KollegeStudnet Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Eugene's catchphrase to his clients was "Ralph is Cheap!" RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Search for "Jason Peters" threads here on TBD. Are you implying that you called his office "on several occasions" to air your grievances about the Jason Peters contract issue? Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 There was a Bills' LB Eugene Marve and also a Bills' LB Irvin Parker. I believe you're combining the two names Eugene "Magic Marker" Parker - he wrote his number down in that and not pencil, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I remember the Tuna remarking he was one of the best agents In the league. he did his job and used his leverage to squeak out Every penny for his clients. Kind of what you want as an agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 As a fan he could make you crazy, because he didn't work for us. He worked damn hard for his clients and you have to respect that. More importantly, his family and friends just lost a loved one. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BmarvB Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 RIP Eugene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 He may have been a pain in negotiations with teams to get his clients the best deal, but I never heard anything truly bad about him. He wasn't Drew Rosenhaus....... That doesn't exactly instill confidence. I can just image his eulogy "As a member of the esteemed NFL agent profession, he is not to be remembered as a man of strong moral compass...but he was no Drew Rosenhaus" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 That doesn't exactly instill confidence. I can just image his eulogy "As a member of the esteemed NFL agent profession, he is not to be remembered as a man of strong moral compass...but he was no Drew Rosenhaus" LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Built his business from the ground up and put his clients first. In an industry where integrity can be found wanting, he is universally respected by those who he had to negotiate against. I think that says it all. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 The agents as a whole run circles around NFL execs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 RIP. Very sad, just diagnosed 5 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Way to plug your story Tim CBF Parker ignored reporters and interview requests to the point of being reclusive, so there aren't many stories about him And like most Tim Graham features, it's a pretty good story. Give it a rest. And RIP Parker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Built his business from the ground up and put his clients first. In an industry where integrity can be found wanting, he is universally respected by those who he had to negotiate against. I think that says it all. RIP. Come on. Let's not go that far. He put himself first and his clients benefited as a result. Not to say this is unique to Parker, as most agents do the same. Can you honestly say his treatment of the Byrd situation was best for the player? He may have earned a fatter paycheck, but his career has definitely gone downhill. Money made should not be the major criteria for a successful career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Lot of haters toward Parker over his career. All that tells me is he was really damn good at what he did. We only knew of him professionally and knew very little outside of that. Sounds like a very successful business man and hopefully just as successful outside of work. 60 is too young. I hope his family can find peace in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Come on. Let's not go that far. He put himself first and his clients benefited as a result. Not to say this is unique to Parker, as most agents do the same. Can you honestly say his treatment of the Byrd situation was best for the player? He may have earned a fatter paycheck, but his career has definitely gone downhill. Money made should not be the major criteria for a successful career. Agents do what their players want. If money is important, their agents get the most they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Come on. Let's not go that far. He put himself first and his clients benefited as a result. Not to say this is unique to Parker, as most agents do the same. Can you honestly say his treatment of the Byrd situation was best for the player? He may have earned a fatter paycheck, but his career has definitely gone downhill. Money made should not be the major criteria for a successful career. This is what I think. He definitely didn't leave a dime on the table - as has been said many times up above.............And, I don't think that's a good thing. Having players gain their leverage that he talked about by reporting but holding out in their own ways - that is horrible for the sport, wasn't good for Byrd (seems like Peters was able to turn the switch back on once he got what he wanted), and unethical in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 This is what I think. He definitely didn't leave a dime on the table - as has been said many times up above.............And, I don't think that's a good thing. Having players gain their leverage that he talked about by reporting but holding out in their own ways - that is horrible for the sport, wasn't good for Byrd (seems like Peters was able to turn the switch back on once he got what he wanted), and unethical in my opinion. You think byrds career would be substantially better had he resigned in buff for 7.5m per? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 You think byrds career would be substantially better had he resigned in buff for 7.5m per? I think he wasn't able to switch back out of screw the team, my foot hurts mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 No comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Agents do what their players want. If money is important, their agents get the most they can.No they don't. Players want to play football. That's why they have an agent. The problem is this: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2016/04/jairus_byrd_eugene_parker_was.html Eugene was a "father figure" to Byrd. And this probably occurs with a lot of these athletes who grew up with an absent father. These agents know exactly what to say to manipulate their clients weaknesses in order to get what they want. The agent is going to convince their client "not the underestimate the value of their time and skills" and not to accept one dime less. Because at the end of the day, they're not the ones who now have to uproot their family. They're not the ones who suddenly need to learn a new system and make new friends. They couldn't care less. You think byrds career would be substantially better had he resigned in buff for 7.5m per?Likely. But, it's not so black and white. What about signing with a different team instead of the one who offered him the most money? Now he's stuck in a quagmire. A defense so bad it rewrote the history books. What about this question: would Byrds career been substantially better if not for Parker instilling in him the idea that feigning injury could be an effective bargaining tool? These are very impressionable young men, especially when advice is coming from a "father figure". But, once a player crosses that line, he's done as a competitor. There's no undoing that. Edited April 2, 2016 by Saint Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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