Former Washington linebacker London Fletcher recently unloaded on defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, calling Haslett “clueless” and a backstabber and claiming he would have turned the ’85 Bears into a mediocre unit.
On Tuesday, Washington safety Ryan Clark defended Haslett.
Via Rich Tandler of CSNWashington.com, Clark praised Haslett and the defensive staff for finding a way to get new players ready, in a year marred by injuries.
“The guys we’re bringing in are playing,” Clark said. “For former players bashing coaches and saying really classless, inappropriate, spineless, disrespectful things, you’ve got to commend a coach on that.”
Clark, who has been trying to build a media career even before his football career ends, has taken some shots along the way. And while Fletcher’s remarks arguably reflect a producer-cajoled, over-the-top effort to say something that the audience will notice, there’s nothing spineless about Fletcher’s comments. He put his name on them, something folks who criticize others often don’t do.