Donte Witner

[soapman]

For those of you who don't think he's one of the top safeties in the game, please check your references. The guy is playing lights out when the rest of the defense is playing terrible. He's got more touches on Ricky Williams than anyone on the D-line.

[SquishDaFish]

Re: Donte Witner

I agree hes playing good today

[raphael120]

Re: Donte Witner

good for him.

in my opinion, you shouldnt have to defend a 8th round pick as much as people do. the fact that it's his 3rd year in the league and people still need to justify things by him playing well in a meaningless game just proves how he's been a disappointment and not worthy of a top 10 pick.

[SquishDaFish]

Re: Donte Witner

Is that his fault??

[Mr. Pink]

Re: Donte Witner

It's his fault that he's a bottom tier NFL safety, yes.

He's probably our 3rd or 4th best safety...let alone top in the NFL.

Byrd, Scott > Whitner. Debatable if Wilson is.

[Prov401]

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Uh-oh, now you did it. Now all the Whitner haters are going to come out of the woods and bring up how he hit that player in the end-zone 2 years ago to cost us a penalty. Or how he got burned last year....twice. Or how he only gets these tackles because our D-line has gaping holes the size of Paris Hilton's v..... Forget it... You've done it now.

Whitner is an animal. Announcers talk about him any time I watch a Bills game. And all the talk is positive. People should just understand our dumbass front office took a late 1st round pick, in the top 10. Be mad at them. Whitner is still a beast.

[Prov401]

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It's his fault that he's a bottom tier NFL safety, yes.

He's probably our 3rd or 4th best safety...let alone top in the NFL.

Byrd, Scott > Whitner. Debatable if Wilson is.

No.

[Mr. Pink]

Re: Donte Witner

Uh-oh, now you did it. Now all the Whitner haters are going to come out of the woods and bring up how he hit that player in the end-zone 2 years ago to cost us a penalty. Or how he got burned last year....twice. Or how he only gets these tackles because our D-line has gaping holes the size of Paris Hilton's v..... Forget it... You've done it now.

Whitner is an animal. Announcers talk about him any time I watch a Bills game. And all the talk is positive. People should just understand our dumbass front office took a late 1st round pick, in the top 10. Be mad at them. Whitner is still a beast.

Whitner isn't even as good as he was in college.

I don't know if it's because everyone else is just better than him or he cashed in his check and stopped caring.

Fact is, he shouldn't and most likely wouldn't be starting if we weren't as thin at LB right now and were stuck playing Scott there.

[Prov401]

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Whitner isn't even as good as he was in college.

I don't know if it's because everyone else is just better than him or he cashed in his check and stopped caring.

Fact is, he shouldn't and most likely wouldn't be starting if we weren't as thin at LB right now and were stuck playing Scott there.

In Whitner's first 3 years here in Buffalo, he has more tackles than Polamalu's first 3 years with the Steelers. Fact. 254-225. Ed Reed's first 3 seasons accumulated in only 231 total tackles. Actually, Whitner's single season high in tackles (104) is more than Polamalu's (96), and Reed's (85). He is very seldomly sent on blitz's, so if your pissed at the lack of production in the sack category, blame the scheme and, or Perry Fewell. He is very durable, and has suited up all of 6 games in his career. I'm only comparis tackles here, I would take Ed or Troy over Donte all day, however I'm just showing he shows up on the field with the elite tacklers in this game.

Seriously. what's the problem with him? I will say it again....A reach? YES...YES...YES... HE WAS REACHED FOR. No argument there. It's not his fault. However, he was still a late first round pick. And he plays like it. He wears his heart on his sleeve, and he is proud to put on the Bills uni each and every week. Probably the proudest member of our team. Seriously...Why does he suck? So these commentators and analysts that show Whitner some respect week in week out, are just flawed at their analysis? Or are you just angry because Whitner doesn't get interceptions? Weak excuses not to like Donte.

[Griff]

Re: Donte Witner

so now that his job is in jeopardy he decides to play? sorry he's a loser.

[Griff]

Re: Donte Witner

In Whitner's first 3 years here in Buffalo, he has more tackles than Polamalu's first 3 years with the Steelers. Fact. 254-225. Ed Reed's first 3 seasons accumulated in only 231 total tackles. Actually, Whitner's single season high in tackles (104) is more than Polamalu's (96), and Reed's (85). He is very seldomly sent on blitz's, so if your pissed at the lack of production in the sack category, blame the scheme and, or Perry Fewell. He is very durable, and has suited up all of 6 games in his career.

Seriously. what's the problem with him? I will say it again....A reach? YES...YES...YES... HE WAS REACHED FOR. No argument there. It's not his fault. However, he was still a late first round pick. And he plays like it. He wears his heart on his sleeve, and he is proud to put on the Bills uni each and every week. Probably the proudest member of our team. Seriously...Why does he suck? So these commentators and analysts that show Whitner some respect week in week out, are just flawed at their analysis? Or are you just angry because Whitner doesn't get interceptions? Weak excuses not to like Donte.

good job he gets tackles, all safeties and linebackers get tackles. What else has he done? Nothing.

[Prov401]

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good job he gets tackles, all safeties and linebackers get tackles. What else has he done? Nothing.

Well thought out response.

So you judge your safeties by interceptions only huh?

What else do you want him to do?

Is it Whitner's fault that he is asked to stand 40 yards down field to prevent any big play, because that's what his scheme demands of him? Oh, making tackles is no biggie huh? I'd love to see you stand in front of Jamal Lewis coming at you full speed. Whitner is a wondeful tackler...None the less, whether you value tackles or not (obviously you dont), the tackle HAS to be made. He makes them. And a ton of solo ones at that. Dumb response.

[Griff]

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Well thought out response.

So you judge your safeties by interceptions only huh?

What else do you want him to do?

Is it Whitner's fault that he is asked to stand 40 yards down field to prevent any big play, because that's what his scheme demands of him? Oh, making tackles is no biggie huh? I'd love to see you stand in front of Jamal Lewis coming at you full speed. Whitner is a wondeful tackler...None the less, whether you value tackles or not (obviously you dont), the tackle HAS to be made. He makes them. And a ton of solo ones at that. Dumb response.

rofl yeah comparing me to an NFL player is a well thought out response too. Making tackles 5-7 yards downfield is not great play.

[Prov401]

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rofl yeah comparing me to an NFL player is a well thought out response too. Making tackles 5-7 yards downfield is not great play.

Whomever. What I'm showing by comparing you is, it's a tough thing to do for any human being. Donte Whitner doesn't back down. And AGAIN....is it Donte's fault that our D-line sucks. Our LB's are a joke. Or that he has to run up 15 yards upfield to make that tackle '5-7 yards downfield'. Weak.

So what your saying is these ratings that came out in the begining of the season rating Donte as number 9 is just so unbelievably jaw-dropping? You know what's funny, since the first game this season, a few Donte haters come on here and go.... "Yea, he had a good game today I'll give him that... We'll see what he does next week"... Then the next week, they say the same exact thing....Same thing the next week...Then the next... What does he do wrong??

[Prov401]

Re: Donte Witner

(Griff's inner monolouge: Oh man, what does he do wrong?... umm..ummm.. oh, I'll bring up something he did 3 years ago when he was a rookie...Or that time he got that stupid penalty.. yea, that's what I'll say.)