stay on the field.
Its time for OBJ let go of the past and embrace his future growing unrestrained by his own words.
Unfortunately, this is my take on the situation as well.
What is hysterical is his whole "twitter rant" really isn't much and Â
hasn't even been linked here. Some Giants fan was butthurt and said "we gave you a platform!" I mean the NFL gave him a platform, but I regress. He than says that he has nothing but love for the place, but he has moved on.
His biggest mistake is even responding at all, but there is a whole lot of nothing in those comments, but because it is Odell everything needs to be sensationalized. When I googled searched all the articles claimed this was a rant. His few follow up comments hardly qualify as a rant.
hasn't even been linked here. Some Giants fan was butthurt and said "we gave you a platform!" I mean the NFL gave him a platform, but I regress. He than says that he has nothing but love for the place, but he has moved on.
His biggest mistake is even responding at all, but there is a whole lot of nothing in those comments, but because it is Odell everything needs to be sensationalized. When I googled searched all the articles claimed this was a rant. His few follow up comments hardly qualify as a rant.
He keeps claiming he's moved on. It's clear he hasn't. And this on-again, off-again social media claim is indicative of his state of mind.
they ejected him to Cleveland. I am 100% convinced that if the Rams made the exact same type of offer the Giants wouldn't have traded him to LA or SF or Miami or anywhere else he would have wanted to go. They considered two trades. Cleveland and Buffalo. You decide.
Odell absolutely needs to let it go. Although there are some posters on this board they could take the same advice.
You have a bizarre take. How is it not newsworthy when a former player takes shots at a team you are a fan of, and you expect thus fan not to have an opinion on an opinion board. We have had many former players move on with their lives an never utter a word about their former team. Thus there is no news in its coverage.
He has now several times unsolicited, revised falsely under the circumstances, in which he parted the NY Giants. He creates this narrative in which he has always been the aggrieved party. Although he leads the league as a WR in almost every category.
He was the most polarizing NY Giant player that has come through here since Shockey, and when he comments on social media about his form team and former "fans", you expect no reaction?
It’s not a bizarre take, he’s right. Some giants fans need to let it go just as much as Odell. This last twitter “Rant” he didn’t even take shots at the Giants, yet you still have fans being upset and posting about it. Oddly enough the same fans who claim to dislike Odell, follow his every move on social media and can’t wait to talk about him.
Odell absolutely needs to let it go. Although there are some posters on this board they could take the same advice.
You have a bizarre take. How is it not newsworthy when a former player takes shots at a team you are a fan of, and you expect thus fan not to have an opinion on an opinion board. We have had many former players move on with their lives an never utter a word about their former team. Thus there is no news in its coverage.
He has now several times unsolicited, revised falsely under the circumstances, in which he parted the NY Giants. He creates this narrative in which he has always been the aggrieved party. Although he leads the league as a WR in almost every category.
He was the most polarizing NY Giant player that has come through here since Shockey, and when he comments on social media about his form team and former "fans", you expect no reaction?
It’s not a bizarre take, he’s right. Some giants fans need to let it go just as much as Odell. This last twitter “Rant” he didn’t even take shots at the Giants, yet you still have fans being upset and posting about it. Oddly enough the same fans who claim to dislike Odell, follow his every move on social media and can’t wait to talk about him.
This is not reality, we still talk about Shockey to this day. At this time we are in the midst of the most polarizing trade of our generation. I think it is natural there will be much discussion until the 2020 season concludes.
But I figure it would happen over something actually newsworthy. Like him actually bashing the Giants again or after he has a big game in Cleveland. Not Beckham posting on Twitter that “God gave me a platform”. Fans getting upset over that and taking it as some shot at the Giants, points to more of them issue than a Odell issue.
and its that kind of attitude that incentivizes him to continue to act like a scorned ex-lover. He has an inner circle telling him the same thing and so he feels entitled to tweet stupidness.
He seems to be a very neurotic person. But there's no reason for Â
Yeah, he stuck to his position, took a lot of shit for it, and graciously accepted all of the apologies that... oh wait, there weren't any such apologies.
The good, the bad...the inane. Used to be you'd read a story in a newspaper, or hear about it on the radio or on TV, and that was the end of it. You were rarely driven to take an any action, and even if you were it was most likely in the form of a letter to the editor. You might discuss it with friends at a bar or some sort of get-together...a party, a BBQ...or with co-workers around the old water cooler...but the discussion wouldn't travel very far. Now, everything - every little thing - merits a tweet or a Facebook post. Everyone has an opinion about everything, and they'll be damned if their opinion isn't heard by as many people as is technologically possible. For better or worse, the town square has gone global.
