Instead of criticizing the young man for believing in his team, my questions is: Why the &*#$% isn't he starting and getting the majority of carries. He is tough to bring down, break away speed, double the yards per carry over AJ, and refuses to got down. AJ, unfortunately, goes down way too easy. Why are we keeping this all-MAC back off the field?
I don't think Frank is going to start Maleek. I agree that Irons had some good runs against Cincinnati, and will probably get more touches because if it, but he's not going to start. AJ is the leader of this team. He works harder than anybody else and is also a pretty darn good running back. Irons has hurt the team twice with his bone-headed off the field behavior. The first time, maybe you could write off to kids doing stupid things, but the second time, inexcusable. Way too much of a character difference between the two and Frank is a character guy.
I agree with AJ starting, but not with the premise because Irons is a bad person. He could have transferred, but he stuck with the team, showing extreme loyalty. Irons made a mistake, he is not a bonehead because of two mistakes, we all would be. Frank will probably go with the hot hand. He is not petty, he has made mistakes himself.