Coaches are heavily implying that Coleman isn’t trying on the field

[RyanC883]

Coleman just seems like another Mcscapegoat

 

 

[Charles Romes]

With Kincaid out Brady should see how Coleman works in the intermediate slot. Everyone says Shakir is a slot receiver, but he’s not even that anymore. He’s a backfield receiver now.  Shakir has great skills but also has the shortest arms and smallest catch radius in the league. I think Allen just got sick of having to make perfect throws to hit Shakir over the middle past 10 yards. The answer may be on the roster: Coleman. 

[dcinmuncie]

5 hours ago, RyanC883 said:

Coleman just seems like another Mcscapegoat

 

 

Has Coleman tried clapping harder?

[Sierra Foothills]

8 hours ago, finn said:

Maybe. But I have a long-shot hypothesis that leads to a sunny conclusion, which is that McDermott is mishandling Coleman. Coleman has shown promise--look at the Baltimore game, for instance, and a few of the early games last season. He may not be a bust from a physical standpoint, like Boogie Basham, and he might not be an Elam-like bust either, a guy with talent who just doesn't get it. Rather, he might be sulking and McDermott is inadvertently making it worse by shaming him in front of his teammates and the world. In other words, he might be extremely immature (aka stupid), thinking, "I'll show them, I won't make this catch. THEN we'll see who's sorry, heh!"

 

In his defense, public humiliation is pretty damaging and can backfire spectacularly. I speak as a parent and teacher here. It's possible that Coleman can still be everything the Bills hoped for, someone who devoted his summer to getting into great shape and was ready to shine this year, only to run into a rough patch on the field maybe, then being embarrassed. He withdraws into a pout, McDermott doubles down, so does he, and we have the current state of affairs. If this is the case, we haven't seen the best of Coleman yet. He might be a dawg if properly motivated.

 

The bad news is that I don't see this turning around. It takes a lot to realize, as someone in charge of discipline, that you're going about it the wrong way and to change course, especially in such a public forum (in front of the whole team, I mean). Does McDermott have the combination of insightfulness and courage it takes? I'm dubious. But it's possible. 

 

7 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

So your self admitted long shot hypothesis is "Blame McDermott". How refreshing. 

 

I have a hypothesis as well, one that I happen to thing is far more likely. You take a good kid, you put him in high school. He's physically dominant above his peers. Doesn't have to put in the work and can still shine due to physical gifts. Then put him in college. He's not as physically dominant, but enough where he can still get noticed. Keeps getting told how awesome he is and after a while he buys into it. Finally that kid gets drafted into the pros. His physical stature no longer can dominate. Oh, he's still a good kid and all, but he never learned the work ethic to succeed.

 

His coaches and even some of his teammates try and motivate him behind the scenes. However because they don't tell him he's amazing like he's been told his whole life, he can't handle the criticism. He stops caring. He stops working. He falls behind players like Shavers. Puts out terrible effort and is possibly late to meetings and distant when he is there. The coach even tries benching him as a lesson. Coleman withdraws further. He cares a lot less. He hasn't learned the tools over his lifetime to cope with needing to work to be the best. He has a very short NFL career and is just happy to have made it. 

 

These theories don't have to be competing... they can absolutely co-exist.

 

Everyone knows that different individuals are motivated in different ways.

 

It's possible that the Bills haven't been pressing the right buttons with Keon.

 

When a team is down like this they can fall apart, and start finger pointing or they can... wait for it... Circle the Wagons and turn the adversity into an opportunity to succeed. Like I said earlier I hope Coleman takes all of this to heart and has a career day against the Bucs.

 

6 hours ago, ArdmoreRyno said:

Keon is more worried about posting his stats on IG than actually producing. 

 

He does it after every game and it's freaking annoying. He makes an entire 'story' of his numbers. Like GREAT dude.. you scored. We lost by 17 and you put in a half-ass effort. 

 

Really? I don't follow athletes on IG... are there any posts you can share?

 

21 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

With Kincaid out Brady should see how Coleman works in the intermediate slot. Everyone says Shakir is a slot receiver, but he’s not even that anymore. He’s a backfield receiver now.  Shakir has great skills but also has the shortest arms and smallest catch radius in the league. I think Allen just got sick of having to make perfect throws to hit Shakir over the middle past 10 yards. The answer may be on the roster: Coleman. 

 

I agree with you that the Bills could better use Shakir but as for your theory, Shakir can't possibly have a smaller catch radius than Cole Beasley and it's hard to believe that Josh has lost patience with him.