Greg Reid is selfish. You can tell it by his criminal actions and you can tell it by his play on the field. Reid has been arrested now at least twice and he has allegedly failed a drug test this year. Perhaps that is why he got his 1 game suspension for undisclosed reasons last year. The guy always went for big hits instead of sure tackles. Always went for the pick instead of knocking the ball away and often bit on cuts made by receivers in their routes. He went for the glory at all times. Yes, sometimes he delivered, but a lot of the time he didn't. Who can't remember a Greg Reid fumble on a punt return? I know I can think of at least 3 just now.
Those types of players aren't what FSU needs. They have talent, but we've had talent since 2001 and have played in exactly one BCS game in that time. We need smart players that are talented and play assignment football. I don't believe that was Reid. I do believe that Nick Waisome is that guy. Waisome will play better football this year than Reid ever did. He will be consistent and the fans will love him.
This also means that Jimbo will not let the inmates run the asylum. He made a good move here. A gutsy move, and a move that may be unpopular. We saw what happens when you let inmates run the asylum in Florida and Penn State. Not here at FSU, no sir. We saw what happens when all you care about is winning @ Penn State. Fisher cared about doing the right thing and he didn't care about the potential impact for it. I respect Fisher more for it, and FSU will be stronger for it. This is Jimbo's ship and he is going to lead us to victory.
I know the fans love Reid, but we are better off now. No more of the Reid calling attention to himself on punt returns, now we have guys that will try to do what is best for the team. Time to win some games.
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