Injuries Provide Opportunity For Bills' Aaron Maybin
by Brian Galliford on Dec 2, 2010 11:11 AM EST
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PrintOne of the biggest 2010 developments for the Buffalo Bills that hasn't had an impact on the team's play on the field has been the inactivity of 2009 first-round pick Aaron Maybin. Once thought to be a pivotal piece in Buffalo's transition to the 3-4 defense, Maybin - who has yet to record his first career sack - was inactive for five straight games spanning October and November, and only recently got back into the lineup last weekend against Pittsburgh.
Injuries, however, will give Maybin an opportunity to earn his keep as the 2010 season closes and the team begins preparations for 2011.
Reggie Torbor, who has started most of the season at outside linebacker, is expected to miss a significant amount of time with a shoulder injury. Arthur Moats is the outside 'backer most likely to see significant reps added to his workload, but with Chris Kelsay playing as a down lineman frequently - particularly on passing downs - Maybin and Antonio Coleman will see increased playing time, as well. Maybin recorded a tackle and drew a holding penalty on a speed rush in limited playing time against the Steelers.
Maybin, who told reporters Wednesday that he's been working on improving his core strength and defending the run, is ready for the challenge.
"I’m excited about the opportunity," Maybin said. "Obviously nobody wants to have as many teammates go down as we have this year. But whenever somebody does go down that means there is an opportunity for somebody else to step up and contribute, so that’s what I’m trying to do now."
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This is it for the kid
I hope he does well. I hope he’s as sick of people calling him the “worst player ever” as I am and does something about it. This is your chance Aaron, make something happen. Im rooting for him
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How many "its" is he going to get?
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Oh come on be fair
He’s been slow in his progression but he hasn’t had that many opportunities either. Especially this year when his skill set is supposedly more in line with the 3-4 OLB
by Renegade23 on Dec 2, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He hasn't?
Seems to me that he’s had a ton of opportunities this year. Zero high draft picks spent on competition. Only one free agent OLB brought in. The veterans being asked to learn new roles/positions at the same time as him. All of training camp to prove he belonged. Injuries to other LBs. Injuries to special teamers. A team that started the season 0-8 with an underperfoming defense.
And what came out of that? Aaron Maybin took the bull by the horns and was inactive for 5 weeks. He recorded 5 tackles in the 5 weeks before that. Total. Midseason pickups found themselves active before him. At one point there was 9 LBs on the roster that the Bills deemed more valuable than him. He couldn’t even see the field on special teams.
He still won’t play special teams, by the way. He was not on any special teams units last week, even while active.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 2, 2010 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
That doesn't surprise me one bit.
I don’t think he’s smart enough/responsible enough to know how to play them. It’s like the old backyard kickoff coverage with him. Run real fast down the field and hope someone doesn’t get in your way until the person that you want to get in your way hopefully gets in your way.
All comes down to strength
He could be on the field learning to rush the passer, but he has no strength to be able to do anything else. I really think he needs another 2 years of strength and conditioning before he will physically be ready for the NFL. I doubt he gets those two years here. Too bad, lots of upside, zero actual production. Par for the course in Buffalo.
by Eric Murawski on Dec 2, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
I hear all of that
And I’m not sitting here defending his performance. But It’s a little harsh to judge him as a player when he really hasn’t been on the field much this year. And whose fault is that? Of course, finger number 1 points directly to him. But I can’t call him a bust just yet. I’m not expecting pro bowl any time soon (if at all), but if he keeps getting his chances in terms of snaps on Sundays he might just turn into a decent pass rusher. I think next year is critical for him. I’m expecting a lot of improvement from him after an off-season of hitting the gym and getting stronger in the core and back and heavier in his legs, plus another year in the same system should slow down the game for him too.
You're right. Next year is incredibly critical for him.
Will his career be over before it even started or will another team give him a chance after the Bills cut him?
And those talking points sound a whole hell of a lot like last years talking points.
And those talking points sound a whole hell of a lot like last years talking points.
No they don’t. This year was a different scheme completely, and he went from putting his hand in the dirt to taking on blockers head on. Sure he wasn’t the only one that had to deal with that, but it didn’t help that he had only one year of starting experience in college. It was a bad pick, but all is not lost. He can still turn it around and tap into some of that potential. I think we just need to be patient with him (even more than we have been).
