It appears A.J. Smith's ego is bigger than the team. WR Vincent Jackson has not been traded by the deadline meaning he will serve the full suspension. The bigger question here is if as V.Jax implies it is unethical business practice. Jackson believes his agent and teams did everything needed to make a deal happen but Smith asked for more than he knew anyone would give. Smith knows the Chargers are in a good position to compete even without Jackson which is why they only offered him a tender. So why not trade Jackson for something of value in the future? Is A.J. Smith hurting his team when they don't need Jackson yet could adress another situational need this year as they make a run at the playoff's? A.J. Smith essentially ran L.T. out of town and is known to be a brass businessman who is alleged to have a temper. The problem is when temper controlls rationale. To me this makes no sense and boils down to nothing but ego. If he was a good decision maker and looked at Jackson only as an asset, why not trade him and get good value to help your product either now, in the future, or both? This all but gaurantees Jackson won't return to the team when his contract is up and then the Chargers will be left with nothing. A poor decision by a G.M. with a big ego.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
It appears A.J. Smith's ego is bigger than the team. WR Vincent Jackson has not been traded by the deadline meaning he will serve the full suspension. The bigger question here is if as V.Jax implies it is unethical business practice. Jackson believes his agent and teams did everything needed to make a deal happen but Smith asked for more than he knew anyone would give. Smith knows the Chargers are in a good position to compete even without Jackson which is why they only offered him a tender. So why not trade Jackson for something of value in the future? Is A.J. Smith hurting his team when they don't need Jackson yet could adress another situational need this year as they make a run at the playoff's? A.J. Smith essentially ran L.T. out of town and is known to be a brass businessman who is alleged to have a temper. The problem is when temper controlls rationale. To me this makes no sense and boils down to nothing but ego. If he was a good decision maker and looked at Jackson only as an asset, why not trade him and get good value to help your product either now, in the future, or both? This all but gaurantees Jackson won't return to the team when his contract is up and then the Chargers will be left with nothing. A poor decision by a G.M. with a big ego.
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