It's a brave new world.
It's also a perfect world for a character like OBJ, and I don't use the word "character" as a pejorative. Characters can build successful brands, and that's exactly what OBJ has done. It's all about exposure, about keeping the spotlight pointed directly at him. It doesn't matter if he's loved or hated, as long as he remains the topic of conversation.
It doesn't matter if he wins, either. It's nice, it helps, but it's not necessary, because his brand is tied to him alone, not to any team.
I'm happy Beckham is gone simply because the Giants needed to rebuild. Right thing for the team.
But let's not pretend like the Giants current and previous staff, current and previous management, and ownership shouldn't be a little shit on for not being able to create an environment where all kinds of players can succeed.
Parcells and Coughlin had all kinds of loudmouths, assholes, egomaniacs, and bad dudes on their championship teams.
Right now, on this team, somewhere there is an asshole ready to spring up when he succeeds.
That asshole might be DeAndre Baker, or Corey Coleman, or Dexter Lawrence -- and if it happens I hope the current regime actually has the skills to handle it.
It has hurt his pride that DG traded him. It has hurt his pride that the big apple shines brightly without him. It has hurt his pride that the Football Giants franchise isn't talking about the impact his nonpresence is having. It has hurt his pride that he has been rejected.
All his grandstanding, the new car with the Browns colors, his talking up Baker, to state a few, is a cover-up for his acceptance of the truth, Cleveland isn't New York City and New York City has moved on without him. In life, you pay a price for your actions and maturity is displayed by accepting the consequences of your expressed acts.
There is one important reality that OBJ has yet to acknowledge, he is not the special player he once was. The extra gear he had is no longer there, DG saw it last season coming to the realization that the production wasn't worth his shenanigans. Cleveland has had to deal with a missing person, while the Giants enthusiastic full participation.
A child cries out for attention to remain relevant, a man moves on embracing the opportunity of establishing his relevancy. I believe NYC was too much for his Big Easy mindset, worst is to come if Eli leads the Giants on a final run. No one player is above the team, an all-time great leads his team, some have been humbled by their words and actions being left in Eli's wake (Tiki and Shockey come to mind, taking a long time to recover). OBJ needs to learn, he who laughs last laughs best, up until now it has been one-sided.
Looking at the talent assembled heading into camp there is a reason for optimism. There is a wealth of young talent with strong veteran leadership. We hear the doubt of the pundits, how we lost OBJ so we have no Offense, OV no pass rush, Eli is finished, Collins, etc... All based on allegiance to past accomplishments, not recent excellence. I think there is more overall talent on this team since 2008. I think that the 2019 Giants are going to shock the league.
Gone are the malcontents who were paid as stars but refused to lead. The exception is Collins but the market value far superseded what the Giants franchise could afford. All the others were damaged goods who created dissension or couldn't stay on the field.
Its time for OBJ let go of the past and embrace his future growing unrestrained by his own words.
We need team players, not stat collectors.
He is like the hot girlfriend who is a complete bitch with a lot of baggage. At some point, her looks are not that important anymore.
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But, he also still has the talent to go off for like 1500 yards and 12 TDS this year and all this drama no one would care about.
We need team players, not stat collectors.
He is like the hot girlfriend who is a complete bitch with a lot of baggage. At some point, her looks are not that important anymore.
But for several months after the break up, you still jump at the chance to fork her...
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He is like the hot girlfriend who is a complete bitch with a lot of baggage. At some point, her looks are not that important anymore.
Yup. Better off without her. Until one night you run into her at a bar and she looks so hot and she is making out with some other guy, and you think to yourself, "Damn, why I did I break up with her."
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He is like the hot girlfriend who is a complete bitch with a lot of baggage. At some point, her looks are not that important anymore.
Yup. Better off without her. Until one night you run into her at a bar and she looks so hot and she is making out with some other guy, and you think to yourself, "Damn, why I did I break up with her."
If she's playing tonsils tag out in a bar, that's the last thing I would think.
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He is like the hot girlfriend who is a complete bitch with a lot of baggage. At some point, her looks are not that important anymore.
Yup. Better off without her. Until one night you run into her at a bar and she looks so hot and she is making out with some other guy, and you think to yourself, "Damn, why I did I break up with her."
