One should not refer to one's players as "mediocre" nor recast another owner's understanding of the obvious as something so nefarious as leveraging. But you have crushed their confidence and souls, and likely O'Neill's as well. But I will bet on Ty O's resilience and competitive spirit to hit his way out of this sad situation. You are on your own to reassure JTB and the Stripper that you were just driving their prices down to improve your team. But they may not believe you, and if