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I admit, living close to Detroit and being familiar with the disaster that has become the Detroit Lions, I am wondering if it will take an off year of training camps, workouts and immersion in a competitive football situation to change RW's practice and work habits and general approach to football?
Hearing lately that RW doesnt seem to have the playbook down and is running incorrect or sloppy routes makes me concerned that the stink of Detroit will take some time to get off him
Consider that for all of his career, his season is essentially done by the 8th or so game of the year. They call it "I75 eyes"-referring to the fact that Lions players have packed it in for the season and are mentally heading out of town to their offseason homes.
During the Martz years, RW always scared me as an opponent with his excellent size, good speed and velcro hands. I have to beleive the regression in his stats over the past few years has been because of the atmosphere in Detroit where you had an ineffective head coach being undermined by a ex head coach as offensive coordinator. Add in the shiny new offensive toy in Calvin Johnson and RW loses focus and interest. Definite shot to the ego of Roy when CJ was brought in as the new number 1. I remember the stroking needed to set Roy right that year! One thing that concerned me as well was the fact that RW seemed to pack it in the past few years late in the season with "nagging injuries" putting him to the sidelines
You can talk all you want about being glad to be coming to a winning team in the playoff hunt BUT are you disciplined enough to take your preparation to the next level. IS there someone (TO, Crayton, Witten, Romo) that exhibits leadership and sets the example to Roy of extra hours of film study etc needed at this time of year??
I know Michael Irvin would have dragged Roy to his level!! but TO? Doubt it
Hearing lately that RW doesnt seem to have the playbook down and is running incorrect or sloppy routes makes me concerned that the stink of Detroit will take some time to get off him
Consider that for all of his career, his season is essentially done by the 8th or so game of the year. They call it "I75 eyes"-referring to the fact that Lions players have packed it in for the season and are mentally heading out of town to their offseason homes.
During the Martz years, RW always scared me as an opponent with his excellent size, good speed and velcro hands. I have to beleive the regression in his stats over the past few years has been because of the atmosphere in Detroit where you had an ineffective head coach being undermined by a ex head coach as offensive coordinator. Add in the shiny new offensive toy in Calvin Johnson and RW loses focus and interest. Definite shot to the ego of Roy when CJ was brought in as the new number 1. I remember the stroking needed to set Roy right that year! One thing that concerned me as well was the fact that RW seemed to pack it in the past few years late in the season with "nagging injuries" putting him to the sidelines
You can talk all you want about being glad to be coming to a winning team in the playoff hunt BUT are you disciplined enough to take your preparation to the next level. IS there someone (TO, Crayton, Witten, Romo) that exhibits leadership and sets the example to Roy of extra hours of film study etc needed at this time of year??
I know Michael Irvin would have dragged Roy to his level!! but TO? Doubt it
