Not to come acroos TOO harsh, but I can't be the only who has noticed that, in the past off-season, #21 has been treated as though his **** smells like roses by the fans and media. I really think his shaky play so far this season is a result of him being young, immature, and believing his own hype. This would include the petting and stroking of his agent who, as sure as we'll be paying $4 a gallon for gas next week, HAS to be primping him for a hold-out next year if his stats are good.
So it is GOOD for McGahee to find out he has some flaws, even if he does not yet fully believe them. It is GOOD for him to be reminded (though hopefully he is hearing this from his fans, and not the coaches) that the Bills did him a huge favor by drafting him #21, and not the other way around. And it is VERY GOOD that we have a coach who is not afraid to speak the truth about the way he played last week. And the truth is that, even though he is more of a "glider" than a battering ram at RB, Willis is not hitting the holes the way he did last year- when he had something to play for. Forget stats, he was OUTWORKED by a rookie last week, and this was NOT on the list of potential problems we all saw on this team over the summer. Congrats to Mularkey for forcing the kid to concentrate on the here and now, rather than the dollar signs he apparently sees in his future when he closes his eyes at night. And I don't buy the crap that the Bills are taking a big risk in pointing out the obvious because they might hurt the boy's feelings. Good grief, this is not a junior high team!
So yeah, in case you're wondering , I am not impressed with the guy so far this year. I am not flushing the toilet on him by any means, but I am not impressed. I guess i just wish he hit holes with the same intensity as(....ahem....)Travis henry(double ).