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

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(09-29-2020, 12:13 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: 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.

But you can be honest without blasting a player. Like in this case. He knew Calhoun wasn't in the competition. So just say that while flowering him with "potential" and "future possibility" talk.

The compliment sandwich, if you will.