Levy is doing it right

[Pinkerton Security]

When the Buffalo Bills hired Marv Levy to be their general manager in January 2006, one of the major things he stressed was the importance of each player on his team having character. In order to truly be respected by fans, the on-field performers need to be good people off the field.


"Ability without character will lose," Levy, a Hall of Fame head coach, said.

http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/a...07/post_4.html










Nice to hear about him not "caving in" and signing and/or drafting bad people, though it does seem sort of corny. I am glad he goes after good guys, can you imagine being the Bengals and having all of those players being arrested and suspended? I am sure we'd be pissed, I know I would be. One thing is for sure, Marv has his "Marv kinda guys", and whether or not they will lead us to success remains to be seen. However, I am happy with the way he is leading us.

[OpIv37]

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character without ability will lose too. Real life isn't the Mighty Ducks movie.

[Jan Reimers]

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Marv is doing it right from both a character and an ability standpoint. He is building a very good football team, on the field and off.

Some posters just need to give him a chance - he's only in his second year back.

[OpIv37]

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And some posters need to admit that he's made some mistakes and he doesn't get a pass because it's only his second year.

[Dr. Lecter]

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And some posters need to admit that he's made some mistakes and he doesn't get a pass because it's only his second year.

We all admit he has made some mistakes.

Howvere, not every single move has been horrible and some are actually unknown whether they are good or bad.

[OpIv37]

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We all admit he has made some mistakes.

Howvere, not every single move has been horrible and some are actually unknown whether they are good or bad.

that's true.

I just get frustrated how some people use the "it's his second year" excuse to deflect any and all criticism of Marv.

[Pinkerton Security]

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character without ability will lose too. Real life isn't the Mighty Ducks movie.

You're absolutely right. However, look at the talented Pacman, Chris Henry, Vick...wasted. I know he has made mistakes, I would never say that. You have to admit we have added some talented players, even though we have lost some.

[jmb1099]

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There does need to be a blend. There are plenty of talented players with decent character and the more of these guys we can add to the roster the better.
Marv doesn't get a pass because its his second year...a mistake is a mistake. However, he does appear to moving the team in a positive direction overall. I think its foolish to expect perfection, but not unreasonable to expect continued improvement.

[HAMMER]

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Newsflash Op, every single GM in every sports league makes mistakes.

[ublinkwescore]

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And some posters need to admit that he's made some mistakes and he doesn't get a pass because it's only his second year.

Point out some of these mistakes, will you Op?

[Night Train]

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I think the only real mistake in the last 18 months is not getting a bit more beef at DT, IMO. Marv can still correct that with a late move, prior to opening day.

I knew Clements would test FA and the Vets that are gone weren't big losses and not worth the big $$, relative to performance.

Jauron was a better hire than I thought he would be. I do like Fairchild as our OC. I do like these last 2 Drafts.

Our ability to stop the run will be the key this year to winning or losing 2-4 close games.

Go Bills !

[OpIv37]

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Point out some of these mistakes, will you Op?

For starters:

Huge contract to Chris Kelsay.
Getting NOTHING for Nate Clements.
The Darwin Walker trade.
Giving Price such a huge contract.
Giving Reed such a huge contact.
Robert Royal.
Spending so much attention on the DL with no results.
Matt Bowen
Tutan Reyes

[Carlton Bailey]

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For starters:

Huge contract to Chris Kelsay.
Getting NOTHING for Nate Clements.
The Darwin Walker trade.
Giving Price such a huge contract.
Giving Reed such a huge contact.
Robert Royal.
Spending so much attention on the DL with no results.
Matt Bowen
Tutan Reyes

Agreed, except for Royal.

[Dr. Lecter]

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Reed and Price were not huge contracts.

And the DL results are not known until McCargo plays and Williams has more than one season.

[OpIv37]

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Reed and Price were not huge contracts.

And the DL results are not known until McCargo plays and Williams has more than one season.

it's all relative.

You can't compare it to this year's huge contracts because they signed before last season. And given their contributions and their previous history, their contracts were way too big.