2022 Commanders off season thread part 1

[mooby]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

Agreed. Most of us said last year "this is not a big deal, let's not worry about one of our best player, and DROTY, not showing up for some walk through in shorts"... And sure enough his play dropped dramatically.

Missing OTAs isn't the cause of his bad play last year. But it's a sign. A sign of his commitment, his mindset...
One would think last year would have been a wake up call. And the early signs are that it didn't.

Hope he proves us wrong.

The problem I have is he's a team captain. If he wasn't a captain, it's whatever. But you're the captain - you set the example. If 98% of the team is there and your captain is the one missing two years in a row, it's a bad look. These days right now are about bonding with your teammates (it's why they're all wearing jerseys that say Commanders on the nameplate) - him not being there sets a bad example. If he wants to skip every year and not be a captain, that's fair game. But you're a captain - set the fucking example for the rest of the team.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by mooby

The problem I have is he's a team captain. If he wasn't a captain, it's whatever. But you're the captain - you set the example. If 98% of the team is there and your captain is the one missing two years in a row, it's a bad look. These days right now are about bonding with your teammates (it's why they're all wearing jerseys that say Commanders on the nameplate) - him not being there sets a bad example. If he wants to skip every year and not be a captain, that's fair game. But you're a captain - set the fucking example for the rest of the team.

Agreed too... Add to that the fact Rivera said a few weeks ago he fully expected every body to be here, and that last year was an awakening for Chase... and it looks even worse.
On top of that, it doesn't seem like Rivera knows precisely when Chase will show up. Like if it was "we discussed and agreed that it was good for him to finish this step of rehab where he started it in Colorado, and he will join us to finish rehab and start training on day X" that would be fine. But what we have here is a coach wishing for his team captain to be here, and the team captain obviously not giving any clear answer as to when he'll come up... "We will have him here eventually. I believe in the next couple of weeks, he'll be here."

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by mooby

The problem I have is he's a team captain. If he wasn't a captain, it's whatever. But you're the captain - you set the example. If 98% of the team is there and your captain is the one missing two years in a row, it's a bad look. These days right now are about bonding with your teammates (it's why they're all wearing jerseys that say Commanders on the nameplate) - him not being there sets a bad example. If he wants to skip every year and not be a captain, that's fair game. But you're a captain - set the fucking example for the rest of the team.

They should rip the C off of his jersey. Seems like it was just given to him and not earned. He hasn't done enough in this league to be skipping off season stuff. He is living off draft pick status and a pretty good ( not great) 1st year.