JoshBarnett Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I believe this topic came up earlier in the season about the postgame comments he made that were really self critical and then again after the Jets game. With the Bills playing his hometown team and the Saints having Lattimore, who was picked higher than he was, we thought this could be an interesting week to delve further into the topic of why he is so hard on himself and what those around him say about it. We have made this a free article to give you a sense of the kinds of different things we are doing. http://buffalonews.com/2017/11/08/jerry-sullivan-rookie-white-takes-losing-to-heart/ Thanks for reading, Josh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Josh - tell old Jerry to fact check.... SIX defensive backs were taken before White. 4 corners (Lattimore, Humphrey, Jackson, Conley) and 2 safeties (Adams and Hooker). But otherwise it is a good article and an interesting insight into Tre's character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Nice article. Thanks Josh. Tre White has played extremely well for a rook. Staying humble is in the McDermott DNA. This last line of the article speaks volumes: "Evidently, you can't win with this kid. It's better than some former Bills, who didn't seem to care one way or another. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Now Moment Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I will take a player every day of the week who thinks he needs to get better and works at his craft over someone like Dareus who was content and didn't put in the work. Every....time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Appreciate the offer of a free article, but you couldn't pay me to read anything Sully writes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I like this kid, he's going to be a great one. Look for Tre and Zay to be pretty good in the upcoming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris from Rochester Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Tre has played very well this season and I believe he will continue to get better. Overall, he is probably the best value of the draft so far with getting an extra 1 next year, depending on what we do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I’m glad Zo’s perspective was included, and that he’s communicating it regularly to Tre. Being self-critical is good. Striving to be better is good. Letting your sense of imperfection consume you, however, can be bad. Good piece. Great guys on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Sully must be getting different direction from the editing office. That was barely cynical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Is this how we trick unsuspecting people into clicking Sullivan links, now? Sneaky sneaky. Almost got me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Just now, transient said: Is this how we trick unsuspecting people into clicking Sullivan links, now? Sneaky sneaky. Almost got me. Well, if you want to hear actual quotes from Tre White and Lorenzo, those are in there. I doubt you'll read those quotes anywhere else. Guess you missed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 1 minute ago, BringBackFergy said: Well, if you want to hear actual quotes from Tre White and Lorenzo, those are in there. I doubt you'll read those quotes anywhere else. Guess you missed out. Do you really think in this day and age that those quotes will stay hidden away in a free article for more than a second? They'll probably show up in about 10 other places in the next hour... if I cared to learn how to use twitter I could probably find them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Sully must be getting different direction from the editing office. That was barely cynical. I'm not sticking up for Sully here but will say that most fans relationship with him is like an old married couple that has been sniping at each other for the last forty years. And every conversation becomes an argument that brings in all of those forty years of bittching. Rather than just taking it for what it is now. I do understand that all those years of negativity may not deem him worthy of your read. That's fair. But as a single article it's a pretty good read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Arnold Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 What's interesting is that supposedly if the Bills had stayed put at #10 they would have taken Lattimore. So the Bills essentially traded Lattimore for Tre White and the Chiefs' 2018 first-round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 29 minutes ago, transient said: Do you really think in this day and age that those quotes will stay hidden away in a free article for more than a second? They'll probably show up in about 10 other places in the next hour... if I cared to learn how to use twitter I could probably find them now. Ahhhh, but I already know what they said...and I don't get offended by what a journalist writes from week to week. There is no grand conspiracy to elevate Sullivan's "click count". You can read the article and enjoy it rather than denigrating the offer from the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 53 minutes ago, Wayne Arnold said: What's interesting is that supposedly if the Bills had stayed put at #10 they would have taken Lattimore. So the Bills essentially traded Lattimore for Tre White and the Chiefs' 2018 first-round pick. This should be fun to watch these two excellent Corners trajectory over the next so many years. Cool to see such highly talented players having success so early. And I do like to find T White and follow after the snap on occasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I really want to check this out, but it's Sully and I just can't bring myself to do it. He's poisoned the well with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87168 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 thanks, op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 4 hours ago, JoshBarnett said: I believe this topic came up earlier in the season about the postgame comments he made that were really self critical and then again after the Jets game. With the Bills playing his hometown team and the Saints having Lattimore, who was picked higher than he was, we thought this could be an interesting week to delve further into the topic of why he is so hard on himself and what those around him say about it. We have made this a free article to give you a sense of the kinds of different things we are doing. http://buffalonews.com/2017/11/08/jerry-sullivan-rookie-white-takes-losing-to-heart/ Thanks for reading, Josh Still cant read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: Ahhhh, but I already know what they said...and I don't get offended by what a journalist writes from week to week. There is no grand conspiracy to elevate Sullivan's "click count". You can read the article and enjoy it rather than denigrating the offer from the OP. Denigrating? A bit hyperbolic, no? I thought the childlike "sneaky sneaky" would have given away that fact that my response was meant in fun, but I guess next time I'll have to add a few dozen smiley faces. My apologies to the OP if I offended, it wasn't the intent. To the point you're making above, if I was that concerned about what was said, I'd just read the article. I was merely commenting on the notion that anything in the media, especially something quoted, will only ever be found in one place. As to the "just read it, you'll enjoy it" bit, a coworker of mine once brought in anise Christmas cookies, which I politely declined because I don't like the flavor. He was very insistent despite my protestations, so I ate one. Despite telling him ahead of time that I already knew I wouldn't like the cookies, he was still offended when he asked if I liked them and I told him "No." But you're probably right, regardless of the countless times I've read Sullivan's columns and not liked them in the past, irrespective of content or tone, this time would probably be different... Edited November 9, 2017 by transient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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