OC Callahan apparently was not aware that we were going to waive Shaq Calhoun

[Murdock2420]

(09-29-2020, 11:38 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: What's the point of an interview if the coaches aren't going to say how they actually feel about their players?

 If this were the case and he did know, he should have said something along the lines of "Calhoun has potential and could start or play for us or another NFL team down the line, but we don't currently think he is in competition for starting. At least not yet."

Something along those lines. Don't condemn him, don't praise him, but don't lie about him being in the battle to start at RG for week 4.

Why give praise and say he is part of the competition when he clearly isn't? Honestly, I think your scenario is worse haha. It basically means we should just not listen to the coaches at all if they're just going to lie to our faces about how they view their roster.

Correct.

No NFL coach is going to come out and say, that guy was crap and needs to step it up. If they do that they get hammered for calling out a player publicly, it has happened before.

They handle all those comments in the locker room. Listen to any press conference from any coach about whatever player and you hear them say, I think he played well but I need to see the tape. When asked about a QB, he looked good, made some nice throws but got to make sure we aren't missing the open opportunities. This is coach speak.... you don't alienate your players to appease the media and the fans who are ready to second guess ever move you make.

Plus, if you call out a player it ends up as headlines on ESPN, Twitter, and everywhere else and eventually is taken out of context.

This is an absolute non-story. If they wait 10 mins more to waive him or 10 minutes sooner, this never happens.