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Although he received a lot of "gruff" from the St. Louis players, Crone says that nobody treated him differently because he was from Harvard, because "they look down on all rookies anyway...
Nevertheless, Crone was surprised and disappointed when he was cut. He says that he would rather have been cut in the beginning when there was still time to negotiate with other NFL teams in need of a quarterback before they, too, had to cut down...
...used for the future. I expected that, since it takes several years to develop into a good NFL quarterback. But I was surprised when they cut me, because I'd been playing good football--I played better than ever and they told everyone that. I even surprised myself," Crone said...
Aside from using Crone at quarterback, the Cardinals, who are weak in several key positions, tried Crone at the safety and running back slots. "I didn't mind safety, but I told them I didn't want to be a running back--they've got no longevity in pro ball," he said...
...coaching staff of the Cardinals spent a lot more time yelling and screaming and a lot less time working with the players than Crone expected, but he says part of that was due to the current state of affairs on the Cardinals' team...