Quintin Demps "irritated" at not being named starter yet
by JasonB on Sep 1, 2009 9:00 AM EDT
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This certainly doesn't sound like the humility you'd expect from a second year player hoping to win a starting job...
"It’s getting kind of irritating, man," Demps said. "It’s too close to not have a starter already. I just feel like we should already have a starter. I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s getting irritating."
"Right now, I’m the starting free safety, but there are so many games being played that it’s getting irritating," Demps said.
The "games being played" are called competition Quintin. You'll face it every year in the NFL. Very few guys on this team or this league have so much job security that they don't even have to compete for a job. I think it's fair to say that every second year player with little starting experience are fighting for jobs in this league.
It seems that Demps thought he'd inherited the job when Dawkins left, but he's quickly learning that's not how it works.
“If I had known it was going to be like this, this late, I would have probably worked extra. It’s kind of been a carousel for me, but I’m just going to go out this last game hopefully and just open some eyes and put it in cement that I’m the starter.”
Great players always work extra. He doesn't need to look any further than his own teammates in the secondary for that. Asante didn't turn himself from a 6th round pick into one of the premier corners in the game by not "working extra." Quintin Mikell never assumed he had a starting job, he's always worked like he was fighting for a job.
We can only hope that he takes this as a learning experience. That you can never take anything for granted in the NFL... but complaining to the media that he's irritated that he hasn't been named the starter yet doesn't seem to indicate that he's "getting it."
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"Probably would have worked extra"
That’s a hell of an insulting thing to hear from a player.
Maybe if he knew Fitzy was going to catch that ball in the NFC CG, he would have worked extra to avoid tripping on Larry’s footsteps.
Now, I’m irritated by Demps.
by andyreidswaistline on Sep 1, 2009 9:23 AM EDT reply actions
That was the comment that stuck out to me too
Hey Quintin, maybe they haven’t named a starter so, um, you don’t start coasting on the job before the start of the season? You may already be the starter, albeit not officially named so, but those “games” you referenced are your bosses doing their due diligence, making sure they get the most out of you. They obviously don’t think you have completely proven yourself to be named the starter yet. Just the same, you obviously aren’t professional enough to push yourself and give it your all unless there is something on the line.
What a dumbass.
That statement is . . . unfortunate. I can’t even find a way to rephrase it so he doesn’t sound like a petulant twit.
by Tracer Bullet on Sep 1, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
He's guaranteed to start alright.
To start pissing me off if he keeps this up.
by andyreidswaistline on Sep 1, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Re: "Probably would have worked extra"
andyreidswaistline is one funny muthaf$%&^r, and I totally agree with your assertions. Very funny but very true
Extra work
As mentioned, he should be working extra hard right now to “earn” that starting spot. I think part of the reason the coaches are doing this is because they want to see him put that extra work in because he’ll only benefit from it.
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Asante was a 4th rounder
not a 6th. But the rest I agree completely with, Jason.
Demps dont do this right now!
Get your act together and keep that stuff to yourself.
He seems..
Like he feels entitled or something.
He has been very cocky in interviews too.
Now I don’t mind an arrogant athlete on our team if he shows up on game day, but when you lack supreme production and bitch like a girl, sorry, have no tolerance for that.
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Funny
First he wanted them to bring in Ed Reed so he could compete against the best, now he is mad because he hasn’t officially beat out Sean Jones and rookie Macho Harris. Quit bitchin, Demps. This article alone should demote his ass to second string Safety.
This article alone should demote his ass to second string Safety.
Couldn’t agree more. Mikell and Jones should be the two starting safeties and if not them, then macho over demps. How dumb are you QD…looks like dawk didn’t teach you much after all.
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Sep 1, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
why don't we ever hear about sean jones?
i thought he was a key signing to help replace dawk..
I think he's going to start
if not right away, eventually.
I’d be pretty stunned if he didn’t get a lot of burn, at least in some kind of 3-safety rotation. Dude can play.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
I think they’ve been playing jones at strong saety. I think there’s a chance he could play that dawkins role from last year sometimes
by JasonB on Sep 1, 2009 8:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Name Macho the starter
Screw Demps, he really pissed me off with that “I would have probably worked extra” comment. There is no “I” in Demps but there are two In Quintin, so keep your two eyes on the rear view mirror. The Turk may be sneaking up on you.
I bleed green and I piss silver and blue
I like Macho
to make the team, but I’d prefer Jones start, even if it means he’s the SS and Mikell is the FS.
Demps will probably be on the field in obvious passing downs. Pretty sure he’s the fastest safety we got.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
Hmmm
This little episode makes me doubt whether he will ever work extra, either to get a job or to keep it. GreeninMD called this one…looks he feels entitled. And once he gets that job, I don’t think that entitlement will encourage better work habits.
He is never going to be able to take that comment back. The damage is done. What in the hell was he thinking? How does he think the coaches will feel after they read this? This is about the most insulting thing you can say to the fans. I would rather him give the home crowd the finger then say something like this. My opinion of Demps just went way down.
he knows nothing
About being a professional football player either. It’s your 2nd year and you’re not working extra hard to begin with. Give me a break. Well, good thing for you QD is that you can now start “competing” for the kick returner job. That is, if that’s ok with you.
