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End of the Prime mystique

Fine, here is something from the past few weeks not a few years ago (I just posted that to show Leopards don't change their stripes)

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"That assessment was true, but it was severely sugarcoated. Imagine Terrell Owens, his father, Chad Johnson, and Jim McMahon multiplied by ten thousand. This individual wore so much cologne to the interview assessment that the coach suggested they 'go for a walk' because he was concerned the individual might faint from the overpowering scent. He wore headphones around his neck with music playing throughout the entire interview and brought his entire entourage to the building.

In my 33 years in the NFL, I have never encountered a prima donna of this caliber.

When the coach asked where he envisioned himself in five years, his reply was, 'Mayor of the city, followed by a loud laugh and clapping.

His quarterback skills are mediocre at best; if he were playing in the SEC, we wouldn't even be having this conversation because he wouldn't have been a starter.

And let's say, hypothetically, someone does draft him, and they lose their first four or five games. Do you think an organization wants to hear him complain, with his father screaming racism or critiquing the coaching staff on ESPN about why his son is a subpar player? No team needs or wants that distraction. The few defensive players who saw him wanted us to draft him solely so they could knock him out in practice.

If anyone drafts him, my guess is it will be the Cowboys, with Jerry Jones doing a favor for Deion. You would think having a Hall of Fame father would lead to advice against acting like a jerk, but he's not a team player; he's a 'me' player. He's a young kid, and young kids make mistakes, but all this talk about 'God's plan' with the Sanders entourage-well, God's plan just humbled that young man and showed him his behavior stinks like the rest of us. My prediction is he'll be a backup and end up another Johnny Manziel. If there's one person to blame for this, it's his father, who still hasn't learned anything at 57 years old, walking into Jackson State, then Colorado, dancing around like MC Hammer, trying to put the spotlight on himself during pre-games and halftimes-he's a total jerk off."
This quote that circulated social media was confirmed to be made up by a frequent fake news troll account.

Not that it isn't playing off the underlying truth. Hucksters like Steven A Smith who have tried to make this a ridiculous racial issue have tried to portray Shedeur like he is just "cocky and brash" and perhaps has an intense father. It's obviously far more than that. This is a quarterback who trashes his teammates and linemen in public on a daily basis. Who is a noted locker room cancer. Who is the very opposite of a trustworthy team leader. He's stated little interest in playing for many teams or in playing along in any situation that doesn't cater to his exact self-obsessed preferences.

On top of that, he isn't even "cocky and brash," or at least not in the way we mean when we talk about athletes. Going out onto midfield and giving a "suck it" gesture to the oposing sideline after you've dropped 50 on them is cocky and brash. Calling yourself the double greatest when you win fight after fight is cocky and brash. Shedeur just points to his expensive watch. What happens on the field doesn't matter, just that he's rich.

Doesn't sound like somebody you want to entrust your career as a coach and GM to by investing in to make a franchise quarterback unless their on-field play is undeniable.

SAKA!

In a way too early first round prediction for next year's draft on The Athletic...look who is 28th!

28. Detroit Lions: Anto Saka, Edge, Northwestern

Saka has yet to start a game in college, so this might seem a tad early for him. But he consistently flashed on tape as a subpackage rusher (see the Maryland game), and his traits haven’t gone unnoticed by NFL scouts.
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