Riq Woolen controversy. (Poll)

Should Riq Woolen kick rocks?

  • Yes

    Votes: 45 50.6%
  • No

    Votes: 23 25.8%
  • Depends on his SB performance

    Votes: 21 23.6%

  • Total voters
    89

stack55

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My patriot rooting friend was upset how bad the hawks dominated.

He said it looked like the JV playing the varsity.
 

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I wouldn't want him as a starter at $10M. I know he can play but defense relies on teamwork first and Woolen is an individual first. He can make great individual plays but he undermines the team ethos. It's not a trade-off i'd want to make on a contending team - at that price. I'd consider him as a back-up at a much lower price, but obviously there's no reason for him to consider such an option. A fresh start is good for both him and the Seahawks.
 

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MM’s defense is a machine that requires fluidity, intelligence, and selfless play. There was one player who, multiple times last season, didn’t fit that. A player can be athletic and talented and be a terrible fit in terms of attitude and scheme. He may do well in Philly but he was always going to stand out in this defense for all the wrong reasons. We won the SB because the team was built of believers. I don’t think Reek ever truly bought in.
 

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He is easy to play, Sheed and JSN can talk trash and he will be taken out of the game mentally after the first few snaps and then come the penalties, then then the touchdowns.
 

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Woolen’s biggest problem was his brain. He is seriously lacking football intelligence. Tons of physical talent to be a freak but no brain to support it. I knew he was lacking when I heard him talk in his first recorded interview as a rookie. NO it wasn’t his accent, it was his vernacular.
Marshawn wasn’t the best talker either but his intelligence came through his heavy accent and while many people didn’t get what he was saying, I did. Marshawn is a smart man.
I guarantee Marshawn would have never named himself Riq, knowing that the meaning of word REEK is just stupid even though he spells it different.
Sherman came from a questionable neighborhood also but he was a very intelligent speaker and his football IQ was out of the park.
Spoon also is very football smart, which is why he’s so damned good with his talent.
 

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This is what I expect. I’ve read that Philly is happy with him thus far.

He has the talent. But, when/if he gets that multi-year contract, I’d expect shenanigans again.
Everyone looks like a star in shorts and no pads - he will be decent for them I'm sure - until he isn't and makes the big emotional mistake. The Phiily fan will be burning him in effigy when that happens.
 
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