Mango Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Trading Mike Williams would enormously shortsighted given the demonstrated fragility of one Marquise Goodwin. The Bills should be exploring ways to get MW more involved in gameplans in the interest of winning instead of trading him away. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 mike is our 4th wideout. tied w Hogan for that spot. he's there for depth when the injuries hit. he doesnt want out of the organization, he loves it here. any agent would do what his did if his guy gets benched. there is no story here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I didn't want to start a thread and couldn't find a more appropriate place to ask this... But does anyone think Marrone's coaching style is to bench or demote a player to motivate them? I think about woods from preseason being a 2nd teamer, then Mike williams being benched. Perhaps it's to light a fire under his ass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Perhaps. Or, rather thank light a fire, it makes someone with a fragile psyche request a trade and become a possible, visible locker room distraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfk Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 None of this matters if the QB is unable to get the ball tp them....might as well employ homeless guys as wideouts and save some bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I didn't want to start a thread and couldn't find a more appropriate place to ask this... But does anyone think Marrone's coaching style is to bench or demote a player to motivate them? I think about woods from preseason being a 2nd teamer, then Mike williams being benched. Perhaps it's to light a fire under his ass? it may not be his style with every player, because a good coach has to figure out how to motivate each player as differently as each person is. I do think it was a motivation tactic with MW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJDK Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) That is self refuting. If it is public then it is public. Also, who made the trade request is irrelevant. It is how the GM responded. Being "pissed" reflects badly on the entire franchise. By doing so he devalued the players talents, made himself look bad, and made the team look unprofessional. All bad. he means there nothing outside the norm was done to hurt MW's reputation. Their was nothing announced outside of what the league requirements say. it may not be his style with every player, because a good coach has to figure out how to motivate each player as differently as each person is. I do think it was a motivation tactic with MW. I concur and I think that their is a personality conflict with Urbik mostly because he is one of the five best linemen we have None of this matters if the QB is unable to get the ball tp them....might as well employ homeless guys as wideouts and save some bucks Rudy! Rudy! Edited October 19, 2014 by SJDK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 he means there nothing outside the norm was done to hurt MW's reputation. Their was nothing announced outside of what the league requirements say. I concur and I think that their is a personality conflict with Urbik mostly because he is one of the five best linemen we have Rudy! Rudy! who knows whats going on there. thats more than a benching. I can't believe with the issues we've had there and the effort to fix(moving pears of all people) that we haven't given him a shot. he was never allpro but he was definitely serviceable in the past. it may not be his style with every player, because a good coach has to figure out how to motivate each player as differently as each person is. I do think it was a motivation tactic with MW. Yes, all coaches should tailor they're tactics per player personality, but I feel he used a similar tactic with both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Perhaps. Or, rather thank light a fire, it makes someone with a fragile psyche request a trade and become a possible, visible locker room distraction. How do you know his agent has a fragile psyche? And when was he allowed in locker room. Mike Williams did not request trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 How do you know his agent has a fragile psyche? And when was he allowed in locker room. Mike Williams did not request trade. You really believe his agent did that without ever talking to his client? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) You really believe his agent did that without ever talking to his client? Absolutely. A lot of agents are idiots and just want trades to get commissions. You really believe Mike Williams is a liar? Edited October 19, 2014 by Koolaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC2002 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 it may not be his style with every player, because a good coach has to figure out how to motivate each player as differently as each person is. I do think it was a motivation tactic with MW. yeah but at the end of the day the player has go to step up and make plays especially a wideout in todays game and even more so one on a team with several other good receivers. mike has spent quite a few years on a bad team in which there was no competition for snaps and now he is on one in which there simply are no free snaps . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 You really believe his agent did that without ever talking to his client? Do you know who his agent is, and his history with the Bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Do you know who his agent is, and his history with the Bills? I don't. Who else did he represent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I really think Mike W could be a pro bowl WR . I hope the Bills work it out with him unlike losing Lynch for not nearly enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 HAHA! Sorry don't knock me! Would it be better if it were a Jet fan or a Pats fan? Nfw- that would be a horrible life choice. Packers are nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I don't. Who else did he represent? His agent is Hadley Engelhard (or, Hardly Everhard as I prefer to call him ) and he also represented Travis Henry. He went ballistic when the Bills drafted McGahee and started looking for a trade, which he eventually got. And Mike Williams is a Buffalo boy and it wouldn't make sense for him to want a trade, when he knows what's going on in the lockerroom and can wait it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-8 Forever? Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Kind of conflicting... We don't know the whole story. We do know MW's history. Everyone wants to blame the coach, though. yeah. williams is probably still a punk at heart. we just don't see the behind the scenes. Plus marrone did want to go tight end heavy against the Pats (which worked by the way), they needed ST bodies badly and Williams does not play ST - Hogan does. His explanation why he sat Williams from a football perspective made sense to me. Its a numbers game. Add to that the crap behind the scenes with Williams the person and it all makes some sense. Let it go. Its one game. send a message. these players are 20 somethings and Williams probably never had anyone sit on him. Looks like Marrone sat on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 @buffalobills: #Bills WR Mike Williams (@CaveManMike19) is ACTIVE vs. the Vikings today. #MINvsBUF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainwampus Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 The healthy scratch should've been Goodwin or better yet, Gay. Marrone screwed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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