ARLINGTON, Texas. — There is this overt public strategy when dealing with Ereck Flowers, handed down from one coaching staff to the next, from Tom Coughlin to Ben McAdoo and now to Pat Shurmur. It can be summed up thusly: Tread lightly.
There is tough love and then there is the approach taken with Flowers. Say no evil.
It is almost as if there is a fear harsh words will lead to breakage, like a rambunctious youngster twirling and whirling around a narrow store aisle display of fragile glassware while the anxiety-ridden parents stand by in breathless anticipation of a crashing sound.