I love Odell, but he needs to get his act together

Odell will make or break the Giants season. Odell is a lot of things. Athletic, Talented, energetic, passionate, good dancer, diva. All those words can be used to describe Odell. His diva status could ruin the giants season if he doesn’t get his act together.

Odell is one of those guys who are different. Every time he touches the ball, he is a threat to take it to the house. He has the “it” factor every receiver desperately wants and needs. He is special and has a higher ceiling then any wide receiver or player in the NFL. But there is one thing that will keep Odell from achieving all time greatness. Odell. Odell’s biggest threat is Odell. He seems to be a good guy, but he has thin skin and once someone or something ticks him off he will go nuts. He will play dirty. He says he is being competitive but he is just not playing the game the way it should be played. When he is on, he is un guardable. He has speed, quickness, great hands and route running ability. No man on earth can stay with Odell when he is focused and at the top of his game. But he has been distracted lately. He is making these own personal battles with guys like Josh Norman of the Redskins and Xavier Rhodes of the Vikings. He gets so focused on beating them, he forgets the main goal is to win the game. So then he makes dirty plays and gets an unsportsmanlike penalty. So now he has to keep his energy in check. When he does that he loses his passion, drive, and competitiveness that makes him elite and special. So the point is this. Get help for whats happening and learn to control your anger. I don’t think it is fair how closely they monitor Odell, but he needs to steer into the skid and deal with it. If he doesn’t, the giants season could be doomed. The whole roster feeds off of Odell’s energy, and when he isn’t on his game or he is distracted, his teammates won’t play with energy as well. Odell needs to understand that he is a team leader and when he goes the team goes. I really hope he figures it out, because I really wouldn’t like to see another great talent creep into the T.O. category.

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