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Bledsoe did some obnoxious things, like that huge article he spawned in the Globe midseason, or the visible unhappiness around and after the time of the Super Bowl.
Well, people are human, he never got that bad, he returned to the high road pretty soon, and in the mean time he played to the best of his ability. And the good plays he DID make in his generally mediocre performance in Pittsburgh were crucial.
I'm cool with all that.
Humans are ... human.
I don't remember Bledsoe being anything but supportive publically. There were rumors of him being less than supportive private (if I remember correctly, that Globe piece was all about rumors and unnamed sources and no quotes nor any hard evidence of Bledsoe being anything less than a team player). People read too much into Bledsoe's sideline demeanor just like the "Brady lost his passion for football" crowd read too much into his demeanor today. If you watched the "Brady 6" documentary, they show footage of Bledsoe congratulating Brady for winning the Super Bowl and being really friendly.
Now I am sure behind the scenes he was not as good of a team player as he put on in public. I know there has been a lot of stories that he and Charlie Weis had a falling out because Bledsoe felt Weis lied to him that lingered for years after Bledsoe left New England. There were also rumors of a strained relationship between Brady and Bledsoe that Bledsoe somewhat confirms in this article.
I do agree that it is pretty much human nature that a seasoned veteran who loses his job to injuries would feel it is unfair. Many veterans react the same when they are beaten out by a young players even without injuries. Remember how Ted Johnson reacted when he was told he was going to be a healthy scratch when he left the team.