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Getting a knee shot on the thigh has nothing to do with being injury-prone. It's a happenstance, no more.
Injuries like that have everything to do with being injury prone. Some players just have an innate ability to avoid getting hurt. Some players don't injure as easily or have a higher threshold for pain. Edwards has a rather long injury history. This injury aside, he definitely appears to be injury prone.
I'm not sure why some people dispute this notion of players being "prone" to injury. I know there are a lot of cubicle quarterbacks in here, but in the physical trades you see people who just have the tendency to get hurt. The guys that are always cutting themselves, hammering themselves, pinching their hands, dropping sh*t on their feet, banging their head or twisting ankles. Some of them are very good at their trades, but they are definitely more prone to injury than others. It's not luck, it is some combination of coordination and instinct and body structure. Add to that the fact that we have about 100 years of pro sports history in the US in sports like football and baseball and there have been tons of players who just seem to get hurt a lot and in somewhat unusual fashion quite often.
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That really is a myth. All sticking up for Ronnie Jones did was give Ralph an excuse to yank Wade's health insurance & try not to pay him.
The real reason Wade got fired-Tom Donahoe came in and wanted his own man. Go back to his quotes before the 2001 season where after he hired Gregg Williams he made some very unflattering quotes about the way the Bills were previously coached. There was no way Donahoe was going to keep Wade. Jones was just a convienient excuse to do what they were going to do anyway.
Jones was more than a convenient excuse, he was atrocious. Wade was a very stubborn guy and in refusing to fire Jones he was in essence saying that he was not going to be told what to do regardless of whether he was wrong or right.
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What got him fired was not getting rid of his incompetent friend, Ronnie Jones. Worst Assistant coach in history.
Wade is a mediocre head coach, but he is a fantastic defensive coordinator and at the very least he always brings that "D" with him, and that is good for a lot of wins. He was humbled by the Buffalo experience, where he had come to think of himself a bit too highly. Now he apparently thinks it's a good idea to actually hear what his coordinators are calling. And I doubt he would give up his job to prevent a totally unqualified buddy of his from getting canned. When Wade got canned it was his own fault and both parties lost. But it didn't have to be that way. Just so happened Donahoe made a HORRIBLE choice in Gregg Williams.
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You just attempted to rationalize yet another unsubstantiated Jauron "philosophy" -- that he's overly conservative -- because he dared call a TO before going on 4th and goal from the one. It's too bad you can't sit back and see how utterly ridiculous that is.
With all due respect to your omniscience, Jauron did not call timeout to ponder what to do. The special teams called timeout because they didn't have enough time to get the field goal off. Jaurons' excuse after the game was priceless. He went for the field goal because he didn't realize the Bills were so close to the endzone because it's hard to tell from the sidelines. He realized during the timeout that he should go for it.
I give him points for admitting he isn't particularly aware, but that is a problem he has on gameday. He got SMOKED by the Cowboys in that Monday Night game when he failed to use his timeouts to either setup an onsides kick defense OR to instruct his defense to keep the Cowboys receiver in the field of play on the last play prior to the decisive field goal.
When things are moving fast and furious, the contemplative Jauron is a bit slow on the draw. Not being a good and quick decision maker and not having excellent coordinators is a bad combination. The best way to counteract this bad combo is to slow the game down. I don't think Jauron is an exceptionally conservative coach, I think he's just not very good on gameday, but smart enough to know it and work around it. I think he CAN win if given great talent and good coordinators. He's definitely on par as a head coach with Norv Turner or Wade Phillips. But those guys also were standout coordinators and can help themselves out in those areas. Jauron is only slightly more esteemed as a designer and implementer of defenses than he is as a head coach....which is to say not at all.
I actually like Jauron and want him to succeed, but I think you could count the number of NFL head coaches he could out maneuver on gameday on one hand and that's a tall order for a small market team to overcome. And contrary to Jauron's downplaying of calls(which essentially are decisions), having the better decision makers on your sideline is a huge advantage.
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Practice squad? They may well IR Matt Murphy and carry Bell on the roster, because someone else might sign him if they try to sneak him through waivers.
Depends on Peters, though. If he continues his Invisible Man act, I'm not sure the team could go into the season with a rookie as the No. 3 tackle.
