Two things can be true.
1. He’s made statements unbecoming of a leader few times in his career (“non-college atmosphere, “probably shouldn’t have played but coach wanted me to”, etc.). It was bizarre stuff about not even having his receivers numbers (Gattis really helped build trust leaking that to the press…). His body language was absolutely horrific at times last year. He’s not come across as the most likeable QB in canes history.
2. A lot of that is in the past. He’s extremely talented. He’s in an offense that he thrived in. But most of all he’s the QB for my team and I want him to succeed and win desperately so I’ll ride with him as long as he’s here.