Article on Whitner

[mysticsoto]

Bills’ Whitner reigns, with help from his secondary minions

The best thing about the Buffalo Bills' defense playing generally well is that it's given safety Donte Whitner the chance to play specifically well, as he's excelling this season at his style of vengeful football. Everyone else doing their jobs and holding their ground allows him to be on the prowl, creating nightmares on Sunday afternoons with his instinctual attacks against two offenses so far. The competence of this 2008 edition gives Whitner the freedom to forge a different path thanks to both his and the group’s respective maturity.

He’s managed six tackles in each of Buffalo’s games, but it’s the way he's been ending plays when he wants to and not when the ball carrier does that makes Whitner such a prize. More notably, he’s getting a chance to roam the field like a focused madman, allowing him to truly come into his own. That’s thanks to not only his own development but also because of the fact he has better talent playing alongside him than was deployed as recently as his rookie season. Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is finally using Whitner as a wild card with his other face cards in place.

http://www.realfootball365.com/index.php/articles/bills/12646

[justasportsfan]

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OP's problem with Whitner is that he wants to see big plays reflected in Donte's stats.

[gr8slayer]

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OP's problem with Whitner is that he wants to see big plays reflected in Donte's stats.

Who doesn't? Anytime you draft a guy that high he should be a game changer. As long has he continues to improve (which he has) I'm not really that worried about him. He's been pretty damn solid and I guarantee you he'd be welcomed with open arms here in Dallas over Roy Williams.

[justasportsfan]

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Who doesn't? Anytime you draft a guy that high he should be a game changer. As long has he continues to improve (which he has) I'm not really that worried about him. He's been pretty damn solid and I guarantee you he'd be welcomed with open arms here in Dallas over Roy Williams.

I do too but sometimes people are quietly contibuting in a way that they are allowing others to make the plays.

[gr8slayer]

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I do too but sometimes people are quietly contibuting in a way that they are allowing others to make the plays.

I won't argue that, I actually like the attitude Whitner has brought to the defense. They kind of have a swagger this year and I think that he has a lot to do with that.

And you know what? A lot of people want to compare everyone to Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, etc.... but even they haven't looked that great over the past two seasons.

[madness]

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The question of who benefits from whom is ultimately irrelevant; the important point is that everyone is benefiting.

Spot on.

[Pinkerton Security]

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My favorite quote:

"...especially when he’s facing energetic sprites like Greer."


Those guys at RF365 spend to much time thinking of clever similes and cute little additions to the article, but they rarely have much of a main component: CONTENT. they ramble about the painfully obvious crap, and thats it.

[OpIv37]

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what the hell is he talking about? That doesn't even remotely reflect what I saw on the field from Whitner.

[mysticsoto]

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what the hell is he talking about? That doesn't even remotely reflect what I saw on the field from Whitner.

I understand what he's saying about Whitner being a wildcard. Haven't you seen Whitner up on the line on many occasions? He's probably confusing the hell out of our opponents QBs...is he going to blitz? Is he there for run support? Is he just faking and going to drop back? Yet something else for a QB to have to keep track off amidst it all. I think Whitner is being pretty effective...

Not everyone's success should be judged by ints or sacks...

[OpIv37]

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I understand what he's saying about Whitner being a wildcard. Haven't you seen Whitner up on the line on many occasions? He's probably confusing the hell out of our opponents QBs...is he going to blitz? Is he there for run support? Is he just faking and going to drop back? Yet something else for a QB to have to keep track off amidst it all. I think Whitner is being pretty effective...

Not everyone's success should be judged by ints or sacks...

how about passes defensed? or big hits? Or being around the ball in the passing game?

Not everyone's success should be assumed because of the name on the back of their jersey.

[raphael120]

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I saw a guy with Youboty on his back making more of a, well, visible impact than the guy wearing Whitner.

[Dr. Lecter]

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Not all impacts are visible

[yordad]

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I saw a guy with Youboty on his back making more of a, well, visible impact than the guy wearing Whitner.

Might that be because they don't throw the ball where Whitner is, and they do throw the ball to where Youboty is? Not to mention, they don't play the same position.

[raphael120]

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Might that be because they don't throw the ball where Whitner is, and they do throw the ball to where Youboty is? Not to mention, they don't play the same position.

Im just sayin, defensive impact players who ARE visible, I have only seen Whitner stuff one run in the Jags game, and I dont remember him doing anything in the Seahawks game. But i know he's doing good back there. Hell, you dont hear Ellisons name at all but is that good or bad? It's bad because he's not doing anything very impactful but its kinda good because it means that he's not getting burned.

But it will sure be nice to see him have some key pass breakups or an INT. McGee has been stellar so far, having a great INT in two straight games.

[madness]

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For the record...

Two ppl here who claim that he wasn't visible both only saw him stuff a run once, when in fact he did it twice.