Yeah, I think they SHOULD carry him on the roster. He's basically playing against lesser players than he'd have to face in the regular season, but regardless of that he obviously has quick feet but is very fluid in pass protection. He can't get movement in the run game yet, but who cares if he shows potential as a blindside protector.
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Honestly, I was just there to hit the ignition. The guy that hooked the machine up was a machine mechanic. I am having a hard time believing it was a bad jump that did this as I would think it would have screwed up other stuff.
My bachelor party was at the local town park. The maintenance shop for the town is close by so when I needed a jump, my friend went to the shop to see if they had jumper cables. They had this enormous car charger instead. It worked with no issues.
I think they did the one to the terminal and the other to the frame like you're supposed to.
If it's not a security thing I would doubt that the surge got by the fuse and damaged the radio. Replace the fuse that you said looked good. Sometimes fuses just don't look blown.
Also, be careful to protect your eyes when jumping a battery. It's assumed that nothing can go wrong when jumping a battery, but very rarely a battery will blow the hell up and launch acid and shrapnel. This tip brought to you by the Buffalo League of Sightless Bowlers...Crad Schaeffer, president.
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I agree with some of what you say, but re: the Steelers game, I'm not sure what you're referring to. Take away that one 58 yard run by Parker at the end of the third - a play that was NOT Williams' fault in any way (Spikes was the most blameworthy) - and the Steelers ran 42 times for 99 yards (2.36 yds per carry).
As for PW shooting off his mouth, have you ever listened to stud DTs talk? They seem to be all like that. Most are knuckle draggers, from Ted Washington assaulting a gay trainer when he was with the Niners to Warren Sapp to Leon Lett to Vince Wilfork. The list goes on. Watch John Henderson's little warmup session on youtube from last year for an example of what I'm talking about. As for Pat, I would most wholeheartedly agree that he's no Rhodes scholar, but that's not why he's in the NFL.
My bad. I thought the Steelers came in with nothing to gain, played reserves for about 3/4 of the game, had their 4th string rb run for 100 yards and rolled up 43 for 157 overall in Buffalo in a must win game for the Bills. For a few years there, I thought the defense came up small when it mattered most.
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The real reason TD let him walk was because he didn't feel there would be a dropoff or a significant dropoff from Williams to Ron Edwards...that thinking right there sums up TD's skills as a talent evaluator.
I agree, and a willingness to accept a certain amount of dropoff is a mistake. That's "on paper" football.
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Disagree, and if Donohoe really thought that, it suggests he wasn't paying attention. In the Bills' ultimate lack-of-heart game in the past decade - against the Steelers in the final game of the 04 season - he was one of the only guys on D to show up (along with Nate C), racking up twelve tackles while stuffing Brian St. Pierre and co. and giving the Bills' O chance after chance to do something in the second half. Which of course they did not do. Williams, however, was terrific in that game. Which lack-of-mental-toughness games are you referring to?
I'm not saying Williams lacked heart. I'm saying Donahoe was frustrated by the lack of mental toughness on that team. He said so often. You say Williams had a great game because he had a lot of tackles, but the Steelers running game trampled Buffalo that day and Williams was conspicuous for his tendency to talk smack just prior to the team getting it's asswhipped. Bledsoe was terrible that day too, but he had lead them on a furious rush to the playoffs at the end of the season. I think frustration lead to the baby getting thrown out with the bathwater. Letting Williams go was a crushing blow, and Bledsoe was probably cut loose a year too soon. The net result was another GM and coaching change which set the team back at least a couple more years.
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Just to be clear: Anyone who thinks Mcnabb is in the same league with Moon either was too young to remember how good Moon really was or they just need a head examination. It's like trying to compare Big Ben to Bradshaw, while Ben is a good QB he still has a long way to go before you can compare him to an NFL Great. Mcnabb is on the downside of his career and he doesn't have enough time left to even come near what Moon ever did. If by some miracle he wins a SB or two then we'll talk but until then there is no comparison.
All of what you said. Not really close, IMO. That guy was a passer supreme.
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Pat Williams is a great player and sorely missed to say the least. But as usual, when he talks bad things come out. He wrote more than his share of bad checks with his loud mouth leading up to games where the defense laid down. Actually, I believe Donahoe let him walk in part because he felt Williams epitomized the lack of heart the team showed at critical times during the Gregg Williams era. It's easy to forget as time passes, but the running theme with that team was no mental toughness. If past history is any indicator, put your money on the Packers in that game.
