The McEnd, Finally!
Why did this all take so long? Over the last few months I’ve been asked over and over about Steve McNair and I’ve always given the same answer, “he’ll never play for the Titans again”. I knew it, you knew it, Bob Dole knew and yes, the American tax payers knew it.
The Titans got offered a 5th round pick on draft day, said they wanted a 4th, Baltimore said no. That just seems silly. They wouldn’t give up a 4th for a huge upgrade at quarterback? So, here we are today, McNair’s missed virtually all of the Ravens OTA’s and they finally decided to part with that coveted 4th rounder. Again, what took so long?
As for all of that good will the Titans were sending out in the paper the last 2 weeks, that wasn’t intended for Steve, it was all for Baltimore. The more it seemed like the Titans wanted him, the higher the price was going to be.
Folks, the only question here was how long were the Ravens were willing to wait. We knew #9 was gone as soon as training camp got here and the Titans needed to sign their draft picks. So, again, if the Ravens didn’t want to wait until then, why didn’t they give up a 4th rounder 1 or 2 months ago? I can’t believe it the more I keep saying it to myself. They gave the guy $12-million dollars! Why not get him in sooner rather than later? He’s not a long term investment, he’s a win now guy, so why not get him in now?
Yes, it’s said he’s gone. But, as we’ve heard over and over again it’s business. Reality is he wasn’t taking the Titans to the Super Bowl this year. It didn’t go smoothly, but it was probably the right move for the long term health of the organization. I know it was for Steve’s pocketbook! $12-million! Wow!
4 Responses to ' The McEnd, Finally! '
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on June 10th, 2006 at 6:16 pm
I saw your headline and thought you were talking about something else.
Yeh, Steve’s gone. Um - next topic.
on June 10th, 2006 at 7:04 pm
Timmy H, how dare you be so disrespectful to Nashville’s most talented and may I add handsome sports anchor! Juicy C always covets Mr. Curtis’ shows and eagerly awaits his posts on wkrnsports.com. Timmy H, it’s Time for you to just pipe down. Juicy C says thanks to Mr. Curtis for his insight and his intellectual approach to sportscasting.
on June 10th, 2006 at 7:09 pm
Is the “juice” worth the squeeze?
on October 9th, 2006 at 5:21 am
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