03-13-2022, 08:52 PM
(03-13-2022, 08:41 PM)Joelist Wrote: This is where you have to be careful. Regardless of whether CJ is "elite" he is one of the emotional leaders of the team (along with Burrow). Moving on from CJ has to be done delicately lest you wreck the locker room in the process.
I kinda have a hard time with this. And not personal to you Joe.
But CJ is a leader of who? Not our QB, Mixon? Chase? Boyd is more leader. Im not sure CJ leads Sample. He is a great guy, a hype guy, very good media guy... but leader?
I also think "delicately" doesnt give the other guys - better players - enough credit. They will all be happy for CJ if he moves on for more money.
I felt the same with many on Twitter worried the about the locker room if Bates was tagged. As if DJ Reader, Hilton, Bell, Hub, Trey, Wilson and Pratt would melt if Bates was tagged (poor guy being the youngest, highest paid guy on D)
In my opinion, these guys are pros, they understand the biz and play with different rosters every season. I would cut any player that blamed a poor season on us not re-signing our 5th option on offense...
Again Joe, not directed at you. I just see this in other places and wonder if someone asked Mixon about overcoming the emotional impact to our team due to CJ getting a better contract elsewhere...