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This is an interesting point of view, but it really means absolutly nothing when it comes to winning an losing. Good teams usually don't need the same type of players as bad teams do.
It is kind of funny to see that the Bills really don't draft many more DB's then other teams early, like some would make us think
The real reason why the Bills continue to miss the playoffs, they are still trying to clean up the 5 year mess that was the Donahoe regime. That was a big mess they were left with, and with the revolving door at coach and QB, its hard to get the consistency you need in order to build a winner. Hopefully this regime has them on the right track now and they have started to build a winner, cause the biggest factor in winning or losing starts at the top of the FO, the GM. If they are not good, the team will suffer, and its not always a quick fix.
That's right, good teams don't need the same type of players that bad teams do. Most often, quarterbacks. As I stated in a post about AKC's analysis, having a very good QB changes how you draft. If you don't have a very good QB, you'd better be strong on the lines and be prepared to win games at the LOS against teams like NE or Indy. You'll still probably lose, but at least you have a fighting chance by virtue of brute force.
The axiom about games being won at the LOS is still correct, but it dates back to a time when the playing field at the QB position was more level. Now, games are won at the LOS if you don't have a great QB.
The point of my post is that pinpointing what positions the Bills draft and comparing them to every other team is pointless if it's not in context. The context being what did those teams already have in place? The Bills have not had a full season of good QB play since 1995, yet they tend to draft like a team that is adding the final pieces of the puzzle. The only winning season they've had this decade was a season where they were loaded on the DL and had huge athletic offensive tackles and Jason Peters at blocking TE.
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Jauron did NOT start coaching yesterday, folks. In fact, he has been a head coach in 117 games. Surprisingly, he is one of only 83 coaches all-time to accomplish that feat (100+ games).
Given that fact, it is surely fair to examine his record and see how he matches up. After all, that's a LARGE body of work, as NFL head coaches go.
So how does he compare to the others in the 100+ game club?
The numbers tell a grim tale.
Of the 83 coaches in this group ALL TIME (100+ games coached) Jauron has a better winning percentage than only 9! Put another way, 73 of the 83 coaches to coach 100+ games have a BETTER w/l record than Jauron (he ranks 74/83).
Here is the list of coaches that coached 100+ games, and had a WORSE winning percentage than Dick Jauron currently has:
(For the record: Jauron's numbers are listed at the top of the table)
Coach................................games coached....win %.....# of playoff games
Dick Jauron (see above)........117....................43%..........1
Dan Henning........................112....................34%......... 0
Marion Campbell...................115....................30%......... 0
Ray Perkins.........................117....................36%..........2
Leeman Bennett...................119....................42%..........4
Bruce Coslett.......................124....................38%.........1
Joe Kuharich........................142....................42%.........0
Dom Capers.........................128....................38%.........2
John McKay.........................133....................33%.........4
Bart Starr............................131....................41%.........2
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Not exactly a "who's who" of great coaches.
THIS (along with my observations of POOR game day decisions and lackluster training camps) is why I say that Dick Jauron is simply never going to be a successful NFL head coach.
There are those who say "Jauron is a good coach." Based on WHAT?
How else can you measure success in the NFL other than wins and losses? (Sorry but "he's a nice guy and he really loves football" doesn't count).
Almost doesn't count, looking cool on the sidelines doesn't count, being a great guy doesn't count, and "being smart" doesn't count either.
When it comes to wins and losses, the list above is the list of coaches to go 100+ games who Jauron has been more successful than.
A few of them even have MORE playoff games than he does.
Just facts.
Great post. And for the person who felt that this was a list of good coaches....uh, no. Those last nine are the epitome of retreads and "old boy network" hires. Jauron understands that he can stay in MOST games by not turning the ball over and playing generally conservative football. That's why he can have the worst offense/defense in the league and still win 6-7 games by not getting turnovers or committing penalties. Unfortunately, that has been his only trick so far, and from what I've seen that is probably all he can do.
The argument about not having talent is somewhat valid, but he has had a significant hand in building his rosters and on the surface it would appear that the Bills in particular have purposely traded talent and experience for youth in their attempt to build a roster that is not critical of Jauron.