You didn't say that at all.
You said he needs to hit the gym, get stronger in the core and heavier in the legs, next year is critical… that is 100% the exact same thing that everyone said at the end of last year with substituting “another year in the same system” for “another year in the NFL.”
Yep, pretty much
What else can the Bills do to give him the opportunity to take hold of a spot? They brought in nobodys and had nobody on the roster worth cementing in at OLB. He’s had all offseason, the preseason, and 12 weeks in the regular season to make something happen. But he can’t even earn playing time over undrafted Antonio Coleman, ILB Reggie Torbor and everybody else. He’s simply not good enough to be on the field apparently.
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by Kurupt on Dec 2, 2010 2:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
^This^
Yep, Rec’d.
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by buffalobacker on Dec 2, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Slow
Thats putting it nicely!
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by buffalobacker on Dec 2, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
hes been in the league for two years..........
"My favorite unmentioned thing about Luck is that he wears #12. Hmm. As Tecmo Super Bowl would put it, perhaps the second coming of "QB Bills"?" - dinendal7
Be fair – this guy hasn’t had much “field” time. What I have seen from him is that he is undisciplined… Which is a huge issue, but he is young. He has also showed some ability to get to the QB when he has been on the field (preseason mostly). I still hold out hope, but the star shines less each day.
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by Jason from OH-IO on Dec 2, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I’m also rooting for Maybin. I’m at a loss as to why he hasn’t received more playing time to this point (we’re last place against the run — try anything!). I really hope this season has been about breaking him down and building him back up.
It would be a great shot in the arm for the team if Maybin can begin to show some of that potential.
also
with Torbor down will Moats see more time at ILB?
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I know that
Torbor rotated between inside and outside
"My favorite unmentioned thing about Luck is that he wears #12. Hmm. As Tecmo Super Bowl would put it, perhaps the second coming of "QB Bills"?" - dinendal7
I doubt it. Poz and Ayodele will play inside, with Bryan Scott playing in nickel packages. Kelsay, Moats, Coleman and Maybin will be tasked with rushing the passer in some form of rotation.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 2, 2010 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Moats has been completely unredeemable, even worse than even Kelsay in coverage. If Moats has to play ILB, he might as well retire.
Hopefully Moats can figure out how to play OLB. There’s been virtually nothing good out of the guy’s time on the field, let’s hope that OLB, being closer to his college position on the line, can give us something to cheer for.
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completley
disagree, Moats has done well and obviously better than Maybin.
He needs work, but to say he has done nothing good is unfair
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-Steve Tasker-
I think he has done well
Remember this guy came from James Madison university to the NFL. Theres a huge transition there. Also, I haven’t really seen Moats in coverage ever, as when hes been on the field he has been a situational pass rusher, and while he is no world beater he has do well in that capacity.
by Eric Murawski on Dec 2, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
The Bills tried him extensively at ILB in the preseason
Against scrubs and second teamers, he would fail at his assignment in coverage and see big pass plays happen. It was happening so consistently that it passed the point of “well, Moats can learn with time”. Once you see someone fail that spectacularly and that consistently at an early stage, there’s a point where giving up on turning lead into gold. It’s progress to do that.
Hopefully he can do something if given the chance to be a pass rusher, but his coverage abilities have shown to be so terrible, that they’re almost prohibitive for NFL play.
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by Dyl on Dec 2, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Well,
i don’t think you can hold the kids 1st pre season as a pro against him
And he has been moved to OLB for most of the year and has looked better there.
This is like giving up on Maybin his rookie year as well
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-Steve Tasker-
I'd love to be proven wrong.
Let’s hope he gets it together.
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by Dyl on Dec 2, 2010 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
Maybin, who told reporters Wednesday that he’s been working on improving his core strength and defending the run, is ready for the challenge.
i feel like these two are largely antithetical.
anyways – he’s getting his opportunity. sink or swim. either way, hopefully it will resolve the general opinion of him, for better or worse.
by quantumuprising on Dec 2, 2010 11:23 AM EST reply actions
Core Strength
Maybin is plenty fast enough to be on the field, just not strong enough in the core to stop from being thrown off balance when a OT leans on him our locks him up with his arms. He has to be able to set the edge if there is a running play to his side and he has to hold up at the point of attack. This might take several months of weight training and lifting programs for Aaron to get to a point where he needs to be…
The remainder of this season (limited playing time) for on-field experience and the off-season for hitting the weights and food hard to add muscle and weight to his body will be very important for him…
When he was drafted Modrak or one of the scount mentioned that his frame could bulk up to the 270 range… He needs to at least hit the 250 range as a starting point… He’s young enough to possibly work it all out and seems to have the mental attitude to do it. We’ll all see if it gets done or not. I am willing to be patient until next season’s training camp to see if there is any difference in core strength!
