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Even though we all understand that there will be times when rookies struggle and that the Bills are a young team that will have it's up-and-downs, you have to love the attitude that Donte Whitner and his fellow rookies have and the approach that Coach Jauron is taking with them:
"We're breaking through that myth," said Donte Whitner, the rookie strong safety from Ohio State. "We're not worried about people calling us rookies. If they want to come and test us, then let them come and test us. But we're going to fight. We're going to play more like veterans than rookies. We're going to make a couple of mistakes, but we're going to come back and fight hard."
"Once you're on the field, you're not a rookie," said Ellison, an undersized linebacker who was drafted in the sixth round from Oregon State. "You're just a football player. I think that's the mentality the guys take."
"Coach Jauron says we're not rebuilding. We're building - on what we have. We're trying to lay the foundation for this team, and we want to make it to the playoffs this year. We're not listening to what outsiders say about us."
Whether making the playoffs this season is realistic or not, I like the way that Jauron is telling his young players that they are building and trying to build a foundation for the team with them having a goal of making the playoffs this year. IMHO the rookies' attitudes about being thrust into the lineup is tremendous. And, I also like JP Losman's attitude about the situation--which IMHO is the perfect response to Spikes' comments after T.Vincent was put on IR last week:
"Rebuilding? What is that?
"It doesn't look like we have that kind of attitude," Losman said. "Until you actually win a championship, I think you're always rebuilding. It's about winning the big prize. That's what we're trying to get to, nothing less."'
With attitudes like these in the lockerroom and the effort that we are seeing on the field, this is becoming a Bills team than I think fans can really like and that really could develop into something special as time goes on.
"We're breaking through that myth," said Donte Whitner, the rookie strong safety from Ohio State. "We're not worried about people calling us rookies. If they want to come and test us, then let them come and test us. But we're going to fight. We're going to play more like veterans than rookies. We're going to make a couple of mistakes, but we're going to come back and fight hard."
"Once you're on the field, you're not a rookie," said Ellison, an undersized linebacker who was drafted in the sixth round from Oregon State. "You're just a football player. I think that's the mentality the guys take."
"Coach Jauron says we're not rebuilding. We're building - on what we have. We're trying to lay the foundation for this team, and we want to make it to the playoffs this year. We're not listening to what outsiders say about us."
Whether making the playoffs this season is realistic or not, I like the way that Jauron is telling his young players that they are building and trying to build a foundation for the team with them having a goal of making the playoffs this year. IMHO the rookies' attitudes about being thrust into the lineup is tremendous. And, I also like JP Losman's attitude about the situation--which IMHO is the perfect response to Spikes' comments after T.Vincent was put on IR last week:
"Rebuilding? What is that?
"It doesn't look like we have that kind of attitude," Losman said. "Until you actually win a championship, I think you're always rebuilding. It's about winning the big prize. That's what we're trying to get to, nothing less."'
With attitudes like these in the lockerroom and the effort that we are seeing on the field, this is becoming a Bills team than I think fans can really like and that really could develop into something special as time goes on.
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