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LJ not happy with his last year in Philly

Thought this was interesting lol.

[Note by JasonB, 03/26/09 3:08 PM EDT ] you could always do this instead of posting "words" 70 times...

“I think I was just treated more like a number last year,” Smith said Wednesday, on Sporting News Radio’s The Monty Show.  “There were a lot of things that I felt like should have been handled differently and you know there were a couple of times where coach should have came up to me and explained how he was looking at things and how he was handling situations and what direction he wanted to go but it didn’t happen like that.

“As a player you never want to hear things through the media. . . .  [Y]ou just want to be treated like a man before an athlete.  I think a lot of times in the NFL coaches forget that.  They’re so involved with the numbers and schemes and they forget how to approach a player and I just felt like a couple of times throughout the season last year there were a couple of coaches who forgot that.”

Smith said he hasn’t talked to Reid about the situation.

“I’m just going to let it go. . . .  I don’t want to come across bitter or anything like that because as long as I’m in the NFL, that’s a blessing in itself,” Smith said.  “I’m definitely grateful for my experience there, good or bad, however it’s one of those things where the coach knows.  He knows how he should have handled the situation and I don’t have to tell him.”

All that said, Smith’s comments aren’t likely to lather up many Eagles fans.  Of all the players who have ever left the team via free agency, Smith might be the only one who has drawn a collective “good riddance” from folks in Philly

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I’ll be back. I need to go find my violin.

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Mar 26, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions  

I totally agree with Florio on this one
All that said, Smith’s comments aren’t likely to lather up many Eagles fans. Of all the players who have ever left the team via free agency, Smith might be the only one who has drawn a collective "good riddance" from folks in Philly

by JasonB on Mar 26, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Well I don't know about the only one ...

… there’s this Considine fella who I won’t miss.

But I had high hopes for LJ and even thought he was at least decent as recently as last year. But I definitely came around on and was not mad at the Eagles at all for letting the clock expire on him. I don’t hate the guy, but he chronically underachieved.

The way I always explained it … he gets open as well as any TE in football. There’s no easy explanation for why he doesn’t make more plays.

Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome

by D3Keith on Mar 28, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

who cares...

who cares what l.j. thinks. he was garbage who made like 4.5 million dollars last year.

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by awd777 on Mar 26, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Thank god LJ is gone man i could not stand him he wants to show up one week and go other 15 weeks not show anywhere , THANK GOD YOUR GONE!

by EAGLES4LIFE on Mar 26, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions  

whiner. Bitch got paid 4.5 million for his role on the team as designated holding/hands to the face penalty recipient

by njh3293 on Mar 26, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions  

recurring theme

i know the nfl is a business and i know lj was pretty freakin horrible last year save 2-3 plays but it kinda concerns me that this seems to be a recurring theme with people that leave this team that the staff is cold and calculating. That kind of concerns me

by 0sirys on Mar 26, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions  

sorry about being redundant lost my place posting while i was working

by 0sirys on Mar 26, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol buts its only the sucky players that say that

To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her

by XxBleedGreen5xX on Mar 27, 2009 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for editing the post Jason, I would have put it together better but I didn’t have much time. My professor was walking toward me to make me close my laptop lol.

by southjersey89 on Mar 26, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions  

LJ not happy with his last year in Philly

LJ,

The feeling is mutual you sack of sh*t.

Signed,
Everyone

by andyreidswaistline on Mar 26, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions  

There were a lot of things that I felt like should have been handled differently and you know there were a couple of times where coach should have came up to me and explained how he was looking at things and how he was handling situations and what direction he wanted to go but it didn’t happen like that.

So LJ wanted to coaches to come up and say:

“We made a mistake by franchising you, it turns out you actually do suck. We are going to go with Celek and fit you in when we can, and by that I mean when we absolutely have no other choice but to let you trot your ass on the field. Glad we had this talk hope you feel more like a man now.”

Have fun with your mediocre career where you blame the fact that you suck on the coaches.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Mar 26, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Better headline

“LJ not happy with his last year in Philly”

“Philly not happy with all the years of LJ”

by ajay on Mar 26, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions  

If you want to be treated like a man

Act like a man. A real man doesn’t get a boo-boo face and place blame on others. I was one of the few that liked LJ, but his lack of production has been accentuated by this childish sulking. Go pound sand, LJ.

Players keep acknowledging that this is a business. And i agree. But in the business world, you dont talk trash about your previous employers, because it sets off warning alarms for all future employers. So watch out, Baltimore.

Looking Mean in Kelly Green

by goodfella46er on Mar 26, 2009 6:14 PM EDT reply actions  

I guess some guys still don’t understand that NFL coaches are half football coach, half business manager. When players are being paid good money to do a job and the job isn’t being done to standard, its time to part ways. The guy had Pro Bowl potential that was never lived up to, case closed. We all scratch our heads from time to time about “why they did this” and “why they didn’t do that”…. but public opinion on this one is pretty unanimous.

by captainmike011 on Mar 26, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah it is

Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome

by D3Keith on Mar 28, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

the best thing l.j. did last year

was get turned inside out by lawyer malloy.

by snowhill82 on Mar 26, 2009 6:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Dude should be thankful the Eagles even GAVE him last year. Not only did he make more than he should have, most people were calling for him to be gone BEFORE last season without another chance. They gave him every single opportunity in the world to come back and not suck, and he sucked. What did he expect the Eagles to do? He didn’t produce at all.

I am the people's troll :3™

by yomjoseki on Mar 26, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions  

I think it’s sad that LJ has resorted to taking cheap shots against the organization that generously paid him to underachieve. He had the potential, we provided the incentive for him to live up to that potential, and guess what – he never did. If he can’t live up to his end of the deal, he deserves to be cut – that’s exactly what business is.

The funny part is, he criticizes the organization for being too business-like and cutting him without warning. Well, how about all of the players that sign deals with other teams without opening lines of communication? Every story has two sides.

by southjersey89 on Mar 26, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Who is this LJ Smith guy anyway? Did he play for Philly or something? if so i didn’t notice
lol

by west36express on Mar 27, 2009 9:00 AM EDT reply actions  

blah blah blah

make a play or something LJ…the Eagles gave LJ MORE than enough time to exceed…

by PoppiDamus on Mar 27, 2009 9:22 AM EDT reply actions  

This just in

On L J Smith’s recommendation, Andy Reid is going to hire a special assistant coach to hand out cookies and hugs. If you’re not utilized during the game as you see fit, you’ll get a special teddy bear in your locker.

by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Mar 27, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions  

hahaha

If you’re not utilized during the game as you see fit, you’ll get a special teddy bear in your locker.

No wonder he had to go to Baltimore..his locker in Philly was so full of teddy bears, he couldn’t suit up!

by southjersey89 on Mar 27, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

LJ not happy with his last year in Philly

At least he’s in the majority. Move along. Nothing to see here.

by MRPH on Mar 27, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions  

ain't that a bitch

We FRANCHISE LJ last year and this year, Dawkins walks out the door.

I thank God almost everyday that I wasn't born in Dallas!

by dcgreenspro on Mar 29, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions  

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