I can see both sides to this coin. I completely agree that Suh's wait and see approach to Caldwell & Co. is what's going on. Who can blame him on that? If he thinks that the management is going to blow, who can blame him for leaving? He's going to make his money- whether it's here or somewhere else. And I don't begrudge the big fella for making as much as he can. After he's long in the tooth and away from the NFL, I don't see Goodell going over to his house to help pay the bills.
As a fan I don't like the fact that he does have so much sway over the team though. Because he did hold out over the summer with negotiations, the Lions were a little ham strung with signing other free agents. I don't see that as his fault though. The timing just sucked ass for the Lions that this was the last year of Suh's contract.
And again- as a fan I want the guy to stick around. He's amazingly talented and what fan wouldn't want that? He seems to have cleaned up his game on the field [[anyone want to look up the penalty numbers on him last year?) and is still a force out there. IMO if he stays I think we stand a better chance to getting to the promised land. If he bolts it just might a barometer to other things going on in that clubhouse that we fans just don't know about.
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