Yeah, didn't think so.
Add Marcellus Wiley to the list of media jack-asses who have questioned LaDainian Tomlinson’s decision to not play in the AFC Championship game after the first two offensive series. To bolster his argument, Wiley, who was on ESPN’s Mike’n’Mike radio show this morning noted that while he was with the Chargers between ’01 and ’03, LT was “protected by the organization” to a degree that he “had never seen before”. Wiley noted that physical contact with LT in contact drills during practice was forbidden and that L.T. rarely ever played in pre-season games (in fact, LT hasn't appeared in a pre-season game in 2-3 years now).
We wish to commend Charger management for their prescience and wisdom in this blatant coddling and enabling of LT so that he would grow into the finest running back of his generation.
But back to Wiley… the irony here is that we remember Wiley. We remember this guy receiving a huge free agent contract with the Chargers after some very fine Pro-Bowl seasons in Buffalo and then basically mailing it in..... shutting it down..... essentially “laying down on an organization” to a degree that we “had never seen before”. Stick it in your ear, Wiley, you hack.
We wish to commend Charger management for their prescience and wisdom in this blatant coddling and enabling of LT so that he would grow into the finest running back of his generation.
But back to Wiley… the irony here is that we remember Wiley. We remember this guy receiving a huge free agent contract with the Chargers after some very fine Pro-Bowl seasons in Buffalo and then basically mailing it in..... shutting it down..... essentially “laying down on an organization” to a degree that we “had never seen before”. Stick it in your ear, Wiley, you hack.
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Can there be any doubt, given his body of work, that LT would have played if it would have helped the team. I share your anger at the lunacy of the criticism aimed at LT. While I have criticized the coaching staff on other issues, I cannot fault them for this. The proof is that they allowed LT to start the game, and when his physical response to first contact showed he couldn't perform the way he needed to, they took him out. I call that using good judgement.
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