LAST YEAR, Jordan Matthews had as close to a perfect training camp as a wide receiver - rookie or veteran - could have. Caught every pass thrown to him. Ran every route to perfection.
His teammates and coaches constantly praised him. The media were running out of superlatives to describe him.
And it was driving Bob Bicknell freaking nuts.
"Because he was having so much success," the Eagles wide receivers coach said. "I don't like it when everybody's writing bad things about guys. It bums me out. But Jordan, I kind of wanted him to feel some pain a little bit.