What is surprising is that these are professionals (paid employees). They come to work to do their daily job. Why would he be skipping it, especially on a team where he can be the hero week in/week out; a team that is a Super Bowl favorite. Is it a lack of motivation? Is it a hindering injury ? Is he in the coaches dog house and unable to get out of it. He was the chosen one by Allen coming out of the draft. He came in humble and said all the right things. It is really perplexing what is happening to him. And more importantly, is the team's psychologist not available to talk to him? Who is helping him come out of this slump....so many questions and very little answers...damn McDermott