I think Fitz is a pretty self aware dude. He understands the ramifications of publicly calling out a rookie in all seriousness. And Fitz calls out people jokingly ALL THE TIME on Twitter. He was calling a Kurt Warner old man the other day. I gotta believe that if Fitz was reallyupset with Floyd, he would have said something in private to him. Not to mention they live together and families are real tight.
I am not saying its unequivally nothing, but its defintely not anything to get worked up about.
FWIW Floyd was the hardest working guy at ND, so this isn't exactly something I am worried about. Notorious work ethic as seen here:
http://notredame.247sports.com/Arti...chael-floyd-to-return-for-senior-season-11271
“Michael is one of those kids at our school that’s here non-stop,” former Cretin-Derham Hall assistant coach Andy Bischoff told BlueandGold.com in a 2007 interview. “This is really a home away from home. He’s here early in the morning to study for school. He’s here on the weekends to work out with the school’s work-study program. And I think he’s looking for a similar relationship with his college; a place that feels like a family to him.”
So Floyd put forth a plan that was ultimately put into action, and carried Floyd through his prep years.
“He is just such a wonderful young man,” Romero said. “He arranged a multi-bus route to get him to the school well before regular hours so he could help pay his tuition through a work-study program. He would do his homework after sports practices on the bus ride home.
“He never complained. Instead, he felt that even though he had to work almost twice as hard as his classmates, he was the one being rewarded.”
“As I have said many times, I have never had a player work as hard as Michael,” Kelly said. “That work ethic and passion for football proved to be contagious in our locker room and it was not a coincidence that he represented the offense as a gameday captain more than any other player this year. I'm happy Michael feels it is in his best interests to return to Notre Dame to continue his education and I look forward to the expanded leadership role he'll have with the team this year.”
and here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhkco2_kelly-talks-about-floyd-s-work-ethic_news
and here:
http://espn.go.com/blog/notre-dame-football/post/_/id/6296/floyd-becomes-highest-nd-pick-since-94
"I could not be happier for Michael and his family," coach Brian Kelly said in a statement. "I've said many times I have never coached a person as talented as Michael, and his selection tonight shows that. Michael's work ethic and passion for football are unparalleled and fans of the Cardinals will love the productivity he'll bring to Arizona’s offense."
And Here:
http://articles.wsbt.com/keyword/michael-floyd/featured/3
Throughout last season, Notre Dame coach
Brian Kelly said Michael
Floyd "set the bar" in terms of
work ethic in practice, he was the example for everyone else
and heres people making fun of the EXACT situation on this board.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82a6e38e/article/larry-fitzgerald-charges-michael-floyd-with-dwi
Though it's more fun to read into this as Fitzgerald angrily blasting Floyd's porous work ethic, the reality is likely far more innocuous. But if you're an Arizona Cardinals fan-fiction writer looking for a hot angle, here's the start of your next piece.
