Buffalo Beeeews Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I know most of us, including myself, are getting caught up in the "ugly win".discussions, but how bout some recognition for Leodis McKelvin? I've probably been this kids' biggest critic over the years: The 2009 New England fumble. Getting beat by receivers whom I've never even heard of over and over again, the off the field "antics". Acting like he actually makes differences on passes after the play when he does, in fact, do nothing. However, he had probably his best game yesterday since entering the league. Back to back picks (granted, against a rookie quarterback). Made several key tackles. With the way Gilmore has struggled this year, IM thinking McKelvin should be lining up against teams number ones, just on a trial basis, of course. Let's see what he's got and if he can actually be as good as he thinks he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 he's terrible, doesn't matter how many picks he had yesterday. 1 was a freebie on a tipped ball anyhow. he was probably out of position which put him in the right place at the right time. someone check the all-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 He played well. Hats off to a guy who will never get the respect he deserves from Bills fans for some reason. The guy is always in position to make a play, he just has hands of stone.... Except for yesterday -- and this season where he's leading the NFL in picks, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 McKelvin had his best game of the season yesterday. He was also a factor on punt returns. He has been taking a lot of fair catches this year and/or fielding them for like 3-5 yards. I was happy to see him not only fielding punts, but taking them for considerable returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 He is leading the league in INTs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 he's terrible, doesn't matter how many picks he had yesterday. Yup. He has been consistently a bad NFL CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 He played well. Hats off to a guy who will never get the respect he deserves from Bills fans for some reason. The guy is always in position to make a play, he just has hands of stone.... Of course he has hands of stone. He's a defensive back. A defensive back is a wide receiver with mittens on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) he's terrible, doesn't matter how many picks he had yesterday. Nonsense. Leading league in ints Yup. He has been consistently a bad NFL CB. More nonsense. Go figure. Edited October 20, 2014 by Ryan L Billz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Of course he has hands of stone. He's a defensive back. A defensive back is a wide receiver with mittens on. He does look like he's probably wearing mittens in this pic, I'll give you that. umm... that picture didn't work. Edited October 20, 2014 by GreggyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Nonsense. Leading league in ints More nonsense. Go figure. Casual fan observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Beeeews Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) I agree that he is notorious for giving up big plays. Just saying that after yesterday, his confidence should be at it's peak. With Gilmore having such a bad season, we probably should be putting a guy with some confidence on number ones as opposed to a guy who has been getting torched week after week. It just makes sense. Edited October 20, 2014 by KellyStrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 :worthy: No love for McLovin?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxy312 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'll start off by conceding that this has been McKelvin's best year as a professional. He's got 4 picks in 6 games, which is already 2 more than he had in any of the previous years of his career. That said, he's not a shutdown corner. Even with playing his best football this year, he's not the guy that we want to see lining up against our opponents best. He's clearly not 11th overall pick value, even playing at the level he is this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 McKelvin's lack of ball skills used to drive me batty. Too often we've seen the guy have good position and allow the catch anyway. But two picks in the same game and now leading the league in INTs? Congrats to Leodis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 McKelvin had a really good bounce back game after a really bad game vs the Pats so he's batting .500 over the last two weeks I actually thought he finally turned the corner but has been pretty inconsistent this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 McKelvin is a pretty good corner at this point. People hate him because he was a 1st round db drafted by Jauron (who always seemed to prioritize the position over other areas of need), the NE fumble, and his struggles locating the ball during his first couple of seasons in the league. He's always done a good job (for the most part) of staying with his man and now that he's learned how to play the ball a bit he's an above-average cover guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 He played a very solid game. I love seeing this player do well. I mean to have your home tp'd for a fumble a few years back but there's something lovable about him.When he's focused he's a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanMike Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Congrats Leo great job this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 His second interception is the perfect example of why you cannot win in the NFL without a strong arm. Now granted, Bridgewater has a strong enough arm to play in the NFL, he just didn't use it on that play. He threw it instead of gunned it (something EJ has a habit of at times). Average and weak armed QBs can only throw it as hard as Bridgewater did, and in college that is a 20 yard completion. In the NFL it's an INT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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