I like the guy and understand why he coaches the way he does, and I can even see the beauty in it at times. But the reality is you have to keep growing and stretching the limits of your team to get better and the Bills just aren't doing that. They are in a state of arrested development under Jauron, and it shows every time they meet a very good team and get BLASTED off the field or when they play focused teams late in the season who refuse to beat themselves with turnovers and mistakes. It's no mistake the Bills have made their hay the past 2 seasons vs. lesser teams and prior to the stretch drive of late November/December. The bottom line is that they do not play good football under Jauron. Conservative? Yes. Productive and efficient? No. The guy did a solid job getting things organized and creating an identity for the team in his first season, but I really question what more he has to offer.
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You're looking at it from the wrong point of view, IMO. The criticism of Edwards, regardless of if it is warranted or not, is whether he has the arm strength to be a top quarterback in this league. It's extremely hard to be a top QB without it although there are a few exceptions, especially in a bad weather city like Buffalo. The argument for cannot be "see all the other quarterbacks in the league that have great arm strength that suck!". That has absolutely nothing to do with the question at hand. Arm strength doesn't mean greatness, that's a fact, but you pretty much need it to be great. The vast majority of the good QBs have better than average or very strong arms.
Arm strength actually has a lot to do with how good of an NFL QB you will be. If it didn't, I would imagine more than half of the players playing QB right now in the NFL would be out of jobs and replaced by guys on the couch who have been cut already who are smarter, more accurate, more talented overall quarterbacks. But simply don't have the arm strength to do it all. You need to be able to back the defense away from the LOS. You need to be able to get the ball on a rope 20-30 yards downfield and all the way across the field so CBs and safeties don't make up the ground quick and step in front of the receiver. You need to be able to hit guys downfield when they're open to score points the 2-3 times a game they become available.
IMO, TE has enough. It's not a weak arm at all. It's just not to be confused with having a strong arm.
Edwards did not have a strong arm last season. He was very stiff and did not rotate his hips into throws. The "core" is where a great deal of arm strength is generated and that is where he can really improve. He bulked up and got stronger, and I would hope that he really worked on his core strength.
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I recall no less than 5 other people providing data on draft trends that proved one thing - there is no valid statistical correlation between draft trends and team's success. All you're doing is saying that Bills' drafts sucked during the Donahoe era. There's no need to concoct a half baked methodology to prove that.
I think AKC is correct, but ultimately the best teams usually have very good quarterbacks. Having a very good/great QB changes everything. If your QB play isn't good, you need to be better on the lines to compete with the better teams. The Bills haven't had good QB play and have been below average on the lines in the past decade. No playoffs. Go figure. You guys can argue semantics with AKC all you want, but the bottom line is that he is right. The Bills have not focused enough on their line play considering their lack of presence at QB.
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IMO, JP looked okay against lesser competition than Edwards, but it's still frustrating that he can't put the ball where his receivers can just grab it and go. Great quarterbacks don't make their receivers work to catch the football, they put it on their hands so they can run. JP just continues to show a lack of touch. That TD throw to Hardy worked out OK, but I find it hard to believe that he didn't intend to put more air under that throw so the DB couldn't make a play on it.
But that's why I think the Hardy acquisition is a good break for JP. Eli Manning isn't a pinpoint passer, but Plaxico Burress can reach a bad ball and is a great "heave it up" option for Manning. JP needs that kind of help. I do think that JP will eventually be starting games for the Bills this year, but I do hope that Edwards progresses and keeps the job because he has the ability to put the ball where it needs to be for guys to make plays.
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If we play 2 or 3 TE+FB on every play. we our not going to succeed on offense. None of these guys is a threat of any type. We need playmakers on the field. The presence of these noncontributors limits the number of playmakers that we can have on the field at any time. It is now painfully obvious that we really didn't need to draft so may CB and we should have addressed our TE position earlier and gotten more of an impact player than Derek Fine. I predict the the jets TE Dustin Keller will have a huge year. He would have looked great in our uniform.
There was no good reason for this team to go with a traditional fullback. When they did they should have acquired one who they could at least throw the ball to to keep defenses honest. Signing Darian Barnes to be a starter on your team is like saying you need a starting QB and luring Kelly Holcomb or Vinny Testaverde out of retirement. We had this discussion in the offseason when Turk said he was going to do away with the H-back. They implemented the H-back because they weren't satisfied with the results they got from having a traditional FB under Mularkey. Never ceases to amaze me how this team repeats it's own mistakes.
