TheCount
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I'm just wondering, because his bias against Barber has been evident for quite some time now. He was one of the biggest supporting of Barber remaining the backup, even when it became crystal clear Julius Jones was the worse of the two in every aspect, he certainly wasn't happy when we signed Barber to that big contract.
He also often brings up the fact that Barber doesn't talk to the media, and since he IS the media, this obviously is a no-no. He's given similar criticism to the offensive linemen who never speak with the media either.
Yesterday, he brought up the fact that Barber shouldn't be taking runs outside because "that's not who you are", and said Barber shouldn't confuse himself with Felix Jones. He said Barber is strictly an inside-the-tackles back and should only go outside when the blocking is perfect, that he won't get anything otherwise (which is simply stupid, since a lot of Barber's highlights have been when he improvises to the outside when nothing opened up).
He then mistakenly called Barber a "Fullback" and paused, calling it a Freudian slip. (Which I take it means he thinks Barber is more of a fullback than a running back)
Following that, and this was my biggest reason for laughing at Mickey's stupidity on this issue, he says "Don't confuse yourself with a 1st round running back", that he was drafted in the 4th round... I guess that means he's not supposed to try to play like he's talented?
Maybe there was a specific incident I missed that this stems from, if so, please enlighten me. Otherwise I'll just go on with my belief that Mickey is in fact a moron.
He also often brings up the fact that Barber doesn't talk to the media, and since he IS the media, this obviously is a no-no. He's given similar criticism to the offensive linemen who never speak with the media either.
Yesterday, he brought up the fact that Barber shouldn't be taking runs outside because "that's not who you are", and said Barber shouldn't confuse himself with Felix Jones. He said Barber is strictly an inside-the-tackles back and should only go outside when the blocking is perfect, that he won't get anything otherwise (which is simply stupid, since a lot of Barber's highlights have been when he improvises to the outside when nothing opened up).
He then mistakenly called Barber a "Fullback" and paused, calling it a Freudian slip. (Which I take it means he thinks Barber is more of a fullback than a running back)
Following that, and this was my biggest reason for laughing at Mickey's stupidity on this issue, he says "Don't confuse yourself with a 1st round running back", that he was drafted in the 4th round... I guess that means he's not supposed to try to play like he's talented?
Maybe there was a specific incident I missed that this stems from, if so, please enlighten me. Otherwise I'll just go on with my belief that Mickey is in fact a moron.
