Yasgur's Farm
05-26-2009, 08:29 AM
Just need to counter the "brutal" tag
He’s a wet behind the ears NFL rookie, but Bills top pick Aaron Maybin is anything but intimidated when it comes taking the field with NFL veterans in OTAs. The Penn State product didn’t feel he had to make a big adjustment to the speed of the NFL game.
“A little bit, nothing too serious,” said a confident Maybin. “Football is football.”
That doesn’t mean that Maybin doesn’t respect the step up in terms of competition at the pro level, but having a case of the jitters hasn’t been an issue.
“Not at all,” he said. “Once you get to this level, if you’re still nervous, you’re still lacking confidence in your own abilities, you need to stay in school. I think that mentally, I did a pretty good job of preparing myself just for the change in pace.”
The rest... (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/maybin-striving-to-be-ready/48d644dd-45c9-4c6e-b2a7-06bbd3ac9d0f)
He’s a wet behind the ears NFL rookie, but Bills top pick Aaron Maybin is anything but intimidated when it comes taking the field with NFL veterans in OTAs. The Penn State product didn’t feel he had to make a big adjustment to the speed of the NFL game.
“A little bit, nothing too serious,” said a confident Maybin. “Football is football.”
That doesn’t mean that Maybin doesn’t respect the step up in terms of competition at the pro level, but having a case of the jitters hasn’t been an issue.
“Not at all,” he said. “Once you get to this level, if you’re still nervous, you’re still lacking confidence in your own abilities, you need to stay in school. I think that mentally, I did a pretty good job of preparing myself just for the change in pace.”
The rest... (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/maybin-striving-to-be-ready/48d644dd-45c9-4c6e-b2a7-06bbd3ac9d0f)