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stchamp98

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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:38 pm Post subject: Horton On Fleming: "I Need Him To Grow Up" |
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Rookie cornerback Jamell Fleming, however, is apparently in a totally different place. The third-round pick was a healthy scratch last week, and Horton said after Fleming was excellent early in the season (most notably in New England) his play fell off and thus, so did his playing time.
“I need him to grow-up, mature and be professional and in my opinion he’s not at that point yet,” Horton said bluntly. “He came in and was very productive, very productive in the New England game. I think he had a sense of lull or complacency. I talked to him about that. I think he probably thought, ‘There is nothing to this league, I don’t have to prepare, I don’t have to study, I don’t have to challenge myself.’ And you really do, every day, or you get run by.”
Fleming said his reaction was just to do what Horton said
http://blog.azcardinals.com/2012/12/14/horton-doesnt-want-to-forget-seattle-and-flemings-struggle/
Talk about an eye opener. Thoughts on this revelation guys? |
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JohnnyV
Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 2221 Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Horton On Fleming: "I Need Him To Grow Up" |
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stchamp98 wrote: | Rookie cornerback Jamell Fleming, however, is apparently in a totally different place. The third-round pick was a healthy scratch last week, and Horton said after Fleming was excellent early in the season (most notably in New England) his play fell off and thus, so did his playing time.
“I need him to grow-up, mature and be professional and in my opinion he’s not at that point yet,” Horton said bluntly. “He came in and was very productive, very productive in the New England game. I think he had a sense of lull or complacency. I talked to him about that. I think he probably thought, ‘There is nothing to this league, I don’t have to prepare, I don’t have to study, I don’t have to challenge myself.’ And you really do, every day, or you get run by.”
Fleming said his reaction was just to do what Horton said
http://blog.azcardinals.com/2012/12/14/horton-doesnt-want-to-forget-seattle-and-flemings-struggle/
Talk about an eye opener. Thoughts on this revelation guys? |
That Fleming needs to spend his off season with Patrick Peterson. Horton doesn't mess around. The guy was a third round pick and needs to be ready to take over opposite PP next year.
Our depth will be tested with MA and Toler likely gone.
Gay, Fleming Peterson. _________________
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younggun1273 
Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 7285 Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Ugggggghhhhhh....
"Fleming said his reaction was just to do what Horton said. Asked if he too thought he had become complacent, Fleming said “You could say that. I don’t know if I would say that myself, but something like that.”
That is disappointing to hear. The opposite of this is Bobbie Massie who was complacent at the beginning of the season, but after getting worked over in his first few games saw the need to actually prepare and study his opponent and is now doing better. That is what we need Fleming to do, especially since he has the ability to a legitimate starter for us. _________________
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Yibbyl 
Joined: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 3293 Location: Redding, CA
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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I was afraid of this. Doesn't really sound like he is taking responsibility for this, yet. He's young and can certainly take this and make it into something very positive. Being taken under PP's wing certainly couldn't hurt. _________________
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HighMotorGuy
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This sounds like a future head coach |
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DirtyDez
Joined: 15 Oct 2010 Posts: 16150 Location: the Arizona desert
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:07 am Post subject: |
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HighMotorGuy wrote: | This sounds like a future head coach |
He will be barring a 2-1 finish... _________________
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stchamp98

Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 55189 Location: Havre, Montana
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: Horton On Fleming: "I Need Him To Grow Up" |
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JohnnyV wrote: | stchamp98 wrote: | Rookie cornerback Jamell Fleming, however, is apparently in a totally different place. The third-round pick was a healthy scratch last week, and Horton said after Fleming was excellent early in the season (most notably in New England) his play fell off and thus, so did his playing time.
“I need him to grow-up, mature and be professional and in my opinion he’s not at that point yet,” Horton said bluntly. “He came in and was very productive, very productive in the New England game. I think he had a sense of lull or complacency. I talked to him about that. I think he probably thought, ‘There is nothing to this league, I don’t have to prepare, I don’t have to study, I don’t have to challenge myself.’ And you really do, every day, or you get run by.”
Fleming said his reaction was just to do what Horton said
http://blog.azcardinals.com/2012/12/14/horton-doesnt-want-to-forget-seattle-and-flemings-struggle/
Talk about an eye opener. Thoughts on this revelation guys? |
That Fleming needs to spend his off season with Patrick Peterson. Horton doesn't mess around. The guy was a third round pick and needs to be ready to take over opposite PP next year.
Our depth will be tested with MA and Toler likely gone.
Gay, Fleming Peterson. |
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stchamp98

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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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HighMotorGuy wrote: | This sounds like a future head coach |
Eh. This is just Horton's way, did the same thing last year to AJ Jefferson. Speaking of which, we shipped AJ out... |
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younggun1273 
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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stchamp98 wrote: | HighMotorGuy wrote: | This sounds like a future head coach |
Eh. This is just Horton's way, did the same thing last year to AJ Jefferson. Speaking of which, we shipped AJ out... |
In all fairness, it was either him or Toler, and Toler isn't known to be a knucklehead. _________________
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