He needs to at least hit the 250 range as a starting point
He’s already listed as 250. The guy is incredibly lean. At his size he needs to bump up to 260 or so and work on his resistance explosion – essentially blowing up blocks.
He’s already listed as 250.
What he is listed at and what he is are two completely different things, especially in sports. My guess is that he is lucky to be at 240. Upper 230’s more like it. Dude has no waster and skinny legs. The only player that I knew at LB that had that framework and could complete was Shane Conlan
Conlan had the smallest legs i’ve ever seen on an NFL LBer.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 2, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
Ted Hendricks
Aka, the stork! Now not sure he even was a LBer. Oh well..
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by buffalobacker on Dec 2, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
You are correct Sir!
Almost spindly.
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by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Dec 2, 2010 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
My guess is that he is lucky to be at 240. Upper 230’s more like it.
So what you’re saying is he needs to be listed at 260-270 (which would make him about 250 in real weight).
265 should be the goal for next year
I think that’d be about ideal for Maybin. That would put him at about Dwight Freeney size (listed @ 268 now, 250 while @ SU,) where he could maintain the speed he’s got, hold up against the run much better and just be a better tackler. Then if he could develop a quick spin move, we’d be talking. I doubt he’s ever capable of a Freeney-esqe bull rush- that is unless Merriman gave him some Balco digits. If he could put on 15 lbs of mass in an off-season, completely possible with effort, we could see a new player next year as his rep count increases.
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don't worry about next year because
he won’t be on our roster next year. He will be working on his “Inactivewear” clothing line somewhere else.
prediction for 2010 season is 3 and 13
Yea plain and simple, he isnt going anywhere next year. Next statement.
by Eric Murawski on Dec 2, 2010 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
core strength doesn’t have nearly as much tod do with “ot leaning on him” as overall weight and lower body strength do. core strength is for quarterbacks and baseball players. The dude needs to bulk up from the 225 he’s probably been at for two years.
by quantumuprising on Dec 3, 2010 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
I disagree
core strength is for quarterbacks and baseball players.
Core strength is for EVERYBODY, just ask Cliff Clavin!
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Is McCargo going to be on the field this weekend, too?
by Bruce Smith's Shoe on Dec 2, 2010 11:26 AM EST reply actions
It’s possible. Time will tell. Torell Troup’s fibula will play a big role.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 2, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Aaron Maybin! ZOMG! ZOMG! BUST! MICHAEL OHER! CLAY MATTHEWS! BRIAN ORAKPO! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Just figured I’d get it out of the way early.
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by Jon Harrington on Dec 2, 2010 11:26 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
+1
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by Michael_Necci on Dec 2, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Good picture... not sure how Rothlisberger could escape that???
but ended up doing so and running 20 yards for a 1st down after it…
Aaron looks the size of a quality high school player in that picture....
probably why Big Ben was able to escape.
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Who's the other guy...
though.
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by Jon Harrington on Dec 2, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
On a bum ankle
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The issue with these injuries is going to be stopping the run and we already have issues there! Seriously, the Vikings are going to run run run on us and we are going to have to load the box now I think. Especially if Troup cannot go. Then it’s play action Brett Farve Brett Favre Brett Favre
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J.C. Bills Fans r impatient....
Alot of Bills fans are impatient and ruthless, this guy is in his 2nd yr, he is also 22 yrs old!! and the Kid only had really one yr of college play!!!! I dont understand how yall are bashing him!! and why bash him!!!! He also did not ask to be drafted in the 1st round or 11th overall. So seriously give the guy a break!! You wanna blame somebody you blame who ever made whoever to make that pick and Back off Maybin!!!! Im just as disappointed as all of you are but im not gonna throw him under the bus…. at least not yet ….
