Beerball Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I like his response... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grammer_police Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 “It’s cool,” he said. “I appreciate it, but I have to focus on this year not last year.” ----------------- Hell Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Good guy! It'll be interesting when the Bills play the Bears this year because his father is a coach for Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Good guy! It'll be interesting when the Bills play the Bears this year because his father is a coach for Chicago. Interesting why? It's hardly unheard of that family members are on opposite sidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I like his response... DJ may not have been the ideal HC, but the bird man, Byrd is a reminder of what DJ was all about, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Byrd, K Williams and F Jackson are the only three players IMO that come out of the Levy, Jauron, no GM era as examples of good picks or finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Byrd, K Williams and F Jackson are the only three players IMO that come out of the Levy, Jauron, no GM era as examples of good picks or finds. The jury is still out on a few players though, I think Shaun Nelson's stock will start to rise this season and Mckelvin is going to bounce back with a real solid year on defense and Special teams. I also haven't given up on players like Marshawn Lynch who despite having a rocky reputation off the field has still shown flashes of greatness on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in KC Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Byrd, K Williams and F Jackson are the only three players IMO that come out of the Levy, Jauron, no GM era as examples of good picks or finds. Evans, McGee, Florence (or do you mean found as a UDFA?), McKelvin?, Levitre, Wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 DJ may not have been the ideal HC, but the bird man, Byrd is a reminder of what DJ was all about, praying to god that your players have a father for a coach so you don't have try to coach them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 ok i love the guy and congrats on your fieldhouse photo but ... he could just as easily end up with zero picks and out of a starting job next season i mean cmon, ive never see so many fluttering beach balls float right to somebody as he got last season. yes, he does have a nose for the ball, but literally at least five if not six of those picks literally floated right to him like they had eyes. i can only say there was ONE pick that i said to myself hey good play dude, the rest could have been caught by my quad-amputee grandma while she was napping in her lazibitch recliner further, he was a mediocre tackler at best and relatively poor in run support. but im just not impressed with somebody that catches deflected balls virtually hovering in midair as a person i like the guy a ton and i hope he develops into the all-pro we desperately need. but as far as im concerned he still has a ton to prove and i wouldnt be surprised at all if he gets benched by midseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 ok i love the guy and congrats on your fieldhouse photo but ... he could just as easily end up with zero picks and out of a starting job next season i mean cmon, ive never see so many fluttering beach balls float right to somebody as he got last season. yes, he does have a nose for the ball, but literally at least five if not six of those picks literally floated right to him like they had eyes. i can only say there was ONE pick that i said to myself hey good play dude, the rest could have been caught by my quad-amputee grandma while she was napping in her lazibitch recliner further, he was a mediocre tackler at best and relatively poor in run support. but im just not impressed with somebody that catches deflected balls virtually hovering in midair as a person i like the guy a ton and i hope he develops into the all-pro we desperately need. but as far as im concerned he still has a ton to prove and i wouldnt be surprised at all if he gets benched by midseason No argument from me, really. He was able to take advantage of some very bad throws last season. He has much he can improve upon which is why I like his response to the honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Evans, McGee, Florence (or do you mean found as a UDFA?), McKelvin?, Levitre, Wood? Evans and McGee were drafted by the son of satan, Tom Donahoe. The rest of your list is okay. I think Florence was a steal in FA last year, hopefully McLovin, Levitre, and Wood heal and improve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in KC Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Byrd YouTube Highlights Watching that, it's clear there were a number of very poorly thrown balls that Byrd picked off. But, it's also clear that he has excellent field awareness and is very good in traffic, aggressively snagging the ball and taking off. I refuse to believe that other (say, Whitner) had fewer opportunities to be as close to the ball as he did. He put himself in good positions and absolutely made the best of each opportunity. One of the bet parts of that highlight reel was seeing him slide after the pick at the end of the KC game, another reflection of his awareness, and beyond what I expect to see in a rookie. Regardless of his final stats, it's going to be fun to watch the kid continue to grow in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFLstyle Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 ok i love the guy and congrats on your fieldhouse photo but ... he could just as easily end up with zero picks and out of a starting job next season i mean cmon, ive never see so many fluttering beach balls float right to somebody as he got last season. yes, he does have a nose for the ball, but literally at least five if not six of those picks literally floated right to him like they had eyes. i can only say there was ONE pick that i said to myself hey good play dude, the rest could have been caught by my quad-amputee grandma while she was napping in her lazibitch recliner further, he was a mediocre tackler at best and relatively poor in run support. but im just not impressed with somebody that catches deflected balls virtually hovering in midair as a person i like the guy a ton and i hope he develops into the all-pro we desperately need. but as far as im concerned he still has a ton to prove and i wouldnt be surprised at all if he gets benched by midseason I disagree with this, Byrd's always been a ballhawk his whole career, he had a lot of interceptions with the Ducks and it's not a total fluke when you have THAT many interceptions in one season. Yes some of them were lucky but part of being a ballhawk is having the sense to be in the right place at the right time. Byrd was the one always in the right place, I don't think you can call that luck. Also, one of the early things I noticed about him before he started getting all of those interceptions was that he's a very hard-hitter, and seems like a consistent tackler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 ok i love the guy and congrats on your fieldhouse photo but ... he could just as easily end up with zero picks and out of a starting job next season i mean cmon, ive never see so many fluttering beach balls float right to somebody as he got last season. yes, he does have a nose for the ball, but literally at least five if not six of those picks literally floated right to him like they had eyes. i can only say there was ONE pick that i said to myself hey good play dude, the rest could have been caught by my quad-amputee grandma while she was napping in her lazibitch recliner further, he was a mediocre tackler at best and relatively poor in run support. but im just not impressed with somebody that catches deflected balls virtually hovering in midair as a person i like the guy a ton and i hope he develops into the all-pro we desperately need. but as far as im concerned he still has a ton to prove and i wouldnt be surprised at all if he gets benched by midseason What a ridiculous statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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