I just got back from a much more crowded practice today. The stands were packed unlike yesterday. I settled into watching the players engaging in 7 on 7's but soon after immediately decided to scan the field for #92. After finding him for the first time, I made the effort to track his whereabouts throughout the session and note how he may be assimilating with his teammates. He wasn't partaking with the drills and when on the sidelines he seemed standoffish, in fact. This appeared inauspicious to me, but I wondered whether we might credit this to him being new to the team and not being familiar with any of the other players (like the new kid at school). At the end of practice he was performing active stretches with some of the other injured players. Leigh Bodden walked over to join them (after possibly experiencing a minor tweak (nothing serious)). When the horn blew and everyone was congregating at the midfield to "bring it in," Haynesworth walked over to him (appearing to talk to him) and gave him a hearty hand up.
Not to read into things too much, but if he can get along with his teammates, then it will make all the difference. I always find that it's your coworkers that make the difference at work, and I imagine that this applies to TC as well.
