Sir I do not want to put anything in your mouth.
I am not choosing one or the other. There is a pattern though. Marlo came out after the playoff game and said he noticed Lamar limping for example.
That's not what the discussion was, however. What was being talked about was whether we had a poor culture or poor management based on player account and players asking for trades. And what you're doing now is changing the player to fit your wishes - trust the player.
I don't trust two players who have denigrated every team they've played on. I do trust Marlo and seemingly honest players like him who voice their opinions in the locker room and sometimes do it on social media. That's part of football and you can pretty much glean what is going on from players like Marlo and Dobbins. Because Dobbins thinks his use in the last two games was poor and voices that in the locker room AND to the media - does that mean we have a culture problem or management issues? Of course not.
My point is there are many people in the locker room, players, coaches, staff and in the FO who know and talk to reporters. It's a reporter's job to generate contacts and sources. There are plenty of people who work in the organization that when talking to reporters ask not to be sourced or "you didn't hear it here, but..." who, not surprisingly, actually corroborate a story by saying very similar things to the reporter. So I generally "trust" that when I read the "feelings of the organization are..." that it's mostly accurate. Is it 100%? No, perhaps, but trustworthy.
So when I initially said, "Consider the source..." That's what I meant. Dez and Deshaun have had axes to grind. That safety who hates Harbaugh - his name escapes me - there are just plenty of guys who have personal issues with either specific teams or the NFL for them to be taken seriously. Marlo and Dobbins are, certainly, not in that category.
