Initial Reactions To New Coaches From A Vet

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(05-21-2019, 09:22 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: No coach since high school has been able to stop Burfict from personal fouls. It's the risk with keeping guys like him and Jones around. Yeah they have talent, but they are also volatile.

Fans LOVED Burfict for a large portion of his career here. They excused away personal foul and suspension after suspension and defended him.

I think AFTER this event they should have waived Burfict and not re-signed Jones IF they wanted to send a message. A LOT of GM's would do this. It's more a GM decision than a coaching decision.

The issue is Burfict was basically a folk hero in Cincinnati after that game.  He was the guy righting the wrongs and giving back what the Steelers were dishing out.  He didn't start wearing out his welcome until the following years where he would routinely show up out of shape and his play declined.  Plus, I'm sure the thinking was that they would have won comfortably if Dalton had played.

Being fair, fans are pretty two faced about discipline issues, too.  How many people wanted Reuben Foster claimed off waivers last year? Heck, there's a thread about signing Gerald McCoy right now.