I don’t know that we disagree here. I make the very same argument that the WNT is in this position because of their own aversion to contentious bargaining in the past.

Commissioner’s office: You don’t have the salary cap space or sufficient exceptions to allow this transaction.

The wanton disrespect US Soccer has shown the WNT is truly remarkable. The team is no more than a few months removed from the pinnacle of their popularity and they are and will remain the only dominant force the US has in international soccer.

Stephen A. Smith: THIS MAN SHOULD HAVE TAKEN HIS CELL PHONE AND SMASHED IT TO BITS UNTIL ALL DATA WAS COMPLETELY IRRETRIEVABLE.

The only thing more banal than this guy’s manifesto is this article about it.

Thank goodness you threw in that sentence that said “As a person, this is even worse.” Without that, we might have gotten the wrong idea about your priorities.

Chip Kelly is never undeserving of bashing, but it’s hard to care about scouts whining that their suggestions aren’t being followed by the guy who is ultimately responsible.