New culture of accountability?

[SunsetBengal]

(04-02-2020, 09:34 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: Ummmm, I don't see how Iloka was a "fierce competitor" nor a "winner." Jones was indeed a fierce competitor, but it's also a stretch to call him a "winner." I mean he was a key reason we lost a certain very important game. And even a year or two prior to that, he got torched by Andre Johnson that lost us a playoff game against Houston. 

The sudden nostalgia for those two guys is surprising me a bit. 

It's not hard to understand.  A guy like Adam Jones was more physically gifted and motivated to be the best, than his personality and mentality could accommodate   The same fire that drove him to be a great competitor, was also the same fire that was his detriment.  A guy like Iloka came up on a team with Jones and Reggie Nelson, along with the boisterous personality of Vontaze Burfict all as influences.  He developed into a classic, old school, hard hitting Safety.  (a bit too much for the trend of the modern day league, but he was just following the lead in the locker room)