That would be when you happen to watch one of his highlites on youtube
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons. If the Browns make the playoffs, it will be because of Beckham. Not saying the trade will not also work for the Giants, but Beckham is special.
sour grapes.
But some think it in a Dana Carvey "Church Lady" kind of voice.
Is he talented. .. yes. Getting Lawrence , peppers and the ability to trade a pick for Baker .. 2 of those players controlled by the club for 5 years for very reasonable/ cheap salary and one for 3 years at a reasonable/ cheap salary is an amazing deal and organization changer.
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons.
Awesome! lol
Meanwhile, the team won nothing with him (not all his fault). When we finally got a playoff appearance, he felt the need to focus by partying in Miami. Then, coming up small in the game itself.
It's tough to persuade a young WR to put his body on the line on special teams when that example is being set.
This shit is just icing on the cake... but it does help me move on.
No one questions his awesome talent but I would never want a quitter on the Giants.
It's tough to persuade a young WR to put his body on the line on special teams when that example is being set.
This shit is just icing on the cake... but it does help me move on.
I am going to forgive that special teams play. My issue last year is when he quit the last 4 games.
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons. If the Browns make the playoffs, it will be because of Beckham. Not saying the trade will not also work for the Giants, but Beckham is special.
He racked up those stats supposedly with the worst QB in generations throwing to him. Either he is amazing, or the quarterback is. Or they're both just good.
Yet, the majority of the sports media still thinks the Giants are clueless for trading him. It’s nuts.
But man, this is getting creepy.
Let it go Odell.
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons. If the Browns make the playoffs, it will be because of Beckham. Not saying the trade will not also work for the Giants, but Beckham is special.
Keywords, when healthy. How often is that?
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"He’s in the midst of a non-sensical, bitter ex girlfriend multi tweet rant. Again. Gettleman getting a first, third and peppers for this clown will down as an all time great move."
When healthy, he is the best receiver in the NFL. He compiled more yards and scored more touchdowns in his first three seasons than any other receiver in their first three seasons. If the Browns make the playoffs, it will be because of Beckham. Not saying the trade will not also work for the Giants, but Beckham is special.
Keywords, when healthy. How often is that?
Cue the “well it’s eli’s Fault the one pass was bad” parade....
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He quit on his team last year. That only ever gets easier to do after the first time.
It's tough to persuade a young WR to put his body on the line on special teams when that example is being set.
This shit is just icing on the cake... but it does help me move on.
I am going to forgive that special teams play. My issue last year is when he quit the last 4 games.
That's primarily what I'm talking about too but that business decision on the onside kick didn't help at all.
But man, this is getting creepy.
Let it go Odell.
Yes it is. The one that really got me and I'm not sure it was an interview or on twitter was when he said he couldn't take the politics anymore and needed to get out. Like the trade was his idea and he was glad he's in Cleveland. Geez I remember the complete shock and disapointment from him when he found out he was traded. I think he's really trying to convince himself he's happy with the move.
But man, this is getting creepy.
Let it go Odell.
Odell absolutely needs to let it go. Although there are some posters on this board they could take the same advice.
We have tons of ex hot girlfriend references to Odell. But perhaps the biggest one now, considering the # of games he's played, his effort on the hands team, and sitting the last 4 games of 2018 when his team was starting to hit its stride after a miserable first half...
He's most like the ex hot GF that spends an hour plus to get ready and makes everyone (including you, her BF) drool to be with her while out to dinner or on a date, and then she gets home and "isn't in the mood."
The batshit crazy stuff, heck I could live with that. The "I'm not in the mood tonight" that's the straw that breaks the camel's back.
All his grandstanding, the new car with the Browns colors, his talking up Baker, to state a few, is a cover-up for his acceptance of the truth, Cleveland isn't New York City and New York City has moved on without him. In life, you pay a price for your actions and maturity is displayed by accepting the consequences of your expressed acts.
There is one important reality that OBJ has yet to acknowledge, he is not the special player he once was. The extra gear he had is no longer there, DG saw it last season coming to the realization that the production wasn't worth his shenanigans. Cleveland has had to deal with a missing person, while the Giants enthusiastic full participation.
A child cries out for attention to remain relevant, a man moves on embracing the opportunity of establishing his relevancy. I believe NYC was too much for his Big Easy mindset, worst is to come if Eli leads the Giants on a final run. No one player is above the team, an all-time great leads his team, some have been humbled by their words and actions being left in Eli's wake (Tiki and Shockey come to mind, taking a long time to recover). OBJ needs to learn, he who laughs last laughs best, up until now it has been one-sided.
