Why Eagles have benched Jackson

I guess you aren't supposed to miss meetings. However, missing the playoffs will be more significant.

And dream goes on!

QUOTE(#2):

Originally posted 09:16 AM ET  11.13 by Mr Steeler

And dream goes on!

Hmmm. . . Dream Team? Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!

It's easy to make a point when you think you don't need a player to win.


Go Cards!!

And his dance card was so full that he could not attend a team meeting just before a game ???

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:23 AM ET  11.13 by Mickey Bad Arse

The Colts need a lot of LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

The Colts need a miracle cure for Manning, we're talking like a laying on of the hands by the baby jebus kind of miracle

Said it before the season started...this guy always puts himself ABOVE the team.

Philly can't live with him but can't afford to live without him. Some veterns need to sit him down and get everyone on the same page.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:23 AM ET  11.13 by Mickey Bad Arse

The Colts need a lot of LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

I see what you are saying there Mick. Don't worry, they are making their own kind of Luck right now.

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 09:28 AM ET  11.13 by Rusty NoNuts

And his dance card was so full that he could not attend a team meeting just before a game ???

Exactly, was he Dreaming?

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 09:19 AM ET  11.13 by hbomb

It's easy to make a point when you think you don't need a player to win.Go Cards!!

There ya go. Just happens this is the first time he has messed up.
The cost to tag a WR now is $13 million? Did not realize it is that high. Why would he sign a contract with them now? No way do they tag him next year.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:42 AM ET  11.13 by Commodore Fan

I see what you are saying there Mick. Don't worry, they are making their own kind of Luck right now.

Luck did not have such a good night. I don't know, but it had to give Irsay and the Colts a little angst.

It's only the Cards this weekend, they won't need him. If they were playing the Giants this weekend I think they would let him slide.

You have to deal with players this way at all levels. The first year I coached a high school varsity team, which had been 12th out of 12 in the county the year before, I put up with lazy activity by the top players. Their attitude was catching. We stunk. I asked my own very-successful high school coach for advice and I'll never forget what he said. It turned my coaching career around: "50% of the art of coaching is making your players believe your system works." You can't do that if you tolerate less than full commitment. The next year, I threw the top seven players off the team the first week. Toward the end of the season we surprised some other teams. The following year, veterans were pulling rookies on the side and reading them the riot act about not working hard. The year after that we were north county champions and were ranked in the top 15 AAAA (largest) schools in the state.

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 09:19 AM ET  11.13 by hbomb

Go Cards!!

You're kidding right. Most likely they told Jackson, 'take the day off kid, we got this'

QUOTE(#16):

Originally posted 09:53 AM ET  11.13 by The_Mick

You have to deal with players this way at all levels. The first year I coached a high school varsity team, which had been 12th out of 12 in the county the year before, I put up with lazy activity by the top players. Their attitude was catching. We stunk. I asked my own very-successful high school coach for advice and I'll never forget what he said. It turned my coaching career around: "50% of the art of coaching is making your players believe your system works." You can't do that if you tolerate less than full commitment. The next year, I threw the top seven players off the team the first week. Toward the end of the season we surprised some other teams. The following year, veterans were pulling rookies on the side and reading them the riot act about not working hard. The year after that we were north county champions and were ranked in the top 15 AAAA (largest) schools in the state.

Great post.

QUOTE(#17):

Originally posted 09:58 AM ET  11.13 by shiprock

You're kidding right. Most likely they told Jackson, 'take the day off kid, we got this'

Exactly. And this way Reid " sends " a message to the other guys.
They know better. He is not taking one dollar out of his pocket. If he was serious, he would fine him the max AND sit him.
Just Reid, the great players coach, showing he can be tough and the mess there so far is not his fault.