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Originally Posted by dustygoon
I always wonder how decisions like this affect the team and locker room. Janko should have made team right away on merit. But didn’t. If I’m a player, I want the best possible players alongside me.
Players know who is good and who isn’t. Friedman has been talking about a good NFL book about locker room culture and dynamics. How it’s toxic to not build the team on merit.
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Two cultures conflict with one another: merit and seniority. I get a sense the latter is a bigger part of pro teams culture than we fans see. Rookies get treated a certain way. Veterans get treated differently. By each other, and by coaches, referees, probably even trainers. There's a hierarchy. You get a glimpse into it when the Cup is passed, and you see 3rd line guys who have been in the league 9 years get the Cup before 2nd year guys playing on the 2nd line.