NoDoubt Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I don't expect it. He hasn't shown the backbone to deal with it yet...... why start now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthetop2 Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Fisher tried the approach of first earning this kid's trust. He did things that would, he hoped, speed up the maturation process and assimilation within the NFL and the Titans. For example, since Jones missed training camp (and all of the official rookie "hazing"), the players unanamously voted on giving him a "Code Red." Fisher took an unprecedented step and stopped it. That, unfortunately, led to some bitterness and division in the locker room. It also led Jones to think the normal rules don't apply to him, that he was something special. Jones misunderstood Fisher's approach as an entitlement and weakness. In the end, it bit Fisher and blew up in his face. For Fisher, he now has to "Handle The Truth." His outwardly kid-glove treatment fractured the team, and proved to be a mistake in the short term. He may have won Jone's trust - only Jones can answer that- but it did not noticeably speed up his maturation and had the opposite effect on assimilation. That tactic did not work. A new approach has been laid down. For Jones and for the whole team, accountability is the new watchword. No more free offseason passes. No more passes during the season. Players who are left will perform or they will be gone. Next week the off-season conditioning starts, and God help Pac if he is a no-show. Jeff will follow through, I am confident, because his bank of credit with Bud Adams is running low and may not survive another 4-12 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDoubt Posted January 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I think he's a stud athlete but I just don't ever believe that he'll ever have the team focus. His negatives just don't out-weigh his positives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotmilk? Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Kid needs to learn how to play defense!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDoubt Posted January 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Kid needs to learn how to play defense!!! Amen. And to look and think about team before self........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotmilk? Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Amen. And to look and think about team before self........... He has alot of growing up to do!!! BTW congrats on that 1000th post!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDoubt Posted January 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 He has alot of growing up to do!!! BTW congrats on that 1000th post!!! Wow! Thanks! I hadn't noticed. Cool... I'm a medalist now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2priceless Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Jeff Fisher.......too little......... too late. I think he lost a LOT of respect with the team, the media, and the fans this season with his coddling of Pac Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verb58 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Maybe we can see if the Raiders will trade their 1st round pick for him, giving the Titans 2 picks in the top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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