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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2
Yes. Imagine that, the veteran team leader who flies in on his own time and dime to meet with the new coach and in return gets verbally slapped in the face and treated like a child. The very same head coach who would throw tantrums all season long, fire the OC a week before the season starts and struggle on offense the rest of the season.
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Jeez, Mr. Chiefnj2. You're an awesome Planeteer with posting prowess that is the envy of internet users throughout the world, but come on ...
That whole thing was Whittle's version of events. Nobody but Nick Athan knows the real story. Clearly, Waters wasn't treated like the superstar, in-his-prime, game-changing, left guard that he is, but when all the smoke cleared and the chips hit the floor and the fat lady belted out high C after clutching her giant panties in one hand and a dead rat in the other, Waters showed up for camp and did his job (not so well, I might add). So, whatever happened couldn't have been all that bad.
Besides, if Haley did indeed state that he could win 2 games with 22 guys off the street, he essentially proved that claim to be correct. We've gone through years of Uncle Dick's weeping and unwarranted loyalty and Herm's "player friendly until it's time to throw your ass under the bus" approach. It was past time to bring in a guy who could crack the whip and get these guys to either shape up or hit the bricks.
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