Looking at the talent assembled heading into camp there is a reason for optimism. There is a wealth of young talent with strong veteran leadership. We hear the doubt of the pundits, how we lost OBJ so we have no Offense, OV no pass rush, Eli is finished, Collins, etc... All based on allegiance to past accomplishments, not recent excellence. I think there is more overall talent on this team since 2008. I think that the 2019 Giants are going to shock the league.
Gone are the malcontents who were paid as stars but refused to lead. The exception is Collins but the market value far superseded what the Giants franchise could afford. All the others were damaged goods who created dissension or couldn't stay on the field.
Its time for OBJ let go of the past and embrace his future growing unrestrained by his own words.
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He still can go on and excel in Cleveland.
But man, this is getting creepy.
Let it go Odell.
Odell absolutely needs to let it go. Although there are some posters on this board they could take the same advice.
You have a bizarre take. How is it not newsworthy when a former player takes shots at a team you are a fan of, and you expect thus fan not to have an opinion on an opinion board. We have had many former players move on with their lives an never utter a word about their former team. Thus there is no news in its coverage.
He has now several times unsolicited, revised falsely under the circumstances, in which he parted the NY Giants. He creates this narrative in which he has always been the aggrieved party. Although he leads the league as a WR in almost every category.
He was the most polarizing NY Giant player that has come through here since Shockey, and when he comments on social media about his form team and former "fans", you expect no reaction?
All his grandstanding, the new car with the Browns colors, his talking up Baker, to state a few, is a cover-up for his acceptance of the truth, Cleveland isn't New York City and New York City has moved on without him. In life, you pay a price for your actions and maturity is displayed by accepting the consequences of your expressed acts.
There is one important reality that OBJ has yet to acknowledge, he is not the special player he once was. The extra gear he had is no longer there, DG saw it last season coming to the realization that the production wasn't worth his shenanigans. Cleveland has had to deal with a missing person, while the Giants enthusiastic full participation.
A child cries out for attention to remain relevant, a man moves on embracing the opportunity of establishing his relevancy. I believe NYC was too much for his Big Easy mindset, worst is to come if Eli leads the Giants on a final run. No one player is above the team, an all-time great leads his team, some have been humbled by their words and actions being left in Eli's wake (Tiki and Shockey come to mind, taking a long time to recover). OBJ needs to learn, he who laughs last laughs best, up until now it has been one-sided.
Looking at the talent assembled heading into camp there is a reason for optimism. There is a wealth of young talent with strong veteran leadership. We hear the doubt of the pundits, how we lost OBJ so we have no Offense, OV no pass rush, Eli is finished, Collins, etc... All based on allegiance to past accomplishments, not recent excellence. I think there is more overall talent on this team since 2008. I think that the 2019 Giants are going to shock the league.
Gone are the malcontents who were paid as stars but refused to lead. The exception is Collins but the market value far superseded what the Giants franchise could afford. All the others were damaged goods who created dissension or couldn't stay on the field.
Its time for OBJ let go of the past and embrace his future growing unrestrained by his own words.
Unfortunately, this is my take on the situation as well.
His biggest mistake is even responding at all, but there is a whole lot of nothing in those comments, but because it is Odell everything needs to be sensationalized. When I googled searched all the articles claimed this was a rant. His few follow up comments hardly qualify as a rant.
His biggest mistake is even responding at all, but there is a whole lot of nothing in those comments, but because it is Odell everything needs to be sensationalized. When I googled searched all the articles claimed this was a rant. His few follow up comments hardly qualify as a rant.
He keeps claiming he's moved on. It's clear he hasn't. And this on-again, off-again social media claim is indicative of his state of mind.
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He still can go on and excel in Cleveland.
But man, this is getting creepy.
Let it go Odell.
Odell absolutely needs to let it go. Although there are some posters on this board they could take the same advice.
You have a bizarre take. How is it not newsworthy when a former player takes shots at a team you are a fan of, and you expect thus fan not to have an opinion on an opinion board. We have had many former players move on with their lives an never utter a word about their former team. Thus there is no news in its coverage.
He has now several times unsolicited, revised falsely under the circumstances, in which he parted the NY Giants. He creates this narrative in which he has always been the aggrieved party. Although he leads the league as a WR in almost every category.
