Redskins | Archuleta working on his own

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

However, Sean is here this year. There is value if you are Joe Gibbs. He wants to build a family atmosphere at redskin park

Yeah I get this point. But you can build the family atmosphere during minicamps and training camps too. I think the atmosphere has more to do with actually liking your teammates, which begs the question: did Gibbs put together a bunch of punks, or did he get a group of cool guys that get along well? I think it's more important that they have decent personalities and get along well with each other, rather than simply spend more time around one another. I don't think time spent necessarily leads to good chemistry. If Archuleta is a cool, likeable, hard-working guy, he'll step right in and the team will accept him come training camp. If he's a D-bag, the team's not going to like him much no matter how much he's around Redskins Park.

[jermus22]

Schneed makes an excellent point. I read an article (possibly on this site) about how players in previous decades didn't have all the mandatory team activities that are required now. When the spring months hit, they were out making money as door-to-door salesmen, construction workers, etc. just to get an extra pay check. Their physical conditioning was a matter of personal iniciative (spelling?) and responsibility.
On top of that, I know some people work better on their own when it comes to studying, workouts, etc. As a college student, I derived benefit from studying alone instead of working in study groups. I'm not sure why some guys here are freaking out because Archuleta is working out on his own. At least he's taking care of himself.