Meh, Gibson has the same number of fumbles in his last 350 touches as Rham has in 75 touches this year. Sure he had issues in the past, but the general coach theory is... trust until you give a reasn not to.
But also, part of it is message. THis isn't benching Rham after 1 fumble, this is a potential teamwide culture of accountability inflection point. As he notes, you can't preach something week after week, then not have consequences. And given the issues with edge setting, this feels like a team that needs an example set that if you don't follow coaching, even if you have a big contract, you'll sit for a while.
I never had a real problem with Bill and fumbles, he stressed it, he backed it up by benching guys he felt were showing bad ball security and it was a big part of the culture that all the former players talk about where anybody could get ripped, and everyone was held to the same standard of "do your job"
