26CornerBlitz Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2749319-sammy-watkins-dropped-the-diva-attitude-and-got-his-career-back-on-track-in-la Quote "I was more of a statistics guy then," he says. "That's what I was chasing. That's what I thought the league was about. I had to learn because when you're losing, things tend to creep into your mind: I should be getting the ball more. If I do get the ball more, we'd be winning. But half the times I did have two touchdowns and 170 yards, we're losing. "I found out that, hey, the fun is in the winning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Awww! Sammy is growing up like most young players do in front of our faces. Hopefully that will translate into him being a team leader next. Time will tell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 This is why he was traded, and a lot of times troubled players need a change of scenery. Quote Dunbar isn't home. Buffalo isn't home. But L.A.? He hopes this can be. Since the Bills' new regime shipped him off to the Rams, Watkins has restructured his life. For one, he learned to say "no" to friends and family constantly in need of money. He also fired his financial advisors. Without divulging details, Watkins assures many non-football issues were cluttering his life in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 11 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2749319-sammy-watkins-dropped-the-diva-attitude-and-got-his-career-back-on-track-in-la Sammy you have never had 170 yards and 2 touchdowns in a game. So half the time you lose those games? For a stats guy you weren't paying much attention Mr. Watkins. You did have 158 and 2 touchdowns once. "Mature beyond his years" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) Awesome article. I loved reading about how Shady confronted Watkins on his selfishness. "We hear you need 10 targets a game," McCoy said aloud to Watkins. "Here you go." And with that, the running back handed the disgruntled receiver a manila envelope with 10 red targets printed out inside. Edited December 15, 2017 by hondo in seattle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: Awesome article. I loved reading about how Shady confronted Watkins on his selfishness. We hear you need 10 targets a game," McCoy said aloud to Watkins. "Here you go." And with that, the running back handed the disgruntled receiver a manila envelope with 10 red targets printed out inside. haha I love shady. so NOT a punk like watkins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 This could be a lingering issue at OBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Sammy is trying to get ahead of his rep before he hits FA. Hope he's truly matured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 That's a great article written by Dunne. Like many at OBD I still have my doubts that Watkins is any different but good for him if he is. Still my nephews favorite player even after he left and for that I'm partly responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: This could be a lingering issue at OBD. Could be? I think the training staff issue has been a problem in Buffalo for years now. Ever since the Bills lost that trainer from the 90's (I cannot remember his name at the moment), the players on this team have been constantly nicked up, injured, weight issues, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Really hard for to blame an NFL training staff for players getting ankle, knee, hip, groin, hammy, concussion, etc....injuries. But maybe this staff enabled players to miss more games for minor injuries....or didn't adequately treat them so they could play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Arnold Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Ah yes, the upcoming free agent's "maturation" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsherd Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 When you are in contract year....all is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, Wayne Arnold said: Ah yes, the upcoming free agent's "maturation" When will you be a free agent? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 27 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: Awesome article. I loved reading about how Shady confronted Watkins on his selfishness. "We hear you need 10 targets a game," McCoy said aloud to Watkins. "Here you go." And with that, the running back handed the disgruntled receiver a manila envelope with 10 red targets printed out inside. thats amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 WOW. Lots to chew on here, but suffice it to say that the situation in Buffalo was toxic. He contributed to it, but so did the team. Lal does not come off well here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessTheTrust Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Good for him. Whether he's sincere or not, it truly doesn't matter to us....well...to us who didn't spend $100 on his jersey. To the rest, you could always get it replated with Webb III, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simool Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I just had a little mouth puke episode there... Choked it back down. All good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 10 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: WOW. Lots to chew on here, but suffice it to say that the situation in Buffalo was toxic. He contributed to it, but so did the team. Lal does not come off well here. Why do you say that of Lal? That demonstrates the level of trust they had or in this case didn't have in the player. Who admittedly was out for himself during his time here. That's a tough spot for a coach, IIRC Watkins loved Lal I'd imagine that was the "breaking" point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 32 minutes ago, Cynical said: Could be? I think the training staff issue has been a problem in Buffalo for years now. Ever since the Bills lost that trainer from the 90's (I cannot remember his name at the moment), the players on this team have been constantly nicked up, injured, weight issues, etc. Posted this in the Matthews to IR thread. Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 48 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: Awesome article. I loved reading about how Shady confronted Watkins on his selfishness. "We hear you need 10 targets a game," McCoy said aloud to Watkins. "Here you go." And with that, the running back handed the disgruntled receiver a manila envelope with 10 red targets printed out inside. Huh, who would have though that going to the news behind your team's back and complaining about targets would piss people off. This makes me like Shady more than I already did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, Commonsense said: Why do you say that of Lal? That demonstrates the level of trust they had or in this case didn't have in the player. Who admittedly was out for himself during his time here. That's a tough spot for a coach, IIRC Watkins loved Lal I'd imagine that was the "breaking" point. Because the player was clearly injured, that's why - he had a screw in his foot, after all. Lal's pressuring him to play only made things worse for the player too. 3 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Posted this in the Matthews to IR thread. Yikes! Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) 56 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: Awesome article. I loved reading about how Shady confronted Watkins on his selfishness. "We hear you need 10 targets a game," McCoy said aloud to Watkins. "Here you go." And with that, the running back handed the disgruntled receiver a manila envelope with 10 red targets printed out inside. Oh my God! Shady throwing shade. Love that guy! In any case, hope Sammy is able to turn it around for himself, must be kind of difficult to be the most highly touted of his class to be the bottom performer out of the group. Edited December 15, 2017 by Magox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: Because the player was clearly injured, that's why - he had a screw in his foot, after all. Lal's pressuring him to play only made things worse for the player too. Wow. Made it worse? Greg Olsen is going through the same thing, saw him hopping off on one foot last week only to try and play again this week. 100% he will have another surgery this offseason with his Jones Fracture. The staff cleared Watkins, as far as Lal knows he is good to go, I think that's one small incident it what was probably a much broader relationship. Tough to blame either one of them there, if anything that goes back to the medical staff. Edelman, Julio, Durant etc. all went through the same troubles with this surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 39 minutes ago, joesixpack said: haha I love shady. so NOT a punk like watkins. Quite a revisionist take......McCoy was a punk for sure and took much longer to mature than Watkins. His stubborn, self-serving manner cost him his job on his beloved hometown team. Gotta' be devastating for McCoy to see the Eagles coasting into the playoffs with a potential #1 seed/homefield advantage while he wallows in exile. Sammy got the reverse........exiled to sunny SoCal and a trip to the playoffs. The Pegula dumpster fire hasn't proven to be any better place to develop 20 year old first rounders than Ralph's version............gotta' draft around the organizational incompetence.......3D White is the kinda' player that won't let a sh*tshow disrupt his trajectory and he'll transition fine to the next coaching staff if the McD show goes full McAdoo and gets fired next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I'm guessing it's a pretty short article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 16 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Posted this in the Matthews to IR thread. Yikes! Another bad look for Beane and McD.......but in fairness Matthews was a throw-in. Can't even say that the Eagles tricked them, the Eagles got no value for his inclusion in that trade. Shame on McD and Beane if they thought he was some kind of replacement for Watkins but the Eagles got no value for Matthews in that trade.......no way Darby was selling for any more than a 3rd rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Sammy 13 games 34 rec 549 yards Woods 10 games 47 rrec 703 yards I think both are very good. Curious Sammy's next contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 minute ago, BADOLBILZ said: Another bad look for Beane and McD.......but in fairness Matthews was a throw-in. Can't even say that the Eagles tricked them, the Eagles got no value for his inclusion in that trade. Shame on McD and Beane if they thought he was some kind of replacement for Watkins but the Eagles got no value for Matthews in that trade.......no way Darby was selling for any more than a 3rd rounder. Exactly right on him being a throw in. I wouldn't say it's a bad look on Beane, Matthews is a guy heading into FA and him and his agent need to salvage some of his value. Being injured is about the only thing they can use this late in the game. He will have missed 16 games in the last 3 seasons. 7 prior to his arrival in Blo, his history is well documented. His durability was mocked as they shipped off Watkins by a select few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan in MD Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Let's see what happens in March when Sammy and the Rams attach very different dollar figures on the value of his newly developed intangibles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homey D. Clown Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I really don't care about Sammy's career in the least. Get your **** together, don't get your **** together, how does that affect the team I follow? It doesn't. Moving on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, ALF said: Sammy 13 games 34 rec 549 yards Woods 10 games 47 rrec 703 yards I think both are very good. Curious Sammy's next contract. Scintillating. 549 yards in 13 games. just under 43 yards a game. Impactful. Edited December 15, 2017 by joesixpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Homey D. Clown said: I really don't care about Sammy's career in the least. Get your **** together, don't get your **** together, how does that affect the team I follow? It doesn't. Moving on. Thanks for stopping by. 4 minutes ago, joesixpack said: Scintillating. 549 yards in 13 games. just under 43 yards a game. Impactful. 29 first downs and 7 TDs on 34 catches is pretty impactful I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Wow, Dunne really played the sock for Sammy to maturate on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW95 - JA17 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Should I be upset that I don't care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 44 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Huh, who would have though that going to the news behind your team's back and complaining about targets would piss people off. This makes me like Shady more than I already did. Yea it was good when Tyrod ignored him for 8 games before he said that ? ??♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Oh lord. When I first read this I thought it said "Article on Sammy Watkins Masturbation".... I guess what's even more strange is that I still opened the thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Air it out Fitzy said: Yea it was good when Tyrod ignored him for 8 games before he said that ? ??♂️ Sammy had more yards per game and more receptions per game in 2015 and 2016 than he does this seasom. He had more total targets in 2015 and only 6 less total targets in 2016 despite playing in 5 fewer games. So if Tyrod was ignoring him, what is Goff doing? If he complained to the LA Times about his targets would that be acceptable to you? Edited December 15, 2017 by HappyDays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 The exact reason why Mcermott didn't pick up his option and oked the the trade. Buffalo needs a tremendous amount of character and leadership to turn around the 17 year old fiasco. Stat me guys do nothing to change the culture and expectations of the team moving forward. On a winning team Watkins would be little to no problem. for a franchise trying to climb out of the gutter Watkins is a monkey on your back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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