...that the benching was done to motivate the entire team. Donovan isn't convinced right now, and he's going to keeping squawking until he is. Reid himself may or may not believe it true, but he's got to convince Donovan or this is going to end in a Favre-like offseason nightmare.
If I were Reid, I would point to how much harder the team played after the benching. They ripped off their only decent winning streak of the season, beat the best team in the NFC, and fought their way back in the playoff picture. Tell him that he sent the QB coach to tell him because Donovan had to believe it was real. Tell him that Donovan had to respond the right way to the benching, and that he did.
Because that's what it's going to take to repair the rift. And the offseason won't be a peaceful one until that rift is either repaired or severed.
If I were Reid, I would point to how much harder the team played after the benching. They ripped off their only decent winning streak of the season, beat the best team in the NFC, and fought their way back in the playoff picture. Tell him that he sent the QB coach to tell him because Donovan had to believe it was real. Tell him that Donovan had to respond the right way to the benching, and that he did.
Because that's what it's going to take to repair the rift. And the offseason won't be a peaceful one until that rift is either repaired or severed.
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