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PatsRI said:There's just something about the guy that rubs me the wrong way. During the preseason I was on board with the "he has a good motor" and he might be a good LB for the team. But then his play seemed to get worse not better and he threw the secondary under the bus. He had the run in with Curran (which isn't bad) but also was an ass to Stacey James in front of everyone. Today I read how he had a calf injury too and missed four or five weeks. He does say that everyones different and "Some guys will be able to recover within a week or two. It’s like any muscle pull, it’s the degree of the injury. Mine was really bad.â€
I know I'm reading too much into everything and he was probably asked specific questions about his injury but he seems to always be focused on himself instead of the team. Like I said there is something about the guy that bothers me. He just doesn't seem to fit in, but then he's replacing the ultimate Patriot.
http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots/view.bg?articleid=119078
http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots/view.bg?articleid=119080
“I couldn’t even walk for two or three days. I was on crutches,†he said. “Some guys will be able to recover within a week or two. It’s like any muscle pull, it’s the degree of the injury. Mine was really bad.â€
Some players privately expressed the fear Bruschi had also torn his calf muscle, although that has yet to be confirmed. Unlike Beisel, Bruschi has been walking without crutches. After the game, the linebacker walked to the bus, limping en route, carrying a bag and some packages and didn’t appear to be in a great deal of pain."
Beisel was raised in the NFL by **** Vermeil. An often tearfully emotional coach who can seldom help himself when it comes to providing the kind of thought process details the media craves. Look at how upset he was when Biesel jumped ship after all the effort they put in to converting him. I'm sure that fed Monty's ego, which his stint here has now badly bruised. It's a safe bet he was the player on the sidelines speculating about Tedy's injury. There are some new media faces in Foxboro, like Tomasi who was a former Sox beat reporter, who are looking for sources - and a disappointing player still looking for some sympathetic media to talk to.
I'm not sure Monty will be here next season, and I don't think Monty's sure either - nor do I think he necessarily cares. He'll probably get another TC to prove himself unless he indicates he'd rather not. He has some skills, but his capacity to be useful in this setting and willingness to quietly assume responsibility for his own success/failure is certainly debatable.
The basics of being a Patriot seem to still elude Monty (shut up and just do your job). Pioli has talked a lot this year about how our gene pool is more limited than most teams because not only talent and character count, but temeperment and attitude. Not everyone can be a Patriot. You have to be self motivated, thick-skinned and relatively stoic in both victory and defeat. And you never comment or speculate on injuries, yours or anyone elses. Monty continues to struggle with more than just the scheme.