(01-04-2019, 07:17 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(01-04-2019, 04:50 PM)jagshype Wrote: Maybe the firings are not just about on field performance...
Besides, people would complain about keeping the same staff and say the oft misused "definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again."

Gotta do something to shake this team up with the bosses staying in tact. A new QB and a couple of new offensive players isnt going to do it.

(01-04-2019, 07:11 PM)jagshype Wrote: I'm not sure how much more evidence is needed. He may not be a "diva" but he is extremely immature right now and not putting in the work thats needed by a Pro- This has been reported by local media. Some of the anecdotes coming out are pretty damning.

I agree. Between not showing up for a team photo last year and being suspended for it. And between the punches being thrown on the field in Buffalo and that suspension along with him getting into a verbal altercation or spat with a fan (definitely toothless, I am sure) in Tennessee. He's been a bit of a PITA. The injuries are apart of the game. And I can forgive that. 

But those actions? You can't. And when you hear people locally on the radio calling out his lack of willingness to work on his recovery from his injuries. Like that hamstring injury all year that he had. A lot of guys were essentially calling him lazy and soft in the most professional way possible. 

I don't think that falls on Wheatley's shoulders. And it shouldn't fall on Marrone's or anyone else that comes into this city and that building to coach this kid and his fellow teammates apart of the RB group. Fournette is a father I believe. He needs to grow up. Coaches can't wipe your [BLEEP] during the off season for you. And they certainly can't babysit them after they're off the clock. That's on him as a young man. 

I know we were all young at one point. And we probably had our moments. But you have to figure that [BLEEP] out and realize the microscope that you're under. Especially in the NFL. Or any professional sport for that matter. There's been a PLETHORA of caution tales and warnings to use as an example to steer clear of trouble or problematic tendencies. 

So far. He's just failed miserably at a lot of things. And it's disheartening to see. It's a shame to see talent wasted over immaturity.

This isnt what I was referencing about the media. Reports are that he didnt know the playbook well, unprepared for meetings, and just not engaged in what it takes to be a NFL player off the field.
Mark Long of the AP was very critical of Fournette on a radio interview. He went as far as saying Fournette was so unprepared that Bortles was having to tell him where to line up and go.

As a player and a leader, Fournette should be much farther in his development. And if TC/Marrone believe the leadership in the runningbacks room needs to be shaken up, then so be it.

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