aussiew Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Even though I was rooting for the Vikes to win - I kept my soft spot for Jabari Greer. Every since meeting him in his first Bills training camp, I have said on this board that he would become a memorable player. He played hard for the Bills, had a great character, was respected by his team mates, stayed out of trouble and didn't care about being a "star" - a true workhorse. And we reward him by letting him go when he became a FA. But we did him a favor - he's going to the big game. Way to go Jabari - I wish you the best!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Great guy. I wish he were still on the Bills, but I am very happy for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 He got paroled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGimp Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 the best thing that ever happened to him was getting out of Buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Even though I was rooting for the Vikes to win - I kept my soft spot for Jabari Greer. Every since meeting him in his first Bills training camp, I have said on this board that he would become a memorable player. He played hard for the Bills, had a great character, was respected by his team mates, stayed out of trouble and didn't care about being a "star" - a true workhorse. And we reward him by letting him go when he became a FA. But we did him a favor - he's going to the big game. Way to go Jabari - I wish you the best!!! Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Even though I was rooting for the Vikes to win - I kept my soft spot for Jabari Greer. Every since meeting him in his first Bills training camp, I have said on this board that he would become a memorable player. He played hard for the Bills, had a great character, was respected by his team mates, stayed out of trouble and didn't care about being a "star" - a true workhorse. And we reward him by letting him go when he became a FA. But we did him a favor - he's going to the big game. Way to go Jabari - I wish you the best!!! It is the way the Bills do business. They refuse to pay a good player when their contract expires and replace that player with a cheaper draftee or free agent player. In that type of losing mentality you replace players on your team instead of adding talent to your roster. Instead of drafting another CB such as McKelvin it would have been better to re-sign Greer and draft for another need on the OL or DL. That is how a team advances. But the Bills business mentality is to extract as much money out of the roster as possible. Their business model is to replace players with cheaper players. It is the same old nonsense over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Even though I was rooting for the Vikes to win - I kept my soft spot for Jabari Greer. Every since meeting him in his first Bills training camp, I have said on this board that he would become a memorable player. He played hard for the Bills, had a great character, was respected by his team mates, stayed out of trouble and didn't care about being a "star" - a true workhorse. And we reward him by letting him go when he became a FA. But we did him a favor - he's going to the big game. Way to go Jabari - I wish you the best!!! +1 Also where the H did Anthony Hargrove come from??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berriesandcream Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Great guy. I wish he were still on the Bills, but I am very happy for him. The Bills need to learn how to keep their good players. If we locked up Greer, we wouldn't have had to draft McKelvin. I have no problem with McKelvin, but not drafting him means we fill another of our many holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I hate these cap casualties. I always liked Jabari. I'll be rooting for him in the SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The guy took a quantum leap last year and picked up where he left off this year. He quietly became a shutdown corner. His agility and vertical leap are ridiculous and helps him more than make up for his short stature. He was easily my favorite player during the '08 season - he brought it every game and was all heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The Bills need to learn how to keep their good players. If we locked up Greer, we wouldn't have had to draft McKelvin. I have no problem with McKelvin, but not drafting him means we fill another of our many holes. And if we didn't take McKelvin, look at all the stud left tackles that we could have taken... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NFL_Draft#First_round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conch Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 How many ex-Bills were in this weekend games? All of whom would be an upgrade on our team....any others? Hargrove Greer Winfield Pat Williams Leonard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mile High Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 How many ex-Bills were in this weekend games? All of whom would be an upgrade on our team....any others? Hargrove Greer Winfield Pat Williams Leonard Hargrove upgrade? Eh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roarocks Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Even though I was rooting for the Vikes to win - I kept my soft spot for Jabari Greer. Every since meeting him in his first Bills training camp, I have said on this board that he would become a memorable player. He played hard for the Bills, had a great character, was respected by his team mates, stayed out of trouble and didn't care about being a "star" - a true workhorse. And we reward him by letting him go when he became a FA. But we did him a favor - he's going to the big game. Way to go Jabari - I wish you the best!!! I've always thought Greer was a far better player then the Bills thought. He had to prove far beyond others that he was good. The Bills think that a drafted player deserves special treatment, sorry he is not a Bill. But, I glad he gets a chance to play in the big one, good luck Jabari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I've been preaching it all last year and this year. He's one of the very best corners in the league. So underrated. The guy rarely gets beat. I just knew the Bills were going to let him go and resign McGee. It's how this stupid team always does things. They let the better player go, then resigned the inferior player for more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I hate these cap casualties. I always liked Jabari. I'll be rooting for him in the SB. Not sure I'd call it a "cap casualty" as the Bills were not close to exceeding the cap. Greer was clearly low-balled as to his market value and that largely because the Bills had spent their 1st round pick the year before on McKelvin, planning to kick Greer to the curb. And, they ended up playing most of the season with neither player, which is par for the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 +1 Also where the H did Anthony Hargrove come from??? In limited time, Hargrove made a lot of plays. I wish they'd stuck with him through the steroids. Steroids make you better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I followed him through his college career at Tennessee and knew all along he was something special. However he is one of the very few decisions by the front office that I understand. At the time we had McGee and McKelvin and Greer would be a nickel back here. Greer was more than ready for a bigger role in the defense, but there wasn't any immediate opening for him. The choice the Bills had was to pay top dollar to keep him or let him go where he would have an actual opprtunity to earn the top dollar he was going to be paid. Contrast the Jason Peters debacle. Rather than renegotiate or make a run at keeping him (after we had pretty much alienating him by the stupid decision not to renegotiate) we let him go with NO left tackle to take his place. Then when we have an opportunity to draft a good left tackle, we choose Maybin as a tweener (Tween sucks and stinks, I guess). Jabari will be around for a long time and will be a fine defensive back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazie Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Hargrove upgrade? Eh... Hargrove>Kelsay. Upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I followed him through his college career at Tennessee and knew all along he was something special. However he is one of the very few decisions by the front office that I understand. At the time we had McGee and McKelvin and Greer would be a nickel back here. Greer was more than ready for a bigger role in the defense, but there wasn't any immediate opening for him. The choice the Bills had was to pay top dollar to keep him or let him go where he would have an actual opprtunity to earn the top dollar he was going to be paid. Contrast the Jason Peters debacle. Rather than renegotiate or make a run at keeping him (after we had pretty much alienating him by the stupid decision not to renegotiate) we let him go with NO left tackle to take his place. Then when we have an opportunity to draft a good left tackle, we choose Maybin as a tweener (Tween sucks and stinks, I guess). Jabari will be around for a long time and will be a fine defensive back. Isn't that rather the point? You (no offense intended) could tell he was a good player, but the professional talent evaluators decided they needed someone else. Despite spending a couple seasons developing Greer, they were ready to go in a different direction. So instead of taking Ryan Clady, and putting pressure on Jason Peters, they take Mr. Fumbles and Peters forces his way out of Buffalo leaving the team playing practice squad players as starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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