So the first episode of Hard Knocks finally exposed "vontae davis-gate" and showed us why he was demoted. For those of you who didn't see it Vontae was walking along the sideline and telling players like Reshad Jones that he was tired and was going to "act" like he wasn't tired, he was acting like a 12 year old. The proof that he was tired and out of shape was when he got smoked by a rookie Jeff Fuller for a touchdown. He also had a little problem with having to go to the bathroom during a walk through, we saw Coach Philbin touch on this. This was the biggest knock on VD coming out of college, all the scouts and experts said his coaches at Illinois had to constantly keep him focused and his mind in the game. Vontae has all the ability in the world to be a top 5 CB in this league be he lacks the mental toughness.
But my point is this, I played football for 10 years of my life all the way from flag to college and I was always considered a leader on my teams, I was a starting Middle Linebacker and a captain, I called the plays on my defense and always motivated my teammates to push harder and dig deep, never once did I send the wrong message to my teammates but Vontae is doing the complete opposite, he is supposed to be a leader by now on this team and an anchor of that defense, but instead he acting like a child and sending the message that its ok to quit and give up on plays and that has been his problem now for 4 years. If he keeps this up he will be a cancer in the lockeroom and it will rub players the wrong way, nobody wants to be on a team with a quitter and thats what Vontae is right now, he better step it up fast or not only will he lose his starting spot he will be shipped outta here!