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Sep 1, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I lost some respect for him with that one too
Shame, because I thought he held up well in the wake of the Fitzgerald thing last season, and the coaches were obviously high on him, so they must not have seen a ton of this before.
But I’m pretty sure he came out of UTEP all kinds of cocky, so the swag must’ve been one of the things they liked about him.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
Good Quinton
Work extra hard?Jerry Rice never worked extra hard either..Who was he competing with?Nobody..he wanted to be the best WR ever.You are a second year man trying to start for the first time..My last impression of you is getting beat deep against Arizona last year.This is even worse.
Jay T I thought that exact quote when I read this.How did Ricky make out with the Birds after that?
by Joe B-Iggles fan on Sep 1, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions
The thing is ...
… Ricky worked his butt off and earned the respect of Eagles fans. Really did … his point sorta missed the mark, but his play was rugged.
This one … all we can hope for is that Demps’ play outlasts this remark.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
Thats the kind of work ethic you like to see on a hated rival.
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Wow.
Macho Harris for starting free safety. I’d rather have someone who knows he has to work hard than someone who feels entitled. Especially someone who has no business feeling entitled. I think Demps has the skills, but skills don’t mean much without work ethic.
after that dumb comment...
I want Macho or Sean Jones(even if he is a SS) starting at free safety. Demps never impressed me anyway.
Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.
by Route36 on Sep 1, 2009 12:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Mikell to FS, Jones to SS in that scenario.
About 10 minutes ago, I was pondering my own existence. Then I decided that it didn't matter.
by IronHank on Sep 1, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
+1
you have to put your best players in a position form which they can succeed. out of all of our safeties, i would feel the most comfortable with mikell on the backend. with jones picking off 14 passes form the SS spot, we would be stupid not to plug him in there. with mikell, you know get what you see. he can tackle, he can cover, and you can count on him for being where he needs to be in his assignments. i’ll take smarts and know how over raw speed anyday. for some reason i can’t stop comparing demps to michael huff……..
Yeah, Sean Jones
forgotten man, but hell of hitter.
I’ve been advocating the three-safety rotation since we signed Jones, so no need to repeat myself.
+1
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
We can look at it two ways
Be happy that we have an arrogant playmaking FS or talk about him like Brandon Marshall. He said something stupid…but he was just being honest. I particularly like Quint alot and I think he will win the job but the guy is like 23-24 yrs old, give him a break. He’s probably use to being the starter his whole life and sitting behind Dawkins is an honor so he let that go but the way it sounded when Brian left was they were pushing for Demps to win the job so I buy the confusion. Also, I am getting frustrated that someone hasn’t been named the FS starter. Omar is a lock for MLB right now it seems. The corner spots are sured, as are the DT and all of the offensive starters outside of the whos on the opposite side of Desean. So we need to know the left end and the free safety starters, we don’t have much time.
Honesty is all well and good.
But that doesn’t excuse the fact that he feels he didn’t need to work extra hard to win the starting job. He should be working extra hard no matter what his situation, especially given the reputation of this defense. He can be frustrated, but he shouldn’t feel entitled.
I get what you're saying
But you can’t say that you want to go against Ed Reed in the offense (since he seemed to have that much confidence) then get “irritated” when you haven’t beat out Sean Jones. If he was so confident, why didn’t he separate himself from the pack? It don’t matter if you’re used to starting, remember Sean Jones has been a starter and he hasn’t complained about backing up and he hasn’t voiced any problem (even if he has one) about backing up Mikell. But at least he hasn’t spoke a big game and opened his mouth. I’m not as much ashamed of Demps’ play as I am his mouth. If they haven’t named you the starter yet, then you probably need to work harder. They signed Sean Jones on March 6th, and he is still fighting for a spot that was Demps’ spot to lose. Trust me, complaining about it won’t help. If he can’t beat out Sean Jones, what the hell makes him think he could even lick the shoes of Ed Reed?
can’t beat out Sean Jones
Looks like he’s not going to either. I’ve always thought based on his experience that Jones should be starting alongside the real Q.
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Sep 1, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Me too
and this pretty much sealed it.
I would still like to see Demps play some though.
Interesting, if Hanson is the nickel, Demps or Hobbs … who’ll be the 6th DB we use when we need one.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
I wouldn't have a problem if he's a 4 time pro bowler
Quinton has no INTs and he has had success on kick returns but to start spouting off words like “Next time i’ll work extra hard” leaves a bad taste in my mouth..What will he do in 5 years if he is still the starter?Just not work extra hard?
Maybe we were all spoiled by having no controversies in the secondary, this past decade, because of BDawk?
