Don't Panic
05-16-2007, 06:36 AM
http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/2007/05/bills-rookie-minicamp160507.html
It's just young, raw, naïve college graduates who haven't yet played a moment of professional sports and who don't know the plays running around an empty stadium or field house. But rookie minicamp in the NFL is still a captivating event for the zealous, as fans starved for action get to see the team's newest players fresh from college in town for the first time. If baseball fans can salivate over the date when pitchers and catchers arrive in Florida or Arizona, <ACRONYM title="Buffalo Bills News">Buffalo Bills</ACRONYM> can be happy that the rookies are off campus and in Orchard Park, N.Y.
The most exciting part of welcoming those understandably unaware of the nuances of their new jobs is the chance to see the most prominent new players on the field. First- and second-round picks Marshawn Lynch and Paul Posluszny are facing more pressure than, say, a sociology major from the Class of 2007 currently circulating resumes, and this is the beginning of their respective opportunities to impress.
Lynch may not have a diploma, and he might not be embarking on a new career as a hostage negotiator or a fancy surgeon, but he's still facing a tremendous pressure level. Posluszny has his finance degree from Penn State that he earned a semester early as a backup plan, but Mister Smarty-Pants probably has enough economic sense to pursue sports first; after all, he already has a job lined up in athletics.
Nothing Earth-shattering... didn't realize Lynch wasn't there on time.
It's just young, raw, naïve college graduates who haven't yet played a moment of professional sports and who don't know the plays running around an empty stadium or field house. But rookie minicamp in the NFL is still a captivating event for the zealous, as fans starved for action get to see the team's newest players fresh from college in town for the first time. If baseball fans can salivate over the date when pitchers and catchers arrive in Florida or Arizona, <ACRONYM title="Buffalo Bills News">Buffalo Bills</ACRONYM> can be happy that the rookies are off campus and in Orchard Park, N.Y.
The most exciting part of welcoming those understandably unaware of the nuances of their new jobs is the chance to see the most prominent new players on the field. First- and second-round picks Marshawn Lynch and Paul Posluszny are facing more pressure than, say, a sociology major from the Class of 2007 currently circulating resumes, and this is the beginning of their respective opportunities to impress.
Lynch may not have a diploma, and he might not be embarking on a new career as a hostage negotiator or a fancy surgeon, but he's still facing a tremendous pressure level. Posluszny has his finance degree from Penn State that he earned a semester early as a backup plan, but Mister Smarty-Pants probably has enough economic sense to pursue sports first; after all, he already has a job lined up in athletics.
Nothing Earth-shattering... didn't realize Lynch wasn't there on time.