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I understand why people are still angry and upset. Maybe you don't forgive Kraft. Maybe you shouldn't. But you should give him at least a chance to make up for his mistake.
We expect perfection out of our leaders and it's just not realistic. But to his credit, Kraft has learned from some of his past mistakes. He butted heads early on with Parcells, but he learned from that and gave BB the freedom he needed to make this franchise great.
BB talks about it all the time, how it's not about being perfect, but not repeating mistakes. For some, this felt like a repeated mistake after Spygate. And maybe Kraft should have learned quicker than he did. But he has come around.
Maybe he'll never do enough to make up for his mistake. I understand that. But I don't understand how people could assume nothing he does will change their minds. The NFL is filled with stories of overcoming adversity, learning from mistakes, rising after falling. It's true for players like Chris Jones, who got called for that costly penalty on a FG that decided a game, then blocks a potential game-winning FG the next year against the same team. But it can also be true for coaches and owners and scouts as well.
Let's see what happens opening night and how the team responds on national TV. Let's see his role in Brady's lawsuit.
Kraft does not deserve automatic redemption after his press conference. But he deserves a chance.
We expect perfection out of our leaders and it's just not realistic. But to his credit, Kraft has learned from some of his past mistakes. He butted heads early on with Parcells, but he learned from that and gave BB the freedom he needed to make this franchise great.
BB talks about it all the time, how it's not about being perfect, but not repeating mistakes. For some, this felt like a repeated mistake after Spygate. And maybe Kraft should have learned quicker than he did. But he has come around.
Maybe he'll never do enough to make up for his mistake. I understand that. But I don't understand how people could assume nothing he does will change their minds. The NFL is filled with stories of overcoming adversity, learning from mistakes, rising after falling. It's true for players like Chris Jones, who got called for that costly penalty on a FG that decided a game, then blocks a potential game-winning FG the next year against the same team. But it can also be true for coaches and owners and scouts as well.
Let's see what happens opening night and how the team responds on national TV. Let's see his role in Brady's lawsuit.
Kraft does not deserve automatic redemption after his press conference. But he deserves a chance.