I struggle with this perspective. I would agree that he acknowledged what he did, by saying that it was a bad look, but I am not sure I would say he owned up to it. But let's say for the sake of argument that his comments were actually a mea culpa and not just an explanation. He still quit. He made a selfish, yes, selfish, decision to not give his teammates a chance to win the game. I am sorry but no one player, let alone the backup QB, gets to decide for the entire team whether they try and win the game or just give up and walk off the field to end the game. Whatever his explanation was, I doubt it is enough of an apology to satisfy the rest of the team. I am not sure how you come back from that. Not saying I will quit on Jackets if he plays again, but I do question how his teammates will respond his does.
I think you are confusing empathy with sympathy. Unless you have quit on your team like this, it is hard empathise with what he has done. Since I have never done this, No, I do not empathise with what he has done. Have I made a mistakes? Yes, of course, many mistakes. but nothing like this where I quit on a team sport or with any team (military, work, school, etc.) with which I have ever been associated.
I basically said I am over it. I also said I doubt the team has forgiven him. I doubt that explanation was enough of mea culpa to satisfy anyone. I hope he has addressed the team on his own. Even if he has, it still may not be enough. I have been part of numerous close knit units. When someone quits on you like that, it takes a lot more than a few days to forgive and even longer to forget. Maybe you are right, but then again, based on my experience on teams in the past, you are probably wrong.
I suspect if he practices hard this week his teammates will be fine with him if he is the best option at QB to help win the game. They have been with him every day for most of the year and will know if this was a bad one off mistake or a real problem with him. Just guessing it’s a bad one time mistake. We will know a lot more by who the coaches start Saturday.
Something tells me you haven't been in a position like his either, where you were thrown into the fire while repeatedly getting your **** rocked and your *** handed to you because the rest of your team wasn't doing their jobs either.
They Should be mad at the WR’s that dropped catches, especially the 4th down throw that he put right into Carter’s hands near the end of the game.
You would be wrong, but that does not matter. I do not need to share my life history or tout my bona fides to express what is common knowledge. It is one thing to try and fail miserably. It is another thing to quit on your team and force them also to quit on your terms.
Every one drops a pass, misses a block or tackle, forgets an assignment, throws an interception, fumbles the ball, etc. Not everyone walks off the field to end the game while the game is still being played and there is a chance to win.
Feel free to share your situation you think was like that, otherwise I'm calling BS.
LOL! Even if your opinion mattered one iota of anything, which is does not, I still would not care if you think it is BS or not.
Huh? Whether I know or not does not matter. Whether they are or not does matter. Either way, this is a message board, so none of this matters.
You don't need "or not". This English teacher from UPenn I had here as a freshman was a grammar Nazi. "Or not" makes it redundant and thus unnecessary.
