Man of the Hour (3 Days Ago) Finally Spoke

[PoundingDog]

I admit Ed Oliver is growing on me. Not eloquent, but direct and authentic. The answer on his maturity is unusal but does give you the simple straight thinking he has on the subject. And I do like his view on facing the Jets running attack this week: a second shot at it. 

 

 

[Blainorama5]

Glad he's on OUR team!

[BillsFanForever19]

22 minutes ago, PoundingDog said:

I admit Ed Oliver is growing on me. Not eloquent, but direct and authentic. The answer on his maturity is unusal but does give you the simple straight thinking he has on the subject. And I do like his view on facing the Jets running attack this week: a second shot at it. 

 

 

 

I've been on the Ed Oliver train since his Junior year at Houston. I was thrilled when he fell to us at 9. One of of my favorite Bills. Hope he's a Bill until he retires.

[NewEra]

8 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

I've been on the Ed Oliver train since his Junior year at Houston. I was thrilled when he fell to us at 9. One of of my favorite Bills. Hope he's a Bill until he retires.

Same.  Stud.  Just needs to make a couple huge plays in the Afccg to get the doubters off of his back

[BillsFanForever19]

 

[Don Otreply]

Ed doesn’t talk sh-t, he goes out and does the best he can each game, the point he made about having children & that they force you to grow up fast says a lot about the man. 

[uninja]

10 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

 

This is why I have issues with DL rotations sometimes. If a guy is feeling it you let him cook.

[Avisan]

53 minutes ago, uninja said:

 

This is why I have issues with DL rotations sometimes. If a guy is feeling it you let him cook.

Sounds like that's exactly what happened, Ed was feeling it so he kept cooking.  I think rotation by default with wiggle room for when a guy is "on" is the best of both worlds, no?

[WotAGuy]

1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

I've been on the Ed Oliver train since his Junior year at Houston. I was thrilled when he fell to us at 9. One of of my favorite Bills. Hope he's a Bill until he retires.

I jumped onto the train when Ed Oliver was in Pee Wee football.  I can spot ‘em. 

[BillsFanForever19]

3 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

I jumped onto the train when Ed Oliver was in Pee Wee football.  I can spot ‘em. 

 

I mean, it's not like being on the Ed Oliver train at that point is some sort of bragging right or required an extraordinary following of College Football or of Ed himself.

 

He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated and considered perhaps the best player in all of College Football going into that year.

 

Edited September 11 by BillsFanForever19

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, PoundingDog said:

I admit Ed Oliver is growing on me. Not eloquent, but direct and authentic. The answer on his maturity is unusal but does give you the simple straight thinking he has on the subject. And I do like his view on facing the Jets running attack this week: a second shot at it. 

 

 

 

 

He may be finally reaching his potential.   He's been better in his career than some give him credit for but his potential has always been to be a poor man's Aaron Donald.

 

He's never been that.  Even in those two big Thanksgiving games he had you couldn't say he was the difference in the game.   Sunday night he was.

 

They were hanging on for dear life defensively and those TFL's, the sack and the forced fumble made it just possible for the offense work the body on the Ravens and then turn the tables in the 4th.

 

If that becomes an every week thing he could become that difference maker they've lacked and really elevate the Bills roster a notch.   I'm not holding my breath on that until he strings a long stretch of great play together and manages to stay healthy......but I think we are seeing some players reach the intersection of know how and can do.  

 

Even Josh Allen looks significantly more in command of the game than a year ago this time.

[Roundybout]

1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

I've been on the Ed Oliver train since his Junior year at Houston. I was thrilled when he fell to us at 9. One of of my favorite Bills. Hope he's a Bill until he retires.

 

First jersey I bought for myself in years. 

[Kwai San]

Big Ed.....I am on board.  One game doesn't create a monster though.  Lets see it week in and week out.  I am ALL over that crap if he does it!!

 

GO BILLS!  Go Ed!  

Edited September 11 by Kwai San

[Búfalo Blanco]

5 hours ago, PoundingDog said:

I admit Ed Oliver is growing on me. Not eloquent, but direct and authentic. The answer on his maturity is unusal but does give you the simple straight thinking he has on the subject. And I do like his view on facing the Jets running attack this week: a second shot at it. 

 

 

Fun to watch him playing like a man possessed. Keep it up sir. We need the DL to finally take off.  

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

I’m hopeful that this was the kind of game that really flips the switch on Oliver’s career …. I need to see him sustain high level play, rather than become the invisible man for long stretches during a season, as has happened in the past

[HOUSE]

I was hoping to buy his house and a few horses by he looks safe for another year. 

[eball]

10 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

 

This is what I was talking about in the other thread I started.  Love that these young guys get to watch this first-hand…

 

And by the way, I think Hard Knocks was great for showing another side of Ed as well.  He’s one of my favorite Bills.  Hopefully he has now reached that “next level” of play and we’ll all get to enjoy it.

 

 

[Sierra Foothills]

4 minutes ago, eball said:

This is what I was talking about in the other thread I started.  Love that these young guys get to watch this first-hand…

 

And by the way, I think Hard Knocks was great for showing another side of Ed as well.  He’s one of my favorite Bills.  Hopefully he has now reached that “next level” of play and we’ll all get to enjoy it.

 

Actually, I was the one who started the other thread and said the bolded above.

 

Somehow you were able to hack into the system and supersede my post so that you could take credit for my idea.

 

I've already notified @Simon... you can expect to be hearing from him.

 

For shame... it would be deserving for you to be afflicted with poor spleenal health.

 

[BuffaloBill]

11 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

 

 

Just unreal - The Bills lose the game without him in there.

[DrDawkinstein]

11 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

 

11 hours ago, uninja said:

 

This is why I have issues with DL rotations sometimes. If a guy is feeling it you let him cook.

 

Trying to find the stat, I think I heard on WGR Monday morning, regarding the Bills rotating less on Sunday night than ever before.

 

Something like the starting 4 played almost 68% of the snaps.

 

This does jive with what McD did in Carolina. They had a rotation there as well... until they finally found a solid starting 4 and then the rotation dropped to almost nothing, just giving the big guys breathers.

 

Between adding Bosa, and Rousseau developing, and Ed playing well, and Jones being good enough with those other 3... would be nice if we found some consistency while the youngsters learn and develop.

12 hours ago, PoundingDog said:

I admit Ed Oliver is growing on me. Not eloquent, but direct and authentic. The answer on his maturity is unusal but does give you the simple straight thinking he has on the subject. And I do like his view on facing the Jets running attack this week: a second shot at it. 

 

 

 

Love his comment about having kids and how they contributed to his growth as a leader. I feel that. They do change you (in my experience, in the best ways).