No More Mr. Nice Guy, Jason Campbell's Type B Personality

Jason Campbell's high class personality may be hurting his career. Campbell gets high marks for the way he carries himself and the regard for him went higher as he was under duress from Washington Redskins management this summer. Though he felt like "tissue paper" in route to the toilet drain, Campbell kept his mouth shut, showed up for work and avoided Jay Cutler-like emotional outbursts. Just like Patrick Ramsey. Though it has nothing to do with football skills, Campbell's Type B personality is a risk to trigger erosion of support. There's something of a personal confession in this. I think Campbell's personality is much like my own and for much the same reason: good old middle-class family virtues. If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. Be polite. Respect people. Control your emotions. Stay cool under fire always, especially because you are black. You don't want to be seen as one of them. Sacrifice yourself for the good o...