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Originally Posted by Ruhskins
Yet the Patriots continue to be a dominant team even with this circus of a guy. It still baffles me that MS wanted to keep him, I'm glad he came to his senses and got rid of him. As for the Patriots go, they continue to show the league how to deal with trouble players.
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Been said before, but part of the circus atmosphere around this town is due to a media that has a dislike for DS and looks for the negative. Heck that may simply be due to the nature of DC as well. I imagine Shanahan was shocked by the way the media dealt with the various troubles here. I know from living in Colorado the media never, or rarely, stepped into the hatter mode when he hardlined players. Likewise, in New England, you don't see scathing press when the Patriots miss on draft choices, or have issues with a high profile name. Imagine Shanahan releasing Randy Moss in the middle of the season. The media would have been filled with ego stories or other such garbage.
And the point to this is, that type of constant berating attitude does affect team building and foster a worse atmosphere. I think Shanahan is finally getting the press under control, but it certainly hasn't been his ally or even a neutral partner before now.