Aten Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Agent tweets on Jets taking Cody, says he has no inside information Posted by Michael David Smith on April 22, 2010 12:56 PM ET In a story that shows how excitable everyone in the football world is about every nugget of information that comes out on draft day, an agent re-tweeting a fan's speculation created a bit of a stir and caused the agent to quickly tweet a clarification. Early Thursday afternoon, agent Alvin Keels re-tweeted something a fan wrote on Twitter about the New York Jets selecting nose tackle Terrence Cody (one of Keels' clients) in the first round. Shortly after Keels' tweet, Steve Wyche of NFL.com said on NFL Network, "Alvin Keels, the agent for Terrence 'Mount' Cody, says the Jets are going to take Cody in the first round. . . . That fits. They need that nose tackle, I mean Kris Jenkins is coming off that injury. You get a big body in there, it makes all the sense in the world. Now, do we know if the Jets are definitely going to take him? Maybe, maybe not. But I tell you, that's somebody that could go late in the first round, early in the second. He's somebody who could be right there in the first round." NFL Network's Michael Lombardi then chimed in that the Cody pick could make sense, or that the Dolphins could trade down with the Cowboys and take Cody with the Cowboys' first-round pick, two spots ahead of the Jets. But Keels then clarified that the whole discussion was based on nothing more than him re-tweeting something he saw a fan write. "Just to clear the air," Keels tweeted. "I retweeted a tweet from a fan that said Cody to the Jets. I hear NFL.com ran with it. Smh...no inside scoop." http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/22/agent-tweets-on-jets-taking-cody-says-he-has-no-inside-information/ Could mean Best. Or Haynesworth, dare to dream. Our board is gonna get weird if somebody donks Wilson with Hayden still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 useless information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 useless information No such thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 No such thing. It is when it comes from an agent and the medium is twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 It is when it comes from an agent and the medium is twitter Again, three ways to process information. Accept outright, reject outright, or try thinking about it. Ignore the issue of whether what he said is true or not because he wouldn't know if it was anyway. What you should be thinking about is what could be informing his notion that he somehow stood to benefit from saying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Again, three ways to process information. Accept outright, reject outright, or try thinking about it. Ignore the issue of whether what he said is true or not because he wouldn't know if it was anyway. What you should be thinking about is what could be informing his notion that he somehow stood to benefit from saying it. He is trying to get people thinking about his player. That is what agents do. That allows us to immediately reject his notion of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 useless information It's not useless from an entertainment standpoint. Keels quotes a fan. The NFL Network thinks Keels is talking for himself and run with the story. That's hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 It's not useless from an entertainment standpoint. Keels quotes a fan. The NFL Network thinks Keels is talking for himself and run with the story. That's hilarious. It means that civilization is close to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 He is trying to get people thinking about his player. That is what agents do. I've never seen anybody so proud of being dumb. Why retweet that and not any of the other inquiries about his guys that are all over his page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've never seen anybody so proud of being dumb. Why retweet that and not any of the other inquiries about his guys that are all over his page? We have seen his work before. This fits right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 It's not useless from an entertainment standpoint. Keels quotes a fan. The NFL Network thinks Keels is talking for himself and run with the story. That's hilarious. What's hilarious is you acting like you don't know that the two aren't mutually exclusive. Yes, he's quoting, but that's one retweet out of all the inquiries he's gotten. You think it was selected at random? It seems obvious that he's trying to accomplish some other end besides just getting his guy's name out there. Cody's q doesn't really need a boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 What's hilarious is you acting like you don't know that the two aren't mutually exclusive. Yes, he's quoting, but that's one retweet out of all the inquiries he's gotten. You think it was selected at random? It seems obvious that he's trying to accomplish some other end besides just getting his guy's name out there. Cody's q doesn't really need a boost. You give him far too much credit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 You give him far too much credit Yeah. I'm four replies deep with you and the problem here is I'm giving him too much credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Yeah. I'm four replies deep with you and the problem here is I'm giving him too much credit. We were fairly certain on you as well. In an internally coherent way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightCash Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I wanted cody.. but now that Keels is his agent, I dont think I want him anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've never seen anybody so proud of being dumb. Sounds like someone's forgotten the infamous Adrien Clarke debates from all those years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 Sounds like someone's forgotten the infamous Adrien Clarke debates from all those years ago. You misspelled Asamoah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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