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Titus Young and Ndamukong Suh are embarrassing the Lions
There have been no arrests, so the degree hasn't been nearly as bad, but it's still early...
The Lions' off-season hasn't exactly gotten off to an ideal start.
The team has not released wayward wide receiver Titus Young even after:
- He reportedly purposely lined up in the wrong position during a game and was sent home.
- He embarrassed the team upon his return to practice with defiant behavior during drills and a brief, awkward media session. He was subsequently sent home again.
- He recently took to Twitter and compared himself to Tupac as a martyr and complained about not getting the ball enough.
Every day Young is a part of the Lions, considering the organization's issues last off season, and how they seemed to have a genuine bearing on an awful 4-12 season, the wrong message keeps getting stronger.
Also, it was revealed by celebrity gossip website TMZ this week that forever self-promoting defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh will be on the reality TV show "The Dive."
Yes, the 305-pound defensive tackle, who has garnered more schlocky TV appearances (he was on the dreadful dating show "The Choice" last off season), endorsements ("It's turkeylious"), headlines for traffic-related misteps ("I'm advising you to leave now") and run-ins with the league office ("What I did was try to remove myself best from the situation I felt in me") than quarterback sacks the last two seasons, will be hitting the high dive. Undoubtedly, "splat" will be the best way to describe his entry into the water.
Three unnamed Lions players have been quoted by TMZ of criticizing Suh's appearance on "The Dive." Great. The Lions. TMZ.
Why the Lions are, apparently, endorsing this, again sends an the wrong message.
The Lions' organization from every level should be in the process of re-dedicating themselves to winning football games..
Young and Suh are mocking that notion and it is, frankly, embarrassing.
The Lions' off-season hasn't exactly gotten off to an ideal start.
The team has not released wayward wide receiver Titus Young even after:
- He reportedly purposely lined up in the wrong position during a game and was sent home.
- He embarrassed the team upon his return to practice with defiant behavior during drills and a brief, awkward media session. He was subsequently sent home again.
- He recently took to Twitter and compared himself to Tupac as a martyr and complained about not getting the ball enough.
Every day Young is a part of the Lions, considering the organization's issues last off season, and how they seemed to have a genuine bearing on an awful 4-12 season, the wrong message keeps getting stronger.
Also, it was revealed by celebrity gossip website TMZ this week that forever self-promoting defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh will be on the reality TV show "The Dive."
Yes, the 305-pound defensive tackle, who has garnered more schlocky TV appearances (he was on the dreadful dating show "The Choice" last off season), endorsements ("It's turkeylious"), headlines for traffic-related misteps ("I'm advising you to leave now") and run-ins with the league office ("What I did was try to remove myself best from the situation I felt in me") than quarterback sacks the last two seasons, will be hitting the high dive. Undoubtedly, "splat" will be the best way to describe his entry into the water.
Three unnamed Lions players have been quoted by TMZ of criticizing Suh's appearance on "The Dive." Great. The Lions. TMZ.
Why the Lions are, apparently, endorsing this, again sends an the wrong message.
The Lions' organization from every level should be in the process of re-dedicating themselves to winning football games..
Young and Suh are mocking that notion and it is, frankly, embarrassing.
posted by Pat Caputo at
1:52 PM
6 Comments:
All well-said, as usual, Patrick. The organization seems to be relentlessly searching for distractions instead of focusing on their core reason-for-being: winning football games. The Young debacle is the epitome. Come on, Lions: step up and rid yourself of this toxin.
Its a trickle down effect, shows lack of leadership.
The Suh appearance on a TV show is no big deal. He is young and single, no big deal. Titus Young IS A BIG DEAL! No winning franchise i.e. Patriots, Steelers, Packers, Broncos would ever tolerate an unproductive player behaving in this fashion. Why is he still on the roster? Young is going to cost Mayhew and Schwartz their jobs eventually. It is reminiscent of Joe Dumars never ending courtship of Allen Iverson, a disaster he still has not recovered from. Titus Young is big trouble. Suh will eventually mature and he is an NFL talent albeit an inconsistent one. Young has proven nothing and 5'9' wide receivers are a dime a dozen.
Alan
This brings up a philosophical question, Caputo, WHAT can be more embarrassing for the Lions for the last decade or more??
Just so everyone is aware you can't cut or trade players right now it is against NFL rules. Cuts can't be made till after the superbowl at the earliest and I believe trades open up in march or february also after the superbowl around the same time (if not at the same time) free agency starts.
Anonymous wrote:
"Just so everyone is aware you can't cut or trade players right now it is against NFL rules. Cuts can't be made till after the superbowl at the earliest and I believe trades open up in march or february also after the superbowl around the same time (if not at the same time) free agency starts."
True, but in the same way that a couple on the rocks don't wait until the divorce is official to say that the marriage is over, the Lions can firmly state they have no place for the knucklehead Titus Young in their organization.
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