BBD: Answering the $100 Million Question

[DraftBoy]

http://www.buffalobillsdraft.com/2012/10/answering-the-100-million-question/

Bills fans are currently experiencing one of the fiercest debates of their early season and believe it or not, it has nothing to do with either the coaching staff or embattled QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. Instead it has to do with the league’s newest $100 Million Dollar Man in DE Mario Williams.

[malvado78]

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You are doing a great job with the articles on your site. They are the only Bills related articles that I take the time to read these days. Keep up the good work!

[Mahdi]

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Can someone post this on Mario's twitter account please. Send it to Wanny too.

[DraftBoy]

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You are doing a great job with the articles on your site. They are the only Bills related articles that I take the time to read these days. Keep up the good work!

Thank you! That means a lot to me and I couldn't do any of this without some great people behind the scenes and some great fellow writers who joined the team this year. Mostly though I couldn't have ever started a website without the support of mainly the people here on the Zone who have had to put up with me since its inception and still deal with me. Thank you again.

[jdaltroy5]

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Very good article.

It's just kinda depressing to know that our 100 million dollar 27 year old DE still has technique issues.

I know technique is something that has to be maintained and is constantly evolving, but you would think D'Alessandris or Mario himself would've picked up on that in pre-season.

[OpIv37]

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Something about this doesn't add up. Why did Mario stop "flipping his hips?" Was he doing it before and for some reason isn't doing it now? Or was he able to have success without doing it in the past? And if he was successful without doing it in the past, is that really the issue?

[justasportsfan]

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Marrio proved the naysayers wrong in Houston when he was the no.1 pick. Now he is being called out by bills fans. It's interesting to see if he'll rise to the occasion.

[DraftBoy]

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Something about this doesn't add up. Why did Mario stop "flipping his hips?" Was he doing it before and for some reason isn't doing it now? Or was he able to have success without doing it in the past? And if he was successful without doing it in the past, is that really the issue?

He's stopped doing it. Just like any athlete that has ever played sports above a pee wee level, you're technique is something that needs to be constantly monitored and dealt with. That's why when hitters go into slumps, or any professional player starts to struggle they go back to the tape to watch what they are doing and what they may be doing wrong.

For as easy as these guys make it look this game is very difficult, and sometimes your technique will slip some. Maybe he got complacent, maybe its something he's working on transitioning from a 34 OLB back to a 43 DE. The important thing to note is that he's been successful with it before and its a workable issue. Now let's see if he can identify the same issue that Steve White did.

[Historian]

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No wonders Kelsay wouldn't give up his number...

[OpIv37]

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Marrio proved the naysayers wrong in Houston when he was the no.1 pick. Now he is being called out by bills fans. It's interesting to see if he'll rise to the occasion.

I hope he does. But the money's already in the bank, so he may not see it that way.

[Ed]

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What does he mean by "flipping his hips?"

I guess what's encouraging is that he thinks his problems are easily fixable, but what bothers me is the issues with effort. How can you be highest paid defensive player in the league and not giving max effort?

[DraftBoy]

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What does he mean by "flipping his hips?"

I guess what's encouraging is that he thinks his problems are easily fixable, but what bothers me is the issues with effort. How can you be highest paid defensive player in the league and not giving max effort?

Basically his hips are staying parrallel to the line of scrimmage, instead of flipping them inside toward the pocket. This gives the OT a large target to hit and causes you to have to bring your outside arm all the way across your body to try and disengage which is tough. If he turns his hips into the pocket more he can better protect his chest plate and shorten the distance his arms need to travel. Also this will help increase his power and drive into the pocket.

[coastal]

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Or he's just not a very good football player.

just sayin'

[DraftBoy]

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Or he's just not a very good football player.

just sayin'

Yea we know your argument already.

[coastal]

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Yea we know your argument already.

The same argument I've had since before he was even rumored to be coming here...

But then you know that too.