I’d take Lynch or Whitner over Peters in terms of character any day.

Lynch and Whitner made stupid young mistakes at/under the age of 23, they obviously have some growing up to do but on the field both are top notch character players who pour their heart into the game. Whether its Whitner being an on field leader, or Lynch pushing a pile for the touchdown. That’s what Levy talks about when he speaks of character.

Peters on the other hand selfishly sabotages his own team for his own goals, and when given the chance to play didn’t prove himself. He clearly puts himself above the team.

I believe character matters. I’d love to see the number of HOFs with arrests. I’d be willing to bet that ratio is a lot lower than a typical NFL team, and I’d be willing to bet that’s not coincidence.

these guys are high profile, big money guys who have people drool over them everyday and they get whatever they want….they hang around the same crew they grew up with, have a ton of free time on their hands, and a lot of money to do stuff with…..And they are only 21-24 years old….It doesn’t bother me one bit. It’s a dicey business drafting these guys, but in no way do I think they owe it to me, you or anyone else to be held to a higher standard. It’s not their fault someone dumped $13 million on their laps….They’ll make these mistakes, you just hope they learn, re-motivate themselves and move on.

But what Jason Peters is doing is a different kind of crime. He’s lying to the Bills, to the fans and most importantly to himself. He’s being so selfish that he makes Jay Cutler seem like he should be the poster boy for “Team Work.” Jason Peters isn’t being “true to himself” and that’s what has me upset….he is undermining a franchise, a fanbase, and Dick Jauron, which is way worse than having a few too many at Ted Ginn’s house and thinking your invincible to the cops

They are all OG

these are professional athletes in the national limelight fumbling the ball and making fools out of themselves, their franchise and their city!

The thing that irritates me the most is that the Bills have given the impression that they would rather have high character guys. If players like Whitner who was drafted way too high, was supposed to be drafted for his character and leadership, and he can’t even excel in that area, that pisses me off. He certainly hasn’t excelled on the field.

The Bills would be better off just drafting the best possible talent they can get their hands on. At least they might have some wins to show for it, rather than a mediocre team AND all these arrests.

surely being arrested is not relevent. Of the incidents listed above either no charges have been brought, they are still ongoing or a plea bargin was reached. Only one seems to have actually come to court and he was aquitted!
Whitner and Ko Simpson drunken idiots, not the only ones in the world and not convicted of anything, yet.
Lynch more stupid than evil, he has used up eight of his nine lives
I really think this is a mountain out of a molehill.

- Is perfect example of a player that was passed up because he was smoking pot. How many players in the NFL don’t smoke pot, it comes down to how many get caught.
- I agree with one comment, Bills take such pride in drafting quality players, but if they are not even that good or overrated like Whitner, Bills front office is clueless.
- Cornelius Bennett got into trouble a few times, but at least he was worth the soap opera.

Good work bringing in all these character players Marv!