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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
Actually it goes all the way back to Miami.
I have a friend who was a student trainer for the athletic department at The U and he was the same way back then. The coaching staff put up with it because he was talented and a man amongst boys, but he would come to meetings late he wouldn't show up to the trainer's office when he was supposed to, he would miss classes, etc. He's a typical "I'll do the bare minimum to get by and keep people off my back".Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
its a shame and a waste of talent when you consider he could be great, but even so ill take a good but under performing player this year and hope to readdress it next year. thats all im saying. bit early for that speculation but a lot feel it was possible when he was in shape/showing up.
-JAB
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
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07-27-2012, 09:17 AM #40Veteran Poster
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
Thing is, this isn't just about his weight and conditioning.
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
When somebody gives you a major 'dis' the tendency is to suck it up for a bit to show them!, prove them wrong!
And we benefited from that last year with McK.
And now the dirty laundry is coming out and we see the start of the depths of frustration that caused Minnesota to flat out cut bait.
When we see things like that happen, like with Gaither, we sit back and say, "well, somebody will give him a chance", and we were that somebody for McKinnie.... we had a big need (remember we were trying the Murphy(s) and LeVoir(s)
If I had to guess, I would guess that he went home and put on some weight.... I get the feeling that unless someone is standing over him with a Taser, that he only puts out effort for what he wants.
The loan is a smokescreen, he doesn't want to be seen until he drops 8+Lbs (IMO) he is gonna fail the conditioning drill for a while...
All the activity with Steinbach and the OLmen is starting to make a lot of sense.
quote from Tony's linked article
The Ravens really have great team chemistry and they are loaded with guys who love to play football. The aloof McKinnie doesn’t really seem to be a great team guy and he doesn’t really seem to like football.at one point of my life I was exactly Pi years old
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
Supposedly KO completely neutralised Aldon Smith back in 2010 when they met in the same conference. If KO can do that to a guy who just recorded 14 sacks in his rookie year for the 49ers, then I don't know if Oher really is a better option than even KO at left tackle.
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
Oz will watch the cuts like a hawk as teams reduce their roster. I have a feeling they'll pick up someone else but no way to know who
World Domination 3 Points at a Time!
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
Lets think who will be willing to make a trade for a average to decent tackle? I can't think of any teams because they are so coveted in this league.
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Re: Bryant McKinnie - Not at 1st practice, Oher at LT for now.
at this point i wouldnt be opposed to KO or Jah competing for LT over Oher. He had his chance he blew it, and he underwhelmed last year at RT. If he had a strong year at RT id be more willing to give him another shot at LT. If it isnt McKinnie, id hope we give those two a shot.
-JAB
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