Everyone’s heard how Holmgren treated star players. He’s even stated that he’d treat veterans differently than rookies, for one simple reason: They’d earned it. The only other player I ever heard complain about the clubhouse was Chike Okaefor, and that was after he left.
bfl001, I don’t see Alexander as a prima donna. He’s started multiple charity foundations, he helps underprivileged kids, and when he made the “stabbed in the back” comment, he immediately apologized. I could see guys similar to Stevens (most notable Koren Robinson) getting away with too much, and that being a huge distraction. I agree whole heartedly about the penalties, if a team was as undisciplined as Evans states, then they’d act like the raiders.

people forget how much luck goes into the outcome of a season, into the difference between 13-3 and 16-0.

One of my first games I went to in 2004, against the Bills at home, where they got straight up punked.

While walking out of the stadium, there was an older man that I spoke with that I honestly can’t remember his name, but seemed like someone with ties to the organization. He wore a team badge, but it was partially obscured. My guess is maybe a scout. I asked out loud “What is wrong with this team? We are so much more talented than the Bills! They just beat us at home!”

His reply was “Well there may be more going on behind the curtain than you think. A lot of stuff happens behind the scenes.” He refused to elaborate. This comment makes much more sense in hindsight. Wish I knew who this guy was though to put more context into the statement.

Look in my opinion, Evans you’re just bitter because you wanted to see the field more. Take it like a man. Mack Strong was clearly the better FB. And when you did have your time to shine I consistently saw you drop the ball almost every time it was thrown to you. About the whole thing about one of the worse locker rooms I have a hard time believing that. You had Dilfer, Strong, Randle, C. Brown, Hasselbeck, Wistrom, Jones, Hutchinson, Tobek, C. Gray etc. Are you kidding me? Come one those are some of the most classiest guys and I don’t think they would ever let the lockerroom get out of control.

On a side note about C. Okaefor. He was average at best and asking for way too much money. I don’t know how he was in the locker room but he has to be one of the most dirtest players I’ve ever seen. I will always remember this play vs the Rams. M. Faulk had the ball and Okaefor came up for the tackle and while he was tackling him he clearly grabbed onto Faulks ankle twisting and turning it and you see Faulk freak out after the play.