Tiki Barber has come out with the fact that he is retiring after this season. Michael Irvin of ESPN thinks he is quitting on his team and is causing a distraction by leaking this information during the season. Tiki fired back, calling Irvin an "####" and questioning his character but stopped short of calling him a crack-head or coke-fiend. A large majority of journalists have disagreed with Irvin's opinions on this matter.

I believe Irvin has alterior motives in his attacks. He may truly believe what he says, but in my opinion he is trying to disrupt the team chemistry of the Giants. Having listened to him for years since his retirement, Irvin is clearly very biased towards his former team and would like nothing more than for the Giants to sel####estruct, giving Dallas a better shot at making the playoffs.

Basically what I am saying is that if Drew Bledsoe announced plans to retire a week or two ago, Irvin would be supportive and probably encourage the team to rally around him in his final season.

He is merely trying to create conflict in the Giants locker room.

You failed Michael.