Re: Cimini says Faneca was released...
Harlan Lachman
buRford <buR...@buR.ford.com> wrote:
> Saturday, April 24, 2010
> Sorry to interrupt, Alan, but ...
> By Rich Cimini
>
> There's lousy timing, and really lousy timing. Here's a a case of the latter.
>
> On Friday night, Alan Faneca and teammate Nick Mangold were out together for
> dinner and
> drinks, joined by their significant others, when Faneca received a phone call
> from the
> Jets. According to sources, it was Rex Ryan, calling to inform Faneca that he
> was being
> released. Indeed, that release became official Saturday.
>
> Talk about killing a nice evening out on the town.
>
> The Jets had just drafted former UMass G/T Vlad Ducasse in the second round,
> sealing
> Faneca's fate with the team. They had been shopping him for weeks, looking
> for a taker
> that never stepped up. As soon as they landed Ducasse, hardly a sure thing,
> the Faneca
> speculation spread like fire.
>
> Ryan at least had the courtesy to call Faneca himself to explain the
> situation.
> Unfortunately, the timing stunk.
And there is a good time to be told you're going to die, lose a job, get
AIDs? Give me a break.
He was told straight off by the horse's --- and has time to go shop for
a team that failed to get the G it wanted in the draft. Plus he is paid
by us if he fails to sign.
No tears for Faneca.
h
JK Coney
"buRford" <buR...@buR.ford.com> wrote in message
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> Saturday, April 24, 2010
> Sorry to interrupt, Alan, but ...
> By Rich Cimini
>
> There's lousy timing, and really lousy timing. Here's a a case of the
> latter.
> situation.
> Unfortunately, the timing stunk.
Call me old fashioned but I can't feel sorry for a young healthy man
getting $5 guaranteed if he does nothing. There is no loyalty in sports.
They play for money.
--
JK Sinrod
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com
Tutor
> Saturday, April 24, 2010
> Sorry to interrupt, Alan, but ...
> By Rich Cimini
>
> There's lousy timing, and really lousy timing. Here's a a case of the latter.
>
> drinks, joined by their significant others, when Faneca received a phone call from the
> Jets. According to sources, it was Rex Ryan, calling to inform Faneca that he was being
> released. Indeed, that release became official Saturday.
>
> Talk about killing a nice evening out on the town.
>
> The Jets had just drafted former UMass G/T Vlad Ducasse in the second round, sealing
> Faneca's fate with the team. They had been shopping him for weeks, looking for a taker
> that never stepped up. As soon as they landed Ducasse, hardly a sure thing, the Faneca
> speculation spread like fire.
>
> Unfortunately, the timing stunk.
The Jets were shopping Faneca around the league for 2 -3 weeks. Faneca
knew about it. 2 -3 days before the frated he stated that he expected
to be released after the draft. The news was no surprise to him or
anyone followeing the team. Including the guaranteed $5.25 million for
this 2010 season, Faneca gets paid (gulp) $21 million for 2 actual
seasons with the Jets. He can go buy a 2nd dinner for Nick and their
spouses to make up for the trauma of Saturday night's phone call.