NealIsGod wrote:Here's how a pro handles the situation.
The critical question the morning after the debacle is whether the Washington Redskins have alienated Jason Campbell the way the Denver Broncos did Jay Cutler a month ago. Do we think Campbell is going to publicly snub his owner and coach, perhaps blow off a couple of weeks of team workouts, maybe pout and demand a trade?
Here's one of many reasons the Washington Redskins should be overjoyed Campbell is their quarterback. When Campbell's coach called him at 7:30 yesterday morning, Campbell answered the telephone. Jim Zorn didn't have to wait 10 days for his quarterback to return a message.
"I answered the phone," Campbell said, "and Coach Zorn said to me, 'Come meet me at the office.' I did, and we had a long talk. I told him: 'Coach, if you support me through this, I'll be fine. Even if they get rid of me, there will be no hard feelings between you and me.' And he said, 'Jason, you and I can do a lot of good things together.' He told me he'd be there for me all day. And believe me . . . that went a long, long way on a day like today."
While Snyder and Cerrato signaled to everybody that they didn't think Campbell was good enough for them, you know what he did? "I still went and worked out," he said. "My teammates said, 'Jason, why are you here?' And I told them: 'I'm still the quarterback of this team until they get rid of me. You haven't seen the best of me. I'm not here for ownership. I won't miss days working out with you, and I won't miss time preparing for the season. Who knows? A trade may not work out.' "
Again, Jason Campbell wasn't the main culprit, and WAS notified of reports of him on the trading block, and he understood that. That's part of the business, we get that. But to say McDaniel's did NO wrong in not letting Cutler know of this from the beginning, and then holding Cutler responsible for reacting the way he did? Can't blame Cutler for not wanting to be elsewhere and wiping his hands with that.
Campbell HAS to react like that to this situation because, he has no stock. I believe there was AT LEAST 20 teams interested in Cutler right off the bat. If Campbell is on the market, something tells me he won't get more than 4-5 teams (probably in need of a backup) at his door-step.
It's a shame the business side has to come out in pro sports, but this is the way it is, and I don't blame Cutler for being treated like a thief. Plus, I hate McDaniel's, he has a 'please punch me' face.