Dan "Man" Campbell isn't Bill Belichick. His job is on the line and if he thought Swift was ready and that having him on the field would help the team win, then Swift would have been on the field.cazzie33 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:34 pm If you didn't see it in HARD KNOCKS (which I didn't watch all of it) as a local Detroit watcher Duce Staley in interviews basically questioned Swift's toughness in multiple interviews stressing the need to play through & know the difference between pain & injury. Only my opinion but I think the "kids gloves" treatment was a way to show him that they can get along w/o him if they can't trust him to be reliably available. Make him hungry for the opportunity to be "THE GUY"instead of thinking it was his by virtue of skillset or draft status. Obviously he is WAY MORE talented and capable of much more of a threat to defenses. MESSAGE RECEIVED IMHO !
The Ja-Mo ST use wasn't a rumor. Coaches said that was the plan but they never ended up punting
I think Swift runs hard between the hashes and then plays softer on the outside. He'll take it out of bounds to avoid the hit, but when he chooses to turn up field he runs hard. I don't fault him for that. I do agree that he looked despondent in Hard Knocks, but that's television and they have a story to tell. He seems animated on the sidelines, interested in the game, supports his RB room, etc.
