Falcons receiver Julio Jones is a lot of things. He’s a generational talent capable of changing games by merely being present on the football field. He’s a quiet leader that plays through injuries, no questions asked. And he’s a consummate professional, seemingly incapable of making the franchise look bad. Contrast all that with what he could be. Imagine, for a moment, if Julio were like ... oh, I don’t know, Antonio Brown.
I bring up Brown because he’s stirred up a good deal of controversy this season. If you’ve had your head in the sand for the past six months, Jeremy Fowler’s piece gives a fairly complete summary.