kernowboy
04-20-2009, 03:52 AM
I know this was a signature theme under Levy and some of his recent selections like Whitner, Simpson and Lynch have made this laughable, but I do think that Brandon and Jauron will pay keep attention to this next weekend.
Our last two offseasons have been spoilt by the behaviour of certain individuals causing a distraction that won't happen again. I think however the suspension of Lynch is the final straw for the powers that be. We've had to spend millions signing a replacement and it is no good players saying it won't happen again. Some simply cannot help themselves.
Add to that the questionable off-season work habits and I think they will say enough is enough. I am not saying there won't be a the odd prima donna, but harking back to the days of Bruce Smith, he would ***** about money all offseason and miss training camp, but the moment the serious preparation began, he'd be there and not only that, he'd be in outstanding physical shape. He was a headache the team was happy to deal with.
I think in next weekends draft character and work ethic issues will count for a lot, and the team will avoid such players if possible. The resentment against Peters show that he had a divisive impact on team harmony and I think Jauron will realise that he overachieved with an average roster at Chicago and will try to re-engineer that sort of harmony again.
I expect players with any sort of red flag will be avoided like the plague especially as there is plenty of depth at several positions in this years draft. The team will draft players who clearly want to play football, and who have had no brushes with the law.
After all, what is the point of drafting someone who is a suspension risk?
Our last two offseasons have been spoilt by the behaviour of certain individuals causing a distraction that won't happen again. I think however the suspension of Lynch is the final straw for the powers that be. We've had to spend millions signing a replacement and it is no good players saying it won't happen again. Some simply cannot help themselves.
Add to that the questionable off-season work habits and I think they will say enough is enough. I am not saying there won't be a the odd prima donna, but harking back to the days of Bruce Smith, he would ***** about money all offseason and miss training camp, but the moment the serious preparation began, he'd be there and not only that, he'd be in outstanding physical shape. He was a headache the team was happy to deal with.
I think in next weekends draft character and work ethic issues will count for a lot, and the team will avoid such players if possible. The resentment against Peters show that he had a divisive impact on team harmony and I think Jauron will realise that he overachieved with an average roster at Chicago and will try to re-engineer that sort of harmony again.
I expect players with any sort of red flag will be avoided like the plague especially as there is plenty of depth at several positions in this years draft. The team will draft players who clearly want to play football, and who have had no brushes with the law.
After all, what is the point of drafting someone who is a suspension risk?