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***ausbacker*** · 09-14-2010, 06:32 PM

I've said from the outset that Frank Bauer is the demon in Logan Mankins cause. Nothing that's transpired has made me change my tune.

cmasspatsfan · 09-14-2010, 06:43 PM

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I've said from the outset that Frank Bauer is the demon in Logan Mankins cause. Nothing that's transpired has made me change my tune.

This is the only thing that makes any sense in this whole snafu. Hope to see this resolved soon, though if his agent is as inept as we think maybe it doesnt.

ahmed · 09-14-2010, 08:10 PM

Why do we have a football story, a contract one at that, on CNBC

? And they know that Connelly played as well as Mankins too?

PatsFanStnfrd · 09-14-2010, 08:15 PM

First rule of negotiations: " Don't say anything that will burn your bridges with the other party". Insulting the honor or questioning the worth of the counterparty is a sure way of doing just that.

Logan Mankins did just that. Stupid, unfortunate and beyond stupid.

voluntarysaftey · 09-14-2010, 08:34 PM

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Why do we have a football story, a contract one at that, on CNBC

? And they know that Connelly played as well as Mankins too?

I didn't watch the segment, but I think its fair for a business/finance channel to talk about a contract negotation to that going astray (and the nfl is a business)

If this were not sports, and Kraft was a ceo of corporation, and Mankins was a high valued employee (say a VP in the company, or a industry expert), Mankins would easily be fired.

Now the real situation is not quite 100% the same as in the business world, since Mankins is somewhat limited in his movement.

***PatsWickedPissah*** · 09-14-2010, 10:10 PM

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I didn't watch the segment, but I think its fair for a business/finance channel to talk about a contract negotation to that going astray (and the nfl is a business)

If this were not sports, and Kraft was a ceo of corporation, and Mankins was a high valued employee (say a VP in the company, or a industry expert), Mankins would easily be fired.

Now the real situation is not quite 100% the same as in the business world, since Mankins is somewhat limited in his movement.

To expand further on your point, the NFL is the entertainment industry with the players as "The Talent", nothing at all like the corporations we work for.

upstater1 · 09-14-2010, 11:31 PM

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To expand further on your point, the NFL is the entertainment industry with the players as "The Talent", nothing at all like the corporations we work for.

Exactly. Megan Fox blasted her director, and still filmed part 2 of Transformers. She seems a lot more expendable to me than Mankins. But the entertainment world is littered with such examples.

condon84 · 09-14-2010, 11:36 PM

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Amazingly, CNBC ran a story on Logan Mankins at 2:30 PM today called "The $57 million dollar apology", with Darren Rovell and Erin Burnett. The story ran long with Jim Cramer weighing in significantly in his "Stop Trading" segment.

Not surprisingly, the corporate centric stock channel sided heavily with Kraft. Jim Cramer said that he has know the Kraft family for a very long time, saying that the Kraft family is "a revered figure in the NFL and a revered figure in business", adding that "Kraft and his son are among the nicest, most honorable men in all of business". Cramer stated that Mankins should apologize.

The story also repeated that Mankins was offered a contract comparable to Jahri Evans as well as mentioning that Dan Connelly graded out well in his first start.

Well then, if Jim Cramer said it, then it must be true!!!