There is a saying in football that a player at the cornerback position is like being a ‘’man on an island’’, which describes how the player is often left alone in man-on-man situations. On Sunday at Reliant Stadium, Houston Texans corner Dunta Robinson took that term to a new level. Not only is Robinson on an island, but wants to bring the bank to the island with him.

Robinson became this week’s Sports Jerk of the Week by writing ‘’pay me Rick’’ on his shoes during Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Robinson, who was designated as a franchise player in the off-season and will make $10 million this year, is angry at Texans general manager Rick Smith for not caving in and signing him to a long-term contract. He also is displeased with the fact that Smith promised not to slap the franchise tag on him.

Life is tough for multi-millionaire man that gets to play a game for a living. Don’t you feel his pain?

To add insult to injury, Robinson was quoted after the game as saying, ‘’that’s why we play this game, to get paid.’’

The sports jerk of the week is Formula One head Bernie Ecclestone who is facing mounting criticism from both politicians and Jewish groups after being quoted as saying that Adolf Hitler “got things done.”

In the interview Ecclestone expressed a partiality for “strong leaders,” giving former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Max Mosley, outgoing head of Formula One’s governing body as examples.

In the interview with London’s The Times newspaper, he was quoted as saying that democracy “hasn’t done a lot of good for many countries…including this one.”

He went in to say “in a lot of ways, terrible to say this I suppose, but apart from the fact that Hitler got taken away and persuaded to do things that I have no idea whether he wanted to do or not, he was in the way that he could command a lot of people, able to get things done.”

In today’s world or recession, pay cuts, down-sizing, and economic hard times, it’s hard to feel for Texans Tight End Owen Daniels, who after signing a one-year deal worth $2.79 million tender still chose not to participate the teams mandatory mini-camp.

It’s just another example of ‘me’ before the team, and proves once again that no matter what players claim - it’s ALWAYS about the money.

Daniels is still unhappy with the situation and is holding until a long-term deal can be worked out. Though it is unlikely that he would skip any portion of the season if a deal is not reached, there is no doubt that the situation can or already is a distraction.

One of the things that coaches continually preach is chemistry and having everyone on the same page. It’s hard to accomplish those goals if your players aren’t on the field together. The Texans, who have yet to have a winning season, can hardly afford to do anything but do it the right way.

After a solid draft, expectations are running high for the team to have a strong push for the playoffs this season. Several key things need to occur for this to happen – the team needs to jell chemistry wise, the defense needs to be vastly improved, and they need to avoid the injury bug.

Daniels selfish actions are not that of a winning attitude!

On the field he was a bust...off the field he is not only a thug, but a wanted man. We’re talking about former San Diego Charger quarterback Ryan (Cryin) Leaf. He is now wanted in Texas on drug and burglary charges. After failing to turn himself in, a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Nine charges have been issued against him by a grand jury in connection with hydrocodone, a prescription painkiller. Among this charges Leaf is accused of breaking into the apartment of a player he was coaching at West Texas A&M. Leaf, at the time, was the quarterback’s coach and allegedly broke in with the intent of stealing painkillers.

Leaf, the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft, played for the Chargers from ’98 to 2000 and also for the Dallas Cowboys in ’01. Leaf never lived up to the billing as a franchise quarterback and not only had many run-ins with the media, but was never accepted on or off the field by his teammates.