My Thoughts on Dominic Raiola
- Raiola is a good player, who would start for most teams in the National Football League. He is undersized and not necessarily a good drive blocker, but he is athletic and strong and compensates for his lack of size in other ways. He is also among the best in the league at making line calls - a real key for the center position.
- Raiola is popular with and respected by his teammates, who consider him a hard-nosed, extremely intense player.
- Joey Harrington was not run out of town by the fans. His poor play did him in. As it did in Miami, Atlanta and New Orleans. Also, Harrington's coach and teammates with the Lions didn't want him as the starter. Steve Mariucci clearly didn't, and felt pressure from Matt Millen to start Harrington. And when Dick Jauron became interim head coach, his first announcement was the best players would play. It was one of his agreements to take the job. He put Jeff Garcia at QB. And it drew private raves in the lockerroom from Lions players because they felt Jauron was supporting them.
- Stafford has been through a lot at Georgia. Heckers are nothing new to him. He'll handle it just fine.
- Jim Schwartz, privately and quietly, needs to nip this in the bud with Raiola. It's clearly a distraction the Lions don't need.
My Column in Tuesday's Oakland Press about Michigan Football "It Isn't A Pretty Picture: http://tinyurl.com/ykvxldu
Labels: Dominic Raiola Matthew Stafford Joey Harrington Steve Mariucci Dick Jauron Jim Schwartz
2 Comments:
Dominic Raiola needs to understand it is the fans that buy tickets and they have watched the Lions win nothing in fifty years. If Raiola wants to put a stop to the fans heckling, just win. Its that simple. Until that happens, keep your mouth shut and go to the locker room.
Anonymous,
Yeah. If the Lions wins, heckling from their fans will be the least of anyone's worries.
Caputo
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