benderbender Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 He and Ko Simpson must be best pals in ignorance Good riddance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saundena Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I wasn't sad, but I would have liked to keep him at a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdub Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 ^ What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Two words...DaNorris Searcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 That yabo has a national gig, yet someone talented like Lori doesn't...what a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) He has talent (I would prefer to call it ability), but he also had the unfortunate expectations of being a number 8 pick . . . he just wasn't a high first round pick. Edited August 7, 2011 by CSBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 It's funny, I was perusing some 49ers message boards, and many of the fans seem to think (due in large part to his draft position) that he will be the second coming of Ronnie Lott. They feel that he has underachieved because he has been playing in Buffalo, and now he will flourish because he is playing in San Fransisco. I, personally, did not like Donte Whitner and was thrilled to see him leave. I was so sick and tired of watching opposing tight ends abuse 'little donte' week in and week out. Also, the Twitter thing got really annoying. Good riddance IMO....he's somebody else's headache now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 He wasn't that bad. Good luck in SF. Maybe he'll grow up some and chill with the tweets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billshank Redemption Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 he sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herd of Bills Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 he sucks Pretty much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cub Reporter Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I always hated Donte, I thought he had potential. But when you are first round pick you are held to a higher standard because of high expectations, and he didn't reach any of them. The only thing that Donte was good for was destroying recievers. Other than that he was bad in coverage and didn't help out at all on run defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 It's funny, I was perusing some 49ers message boards, and many of the fans seem to think (due in large part to his draft position) that he will be the second coming of Ronnie Lott. They feel that he has underachieved because he has been playing in Buffalo, and now he will flourish because he is playing in San Fransisco. I, personally, did not like Donte Whitner and was thrilled to see him leave. I was so sick and tired of watching opposing tight ends abuse 'little donte' week in and week out. Also, the Twitter thing got really annoying. Good riddance IMO....he's somebody else's headache now. They must have thought Nate Clements was the next Deion Sanders! You gotta feel somewhat for those fans, though--to go from absolute dominance for years to absolute irrelevancy so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 He has talent (I would prefer to call it ability), but he also had the unfortunate expectations of being a number 8 pick . . . he just wasn't a high first round pick. If he were a third round pick the Bills would still have been well justified in letting him walk. Let's not color this as if he were only disappointing because he was a high first round pick. The guy simply did not make plays and was a serious liability in coverage. When you are looking up at Tom Brady in your division, you need safeties that can make plays in coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 He was only ever overrated in the eyes of Levy. I think everyone can agree that he was the consensus whipping boy on TBD. Heh, Ko Simpson. I forgot about him. I'm Ko Simpson with the Buffalo Bills and I am worth MILLIONS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstealer Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Two words...DaNorris Searcy God he has a superstar name. OOhh if he can play well and Byrd gets his timing down again it's gonna be funnn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaenon Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Here is a funny article about Whitner looking forward to going one-on-one with tight end Miller! http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=capress-fbn_49ers_whitners_task-8048110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 From the link above \/ \/ \/ But Whitner struggled in coverage for the Bills, allowing 38 completions on 53 attempts for 501 yards and 10 touchdowns, according to game charting by STATS LLC. Whitner was the targeted defender on more TD passes than any other player in the league in 2010. This is why nobody should be sad to see him gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton's Arm Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 If he were a third round pick the Bills would still have been well justified in letting him walk. Let's not color this as if he were only disappointing because he was a high first round pick. The guy simply did not make plays and was a serious liability in coverage. When you are looking up at Tom Brady in your division, you need safeties that can make plays in coverage. Good post. Just to add to what you've written, earlier in this thread someone posted a link to an article about Whitner. One sentence from that article really stood out to me. ******** Whitner was the targeted defender on more TD passes than any other player in the league in 2010. ******** Looks like Marv was a genius for picking this guy 8th overall, and the fans were idiots for thinking he was a reach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewz Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 They must have thought Nate Clements was the next Deion Sanders! You gotta feel somewhat for those fans, though--to go from absolute dominance for years to absolute irrelevancy so quickly. Unlike the Bills ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 They must have thought Nate Clements was the next Deion Sanders! You gotta feel somewhat for those fans, though--to go from absolute dominance for years to absolute irrelevancy so quickly. F-them. They gots rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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