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For Harrison Phillips, the NFL Was Always His Why


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1 hour ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

I’m trying to call you out, but what does this mean? Is it the old stereotype that Buffalo is some rust belt, blue collar town? McCoy was the opposite of this and he has done just fine.  Guess what fits well in Buffalo: good players. 

Your reaching on this one buddy.  I also love McCoy and he is one of the most popular Bills players.  Horrible Harry has the spirit of a Buffalonian though...no frills, a guy that is gonna work his tail off and has the passion for the game not just here to collect a paycheck and live the NFL lifestyle that some guys only care about.  I guess you could slap the blue collar tag on him as well as it would be appropriate although that's not necessarily where I was going with this.  Basically his personality will play well with our fanbase.  I have no idea why you are so confused by that statement.   

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5 hours ago, BringBackFergy said:

This kid’s motivation and hunger reminds me a lot of Dareus. It’s fitting that he has #99

 

Is this a joke? You think he'll have trouble getting motivated like that slacker Dareus? Why?

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12 hours ago, Drunken Pygmy Goat said:

Gotta love this young man's character and attitude. People make the KW comparison due to his size and position, but his character is on the same level.

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Well, he's a couple inches taller and heavier than Kyle Williams, so he shouldn't be considered undersized like Kyle was coming out.

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6 hours ago, BringBackFergy said:

I’m pretty sure Dareus was motivated as a rookie...and his hunger was unparalleled. 

 

Dareus required tons of external motivation. Kyle Williams was always babysitting him trying to get him to play hard, be a professional, and stay out of trouble. He didn't have the internal drive to keep grinding when things went downhill for him or he was unhappy with something.

 

Harrison Phillips seems like he has tons of internal motivation to keep him going no matter what.

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23 hours ago, I am the egg man said:

The why I'm curious about is why the little football in this shot ?

Interesting.

 

The ball has numbers written on it - 7, 51, 114, 35, 77, ... and the Bills logo

 

 

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26 minutes ago, cd1 said:

Interesting.

 

The ball has numbers written on it - 7, 51, 114, 35, 77, ... and the Bills logo

 

 

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What you're all missing is that this is not in fact a tiny football. This is in fact a regular size football being held by a giant sized man. In associated news....Buffalo Bills are being sued by General Mills for stealing and using the images of the Green Giant. /joke

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4 minutes ago, Bills4Ever4Life said:

What you're all missing is that this is not in fact a tiny football. This is in fact a regular size football being held by a giant sized man. In recent news....Buffalo Bills are being sued by General Mills for stealing and using the images of the Green Giant. /joke

Well, we didn't all miss it. I said it page 1 :)

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“We were recently told by coach (McDermott) at the end of practice that everything you’re doing has to be like you’re winning. Even getting out of your car. Look like a winner getting out of your car. When you lace up your shoes, lace them up like a winner. Do everything playoff caliber. 

 

Interesting insight on McDermott and the "process:.

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6 hours ago, MJS said:

 

Dareus required tons of external motivation. Kyle Williams was always babysitting him trying to get him to play hard, be a professional, and stay out of trouble. He didn't have the internal drive to keep grinding when things went downhill for him or he was unhappy with something.

 

Harrison Phillips seems like he has tons of internal motivation to keep him going no matter what.

Dareus is also much more talented. I love the Phillips pick but I can’t ever see him making an all pro team like Dareus did. 

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Really excited to see what Phillips and Edmunds can do to help transform this D with White on the back end. McBeane are very methodical in building up McDermott's specialty, the defense.

 

Last year the Bills knew they could not rebuild the whole Defense, so they focused on a unit, the secondary. They invested in two under the radar FA signings and a high draft pick in Poyer, Hyde and White. They hit gold.

 

This year the focus was D-line. Again 2 under the radar FA's in Murphy and Star L. Again a high draft pick in Harrison Phillips. I have to believe the thinking is that improved D-line pressure will immediately help an already good secondary and solidify the rush defense, forcing throws toward Poyer, Hyde, White and Davis.

 

I expect McBeane to focus on LB next year through FA and draft. I believe none of the LB FA's will be big names, but steady contributors or guys who fit the scheme and process. I also don't think they expected Edmunds or Phillips to be available when they were in the past draft, so they moved to get the guys they wanted and it helped move along the process. LB is probably a year ahead of schedule if Edmunds pans out.

 

I wouldn't be surprised to see 1 or 2 mid level LB signings and another round 1-3 draft pick on LB next year. I believe those LBs will fill in the weaknesses or compliment the D-line and secondary (pass rushing specialist, run stuffer, or coverage types) as needed.

 

The big splashes will probably continue to be on offense next year with Daboll firmly entrenched as OC. Matthews and Zay Jones were probably supposed to be the big splash on offense last off season and it was a whiff. But they countered and tried again with Benjamin. Allen and Daboll are the obvious big moves this off-season. No one could have predicted the melt down at OL.

 

I see a plan evolving and it actually makes sense. I hope Dirty Harry is a part of it for a long time.

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