transplantbillsfan Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 https://theathletic.com/1125198/2019/08/08/how-the-bills-rallied-behind-robert-foster-when-he-nearly-threw-it-all-away/ It was supposed to be an unremarkable game, a joust between the 2-7 Bills and the 3-6 Jets in Week 10. The teams were on a combined seven-game losing streak and both starting backup quarterbacks. MetLife Stadium had no way of knowing how vital one play — the first play — would be to one young player. Bills rookie wide receiver Robert Foster lined up two yards behind the line of scrimmage, at the 23-yard line opposite Jets cornerback Trumaine Johnson. It was the Bills’ first offensive play of the game and Foster’s first in nearly a month. Hidden in Foster’s stance was nearly a month-and-a-half of frustration mixed with three weeks worth of unbridled motivation. His already lightning-fast speed was super-charged by raw emotion. Johnson didn’t stand a chance. ... “He got the message,” said head coach Sean McDermott. “Not early enough, but he got it eventually which, basically, saved his first year.” ... “(He was) a little bit comfortable because he had Daboll at ‘Bama, so they had the relationship. He thought he knew the offense,” fullback Patrick DiMarco said. “Sometimes young guys now think they have it figured out until they get here.” ... The Texans game was also significant because Josh Allen went down with an elbow injury that would keep him out for a month. The next week of practice was all-hands-on-deck to get Derek Anderson, who had been with the team for all of eight days, up to speed to start on Sunday. After practice that Wednesday, the entire offense worked together to run through the playbook on the field. Every player, from running back LeSean McCoy on down, stayed and worked. They all came together in a huddle at the end of the exercise. Well, most of them. Foster removed himself from the field several minutes before they were done and adjourned to the locker room. He’s known around the organization as a humble person and is liked by his teammates. Something was amiss with the young receiver. A day later, the Bills released Foster and called up wide receiver Cam Phillips from the practice squad. ... It was around that time that Bills players attempted to get through to him. “Shady (McCoy) pulled me aside. Dion Dawkins pulled me aside. Star (Lotulelei),” Foster recalled. “A lot of them was just talking to me, man. Basically, they told me I didn’t do anything, you know what I mean, for me to contribute to the team and to make the best of the opportunities.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Take note shady dislikers. Leadership. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddicksTDLeap Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Take note shady dislikers. Leadership. Leadership is great. 900 yards for $10 million isn’t. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I’m missing the part where they rallied behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said: Leadership is great. 900 yards for $10 million isn’t. How many yards is needed before he is worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddicksTDLeap Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 minute ago, ColoradoBills said: How many yards is needed before he is worth it? 1250 on the ground 8-10 Rushing TD’s 350 receiving with another 3-5 TD’s if he can do that at 31 in the last year of his contract, I’ll be happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: How many yards is needed before he is worth it? For some people 2000 yards wouldn't be enough. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, JohnBonhamRocks said: I’m missing the part where they rallied behind him. they left him on the bubble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddicksTDLeap Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said: For some people 2000 yards wouldn't be enough. I don’t think this is true. I think any of us would be thrilled with seeing a Bills RB getting 2000 yards from scrimmage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said: 1250 on the ground 8-10 Rushing TD’s 350 receiving with another 3-5 TD’s if he can do that at 31 in the last year of his contract, I’ll be happy That's a lot of yards and TDs for a 31 year old RB on the last year of a contract. I'd be ecstatic for a year like that. Hope it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Great post and story on Foster and y'all are arguing about McCoy lmao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Alphadawg7 said: Great post and story on Foster and y'all are arguing about McCoy lmao My humble apologies.........but for the record we were not arguing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 53 minutes ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said: 1250 on the ground 8-10 Rushing TD’s 350 receiving with another 3-5 TD’s if he can do that at 31 in the last year of his contract, I’ll be happy He was averaging over 100 yards of offense per game prior to last season when the OL went to hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickleyjones Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said: Leadership is great. 900 yards for $10 million isn’t. that depends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddicksTDLeap Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, dickleyjones said: that depends. On what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said: I don’t think this is true. I think any of us would be thrilled with seeing a Bills RB getting 2000 yards from scrimmage. Oh yes, but I can immediately hear the cries of "he'll never do that again" or "he used up all his gas" Granted, I am not the biggest fan of overpaying a running back on the wrong side of 30, and I suspect that Beane isn't going to overpay to keep Shady. I think that, all things being equal, he would prefer to go back to Philly so I have a sneaking suspicion that this is the last year of Shady being in a Bills uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddicksTDLeap Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 18 minutes ago, Doc said: He was averaging over 100 yards of offense per game prior to last season when the OL went to hell. Ok. That was two seasons ago, and there are 6 RB’s on the roster right now. Any of them can produce at the level that McCoy did last year; and none of them come with a $10 million tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said: Ok. That was two seasons ago, and there are 6 RB’s on the roster right now. Any of them can produce at the level that McCoy did last year; and none of them come with a $10 million tag. A RB is only as good as his OL. We'll see how he fares this year. And even with the down year last year, he's averaged 90 yards of offense per game. I'd say that he's been worth the $8M/year he's made. Edited August 8, 2019 by Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny3000 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said: Leadership is great. 900 yards for $10 million isn’t. Last time that I checked it wasn't your bank account. We've got the cap room. Wth? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickleyjones Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said: On what? many factors. for example, if his leadership is the reason a guy rises to be a star, worth it. not saying that is the case, just that it's not as simple as "too few yards for too much money" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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