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08-19-2013 12:16 PM |
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Originally Posted by mcaj22
(Post 9899041)
Do you even know what the fight was over before you call Jones a thug or blame it all on him? I heard Jones was defending Jamaal Charles. And by all means if Jon Baldwin comes walking into a locker room cockin off to the best player on the whole ****ing roster, then the guy deserves a lesson to be put in his place. Very simple. I dont pity him that his progression was stunted by his stupidity and boo hoo none of his peers like his attitude. Well no shit
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Slow down now, I'm not absolving Baldwin of all blame. Hell, I'm not absolving him of much blame.
He needed to get over it. He needed to put on his big boy pants and realize that this is the NFL and you need to suck it up and perform. Like I said, a more mature player doesn't let this bury him.
At the same time, WTF is Thomas Jones doing fighting a teammate? A rookie no less? There were a number of different theories regarding the cause and yes, one of them was that he was upset that Baldwin didn't block well for Charles. But that wasn't the biggest problem. The problem was that he took it to Baldwin and barked at him like a little kid. Baldwin didn't cow-tow to the vet and so Jones took a shot at him. Seriously - WTF? You think that's the way a veteran should operate in a locker room?
Jones could have taken that a positive direction. He didn't because frankly, Jones is a thug. He fought teammates in Chicago and again in NYJ. Jones is a bad guy to have in your locker room and perhaps had we had a good leader there, he could've actually helped develop the kid.
It's the old 'eggshell plaintiff' rule - you take your foils as you find them. The fact that Baldwin was immature is something that Jones knew and it doesn't excuse him from being an asshole. Good leaders find different ways to work with different people. Jones was a miserably bad leader. As was just about everyone involved in this coaching staff. Baldwin couldn't handle it.
But like I said - his issues getting in and out of his break had nothing to do with that so he was still going to be a poor fit in this system. I just wonder if perhaps he could've built more trade value over the last couple of years had he actually had a solid base and 2 full seasons under his belt. I think he could have.
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