Nice strawman. I haven't stated anything outside of my belief that turning in a good performance will help quell any naysayers.I would say that the very fact that the tweets are affecting him indicates that his attention is divided.
Are you saying he should focus on Internet criticism as opposed to putting that energy into being the best he's can be? If so, maybe Saban should distribute newspapers every day in place of team meetings.
All you've really said is that he should work hard because they are paying him a large sum of money... and I'm not disagreeing with that fact, but Eddie is already tangibly doing that, as evidenced by hitting his target weight. Any speculation about how talking about the criticisms directed his way may be affecting him is just that, speculation. So it would seem we are going around in circles.