Dome Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Quote The Los Angeles Rams' safety faces off against the Baltimore Ravens Monday night in a pivotal tilt for both squads. Yet, after spending three seasons with John Harbaugh's team, Weddle won't be spilling any state secrets to Sean McVay about how the Ravens defense operates. "I could tell them a lot of stuff, but that's just not who I am," said Weddle said, via ESPN's Lindsey Thiry. "So we're going to play it on the field, and the best team is going to win." "It's totally at each person's individual approach," McVay said when asked if it's considered unfair to share info about a former team. "I have a lot of respect for that place, not only how it helped my career and rejuvenated my career, how they treated myself and my family," Weddle said. "But it's a very tight-knit group, and what would I be -- what kind of man would I be if I just turned my back on all of them?" http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001079083/article/rams-eric-weddle-wont-share-inside-info-on-ravens I just thought this was interesting. Not sure I believe Weddle's motives here, I think it's more likely he just doesn't have much of an inside scoop to begin with. If he does have an inside scoop that could help his team and he won't give it up, it's my personal belief that he's a bad teammate and employee. But again, I don't think he has the secret recipe. I think the whole idea of former players being able to foil their former team's game plan is overblown. Thoughts? Edited November 21, 2019 by Dome 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStark Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Kind of surprised at the reaction going around twitter. Guess I'm the only one that respects his integrity. I'd hope that he would do the same for us if he left the Rams, so I have no problem with it. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elky Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Nonissue. If players having the inside scoop meant anything then Buffalo should have been a lot more competitive when they had Bledsoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Couldn't they just ask that one Linebacker they traded Peters for? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtait93 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 So he decided to hurt his own team to help the other team because he thinks it would be somehow immoral? I think he is just being a silly person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfish_21 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Now the coaches will be forced to watch tape to see how the defense operates, instead of spending time with their families and watching their little kids bond with the new puppies and kittens they just got. In short, Eric Weddle hates puppies and kittens. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Not sure I understand how this would be a breach of integrity of Weddle's part. But if he has objections to it...then I'd support him just like McVay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I have no issue with this. Good on Weddle for acting this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, waterfish_21 said: Now the coaches will be forced to watch tape to see how the defense operates, instead of spending time with their families and watching their little kids bond with the new puppies and kittens they just got. In short, Eric Weddle hates puppies and kittens. My thoughts exactly.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl4life07 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I think Weddle is playing everyone because why would he come out and say yes he is telling the Rams about the Ravens publicly so they will know and adjust accordingly? So by him publicly saying he isnt going to tell the Rams about the Ravens then the Ravens will have less incentive to change things. Its the equivalent of a team saying there is a chance a star injured player will play so the opposing team can still game plan for that player even though that team knows that player isnt going to play. Weddle is fooling everyone. He is smart and has been around the block quite a few times. No way he is keeping quiet. If by some chance he is, then I can respect it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalvadorsDeli Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Weddle's a good dude who seemed to genuinely love playing for us so I appreciate the respect he's showing us publicly, even if is all just a ruse. But even if he IS sharing what he knows about us, who cares? Players switch teams every year and I'm sure coaches adjust accordingly. Hell, the Ravens made a player swap with the Rams this season so if anyone is going to have more up-to-date intel, it's going to be Kenny Young dishing on us and Marcus Peters dishing on them. Our offense is worlds different than it was last year, including having a new OC. He likely has some insights to share about player tendencies on our defense but even on that front, virtually half of our defense are new starters compared to 2 months ago, let alone last season. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Danger said: Couldn't they just ask that one Linebacker they traded Peters for? This assumes Kenny Young paid attention to anything in meetings in the first place. As for Weddle - he's a class act. Always has been, always will be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split the Sticks Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Never heard of such a thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfishwars Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Full respect to the dude, but it's still weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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