Kevin Stefanski Is Meeting OBJ For The 1st Time Today To "Dicuss His Expectations Of How He Wants Players To Conduct Themselves"
Oh this should be good. I know that Tom Coughlin, Ben McAdoo, Pat Shurmur, and Freddie Kitchens couldn't control OBJ, but there's no one that's going to walk into 1st time ever being a head coach Kevin Stefanski's locker room and be a distraction.
"Hey come on, bro! That behavior is not acceptable per our expectations meeting!"
Yeah right. Odell Beckham Jr. is going to do whatever he wants to do, whenever he wants to do it. And it doesn't matter what Kevin Stefanski, Jimmy Haslam, or even Roger Goodell says. The only question is if his constant ridiculous behavior is worth the production on the field. And I'll tell you this.....last year's 4 touchdowns were not worth it. At all.
Anyways, Stefanski has already made the rookie mistake of telling the media about this meeting. Do you need to meet with OBJ to discuss expectations? Yeah, of course. But telling the media that you're going to do so is not going to help one bit. I can't wait to hear the press ask Odell what rules his new babysitter has in place. With that being said though....I wonder what's on his list of expectations. Does he keep it simple and say act like a champion? Yeah, give OBJ a lot of room for freedom and interpretation....that'll work. Or does he get specific?
Kevin Stefanski's List of Expectations:
1. You cannot wear a watch during the games
2. You cannot wear clown shoes during the games
3. You cannot hand out wads of cash to college athletes at a nationally televised event in plain sight
I mean the list would go on and on and on. I'm honestly not sure how I'd handle someone like OBJ. I can tell you there's no way in hell I'd let him decide for himself what is right and what is a distraction, but I also know that giving him a long list of specific expectations isn't going to keep him down. You can cage the wolf....but you can't keep it from howling at the moon.
Either way, whatever you decide to do, you can't talk to the media about it. Strike one, Kevin! God damn, don't tell me we just hired another dummy. I don't think I can take another Freddie or Hue. Stefanski: keep your mouth shut, and win. Just win baby.