Originally Posted by buddahfan

It is still my position that Sheed doesn't feel AJ is ready yet.

Sheed as we know is his mentor
Sheed also plays against AJ in practice.

Flipper is now listening to Sheed, that is why they are getting along better this year.

Sheed knows best.

It seems to me that if Sheed really felt that the team was better off with AJ being put in the regular rotation, he would make a big stink about it and Flipper would listen to him.

Flipper has shown he will play young guys when they are ready. Last night Maxey played lock down defense in the 4th quarter. No way that he did that in his rookie year or even last year. In my opinion, even if he had been given the opportunity back then he wouldn't have done it.

Patience is the word with regard to AJ getting minutes and getting into the regular rotation. I trust in Sheed and his ability to communicate effectively with Flipper.