He was the most polarizing NY Giant player that has come through here since Shockey, and when he comments on social media about his form team and former "fans", you expect no reaction?
It’s not a bizarre take, he’s right. Some giants fans need to let it go just as much as Odell. This last twitter “Rant” he didn’t even take shots at the Giants, yet you still have fans being upset and posting about it. Oddly enough the same fans who claim to dislike Odell, follow his every move on social media and can’t wait to talk about him.
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He still can go on and excel in Cleveland.
But man, this is getting creepy.
Let it go Odell.
Odell absolutely needs to let it go. Although there are some posters on this board they could take the same advice.
You have a bizarre take. How is it not newsworthy when a former player takes shots at a team you are a fan of, and you expect thus fan not to have an opinion on an opinion board. We have had many former players move on with their lives an never utter a word about their former team. Thus there is no news in its coverage.
He has now several times unsolicited, revised falsely under the circumstances, in which he parted the NY Giants. He creates this narrative in which he has always been the aggrieved party. Although he leads the league as a WR in almost every category.
He was the most polarizing NY Giant player that has come through here since Shockey, and when he comments on social media about his form team and former "fans", you expect no reaction?
It’s not a bizarre take, he’s right. Some giants fans need to let it go just as much as Odell. This last twitter “Rant” he didn’t even take shots at the Giants, yet you still have fans being upset and posting about it. Oddly enough the same fans who claim to dislike Odell, follow his every move on social media and can’t wait to talk about him.
This is not reality, we still talk about Shockey to this day. At this time we are in the midst of the most polarizing trade of our generation. I think it is natural there will be much discussion until the 2020 season concludes.
Yeah, he stuck to his position, took a lot of shit for it, and graciously accepted all of the apologies that... oh wait, there weren't any such apologies.
It's a brave new world.
It's also a perfect world for a character like OBJ, and I don't use the word "character" as a pejorative. Characters can build successful brands, and that's exactly what OBJ has done. It's all about exposure, about keeping the spotlight pointed directly at him. It doesn't matter if he's loved or hated, as long as he remains the topic of conversation.
It doesn't matter if he wins, either. It's nice, it helps, but it's not necessary, because his brand is tied to him alone, not to any team.
But let's not pretend like the Giants current and previous staff, current and previous management, and ownership shouldn't be a little shit on for not being able to create an environment where all kinds of players can succeed.
Parcells and Coughlin had all kinds of loudmouths, assholes, egomaniacs, and bad dudes on their championship teams.
Right now, on this team, somewhere there is an asshole ready to spring up when he succeeds.
That asshole might be DeAndre Baker, or Corey Coleman, or Dexter Lawrence -- and if it happens I hope the current regime actually has the skills to handle it.
All his grandstanding, the new car with the Browns colors, his talking up Baker, to state a few, is a cover-up for his acceptance of the truth, Cleveland isn't New York City and New York City has moved on without him. In life, you pay a price for your actions and maturity is displayed by accepting the consequences of your expressed acts.
There is one important reality that OBJ has yet to acknowledge, he is not the special player he once was. The extra gear he had is no longer there, DG saw it last season coming to the realization that the production wasn't worth his shenanigans. Cleveland has had to deal with a missing person, while the Giants enthusiastic full participation.
A child cries out for attention to remain relevant, a man moves on embracing the opportunity of establishing his relevancy. I believe NYC was too much for his Big Easy mindset, worst is to come if Eli leads the Giants on a final run. No one player is above the team, an all-time great leads his team, some have been humbled by their words and actions being left in Eli's wake (Tiki and Shockey come to mind, taking a long time to recover). OBJ needs to learn, he who laughs last laughs best, up until now it has been one-sided.
Looking at the talent assembled heading into camp there is a reason for optimism. There is a wealth of young talent with strong veteran leadership. We hear the doubt of the pundits, how we lost OBJ so we have no Offense, OV no pass rush, Eli is finished, Collins, etc... All based on allegiance to past accomplishments, not recent excellence. I think there is more overall talent on this team since 2008. I think that the 2019 Giants are going to shock the league.
Gone are the malcontents who were paid as stars but refused to lead. The exception is Collins but the market value far superseded what the Giants franchise could afford. All the others were damaged goods who created dissension or couldn't stay on the field.
Its time for OBJ let go of the past and embrace his future growing unrestrained by his own words.
Excellent post, completely agree on all points.