DandyTom64
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Would anybody really trust somebody named Rocky to handle your business? Guess there is a sucker born every minute.
I mean, duh. Agents have no reason to care about team success while players do. No agent ever built a legacy on how many super bowls their clients won.
Step 1 for him is to fire his agent and get back to the team. Go in and talk to JJ and SJ with a new agent that will work on getting him getting in a good light with the public. They can be very forgiving and there is avenues for endorsement. I assumed he would have made millions off the feed me thing. So many in the public thought he was screwed over the DV case. But before he could get through it he had 2 other problems. Maybe his agent is a good one and Elliot is just so immature that nothing more can he done. His father said something about being afraid he couldn’t handle it or wasn’t ready.The problem for Zeke is that he really isn't that marketable. He's one strike away from a lifetime ban from the league. He's shown himself to be a knuckle headed douchebag in every single off-season and he obviously has serious maturity issues. His agent knows damned well that the 10%-20% that he COULD make on any endorsement deals with Zeke isn't worth anywhere near what it would be with any other player in his dugout.
Dak has his face splattered all over the planet, right now. Zeke? You don't think there's a reason for that. It's exactly why Zeke's agent is angling for every single contract dollar that he can negotiate because the well is pretty dry after that. What he's failing to realize is that keeping Zeke on a team that has a chance to actually win a Super Bowl is the best chance he'll EVER have to get some endorsement %.
I'll be honest, at this point, I'm willing to let Zeke sit and trade him at the first opportunity of an equitable deal (and this is coming from a fan that, to this point, has absolutely LOVED Ezekiel Elliott). I'd trade his rights to the most bottom of the barrel franchise that I could possibly send him to (hopefully in a state with ridiculous state taxes) and let the idiot stew, for the rest of his career, about what could have been.
Good for him. You can't have 5 players taking up 45% of the cap.
Anyone in the know on how much agents get when their client signs say a 80 mil contract?
It might pay to fire the agent and negotiate your own deal and save what you would pay the agent.
Zeke's agent is unwittingly taking an approach that isn't in Zeke's best interest. Both he and Zeke aren't acting in the best interest of the team nor themselves, in the final analysis. Both parties in negotiations need to be responsible enough to leave room for other teammates and the team, itself, to prosper. Failing to do so isn't acting in good faith. Here's hoping Zeke and his agent come to terms with the necessity to cooperate and settle things to the best advantage of all concerned (the team, its players and Zeke himself.)
What does that have to Zeke and his agent, though? They want what is owed to them. It's not Zeke's fault the contracts given out before he got his. Zeke wants what he thinks he is owed. He doesn't want less money because of past decisions.
You also shouldn't have so much money and resources tied into 3 players on the OL but hey, we stupidly did. Again, Zeke has nothing to do with that. He wants his money and good for him.
Agree to a point, but there are definitely players that just don't care about anything but getting the most money they can.
And, as it turns out, his father was right. Ezekiel Elliot had the opportunity of a lifetime when he was bent over the barrel by the league (and regardless of what anyone thinks of him, now, that's exactly what happened). He had the chance to be "the exception" by doing nothing but being exceptional off the field. Two off-seasons in a row he's blown it.Step 1 for him is to fire his agent and get back to the team. Go in and talk to JJ and SJ with a new agent that will work on getting him getting in a good light with the public. They can be very forgiving and there is avenues for endorsement. I assumed he would have made millions off the feed me thing. So many in the public thought he was screwed over the DV case. But before he could get through it he had 2 other problems. Maybe his agent is a good one and Elliot is just so immature that nothing more can he done. His father said something about being afraid he couldn’t handle it or wasn’t ready.
Agents job is to represent their clientSJ is right. Nice messaging to Zeke/ Dak/ Amari.
There is only so much Cowboy pie to be had. Don't be last in line.
Messaging is on point.
He has conviction.Convicted?
In this instance, it means "committed to your thoughts".Convicted?
The issue is that the agents just want the most money even if the player would be happier taking less to play where they want to play.Agents job is to represent their client
Teams job to manage their team
Reality is a player can chase every cent they can get or sign for a few bucks less and be a part of a complete team
Agents in many cases want to look like they got the most and the player ends up getting less because so much fluff is in their to make the agents look goodThe issue is that the agents just want the most money even if the player would be happier taking less to play where they want to play.
The agents are often very deceptive to their own clients.
If you buy a house you'll work with a buyers agent. They present themselves as working for you but in reality they want you to buy as soon as possible and spend as much as possible.