I tend to agree. I don't know the agent, but some of those guys will over

May 4, 2015
5:12:08pm

Thrill

promise on the front end (I'll do this, I'll do that, I know X, X knows me, I'll work the phones for you, I'll show you the money.....etc.), but then under-deliver on the back end.

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This article makes Jordan Leslie sound Whiny - perhaps understandably so.

fierce16

5/4/15 4:40pm

Not good if I am the Vikings....

Fdnman

5/4/15 4:46pm

Eh, I doubt it changes anything

BYUCougarsFan

5/4/15 4:48pm

If it were me, I'd be all about working hard, being grateful for an opportunity

fierce16

5/4/15 4:51pm

That article was a fun read

BYUCougarsFan

5/4/15 4:47pm

He does sound whiny and I think he needs a reality check.

WhyKnot

5/4/15 4:48pm

This is all dependent on how whiny the article says leslie is. It

SUAVO

5/4/15 4:53pm

True, though not the first report of him whining about the situation.

WhyKnot

5/4/15 5:20pm

Really? Haven't heard of any other sources. I always thought

SUAVO

5/4/15 5:26pm

he tweeted out whining that he didnt get invited to the combine

BlueFrog

5/4/15 9:32pm

Maybe he was upset w the agent for legit reasons. There's a lot of factors

Mantis Mutu

5/4/15 6:30pm

Ya, it does. I'd be whiny if I were him though. Getting passed up by

SUAVO

5/4/15 4:50pm

Big reality check for college players

Everymancoug

5/4/15 4:55pm

the entitlement attitude of some of these kids is cray cray

BlueFrog

5/4/15 4:51pm

he has legit issues with bogus trends when it comes to the draft.

southernfriedcougar

5/4/15 4:54pm

Right. Don't these kids realize the agents are working for free?

Beard Card

5/4/15 5:02pm

WHy would he want to play for the Chiefs. Not a single

thaws

5/4/15 4:56pm

they're on the rise. he should be happy to have that opportunity and work hard

Mr Bassman

5/4/15 5:09pm

Because Leslie loves everything about BYU including Andy Reid

sah22

5/4/15 8:59pm

BYU players tend to sign with garbage agents though.

CougDogg-e-Dogg

5/4/15 4:56pm

I'm trying to think of the agent who put BYU players in a good position?

SpiffCoug

5/4/15 7:05pm

How many agents would have done better?

Gustav

5/4/15 9:00pm

Evan seems like a good dude, young and inexperienced but he works hard for his

THE KlD

5/5/15 12:00am

I'm sure he's a good guy, but I'd hate chancing my dream on a young &

CougDogg-e-Dogg

5/5/15 8:25am

It's a risk these guys took, this year it looks like it didn't pay off in

THE KlD

5/5/15 9:36am

The article also talks about Po'Vey and De'Ondre Wesley and how they got placed

fierce16

5/4/15 4:57pm

Uani Unga finished the season on a roster as well

THE KlD

5/5/15 12:00am

Didn't know that. That's cool. which team?

fierce16

5/5/15 7:55am

NY Giants I believe

THE KlD

5/5/15 8:25am

The one thing we don't have here is the benefit of seeing the

Thrill

5/4/15 5:07pm

Based on the year Leslie was here and the attitude he brought to the team, I am

crack

5/4/15 5:09pm

I tend to agree. I don't know the agent, but some of those guys will over

Thrill

5/4/15 5:12pm

Let's hope so. but the article isn't flattering to Leslie

fierce16

5/4/15 5:41pm

After getting inside access to an agents war room, the author is not going

Thrill

5/4/15 5:55pm

yikes. makes me a little less excited to have him in Minnesota

Mr Bassman

5/4/15 5:08pm

If he produces that all changes

SUAVO

5/4/15 5:10pm

well he's going to have to do a lot to make it imo

Mr Bassman

5/4/15 5:15pm

Yes, he will

SUAVO

5/4/15 5:26pm

yikes mr dramatic

southernfriedcougar

5/4/15 5:25pm

I don't care what it says, Leslie is THE MAN.

jonnnylingo

5/4/15 6:52pm

Why did the agent tell the vikings he would sign without asking Leslie first?

cougaman

5/4/15 7:34pm

Can someone please explain to me why the agency would agree to have this article

boss

5/4/15 7:47pm

Maybe the old adage that any publicity is good publicity? But, that aside, I do

fierce16

5/4/15 8:04pm

That's my thought reading this too. Very poor representation to allow this out.

Mickey

5/4/15 8:38pm

The agency got Po'Vey into the Green Bay packers and Wesley to the Ravens

fierce16

5/4/15 9:03pm

A lot of the analysts were saying yesterday that teams were getting smarter

KingDave

5/5/15 8:07am

He thought he had 2 offers. Seems reasonable to me.

Mickey

5/5/15 8:36am

Because UDFA have the choice of which team to sign w/.....

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