It's just the timing of it that makes it look bad, after the drama of AB and Bell, if this were 5 years ago it would've been fine and pretty funny.
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I think that is the point,...... It all. Regardless of big or small, starts somewhere. A clown / Mike Wallace / bell all started their CHIT small and grew and grew and grew. TOMLIN needs to say something and we don't even know as to he probably did make a deal out of it, hopefully a disciplinary thingy. Unchecked this could grow.
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Eli will more than likely get beat by Switzer.
The whole showing up to work in a rig is kinda trivial imo.
Just be prepared to back up the ego.
I'm not seeing what you guys are seeing at all. This is not elitist, this is not a helicopter with his family in tow. This is not a custom Rolls Royce.
This is Eli, finding a family or friend, or fan, who is a truck driver, and give him a chance to come and see camp with him. His dress is a metaphor on this season. He's showing up to work, and work hard. I'm surprised anyone in Pittsburgh would get triggered from a guy showing up in camp dressed as a blue collar worker, being dropped off by another blue collar worker...
This is Eli, finding a family or friend, or fan, who is a truck driver, and give him a chance to come and see camp with him. His dress is a metaphor on this season. He's showing up to work, and work hard. I'm surprised anyone in Pittsburgh would get triggered from a guy showing up in camp dressed as a blue collar worker, being dropped off by another blue collar worker...
Blue collar workers show up to work, they don't put on a display of "look at me."
His whole entrance is actually contradicting itself, I guess its.. I'm here to work but first, I need to let everyone know this in a clever way...
Also, you really think he did it for the sake of the guy driving being able to see camp?? Yeahhh.. ok.
Bottom line, he looks like an *** clown.
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He better keep it running since he may not last too long in camp!
Look at me, look at me, what an idiot.
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Guys, this was pointed out during his arrival by one of the DKSports folks. This was an entrance to allow JuJu to “slip in camp unnoticed” (he wasn’t), a couple people saw him enter through the side entrance. Barron did the same thing to avoid the hoopla.
I would speculate Eli did it for JuJu, or was asked to. Eli is as humble as they come. I’m pulling for both him and Switz.
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You know Cope, after I had the night to sleep on it, I feel the same way. I overreacted in my OP.
To Eli Rogers, sorry bud. You do 'need to go to work', however - Git 'er done!!!
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You're more than likely right Cope but after the ChitsizZle this team / franchise has just experience, we're all a little antsy in this regard. I truly hope it's nothing and doesn't entice others. I'd venture to say if it was a problem,..... OUR team leaders would have already addressed it as they've shown this is a team and we are working as that.
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Same here. And us overreact? Never.
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I don't care if Rogers message by arriving that was to get to work. Given the direction this team is trying to head, a borderline roster receiver making a scene arriving at camp was a clown look. Other years I wouldn't blink an eye, but guys only do this for the cameras.