In a recent 37-19 loss to the Tennessee Titans on October 24, Eagles cornerback Ellis Hobbs was torched by Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt for 7 catches, 225 yards and three touchdowns. Hobbs did not seem himself and was several steps slower than Britt on numerous occasions. Turns out that Hobbs had been bothered by a hip flexor strain. His injury was not reported in the Eagles official injury report as he never informed the coaches or the medical staff of his injury.
When questioned about Hobbs performance, Head Coach Andy Reid said: "You're dealing with a very tough individual who's very quiet and doesn't say much...He's a tough nut and a very good football player." Turns out Hobbs toughness got overdone and turned into a liability for his team. Like the rest of us, his weakness was an overdone strength. Football players learn to play hurt. There is a fine line between pushing yourself to play hurt and hurting the team because you can't perform. It's a hard line to distinguish. It's not much different than the good listener who overdoes it to become too passive. Or the person who can tolerate great stress but overloads in the end because they never felt it coming.
People's greatest weaknesses truly are overdone strengths. Just ask Ellis Hobbs......
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