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by brebre421 on Dec 2, 2010 1:09 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
exactly
Maybin is only 6 months older than Troup and is younger than Carrington. He’s incredibly young – we as fans need to cut him some slack. If anyone is to blame – it is squarely on the front office.
by BuffaloFanFromCT on Dec 2, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
nobody is asking him to be a Pro Bowl player
But the guy is in year 2 and can only get on the field and be active on Sundays due to injury. He hasn’t shown anything yet, not even a glimpse of potentially being an impact player. If he was making the periodic play while mostly being invisible, that’d be one thing, but he’s doing absolutely nothing!
How long is this guy supposed to get? You can’t keep being patient with a guy who has shown no ability to even belong on the field. Can’t wait forever.
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by Kurupt on Dec 2, 2010 2:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
20 games. 14 tackles. First round pick. I don’t understand how people still want to give him a chance.
by quantumuprising on Dec 3, 2010 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
nix's approval rating indicates patience
according to brian’s poll yesterday, Nix has a 77% approval rating from the fans here. How many other fan bases would give their GM such a high rating if their club were 2-9?
I don’t think Bills fans are especially impatient. It’s not just Maybin’s lack of production, it’s his lack of improvement over these past 2 years that leaves many so pessimistic.
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?
I’m not sure it’s just us. I recall seeing a national-level media article calling him the worst player in the NFL…
By Deadspin...........
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
it was Yahoo I believe
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"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
This is probably the main issue...
He was redshirted, so he played two seasons. Only one as a full-time starter.
If Maybin were playing this year, he would be in his Senior year.
Because of this inexperience he is very one dimensional.
To counter, Brian Orakpo was a senior. He played for almost 4 full years. He was All American and got the award for the Best DE in the country. He was 263 at the combine and is listed at 255 but he actually looks like he is 255.
He currently has 18.5 sacks.
So… there is obviously a lot of what if’s
Looking at that info, one would ask… Why the hell did we pick Maybin?
I also wonder that, but he is still young and still learning the position. I think he ultimately will end up being a bust, but let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and decide at the end of the 2011 season.
by JMP on Dec 2, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
when you make 18 gazillion dollars
you dont get the benefit of the doubt, now if he returned money has has not earned people would lay off
It’s not his problem that we picked him way too early.
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So #$(Y#&$^#&( what?
They did pick him way to early. That can’t be changed. And luckily for Aaron they did pick him that early. If he was drafted in any later rounds he would have been long gone by now.
since we are not paying him to be on the field
think of his compensation as hush money turn turn the other cheek when people say he is a bust.
brebre421, he is a bust
we regulary blame modrak and wilson, too.
Even though he's terrible
I have a gut feeling he gets his first sack this Sunday…..
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by Kurupt on Dec 2, 2010 2:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
imagine if it’s Maybin who finally ends Favre’s career!
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I really hope he shows something this week!
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He had a really nice duck under on Scott that would have been a sure fire sack then scott yanked him down, Maybin is really lean and the kid is still only 21, i mean some kids dont even start growing man fat till there like 25, So i mean hes still a kid and not even a man going against grown men, Football is not like hockey or any other spoort you are so closley engaged that a man will dominate a boy everytime.
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Nice picture
Too bad it was 18 yards upfield and not in the backfield….
Actually
It was in the backfield. Both Kelsay and Maybin beat their blocks and had Ben in the backfield, but good ol’ Jonathan Scott basically sat on Maybin and Ben was able to break the tackle and scamper for his 20 yard gain.
JS likely was having trouble believing maybin got on the field
during the hardy belly laugh, maybin turned sideways and disappeared only to reappear behind scott and swipe at big ben.
Maybin!! please step up
I really want Maybin to earn his way on the field for the rest of the season. We have such a need at that position. PLEASE AARON!!! get some sacks and intercept some passes and force/recover some fumbles! please become the player you were drafted to be and are getting paid to be.
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by MtJulietTNBillsFan on Dec 2, 2010 5:34 PM EST reply actions
I always wonder
if Pipp and Gehrig had a good relationship even after Pipp helped Gehrig develop just to get replaced by him.
