jimmy10 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, The Jokeman said: Clearing up a roster spot for who? Let the rumors begin. I’m still holding out hope for John Skelton. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Says Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, The Jokeman said: My comment was steeping with sarcasm. Kwame Cavil is still waiting for his chance. So was mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Success said: As long as Da'Rick is still on the roster.... And Duke, damn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Angel Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Warcodered said: I mean it's not surprising they'd let him go, it just seems kind of random at the moment, like why now specifically. Most likely they're going to sign/draft rbs, we dont have a established starter so they'll make.it a competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) He belongs on the preseason message board heroes Mount Rushmore along with Michael Jasper, Da’Rick Rogers, and Martin Nance! Edited April 2, 2022 by BillsfaninChicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astb41 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 After the 30 for 30 on why Duke Williams didn’t get more playing time for the Bills, the Christian Wade story is the next episode I want to see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirebors Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) Alas poor Yorick, We Hardly Knew Thee Edited April 2, 2022 by sirebors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 6 hours ago, John from Riverside said: I honestly hope Wade does get an opportunity somewhere in the NFL.....great story I think I saw an article about him recently, where he was talking about looking for the next phase of his life and what it would be. This was a month or two ago - so it sounded like he was planning to move on to new endeavors well before this. Edit: here it is. From mid-March: Quote Though currently injured, he has enjoyed the experience: “My time with the Bills has been a whirlwind of emotions and I’ve built some great relationships and memories with players, staff, and coaches.” But NFL was more different from rugby than he expected: “You can sit in meetings all day. The attention to detail is crazy but necessary and a big adjustment for me, as rugby doesn’t have extensive playbooks to learn and most of the gameplay is free flowing. “Life in the US has also been great – like a home away from home. I’m very privileged to have a wife who was born and raised in Queens, New York.” The lady in question is Lisa Ramos, who shot to fame on the hit US show America’s Next Top Model. As Wade begins to prepare for life beyond sport, he spoke warmly of their relationship: “Lisa supports me in everything I do and it’s been a load off my back to have her by my side as I look to move into other things. “My first love is music and while I grew up in the UK and now live in the US, I can also draw on a plethora of genres from our family roots in the Caribbean – mum’s family is from St Vincent and The Grenadines, while dad’s come from Anguilla and Montserrat.” An accomplished drummer, who also helped younger brother Adam, 26, establish a successful career as a professional drummer – he plays for singer songwriter Craig David who tours the UK in April – Wade has now launched a company Next Generation Collective to create a performance events platform for new music talent. He didn't explicitly say that he was moving on from NFL football, but it mentioned touring as a drummer in April (when OTAs are starting up) and talked about "as I look to move into other things" 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Really hope he finds a team and gets to play this year in a meaningful way. All the best to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 13 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: The Brits reacted with understood ire: Is it 1812? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I think I saw an article about him recently, where he was talking about looking for the next phase of his life and what it would be. This was a month or two ago - so it sounded like he was planning to move on to new endeavors well before this. Edit: here it is. From mid-March: He didn't explicitly say that he was moving on from NFL football, but it mentioned touring as a drummer in April (when OTAs are starting up) and talked about "as I look to move into other things" Bass guitar, too. Watch out Draconator, the name draw of an ex Bill might result in you being 'Peter Best-ed'! 😁 Edited April 2, 2022 by Ridgewaycynic2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 13 hours ago, JohnNord said: The best was when the Bills run game sucked and fans called for the Bills to start Wade. He wasn’t even eligible! What???? He wasn't eligible? Can you explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 minute ago, CSBill said: What???? He wasn't eligible? Can you explain? He was on 'double secret probation'. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Certainly one of the more bizarre Bills roster moves (keeping this guy around so long) in memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Vague Title put the man’s name in it How soon before the Putz grab him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 The experiment is over. Can’t help feeling underwhelmed. Would really like to know what really happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 We likely will never know, but on the bright side, he pocketed a few hundred thousand dollars to work out, so it was a really good gig for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) There's more than running to play running back in the NFL. Edited April 2, 2022 by Green Lightning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Just now, Don Otreply said: We likely will never know, but on the bright side, he pocketed a few hundred thousand dollars to work out, so it was a really good gig for him. And his fiance (maybe now wife?) is American so I imagine riding the last two years out with her in the States was preferable to a long distance relationship from London. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterStrategist Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 15 minutes ago, benderbender said: The experiment is over. Can’t help feeling underwhelmed. Would really like to know what really happened. Wasn't his "free" international player designation over? Not sure there is much to uncover....he is a talented athlete but FO didn't see enough to let him be part of the 90 heading to camp. Pretty simple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, benderbender said: The experiment is over. Can’t help feeling underwhelmed. Would really like to know what really happened. I had a thread this AM too until I saw one CLEARLY misleading It's the end of an era The search feature doesn’t read Tweets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGMcD2 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 BUST. Just now, JGMcD2 said: BUST. Only kidding. A player who is a wild card like this can never be a bust… it’s like a 7th round pick. They can’t be a bust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 COVID happened. No preseason in 2020, then the injury last year did him in. I hope he catches on somewhere, dude got skeels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Just now, Freddie's Dead said: COVID happened. No preseason in 2020, then the injury last year did him in. I hope he catches on somewhere, dude got skeels. Sure he does. Just not football skills. Covid and injury had nothing to do with him not making the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: COVID happened. No preseason in 2020, then the injury last year did him in. I hope he catches on somewhere, dude got skeels. He definitely has skeels. Rugby skeels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Christian Wade, Efe Obada, Duke Williams-- I'm a sucker for these "feel good" stories. I root for them, follow them on social media, talk about them around the craft service table, hoping... but they never seem to work out. So, who's the underdog story going to be this season? (Please don't tell me Isaiah Hodgins. I'm bored already...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Foothills Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 10 hours ago, wppete said: Really hope he finds a team and gets to play this year in a meaningful way. Even if he doesn't want to play football anymore? Do you also want him incarcerated in a labor camp? 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: And his fiance (maybe now wife?) is American so I imagine riding the last two years out with her in the States was preferable to a long distance relationship from London. Apparently, she now is his wife, so he got US citizenship, which means he can stay in the US. I thought his comments about how difficult is were interesting. The details he had to master overwhelmed him - in rugby, you just have to know the rules and go play, and he had the athletic ability to do that. In football, he was way behind the curve, and couldn't catch up. If you think about it, college basketball players who become tight ends are about the only athletes who make it in pro football without having played football through high school and college. Even someone like Marquise Goodwin, who split his time between football and track, always struggled with being a fully-developed football player. Playing at the NFL level is much more specialized than it looks to us, just sitting in front of the TV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Shaw66 said: Apparently, she now is his wife, so he got US citizenship, which means he can stay in the US. I thought his comments about how difficult is were interesting. The details he had to master overwhelmed him - in rugby, you just have to know the rules and go play, and he had the athletic ability to do that. In football, he was way behind the curve, and couldn't catch up. If you think about it, college basketball players who become tight ends are about the only athletes who make it in pro football without having played football through high school and college. Even someone like Marquise Goodwin, who split his time between football and track, always struggled with being a fully-developed football player. Playing at the NFL level is much more specialized than it looks to us, just sitting in front of the TV. There are guys who have made it, but it is exceptionally difficult to transition to American Football. Especially as late in your career as Christian was trying to. He faced an uphill battle from the start but curtailed pre-season and camp arrangements because of covid definitely reduced his already minimal chance to zero. Still, he will always have that pre-season touchdown from a few years back to cherish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) Fair to wonder if he would have provided more than Moss these last two seasons and going forward. I'm not sure he was even eligible to play though these last two seasons? Edited April 2, 2022 by Sammy Watkins' Rib 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: There are guys who have made it, but it is exceptionally difficult to transition to American Football. Especially as late in your career as Christian was trying to. He faced an uphill battle from the start but curtailed pre-season and camp arrangements because of covid definitely reduced his already minimal chance to zero. Still, he will always have that pre-season touchdown from a few years back to cherish. Sports Illustrated did an article a month or two ago about all the guys (about 10) whose entire NBA career consisted of playing one game and recording no stats. Signed to a 10-day contract, get into one game at mop-up time, ran up and down the floor a few times, and soon were out of the league. As you say, Wade had two nifty runs and a touchdown. I would like to have been in his skin for those moments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milanos Milano Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Dude could run, sadly when we draft runners like Moss, things like this are questionable. Maybe Wade just couldn’t learn the nuances. Wade is a much better runner than Moss or even Singletary. Sad. Hope some other club picks him up. I would have much rather have kept Wade than Moss. But we know Beane wouldn’t do that because of ego and where he drafted Moss would be admitting to a mistake. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Great athlete but his lack of football experience could not be overcome on a practice squad, even for three years. You gotta play to know the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Bummer. I'm such a homer, I was holding out hope that he would be the secret weapon this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBlue Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 GIBRAN HAMDEN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milanos Milano Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said: Fair to wonder if he would have provided more than Moss these last two seasons and going forward. I'm not sure he was even eligible to play though these last two seasons? Without a doubt he would offer more than Moss. The only reason Moss is being kept over Wade is because we wasted a draft pick on the bum. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardb1952 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I hope he goes home to England and writes a book about his experiences playing NFL Football. I think it could be fascinating from the English perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapperCam Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Such a weird situation. I guess he just never really showed enough to crack the training camp roster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 5:06 PM, HappyDays said: Dont know why this guy couldn't make the field, he clearly had elite athletic talent and could have been the fast back we need for explosive plays. I wish him the best of luck wherever he goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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