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It's early May in the Bills locker room and a seated George Wilson stops Jim Leonhard on his way past Wilson's locker.
"When we're in this call and they line up with two receivers to this side, what's my assignment become," Wilson asks Leonhard showing him his open playbook.
Leonhard sits down on the stool next to Wilson and begins with a question.
"What's your key?"
Soon Leonhard has Wilson back to the basics of the play call and proper alignment before the snap.
While other members of the team get showered up after their morning training workouts as part of the team's offseason conditioning program, Leonhard sits with Wilson for another 20 minutes.
By the time Wilson feels comfortable with everything his notebook page has 15 lines of notes from his conversation with Leonhard.
Is Wilson looking for different ways to defeat a defensive alignment?
Quite the contrary.
George Wilson is trying to see if strong safety is another position where he can offer the Buffalo Bills some added depth.
"The coaches just wanted to try it out," said Wilson. "It's just a trial period just to see if I can do it. I'm trying to show that I'm not only a sound wide receiver, but that I can play special teams and perhaps help on the defensive side of the ball. It just makes me a better all-around football player."
The safety experiment began in early May with a lot of work in the classroom, while walking through some defensive alignments based on offensive looks on the field. Wilson feels he's absorbed thing fairly well.
"It's been going pretty good," Wilson said. "The first few days there were a lot of moving parts, but I've gotten some great help in the defensive backs room from Jim Leonhard and coach Catavolos. They're giving me pointers while watching film and answering all my questions, so they've tried to help make it a smooth transition." ...
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=4797
"When we're in this call and they line up with two receivers to this side, what's my assignment become," Wilson asks Leonhard showing him his open playbook.
Leonhard sits down on the stool next to Wilson and begins with a question.
"What's your key?"
Soon Leonhard has Wilson back to the basics of the play call and proper alignment before the snap.
While other members of the team get showered up after their morning training workouts as part of the team's offseason conditioning program, Leonhard sits with Wilson for another 20 minutes.
By the time Wilson feels comfortable with everything his notebook page has 15 lines of notes from his conversation with Leonhard.
Is Wilson looking for different ways to defeat a defensive alignment?
Quite the contrary.
George Wilson is trying to see if strong safety is another position where he can offer the Buffalo Bills some added depth.
"The coaches just wanted to try it out," said Wilson. "It's just a trial period just to see if I can do it. I'm trying to show that I'm not only a sound wide receiver, but that I can play special teams and perhaps help on the defensive side of the ball. It just makes me a better all-around football player."
The safety experiment began in early May with a lot of work in the classroom, while walking through some defensive alignments based on offensive looks on the field. Wilson feels he's absorbed thing fairly well.
"It's been going pretty good," Wilson said. "The first few days there were a lot of moving parts, but I've gotten some great help in the defensive backs room from Jim Leonhard and coach Catavolos. They're giving me pointers while watching film and answering all my questions, so they've tried to help make it a smooth transition." ...
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=4797
I really like Wilson. I hope this increases his chances of making the active roster.
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