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I definitely get what you are saying. From what I have heard, Carter was at his best, when he was with Jordan Davis and under the leadership of Nakobe Dean (who the Eagles drafted last year). Some of the character stuff came from coaches, but they were pretty vague and the problems outside with the racing incident. Other than that, it's not like there is a laundry list of issues.
I think that the previously mentioned vets with help him develop, but the Georgia teammates will help him assimilate into the culture that the Eagles have developed.
Yeah i don't know what the issues actually are with him, I knew about the car crash and the coaches. I also know that it was widely reported that the Seahawks and Carroll, who historically give second chances to damn near anyone, reportedly wanted nothing to do with him and pulled him from their board entirely. So i don't know that it was just nothing in his background that teams questioned.
But i agree with you on the culture. Honestly, the Eagles, Patriots, Steelers and Ravens all seem to have a built in culture that takes care of a lot of things. You get to those teams and you either buy in and do it their way or the players, coaches and organization as a whole seem have no issue just moving on from you.
But who knows what actually triggered teams to not take the shot on him. It could have been something like his interview. Which is reportedly what cost Levis with some teams, i saw somewhere that one of teams that brought him in for an interview called Levis "a bummer to speak with".