(10-17-2019, 09:55 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Interesting paragraph from Sexton today in his portion of the "quick thoughts" column. 

3.Culture cannot be overstated. In the days that followed Ramsey’s childish outburst in Houston, I was told repeatedly that the Jaguars didn’t have a bad locker room as much as a bad culture. If the Ramsey saga teaches us anything it’s that character builds culture – and a few of the Jaguars best players were culture killers. Ramsey was always “me first.” Despite all the hype around linebacker Telvin Smith, he showed us he wasn’t the high-character leader that linebacker Paul Posluszny was before him. Philadelphia has a great culture; New England has a culture that always puts team before individual and Baltimore has long had a high standard in its locker room. The Jaguars have a lot of high character, good culture guys but they were drowned out at times by the flamboyant, quotable, followable, shareable antics of guys like Ramsey, Smith – and last year, running back Leonard Fournette. The removal of Ramsey and Smith – and Fournette’s apparent conversion – should help clean up a locker room that wasn’t cleaning up after itself. That’s the end goal: a locker room where the players set the standard of how Jaguars football is played.

I usually don't really watch or listen to the "Drive Time" podcast from jaguars.com, but after watching yesterday's and today's episodes it puts a lot of things in perspective.  I trust the opinions of Ashlyn Sullivan, Bryan Sexton and John Oesher since they are inside of the facility and see/hear much more than most any other media outlet.  Sexton seems to be the most outspoken about it especially now after the recent trade.

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