Dawkins giving up on blocks

[Saint Doug]

And this dude was the sole player to call out Coleman. He should look within. 

[Process]

I've always laughed watching Dion on this play. Guess it was funny because the play worked out. 

 

Not funny anymore. 

 

Getting sick of Dion and his happy go lucky attitude to be honest. 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Process

[TBBills Fan]

20 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

too many of them became Josh Allen fans with the mvp instead of Josh Allen teammates 

This is a very good point. 

[US Egg]

14 minutes ago, RkFast said:

Again, nobody is saying to act like Mahomes did after that loss to the Bills or for him to throw a table. But his act last night, between him bailing on plays and then his demeanor after the game, wouldnt fly in a 13u travel baseball league.  Guy's a pro and a team leader. Act like it.

Ripping him for not playing to the whistle throughout the game I get. What he does after the final whistle is irrelevant and I highly doubt he’s yucking it up in the locker room.

[finn]

I said elsewhere that Beane might want to trade Dawkins before next season. He still has a few years left and might fetch a second-round pick. Beane has got to do something different. If he sticks to his modus operandi he'll just get the same results, over and over: some hits, some misses, and a not-good-enough team. It's time to rebuild, overdue in fact. Trade Dawkins, Bernard, Knox, Coleman, maybe even Oliver, and cut the washed vets, including Rapp and Dequan. Trade up for and sign three or four impact players and build your team around them and a young, athletic core: Walker, Sanders, Bishop, Hancock, Hairston, Benford, Stone (I hope), Grable, Torrence, SVP, Cook, Hawes. 

 

But that's just half of what they need to do. We all know what the other half is. Does Beane have the moxie and vision to pull the trigger? 

[wppete]

3 minutes ago, Process said:

I've always laughed watching Dion on this play. Guess it was funny because the play worked out. 

 

Not funny anymore. 

 

Getting sick of Dion and his happy to lucky attitude to be honest. 

 

 

He was doing the exact same thing against the Texans. Alot of plays. Something is off. Someone needs to look into this behaviour. Very fishy . 

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Mr.  "Key to the City is  good dude in terms of his community contributions.

As a football player he's showing his true colors.

Trying to be a media darling, hanging out with UFC fighters at events.....

I don't like Dawkins at all. Always felt like he was fake and out for himself. 

Hate away.

[Utah John]

While we're talking about the O line, I want to throw a kudo at Connor McGovern.  There was a play in the third quarter where he and someone else got hurt.  McGovern was lying on the ground, writhing in pain, and the announcers either didn't notice or didn't care about a mere O lineman.  Whatever the problem, McGovern gutted it out and finished the game.  He probably wasn't as good as he usually is, not surprisingly, but he gave the effort. 

 

Between his injury, the injury to Brown, and Dawkins inconsistent attitude, it's no wonder the O line isn't as dominant this year.  

Edited 1 hour ago by Utah John

[US Egg]

3 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

Mr.  "Key to the City is  good dude in terms of his community contributions.

As a football player he's showing his true colors.

Trying to be a media darling, hanging out with UFC fighters at events.....

I don't like Dawkins at all. Always felt like he was fake and out for himself. 

Hate away.

UFC fighters hug after the fight. WTF is that sh!t?

[thenorthremembers]

6 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

Mr.  "Key to the City is  good dude in terms of his community contributions.

As a football player he's showing his true colors.

Trying to be a media darling, hanging out with UFC fighters at events.....

I don't like Dawkins at all. Always felt like he was fake and out for himself. 

Hate away.

 

I think you're giving him a lot more credit than he deserves in terms of being fake.  I dont get the sense he is intelligent enough to be fake.  That isnt a knock on the guy.   

[T.E.]

37 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

I think we are mentally soft and frankly, organizationally, from top to bottom, just completely burned out by the seemingly endless close playoff losses at the hands of the Chiefs. You could see it in McDermott and Allen's demeanor and approach to the season during training camp/Hard Knocks - you could feel an organization with zero urgency or intensity. The emotional well is all tapped out and dry with these guys. Crazy as it sounds, I think we might be best served by collapsing a bit here and missing the playoffs entirely - hopefully, leads to a come to Jesus moment.

The whole team reminds me of the couple we all know who fell out of love years ago, but are sticking out for the kids even though it means they will never be happy until they finally pull the trigger and get a divorce.

