It's one thing to say something like
"Yeah, he's getting short changed, but he should know that **** that flies elsewhere doesn't fly in N.E., particularly since his brother played here. So he needs to STFU, or just give non-answer answers, and let things shake out."
and a completely different thing to be saying things like
- "Let’s rush to defend a guy who’s been a turd just about everywhere he’s been."
- "Get anything we can for this bum"
- "Please, for the love of God, trade this loser."
The first would be perfectly sensible. The latter three are idiotic.
Bennett's been a very good player at the NFL level. It's not the fault of the Bennett that the 4-3 team decided to transition to a 3-4 team. It's not the fault of Bennett that Danny Shelton decided that he wanted to be an NFL player. It's not the fault of Bennett that Butler, a guy who was thought by some here to be on his way out the door, has really stepped up his game. It's not the fault of Bennett that he's undersized to play inside as a two-gapper. It's simply a matter of a 4-2 one gapper who doesn't fit the team's current model. Hell, difficulty making a schematic transition was thought to be a possible reason why Wise might have gotten cut or traded on cut down day. So calling Bennett a bum, or a turd, or a loser, in the context of this specific situation, is ridiculous.