Sorry, but for me to pay any more attention to this I need some specifics to lend it much weight. That’s not burring my head in the sand it’s just being realistic. Without more of the context these statements alone can’t tell us much of anything. “There’s too much playing around.” Ok, by whom? The coaches? The players? Which players? There just isn’t enough meat on the bone of either statement. It doesn’t even call to the fact that neither guy could stick here which has to be considered.
Even if you want to take both statements as gospel it would take a coach and GM a couple of years to clear the decks and change the culture. Maybe that process is under way. The guys from the last two drafts and free agency have been more “go to work” type guys than flashy guys. Cooley and Portis are goofs to be sure. Other than that I don’t see too much playing around. I don’t see Shanahan as a “play around” type guy or someone who would put up with much of that. He strikes me as a bit of a red ass to be honest.
Even if you want to take both statements as gospel it would take a coach and GM a couple of years to clear the decks and change the culture. Maybe that process is under way. The guys from the last two drafts and free agency have been more “go to work” type guys than flashy guys. Cooley and Portis are goofs to be sure. Other than that I don’t see too much playing around. I don’t see Shanahan as a “play around” type guy or someone who would put up with much of that. He strikes me as a bit of a red ass to be honest.