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Originally Posted by B_Ambuehl
You guys are blowing this way the **** out of proportion.
Nobody even argued about the chiefs or Todd Haley. Whitlock argued that Pioli deserves credit for the way the team is being built. He mentioned that includes staying away from players that aren't from solid families. The entire argument was about the extent to which "The Patriot Way" includes staying away from typical hip hop thug punks from single parent homes. It's well known the Patriot Way is very very distraction averse.
JB and the rest of the guys on the set then went off on their PC tirade but Whitlock was a lot more right then wrong. Sapp isn't a patriots type player. He was a loudmouth, controversial bullshitter, dopesmoker etc. He was hard to coach and there are multipe reports he's nearly impossible to work with. Whitlock said Desean Jackson is a good example of the type of player the Pats stay away from. Great player but what happens when he gets his second contract?
The entire argument was Whitlock being realistic and the rest of the crew not liking how the realism sounded wrt to racial stereotypes etc.
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I'm pretty sure the crew was well aware of the fact that one of the main reasons he was on the show was because he called out Haley publicly in one of his articles.
This was a lot more about discrediting Haley than it was crediting Pioli.
And Whitlock is dead wrong. Dwayne Bowe and DJ were two formerly uncoachable players who are finally realizing their promise. And if the players hated Haley so much, then why would DJ and Charles sign extensions despite very productive seasons?
He's full of shit. Period.