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I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?" "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet. You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
Posted by Chris Brown on September 6, 2011 – 10:58 am
It’s probably nothing close to surprising, but it appears that Brad Smith has nailed down the starting kick return job for the 2011 season.
That according to Buffalo’s updated depth chart, which has Smith listed first with C.J. Spiller as the second returner. Smith was second in the league in kick return average last season with 28.6 yards per return. Only Baltimore’s David Reed had a higher average (29.3), but he had less than half the return attempts (21) of Smith (50) last season. Two of Smith’s returns last season went for touchdowns including a 97-yarder.
Keep in mind however, that from the very first day of training camp, head coach Chan Gailey saw a role for both Smith and Spiller on kickoff return.
“I definitely see both of them in that role,” said Gailey back in late July. ”It will be interesting to see how kickoff returns work out with the rule changes.”
Hopefully there are enough opportunities for Buffalo’s returners to improve the offense’s drive start average this season.
For all McKelvin could be an electric returner, I don't think you could trust him to make the right decision. I'm not sure he knows what a fair catch is, which while exciting, has lead to some highly costly errors.
As to starting ahead of Florence, I don't mind that call. For him, it's now or never tbh - he has to start playing a lot smarter as a CB. He has an enormous amount of ability, he just needs to put it together.
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