Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

[Mitchy moo]

Maybe it's just me but the Bills players have shut their mouths and are actually playing for their respective positions. No one is been handed anything, you work / you play. I think Marv / Dick read them the riot act early and said shut your mouth, work hard and give it your all on every play and your actions will speak louder than words. I think in most of the interviews with the Bills have basically been contrite and modest in general.

This I'm a veteran thing is worth 0, which is the way it should be. You fall down, the bench will pick you up.

[ddaryl]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

I think we also shuffled off a couple of loud mouths who we're having a negative impact on the team regardless of their on field capabilites.

Even Willis has managed to shut up... so far.

[SABURZFAN]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

now if we can get a couple of loud mouths in here to :stfu:

[Jan Reimers]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

What's funny, though, is that Marv had a bunch of big egos on his Bills' SB teams - Kelly, Reed, Thomas, Smith, Bennett et. al., but he got them to stop bickering and play together.

This bunch hasn't done or won anything yet to have egos about, and Marv may have reminded them of that fact.

[LifetimeBillsFan]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

Adding to that, I think that two things happened that really put a cap on any temptation that there might still have been to fall back into that kind of thing:

1.) Posey got cut shortly after TKO and Fletcher-Baker made some noises in the press that were reminiscent of last year--TKO was tight with Posey.

2.) Troy Vincent has been verbally very supportive of the new coaching staff and appears to have "bought into" their program. That's important because, while his skills on the field have eroded significantly, Vincent is very articulate, highly respected throughout the league, and, as President of the NFLPA, one of the first high-profile players that the rookies and other young players would come in contact with upon entering the league. Both Youboty and Whitner were quoted as saying that Vincent called them and has helped them to catch up on the stuff that they missed during the OTAs and Whitner's holdout.

I also think that Holcomb's poor performance thus far has also served to cut the legs out from under any argument that he would give the team a better chance to win than Losman at this point.

[CuseJetsFan83]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

maybe the team has finally realized, its put up or shut up, and until they start getting some wins, they are nothing yet.

[YardRat]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

Nobody on this team has anything to be egotistical about. Except for maybe Moorman.

[CuseJetsFan83]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

Nobody on this team has anything to be egotistical about. Except for maybe Moorman.

after the ST performance against carolina, i wouldnt be so sure about that... moorman had a few bad kicks, and that one blocked one..... thankfully its preseason so it dont matter.

but i think he is the only one who is technically SAFE, and in no danger of competition

[Historian]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

All great points.

I agree with all of you.

This team finally has a compass.

It's Marv Levy.

[Jan Reimers]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

All great points.

I agree with all of you.

This team finally has a compass.

It's Marv Levy.

You're absolutely right about Marv. What a breath of fresh air after that secretive, paronoid, control freak Donahoe.

[RedEyE]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

I'd reserve judgement once we can see what this tema can do to overcome adversity.

Willis is going to be a problem later, but that will mostly have to do with how much he values his skills. The contract negotiations with him will not be pretty and I expect his "agent" (I use that term losely) will use some dirty tactics to get McGahee top dollar. Willis just isn't bright enough and is blinded by his own narcissistic ways to understand anything differently, and Levy is far to set in his ways to let some young punk bend the rules.

[djjimkelly]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

I think we also shuffled off a couple of loud mouths who we're having a negative impact on the team regardless of their on field capabilites.

Even Willis has managed to shut up... so far.

ive heard most vocal guy on the O is villarial he needs to shut it too becuz his game isnt that good to be talking smack

[ICE74129]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

Now wait. I remember someone here catching hell for saying 'The veterans should STFU and just play'. Hummmmmm....

[Michael82]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

Maybe it's just me but the Bills players have shut their mouths and are actually playing for their respective positions. No one is been handed anything, you work / you play. I think Marv / Dick read them the riot act early and said shut your mouth, work hard and give it your all on every play and your actions will speak louder than words. I think in most of the interviews with the Bills have basically been contrite and modest in general.

This I'm a veteran thing is worth 0, which is the way it should be. You fall down, the bench will pick you up.

Great point, Skooby! I have noticed this too.

[Michael82]

Re: Notice how we haven't seen any ego's?

What's funny, though, is that Marv had a bunch of big egos on his Bills' SB teams - Kelly, Reed, Thomas, Smith, Bennett et. al., but he got them to stop bickering and play together.

This bunch hasn't done or won anything yet to have egos about, and Marv may have reminded them of that fact.

Marv fixed the "bickering Bills" once before. And it appears that him and Jauron have done it again. It's nice to see. I just hope it lasts.