why people look for failure in players who leave the team...in this case, not necessarily on their own.
The basking in happiness due to lack of success I'm seeing about guys like Austin...Watkins is kind of well...different. I understand the frustration about these players when they are on the team. I mean...who wasn't tired of losing...of failure. I would be the first to rip a guy for not putting up. But, Austin did have some moments and Watkins did contribute in the end zone. Did we want/need more. Certainly.
So they didn't earn their grade...didn't earn their money that management threw at them. If anyone here was Austin, would you have walked away from the unbelievable contract offer made to him? If your Watkins, do you walk about from the money KC threw at him?
It reminds me of Marti Gilyard...a fourth round pick out of Cincinnati. You would have thought the guy was a #1 pick...he was mercilessly ripped while he was with the Rams and after he left. He was ripped worse than Brian Quick who was in essence a first rounder being the first pick of round 2. But, a fourth round pick...Why Marti Gilyard?
Then, there are other guys...like Greg Robinson. Who did absolutely nothing...zero. Yet, the defense for the guy and well wishes when he left were abound. Once Greg Robinson left, I was ecstatic. And, I was positive he would never amount to anything. But, while I would go as far as saying I was the #1 critic of this pick and his performance, I never followed him to evaluate his success...or lack thereof. In fact, I would have been happy for him (and I would have been shocked)!
I just think it's funny how people decide who to be happy about their failures vs. those who they do not.
I hope Tavon Austin figures something out and lights it up...same for Watkins. They showed something...just not enough.
This is not to criticize...I'm just wondering what the psychology is behind how players are talked about after they leave regardless of what round they were drafted.
Just an observation...please...don't take this critically. I would be interested to hear what people think about this...
