Im starting to think that this thing with Ramsey will not get fixed. I was hopeful that the money offered by Khan and a few more wins in the next weeks would smooth things over, but it seems as though Ramsey really just wants out. I think he sees an opportunity to move to a bigger Market, and he is set to do so.

I think Ramsey will always be a difficult player to keep happy, but what he needs is a locker-room full of proven vets and a winning team (talking smth like the Patriots here). In any other situation, Ramsey seems to quickly elevate himself over the team, and he starts acting out if things dont go his way. The sad thing is, he still plays, and he plays well, so its not like he is holding out or has effort problems. He takes pride in being the best and I think for me, thats the hardest part about letting him go. Bcs even unhappy, he is still a awesome player and thats rare, most other stars start slacking and give no effort.

But our team is young and Its not established as a top team in the NFL, even though we have talent. Our coaching is not above the criticism, with major questions surrounding Marrone. Coughlin wants to run the team old school, but things change and each player has a brand to take care of. Plus, I think he doesnt understand that your star players need to be approached in a different way. There is no diplomacy there, and while that may show pride and discipline and all of those great old school values, its out of place in a sport where players start getting more and more leverage. Im not saying you let Ramsey off the leash, but Im saying you need to show a better touch with how you communicate with some players. Ramsey is a generational talent at CB, but TC would rather die with his pride and old school values than see how to keep said talent on the team. I honestly hate that. Its like a captain sinking with his ship, imo its also an ego thing.
All these things dont really bode well for keeping a guy like Ramsey happy. From a football perspective, I still think you do anything you can to keep your best players, and I hate that Coughlin apparently burned that bridge bcs of his stupid old school take on how to play and act as a football player.

I hope we go on a little win streak until we face the texans and the other division teams again.

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