Rosen has proven to be a bum who rubs his teammates the wrong way. Creates resentment. I say HARD PASS!
Really? Who told you this?
You can barely order a beer without the bartender telling you that he overheard whispers that Josh Rosen is hated by every last one of his teammates.
Well, one of those teammates, offensive lineman Scott Quessenberry (pictured), is having none of it.
"I love Josh," Quessenberry said Thursday. "We're close. We're tight. When I saw him here for the first time in two months, I gave him a big bear hug." Quessenberry even said he hoped Rosen would someday be part of his wedding.
But Quessenberry wasn't reciting
he's a swell teammate platitudes. He was practically pounding the podium.
"The media puts out what they put out, and his teammates dispute everything the media puts out," Quessenberry said. "I said it before, I'll say it again, and I'll keep saying it until the end of my days: I love Josh Rosen, and I hope I get to play with him at the next level."
Quessenberry praised Rosen's "up everybody's behind" leadership. "He's tough as nails," according to Quessenberry, who described one play when a bloodied-up Rosen ran for a two-point conversion after nearly getting his helmet ripped off on the previous play.
Quessenberry doesn't know where the "bad teammate" story is coming from, though he suspects that some observers may have decided that Rosen was too "boisterous" or "opinionated."
This is the time of year when quarterbacks are psychoanalyzed by the rumor mill. And yes, most rumors start with some kernel of truth.
Rosen probably rubs some teammates and coaches the wrong way. So does Tom Brady.
This "universally hated" gossip has taken a life of its own and is now getting passed fifth-hand from "insider" to "insider." And it's silly. No quarterback can function if he is that much of a pariah.
Fitzgerald: 'Unfair' to judge Josh Rosen on rookie season
Fitzgerald told Bill Reiter why Cardinals fans should be optimistic about Rosen and their future.
"As soon as he stepped on campus, he was pretty mature as a man. He's got a wide array of interests. He's really intellectually curious.
Just overall a fun guy to be around," he said. "Football-wise, he's got some experience, got a couple of games under his belt, and every single week he's progressing in the right direction with the reads and accuracy and just his knowledge of the system. He's only going to continue to get better.
"We've been decimated on the offensive line, so it's been a struggle for him in that. Besides that, he's been playing outstanding."
Fitzgerald went on to say Rosen has "unbelievable arm strength" and can make "tight contested throws under duress."
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