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by poz on Dec 2, 2010 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
I so want Maybin to produce...
if only to teach fans about patience and giving youg players time to develop. For all the login and reasonable arguments found on this site…patience is not a virtue that many Bills fans have for individual players. I dont want to hear about how bad the Bills have been for so long, none of that is Maybin’s fault. Some fans hold the Bills team woes against under-performing players who need to time to grow. My point is that young and developing individual players should not be held accountable for the mistakes of previous FO regimes & coaches. Maybin was unfairly being called a “bust” before the end of his first year. This year, he was supposed to be a pass-rushing OLB in the 3-4 and spent his offseason training to be a 3-4 OLB, then we went to a 4-3/3-4 hyrbid were he is still plays with his hand on the ground. He is on the team and he isn’t going anywhere soon, get behind the guy and show him why Bills fans are the best. I dont see why people like to make him a punching bag, he is no Willis MaGahee by any stretch of the imagination. He has not quit or given up even though he is disappointed in himself.
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You don't think it's safe to call an early first round pick a bust
When, halfway into year 2, he can’t make the active roster while healthy? A year and a half is an eternity compared to the amount of time it takes for most good draftees to develop to the point where they can contribute with production.
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by Dyl on Dec 2, 2010 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
i think his point
is that at this point his disappointments are well documented. You do not have Bills fans left to convert into thinking he has been a let down so far. So what then is the point of an entire fanbase continually gut checking a 22 year old kid who doesn’t cause any trouble except to be mean and nasty?
He is wearing our uniform. Its time to get over the disappointment that he will not live up to his early first round status and that in that respect, yes he is a bust. Now lets just let him keep his head down and get behind a guy trying to be a contributor. Its not like he wants to let us down.
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by poz on Dec 2, 2010 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
im also not saying "you" as in "you, Dyl" more as in "us Bills fans"
"My favorite unmentioned thing about Luck is that he wears #12. Hmm. As Tecmo Super Bowl would put it, perhaps the second coming of "QB Bills"?" - dinendal7
by poz on Dec 2, 2010 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's going to be difficult if impossible at this point
to convince most Bills fans that Maybin can be a contributor, though. If he blossoms into something, great, but it’s probably going to be a much more efficient use of energy to get someone who can come in and play readily instead of being a five-year project. All the bad players on our roster can’t become these years-long projects that can be groomed into “growing” into decent talent. We have some terrible talent on our team, and as a fan, I want some definite pieces of that out of Buffalo, in principle. We can root for Maybin as he stands around the sideline to get back into the game, but after this year, ultimately I’d much rather go with another prospect.
I feel like anyone still supporting his emergence isn’t just merely wanting it to happen (because Maybin is a Bill), they’re actually relying on him coming up because they don’t want to take risks and accrue a little turnover to get a real pass rushing OLB. I’m against that, because I feel that is the wrong strategy, and a terrible waste of energy. Acquiring his replacement isn’t something to shy away from — for fear of having to admit we were wrong about him. We were wrong!
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by Dyl on Dec 2, 2010 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
Acquiring his replacement isn’t something to shy away from — for fear of having to admit we were wrong about him. We were wrong
Oh, I totally agree with this. If anyone is banking on Maybin that is a poor place to put hope. In many ways, looking for his replacement is the best way to help him keep his head down and just let him focus on becoming a player who can contribute period.
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by poz on Dec 2, 2010 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
60 years from now
Maybin is going to have that picture framed on his living room wall in his mansion in space telling his space-grandchildren that that was his first NFL sack. Damn lying pictures!!
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by Kurupt on Dec 2, 2010 10:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Look
Eric Moulds, took 3 seasons to develop. I seem to remember people wanting to give up on him as well. Yet the franchise showed patience and was rewarded. And while I can’t guarantee you that Maybins career path will mirror Moulds, you can’t guarantee me his career path won’t either.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
OK
But Maybin’s shown close to nothing, nada, pew! Hate the pick, don’t know the player. All good, one day in the distant future he’ll be all pro for another team, meanwhile lets be patient with yet another 1st rd. disappointment. I mean really, what choice do we have? We tried embarrassing him by not making him active for game. He’s so not working out, sorry.
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by buffalobacker on Dec 3, 2010 2:01 AM EST up reply actions
I mean really, what choice do we have?
Exactly.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Its work ethic and dedication to his craft.
If I was the Bills coaching staff. I’d give him till the start of camp. If he doesn’t know the playbook by heart and he doesn’t add 30lbs of muscle to his frame he’s cut.
by hitekguru on Dec 4, 2010 2:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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