The Bodine Witch Hunt

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(05-02-2016, 12:44 PM)3wt Wrote: Lot of good points made on both sides.   I think that Alexander is not the idiot that some people think he is.  

From what Lapham has said Bodine will look excellent one moment and then - inexplicably and not necessarily related to the level of competition - he untracks from his technique and nose dives.   It sounds like he is a very emotional guy and when he loses his composure he just starts mauling which doesn't fly in the NFL.

So the good news is that he can be (as Alexander says) "a helluva player".  And I think the fact that Braham did not get thrown in the mix as early in his career is also a serviceable point.

I struggle with:

1. The fact that Bodine showed as little apparent growth as he did last year
2. The fact that Whit apparently has a problem with his performance
3. The fact that Alexander appeared to throw Whit under the bus
4. The fact that Alexander went about postal on the subject
5. The fact that we did not draft or sign a free agent at a spot that at the very least has questions and where the back up is very poor.   Glascow was available in the 3rd.  Jack Allen  was available as a UFA.  While I can't certify that they did this to give Bodine a sense of confidence I can't think of another legitimate reason why they did not.
6. If they did not get someone as competition for fear of harming his confidence the guy is not mentally ready to compete in the NFL
7. Even if that is NOT the reason I say shame on them for not at least bringing in someone other than a guard who would be a project just to start learning the position.  
   

The only thing wrong they did over the weekend in my opinion.

We should have drafted a Center in the event that Bodine struggles again. If were afraid to damage his psyche and were treating him with kid gloves then hes not our guy. He showed zero improvement last year, and looked worse at times. You don't defend guys like that, you light fires under their asses.