that AB may be used to his helmet, and that changing helmets requires an adjustment period, and that may be disruptive to his performance during that period.
But I'm not very sympathetic to this despite all that. As long as everyone has to change to the new helmet, he's not at an unfair disadvantage. if he chose to wait until the last moment to make the change, so he's behind the competition, that's his choice — but choices have consequences.
In any event, all this is an argument to get him more practice time in the new helmet so he can be adjusted to it and comfortable in it ASAP.
Episodes w extremely erratic behavior. His skill and what he’s paid has nothing to do why he’s controversial. Some good nuggets but the lengths people go to alibi for sine people is just sad
I don’t think you have to by sympathetic towards Brown, Â
I’m not. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t have a valid gripe. He doesn’t deserve the benefit of the doubt due to the type of guy he is, but I understand why he didn’t want to change it. I can do without the kicking and screaming but I don’t buy that it was for real anyway, sounded like an attention grab the entire time.
but given that only a very few players complained (at least publicly), I'm skeptical that the adjustment to one of the approved models is really that big a deal. And one think Jackson doesn't address is that the change took place last year, and guys who liked their existing helmets had a year grace period. AB could have spent time this entire off-season trying new helmets, practicing running routes and catching balls wearing a new one. It's not the same a full practice or games, but it's not like he showed up this summer having had no ability to prepare.
Jackson's point that can be a significant adjustment seems valid, but he doesn't really explain why it's so much more difficult for Brown than anyone else, or why he didn't take advantage of the full year given to him to try and find one that works for him.
But I'm not very sympathetic to this despite all that. As long as everyone has to change to the new helmet, he's not at an unfair disadvantage. if he chose to wait until the last moment to make the change, so he's behind the competition, that's his choice — but choices have consequences.
In any event, all this is an argument to get him more practice time in the new helmet so he can be adjusted to it and comfortable in it ASAP.
Jackson's point that can be a significant adjustment seems valid, but he doesn't really explain why it's so much more difficult for Brown than anyone else, or why he didn't take advantage of the full year given to him to try and find one that works for him.