SKULL SESSION: MIKE NUGENT REFLECTS ON CAREER, CHASE WINOVICH TO TALK LESS TRASH, AND GEE SCOTT JR. RECRUITING MORE COMMITS
TALK LESS. Chase Winovich was one of more boisterous players in college football last year, but it sounds like truck stop Fabio will be toning it down a little bit at the next level.
From Jarrett Bell of
USA TODAY:
Winovich, you see, was an accomplished-but-mouthy sort at Michigan. He had the audacity to refer to archrival Michigan State as the Wolverines’ “little brother” after a victory last fall. A few weeks later, he called a 62-39 thumping from Ohio State “a mirage,” drawing the ire of Buckeyes Nation.
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“I don’t know if it’s so much the Patriots,” Winovich, a third-round defensive end, said after Wednesday’s minicamp practice. “I’m a rookie. Being vocal, especially in the media, being a blinking light, is not what I aim to be right now. My goal is to make the 53-man roster and contribute to this team in a positive way.”
A cynic might suggest that Winovich underwent a virtual lobotomy upon the orientation in New England, scrubbing him of any trace of bulletin board material.
In other words, put a lid on it, kid.
“I wouldn’t say ‘put a lid on it,’ but you have to be a little more strategic,” Winovich, 24, told USA TODAY Sports. “Turn the dial back a little bit. It’s just a matter of playing football now. This is professional. This isn’t college anymore. And I’m a rookie.”
Ah, so 62 points later,
now he's interested in just quietly playing football – got it. It's amazing what a proper beatdown will do to someone's psyche.
Entire article:
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...e-scott-jr-recruit-julian-fleming-jack-miller
My guess is that apparent change of behavior on his part probably came is a "very good suggestion" from Mr. Belichick; however, if he actually follows through is the real question here......