For some reason, every offseason this team forgets or fails to identify the areas where they are truly lacking and does not do enough to address those areas. This team was in desperate need of playmakers and depth on the lines and instead rushed out to sign a LB and used their top pick on a CB. Yeah, they picked up Stroud, but the guy comes with a ton of baggage and they are expecting him to be a player he hasn't been in years. They were right in addressing WR early, but the biggest need this team has offensively is a big TE to work the middle of the field. Right now, they have 3 talented receivers who all make their living on the outside and they get no respect in the middle of the field from opposing defenses.
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Hey knew the thread was coming 10 years ago. It happens every year and is as predictable as............
...missing the playoffs? Seriously, I agree that one preseason game does not tell you everything you need to know about a team, but you apologists are at the exact opposite of the spectrum. How gullible can you guys be taking the bait from Da Big Man?
What I saw of the team was about what I expected. IMO, they are still not a team that is ready to go toe-to-toe with the best. But they can always fall back on their ability to play conservative football and good special teams, and that is good enough to keep them in games, and win quite a few when they are otherwise outplayed. It's not where I want them to be, or where a lot of you expect them to be. That style won't get them to the playoffs. But right now they STILL can't run block and they STILL can't stop the run. Edwards still doesn't have a quality TE to post-up and keep the chains moving. They have more talent at WR and CB, but the bigger problems still appear to be there. Hopefully they improve greatly by opening day.
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The playing time of the CBs has been interesting to follow.
To start the game, Greer and Youboty were the starting CBs, with James at nickel. When they needed a dime back, it was Corner.
James might have only played one series, and then Corner was the nickel back.
Later, McKelvin replaced Greer.
Early in the second half, McKelvin and Corner were the CBs. When they needed a nickel, they brought in Youboty and moved Corner to nickel.
From about the middle of the 3rd quarter on, McKelvin and Corner were the CBs, and Youboty played nickel as needed, which was most of the time.
This leads me to believe:
- Corner is coming along faster than McKelvin.
- At least right now, the plan is not for McKelvin to play nickel until he's ready to start.
- They wanted to take a long look at Youboty tonight. He was probably on the field for at least 75% of the defensive snaps.
Youboty looked pretty good. He kept the play in front of him, tackled well and caught the ball that was thrown at him. That's what you need in a zone corner.
I haven't seen enough of McKelvin yet to say too much definitively, but I agree with some camp assessments that he doesn't appear to be as fast as advertised. He had a nice punt return which showcased his elusiveness, but didn't show that extra gear you want to see in a punt returner. Doesn't appear to have what McGee and Parrish have in that regard.
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As much as I want to see my team win and win by playing great football. In some ways I hope to see the OL falter tonight, just so it can get the ball rolling on this Jason Peters stuff. I hate to say it too....I dont want my team to perform bad, but in some ways and for some odd reason, I have a feeling if the OL plays poorly, it really could mean we see progress with Jason Peters.
But I mean, if they perform well as a unit GREAT! But man I want this Jason Peters stuff over with! We need the guy!
However I do understand the front offices take.
Stay tuned!
Go Bills......
At this point, I don't expect a good season from Peters, so I'm rooting for the best possible play from Walker and Scrubby Chambers. When Peters returns in the last week of camp, I fully expect him to be injured soon thereafter. The guy hasn't been around the facility since his surgery in January, and until proven otherwise I don't expect him to be in any condition to step in with the guys who have been staying in shape all along. Like many holdout blowouts before him I expect him to suffer some kind of knee or soft tissue ailments that f*ck up his whole season. I'm not even talking about his groin injury, just in general it's a bad idea for players to stay away from professionally supervised training for THAT long and then think they can step in because they've been working the nautilus equipment and running the track at their old high school.
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He'll get a chance to stick around because he has athleticism, but he'll never have enough strength to be a starter. He just has WAY too long to go in that department.
I have no idea how Bell is doing, but his pathetic effort in the bench press at the combine doesn't mean he can't get better and in a hurry. Jared Allen put the bar up only about a dozen times at his combine showing and went on to become a quality player even as a rookie. Last year, he was arguably the best DE in the NFL.
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What do we get if we trade Peters, end up with a top-5 pick, and take the best tackle on the board?
