Yeah, that's definitely one way to look at it. But I can't help but think he's the exact type of player we can't find.We are not giving him up. We are respecting his wish to let him go somewhere, as long as we get compensated for his breaking his contractual obligation to us. Just business.
He is a malcontent and we don't have the professional help he needs to overcome his immaturity, that spoiled brat.
He's got all the athleticism and durability we want, the flexibility we crave, has shown real leadership ability in the past, is a grinder and hard worker, sets the tone as a lead by example type in the film room, can cover, can tackle. With all that, it seems like a failure of coaching to give up on the guy … the clay coaches mold simply doesn't get more complete than this. He's the type of player who will have a long and very successful career, and one 1st round draft pick is a drop in the bucket for giving up on someone like that.
If this coaching staff can't fix his attitude and convince him to stay … I seriously question the leadership of this coaching staff.