The contrast between Brandon's debacle and Casey's handling of his renegotiation has lead me to this post. I'm fairly new to the scene here (1 mo) so forgive and redirect me if this has been covered. The question I'd like to throw out is "what is the role of the agent (not you AJF!) and which agent would you choose ?" First I'd like to contrast the 2 agents.

BM is represented by Kenard Mcguire, he is a UT grad and played pro ball for a couple of years. This from his Bio.

"We pride ourselves on educating our players," he says. "We make it our primary responsibility to teach our clients their financial options from the minute the ink dries on their contracts."

Kennard also represents Shaun Rogers, Javon walker, TJ Who'syourmama, Torry Holt, Shawn Springs and Dre' Bly to name a few.   In Kennard's defense the testimonials from his website rave about his work ethic and integrity.

The other side: Google and LexusNexus search of relative articles shows a frequent tactic advising clients to hold out and then not returning calls from the team (sound familiar? we'll get to Bus in a minute). Also found one article comparing him to a used car salesman.

CW is represented by Joe Linta he also represents Joe Flacco, Matt Burk, Todd Herremans and Willie Colon. Here's a testimonial from Todd Herreman  "I respect him. It’s not about the money with Joe. From the first conversation on, he was the agent everyone else had to live up to."  
and from his website  http://www.jlsports.net/aboutus.html

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The other side: Can't find any negative articles but it's pretty obvious joe doesn't have the starpower that Kennard does either. More after the jump.

So the question is "If you were an NFL player with an expiring contract which agent would you choose?Considering the value I ascribe to this forum what better place to analyze the dilemna. It looks like  the odds of getting a big $$ contract are better with Jerry but the chances of getting it done without damaging your reputation and the team you play for are probably better with Joe.  I could easily take the side for Jerry and say it is all about the money so let's not kid ourselves. You've only got so many years in the league and you better make them count. After all this is a business and your team will cut you in a second once your value to them is gone. On the other side I would argue, how important is your reputation, character and legacy? How much money is enough and does the end justify the means? 

It's an interesting study but to me it looks like the agent that a player chooses says a lot about their approach to the game. Here's another interesting comparison. Drew Rosenhaus lists: T.O. , Kellen Winslow, Shockey, Plaxico, Och Cinco and Willis Mcgahee as his top clients.  Tom Condon Lists: Peyton, Eli, L.T. , Drew Brees and Chad Pennington.  Oh and as promised earlier Bus Cook's top clients: Brett Favre, hewhocannotbenamed, Steve Mcnair and Randy Moss.