BillsPhan Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 It’s not easy for an undrafted free agent to stick on a 53-man NFL roster. Normally they lack the eye-popping measurables of draft choices, and often since the team’s investment in them financially is small they’re expendable. Those that manage to get themselves noticed on the practice field, however, do get the chance to hang around long enough to convince coaching staffs that they belong at the NFL level. Bills tight end Jonathan Stupar is one of those players. http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Stupar-about-to-become-success-story/100f3c41-b475-4ea5-a031-48b34af28c94 Yeah, that....and the minor fact that the Bills lost two tight ends in their last preseason football game to injury, really makes Stupar "belong" so far. I will say that Shawn Nelson, that high character tight end with all the potential, sucking so far in his young career, has also helped Stupar look suupar in camp so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yeah, that....and the minor fact that the Bills lost two tight ends in their last preseason football game to injury, really makes Stupar "belong" so far. I will say that Shawn Nelson, that high character tight end with all the potential, sucking so far in his young career, has also helped Stupar look suupar in camp so far. What made Stupar belong was his play and he was anointed the starter when everyone was still healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Cthulhu Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 There was never a doubt stupar was making the team this year. He's been at the top of the depth chart for weeks and is the best overall TE the bills have. Way to clog the board with another non-story. What time are you starting the gameday thread for the saturday game? 4:45am? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) There was never a doubt stupar was making the team this year. He's been at the top of the depth chart for weeks and is the best overall TE the bills have. Way to clog the board with another non-story. What time are you starting the gameday thread for the saturday game? 4:45am? The Bills are completely decimated at the TE position and Stupar slowly claws his way through the ranks out of nowhere to become the Bills top TE and you call it a non story, I disagree,and Jonathan Stupar is just getting started... Edited August 23, 2010 by dog14787 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glass To The Arson Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 There was never a doubt stupar was making the team this year. He's been at the top of the depth chart for weeks and is the best overall TE the bills have. Way to clog the board with another non-story. What time are you starting the gameday thread for the saturday game? 4:45am? You obviously don't know how to keep a conversation/debate going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beebe's Kid Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 He probably post them so we can dicuss the article. And he post links and stuff about the article, because if he didn't, there would be 5 posts rapid fire asking for the link. All by exactly the same people busting his nuts for this thread, but enough arguing about if it was "ok" with the powers that be to start a thread, or if it was done in the proper fashion. Stupar...I remember not being excited about our TE situation, outside a glimmer of hope I had for Nelson, last year. Then things went from bad to worse, with the usual depletion of the roster due to injury. I was down a bit on Stupar when he got "called up" from the PS, but he surprised me. I was hoping he would be nice depth on this team, but apparently he is going to be on the front lines. I can't wait to see his "Diamond in the Rough" segment on the scoreboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoretalk Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Whether people look at the front page or not is really irrelevant, IMO. Posting the link to the article in the forum allows people to discuss the article...that is what the forums are for after all...discussing the Bills...threads don't need to be completely original thoughts Agree ... wouldn't be nice if with this new board we stop attacking each other! It just shows the negative world some live in that they felt a need to criticize this post just because the news was on the front page. What it does is allow us to comment on Stupar in a community forum with each of us sharing our insights. As for Stupar, I agree with those who say he should have made the 53 last season but none of us will ever figure out Coach Dick's thinking on anything related to the offensive side of the game. Here's an "average" player who is doing everything right! But then again Pete Metzelars was an average player who did everything right. I don't think Stupar is a great blocker and from the coaching comments they don't either but he is more than adequate plus he can catch the ball with a sense of the goal line or first down marker. Unfortunately we now need back-ups who can play ... GO BILLS and friends on this board let's try to stay positive in our critiques of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 We won't have to cut anyone. We'll only have 53 players left by the end of camp. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Bill Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Good for Stupar, good for skooby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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