"We didn't tackle well today but we made up for it by not blocking."
by Joe B-Iggles fan on Sep 1, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
Not the attitude
I would like to see from a second year player trying to start. He is highly unproven; done really nothing of note on the field (unless you count the two miscues of his in the CG….) I personally am a big VA Tech fan and when we drafted Macho, I was already behind him to make this team however he could find a spot on the roster (note to Andy Reid: this guy returned a lot of punts in college…). I personally love the fact he’s competing for the starting FS job, although he probaby won’t get it. I really don’t care who starts as long as they make the plays they need to make. But being an ignorant, loud-mouth kind of drops them down a couple pegs on my respect meter
TALK THE TALK---WALK THE FUKIN WALK
I dont know but i dont like what im hearing.
he would have worked extra???? I dont like his perspective and attitude on the subject. Wat did he think that the job was just gonna be handed to him on a silver fukin platter. Sean Jones is a very capable player in this league and at this point unless Demps can prove that hes gonna be a consistent playmaker i think Sean should be strongly considered for the starting spot. I dont know the exact numbers but he has a lot of picks for a FS and held his own on a very shitty BROWNS Defense. Look i know Demps is a talented player but talent alone is not enuff to succeed in this league
Shut your stupid mouth Demps!!!!!!!!!!!
You haven’t done a damn thing yet you stupid (second year) ROOKIE!! Nice job falling on your face in the NFC CG btw—-douche! Man, you gotta be kiddin’ me right? LMAO, home boy wants to get “Ed Reed” in to compete, yet he hasnt been able to clearly take it from Sean Jones (who i honestly prefer to start there anyway). Fool needs to shut his suck and play ball. Quit trying to not “make mistakes” cause when you hesitate thats when you get killed! Oh, he would have put the Xtra work in had he known about the competition taking so long? WTF?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?! Duuuuuude!!!! Sometimes these idiots really get me burning! Its real simple (to me at least): Play hard, honest and until the whistle blows, honor your contract, let your “PLAY” do “ALL” the talking, always keep issues “IN HOUSE”, honor your TEAM, CITY and your TEAMMATES as well as your FANBASE and thats what i would call a TRUE professional ball player. I’m hating this kid already.
by oco on Sep 1, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Right on brotha!
Look…NFL players are starting to sound like NFL biatches. OCO said it best, shut yo mouth! Be a team player….and let your play do the talking. Sounds like Demps is a little insecure to me. Is this who we want leading the Eagles D? What’s going to happen everytime Demps is faced w/ adversity (which is practically every game. Demps running off at the mouth about his spot doesn’t show any type of leadership to me.
I apologize in advance if someone already covered this, but I don’t feel like reading every single comment to be honest lol.
Demps is basically saying here that if he knew he was competing for a spot he would have worked harder to lock it up. That implies that he felt the spot was already his, so he didn’t have to work as hard as the other guys. Now, what happens if he does get the starter position? He basically admitted that once he feels his position is secure he’s going to sandbag this team and its fans. Not the smartest thing to say in a city that loves hard workers and hates lazy athletes that underachieve.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
Also, I think there’s a very slim chance of Macho Harris taking the starting job. He just hasn’t had enough time to learn the intricacies of his position or our defense. I’m not saying he will never be ready, just that he isn’t there yet.
As for Sean Jones, I don’t know much about his situation or progress, but he needs to grab a hold of our defensive schemes quickly. I’ll bet the coaches have delayed naming Demps a starter only to create some kind of competition between him and Jones, but really they intended to name Demps the starter all along since Sean Jones hasn’t had the time to settle into our playbook. I hope Demps gets some real competition soon, especially after the comments he made.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
by southjersey89 on Sep 1, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
let me sum up how i feel about him not being names the starter yet
"I think pro athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create."- Daniel Tosh
If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK
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cobbd … damn you s get away from the d key
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If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK
by NorthPhillyKid on Sep 1, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
What NFL player in their right mind...
would come out and say " I would have probably worked extra" to the media for all of his teamates and fans to hear.
No how are we(coaches & fans) gonna know if he’s really working his hardest??
He made a big mistake saying that.
Gonna miss Dawk a WHOLE lot next year..
I would have probably worked extra
HUGE mistake. Good luck earning back the respect from his teammates, coaches, fans, and most importantly Me.
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Sep 1, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
"If I had known it was going to be like this, this late, I would have probably worked extra. It’s kind of been a carousel for me, but I’m just going to go out this last game hopefully and just open some eyes and put it in cement that I’m the starter."
Wow what a moron, Q better live up to his words and “open up some eyes” because that type of BS talk wont be tolerated by Philly fans…prove yourself on the field first THEN you can talk…this kid is getting on my nerves man
Allright kids, the word of the day is "Truculence"
this is definitely tough to hear from a guy who said “I am not a Pro Bowl player; I’m a Super Bowl player.”
I know it’s been said over and over in the comments but at this level there shouldn’t be a “worked extra” you should already be giving it your all. I’m positive this isn’t going over well in the locker room and he is learning from this one.
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What a Scrub
The problem was actually naming Demps the starter when he hadn’t earned it. Yes, he does have speed but that means nothing when you can’t cover, tackle or are out of position as we’ve all witnessed. The Eagles need to stop feeding his Ego and sit him on the bench as a situational player until he learns the position and gains more experience. I have not liked what I’ve seen from him at Safety to date. Sean Jones and Mikell should be our starters.
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