Somebody who will get paid as much as/more than what Petey wants, except with the possibility that they'll go bust in the NFL (see Gallery, Robert).
At the risk of being called a non-fan, the Bills have used their last 4 first round picks to do exactly what you are talking about. That is policy. Beside the bust factor, what is really deflating is having to wait 2-3 years for these guys to develop up to the level of the guys they are replacing.
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Mike....a quick story about Bill Parcells when he was the coach of the jests.....
Jumbo Elliot, a great LT, suffered a long term injury during a game. At the post game press conference, a reported asked Parcells "if he plans to get a LT to replace Jumbo Elliot." Parcells immediately lost his temper. He asked the reporter to tell him exactly how he shoud do so, and said, "Should I go to the Left Tackle Store and pick one up?"
The point of this is that there is no chance of replacing Peters. Teams will not let go of good, let alone great LTs. It never happens. There might be a runnng back or even a wideout or 2 who fell through the cracks, but the waiver wires offer the Greg Jermans of this world at LT.
There might have been a fighting chance if they drafted differently, but we both saw what happened in April yet again.
Coming to camp with Chambers as the 3rd tackle was inexcusable. Just goes to show the lack of attention to the OL this organization has continually shown. They finally got fed up and went out a bought a couple starters last offseason, then got lucky and had a virtually injury free year and forgot all about the fact that they need a backup plan. If you want to become a winning franchise in the NFL right now, you need good QB play. A QB needs good OL play. Gotta' be covered in those two areas first and foremost.
Peters will come back, but what if he or Walker get injured? I don't think Edwards will survive 3 games without either of those guys blocking their position.
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Oh the irony!
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/billsnfl/story/403072.html
Bill Kollar (OL Coach):
“Without a doubt, he’s got the ability,” said Bills defensive line coach Bill Kollar. “What’s got to happen is he’s got to decide that it means so much to him that he’s going to take that next step.”
“We are hoping like hell that he can take that next step and play like we hoped he’d be able to play when we drafted him,” Kollar said.
“He got it down, so that shows something,” Kollar said. “But you’ve got to want it. It’s too hard at the defensive line position. If you don’t really want it, it’s too hard to get it done. We’re just hoping that he’s in that mode, ‘I’m going to do whatever it takes.’ ”
“You saw plays last year that he made,” Kollar said. “But he’s nowhere near as consistent as you want or didn’t make as many as he’d like to make.”
McCargo himself:
“I’ve got no excuses this year,” McCargo said. “I’ve got to go out there and get it. I’ve got to go out there and prove why they drafted me. I’ve got to go out there and play.”
“I’ve just got to figure out the transition [to the pros],” McCargo said. “I still feel like in college I was so much quicker. I feel like I’ve slowed down a step. So I have to figure out what happened. I’ve got to find that this year. When I get that back, I’ll definitely make a lot more plays.”
Yeah, that sure sounds like someone that many here say the exact opposite about. And then you have the audacity to challenge anyone saying the opposite, call them names, and tell us that we don't know what we're talking about.
That's part of the humor here, using the opinions of the same "experts" that many of you clowns rely on to refute your own statements. LOL
I don't like the tone of that article. Certainly would hope that a guy who had been unable to workout the previous offseason would be working his assoff this offseason. Not the case. Overweight at minicamp, and showing up to camp talking about needing to lose another ten pounds or so. Kid does not sound real focused. I mean, it's one thing to come to camp intending to lose some weight when you are a Pat Williams or Sam Adams and know how to play the game. This guy knows he doesn't know how to play the position, and still he can't handle something as simple as staying in shape.
If Peters doesn't show
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Dangerous precedent? That's what I was saying in the past few offseasons when the Bills were busy trading players like Moulds, McGahee and Spikes who said they wanted out and letting their star cornerback walk in free agency without enforcing their right to tag and trade him. The Bills are better off NOW without those guys, but the precedent that was set was that the Bills have not shown the fortitude to stand up to vets who want a change of scenery.
Things seem to be changing with Brandon. To the shock of about everyone here, the Bills did not trade or release JP Losman in the offseason. Admit it, you all thought he was automatically going to be granted his wish. The funny thing is that so many people here have felt that the team not standing up to disgruntled players or enforcing their right to use tags etc., would make Buffalo a more attractive destination for free agents. Wrong. It just made them look like they weren't up for the battle and could be manipulated by players and agents.