More than just a cliché, the locker-room impact of veterans

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(05-19-2016, 08:58 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Marvin Lewis, for all his good and bad, has made this team, first and foremost, a family. You have guys like Williams who can go to the vets like Reggie Nelson and Tnew for guidance. He brought Harrison in to show the locker room how a consummate pro (like him or not) prepares and takes care of his body. We have a D-line that are closer than any other group I have heard of in the NFL, to the point that when MJ left for Tampa, they didn't cut him out of the group texts, and what do you know, the next year he's back. Peko and Whit are the big daddies of the locker room, and, if you notice, after the totally heartbreaking loss (which was really a win since the NFL ruled Shitsburgh didn't score and admitted Porter should have been flagged which would have offset the foul on Jones, we lost to the refs, not the stoolers) no one turned on each other. That speaks volumes.......

when was the last time you had to cut a member? Or tell them they are to old or slow to be in your "family" anymore? This is a business, not a family.