[dcinmuncie]

18 minutes ago, finn said:

I said elsewhere that Beane might want to trade Dawkins before next season. He still has a few years left and might fetch a second-round pick. Beane has got to do something different. If he sticks to his modus operandi he'll just get the same results, over and over: some hits, some misses, and a not-good-enough team. It's time to rebuild, overdue in fact. Trade Dawkins, Bernard, Knox, Coleman, maybe even Oliver, and cut the washed vets, including Rapp and Dequan. Trade up for and sign three or four impact players and build your team around them and a young, athletic core: Walker, Sanders, Bishop, Hancock, Hairston, Benford, Stone (I hope), Grable, Torrence, SVP, Cook, Hawes. 

 

But that's just half of what they need to do. We all know what the other half is. Does Beane have the moxie and vision to pull the trigger? 

I’m fine with that 

 

 

unfortunately, I can’t see too many teams being dumb enough to take half these clowns 

[T.E.]

13 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

Mr.  "Key to the City is  good dude in terms of his community contributions.

As a football player he's showing his true colors.

Trying to be a media darling, hanging out with UFC fighters at events.....

I don't like Dawkins at all. Always felt like he was fake and out for himself. 

Hate away.

He's always been a bit of a loudmouth who I suspect is not as popular with his teammates as we're led to believe.

[IYKYK]

11 minutes ago, US Egg said:

UFC fighters hug after the fight. WTF is that sh!t?

After is the key word. Have you ever stepped into a ring? Any ring, boxing, wrestling? Hugging after the fight is a sign of respect. Yucking it up after getting torched is quitting.

Edited 58 minutes ago by IYKYK

[colin]

8 minutes ago, US Egg said:

UFC fighters hug after the fight. WTF is that sh!t?

 

that's a fair point.  he seems a bit casual, but also it's a rare athlete who can channel his hatred all the time into productive results (like romanowski, the hater goat)

 

i think dawkins and much of the team simply likes to play with their food.  they play down on the road to lesser teams (maybe at home too, but the team is good enough to still win those).  they don't get as nasty and fired up and focused and the record shows it.

 

i get part of it is that it's a 17 game season followed by a tourney, so you need to manage yourself, but i think our team has gone a little to far into being accepting of fate.

 

to me the issue is dawkins is a big, skilled, talented lazy fat body of a man.  if he had a bit more personal pride in his condition and appearance and thought about living to see 60 he might take better care and be in better shape.

[milfandcookies]

1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Then go directly to Terry and say its me or them.  He holds out or demands a trade this team is nuked from a cap perspective AND Terry better know how the fanbase and media would respond. 

 

Crap like last night further makes me think he will pull a Barry Sanders.  We all see he looks and acts different, and I dont care how much you love something, people and events can steal that passion 

can totally see Allen pulling a move like that. 
 

Holding out and requesting a trade to LA or San Francisco seems like a logical next step for him and his Hollywood wife

[nuklz2594]

it seems that the bills team is only interested in getting the benjamins. there is no fire. no outrage from the players. the era of the bickering bills...it would be WrestleMania in that locker room. 

[GunnerBill]

2 hours ago, SCBills said:

I said in another thread, his attitude is emblematic of a major underlying issue this team has. 
 

Dawkins just wants to vibe.  Which is fine, but not when you’re a team leader on a team that hasn’t even been to a Super Bowl. 
 

He said before the season “it’s never Super Bowl or Bust” and proceeded to give a five minute explanation why. 
 

His play on the field has been uneven, and last night, piss poor .. but he then says outside his locker that we weren’t out-physicaled.  Ok, buddy… whatever you say. 
 

Soft.  This whole team outside Allen, Brown, injured McGovern and Bosa gutting it out with one hand, are soft.  I’d throw Bishop in there with how he’s been playing.  Blew up Nico and is one of the few bright spots on Defense. 

 

Bosa "gutting it out" come on man. He rarely breaks into a jog. I'd have cut him today if I was in charge. His effort last night wad non existant

 

[zow2]

1 hour ago, SCBills said:

I said in another thread, his attitude is emblematic of a major underlying issue this team has. 
 

 

What's crazy is that he lectured Keon through the media after the Bucs game.  As if Dion gives max effort on every play and is so buttoned up...meanwhile he's getting undressed in games, giving up early, racking up penalties weekly.  He always says he's an entertainer in the entertainment business... I guess that his underlying goal nowadays.  

[milfandcookies]

4 minutes ago, T.E. said:

The whole team reminds me of the couple we all know who fell out of love years ago, but are sticking out for the kids even though it means they will never be happy until they finally pull the trigger and get a divorce.

Diggs was this team’s heart.
 

They lost their heart when they traded him, ironically to the team that kicked our butts last night