Roster turnover

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(11-23-2021, 10:48 PM)fredtoast Wrote: He only played 12 snaps in his final game as a Bengal while Amani Bledsoe and Khalid Kareen got 46.  That was the final straw.




It is funny how I keep explaining this to you over and over again, but you still don't get it.

If Dunlap is not better than the guys in front of him then he is not going to complain.  But you have to ignore that so that you can still keep trying to spin the lie that he was just a malcontent who was not being disrespected and misused by the coaches.

Here is a hint to help you understand why Pete Carroll and Marvin Lewis did not have a problem with Dunlap being a malcontent.  Look at their career coaching records compared to Taylors.  Dunlap respects coaches who know how to win.

I copied and pasted this multiple times and printed it out.  Then, I shredded it and spread if all over the yard for fertilizer.


Coaches at ANY level have massive egos.  They ALL think they can get the most out of a player that is maybe frustrated with his current role on a team.  Hell, I see it at the high school club swimming level.  A kid isn't doing well despite going to every practice, so they want to transfer to another team.  The other coach knows the times they used to do, and thinks how they can get them going again, but what they don't know is the attitude that comes with that kid.  They don't know HOW they practice.  Showing up isn't enough.  I used to say (Only to the elite team kids that were gunning for division I scholarships) "Practice doesn't make perfect....you don't win by showing up.  Perfect practice makes perfect.  You have to attack every challenge set, every kick set, every dryland workout, like it is a competition.  THAT is how you get faster".  

Now, there are often "change of scenery" situations that get something extra out of an athlete, but that is often short-lived and infrequent.  

If the player, at their core, isn't about getting better, following a scheme, being part of a team, etc.  It is best to move on to someone that will.