Bruce Arians can also be guilty (Brady, too)

It’s straightforward to simply wish to blame this all on Antonio Brown.

In spite of everything, the star vast receiver acted out in the course of the Buccaneers-Jets sport on Sunday in Jersey.

After refusing to return within the sport, Brown stripped off his helmet, shoulder pads and uniform and principally stop on the spot.

That is an open-and-shut case, proper?

Suppose once more.

A lot of the blame has to go to Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians.

He was the enabler. He was complicit. He arrange this mess.

Arians is simply as a lot guilty as Brown. He by no means held Brown accountable. He saved wanting the opposite means as if the stuff Brown had achieved in his previous wouldn’t occur to him.

When issues blew up in his face, because it had in Brown’s earlier three stops in NFL America, Arians acted shocked, like he was caught off guard.

Please.

There was by no means a query if Brown would blow up the spot, simply when it could occur.

Bucs quarterback Tom Brady ought to shoulder blame, as effectively. He additionally didn’t actually care about Brown, the particular person. All Brady cared about was Brown, the proficient vast receiver.

Brady was so hell bent on successful one other Tremendous Bowl — proving the success in New England was about him and never coach Invoice Belichick — that he bought his soul and ideas to get Brown, a person accused of sexual assault by one lady and sexual misconduct by one other, on his workforce.

How else are you able to clarify Brady taking Brown into his house regardless of the erratic habits that left a path of alleged victims in Brown’s path?

If Brady actually cared about Brown’s habits, he would have gotten him skilled assist, not knowledgeable contract to play soccer.

It’s clear Brown wants some type of assist in his private life, to enhance his well-being.

You don’t have to be a health care provider to know that. It’s simply the attention check, like recognizing an ideal athlete on the sector.

However greater than something, Brown must be held accountable for his actions. Sure, powerful love.

That’s what Arians did not ship when Brown wanted it most.

Don’t neglect, at first, Arians mentioned Tampa Bay wasn’t fascinated about Brown after the New England Patriots reduce ties with him.

Then, Brady needed him and growth, he was a Buc. In some way, Brown survived damage and the season and helped Tampa Bay win the Tremendous Bowl.

When no different workforce within the league needed him, the Bucs re-signed him.

Then got here the second of reality. Arians mentioned one thing very profound when the Bucs went out on a limb once they first signed Brown. “He screws up one time, he’s gone.”

Arians proved himself to be a liar.

Brown screwed up all proper, in epic proportion.

He lied about his vaccination standing, bought a pretend vaccination card — a federal crime, if prosecuted.

Worst of all, Brown endangered the well being of Arians, a three-time most cancers survivor, and 83-year-old offensive advisor Tom Moore.

That was Arians’ cue to stay to his phrase, maintain Brown accountable for such a egocentric act.

As a substitute, Arians was the egocentric one, giving Brown a cross as a result of his soccer workforce wanted vast receiver after accidents depleted his provide. And with out query, Brown remains to be that.

A scrub or a lesser expertise would have been proven the door ASAP.

Not Brown, as a result of his greatest enabler was the pinnacle coach, the shot-caller.

Shamefully, Arians first phrases on the press convention after the sport was that Brown was not a Buc.

Isn’t that particular?

Solely so as to add this to the media on Monday, “I’ve no regrets. I simply hope the very best for him. It was very exhausting. I want him effectively. If he wants assist, I hope he will get some. It’s very exhausting. As a result of I do care about him.”

Please.

Arians by no means cared about Brown, simply what Brown may do for him, improve his resume with a Tremendous Bowl.

If he actually cared, he would have gotten Brown the assistance earlier than tossing him one other jersey and sending him again out onto the soccer discipline.

Nobody needs to be shocked about what occurred right here. It occurred with the Steelers. The Raiders. The Patriots. The lure of utilizing this man’s expertise to assist win soccer video games is just too nice.

It’s more durable to be involved over somebody’s well-being.

Disgrace on Arians. He’s guilty, too.