As Bills fans I think we have seen it all. Ups and downs, mostly downs lately... however one thing we should be well versed in is patience.
We have criticized so many of our players early on in their careers only to find them succeed. Then we look foolish in the end.
Aaron Williams was a bust apparently
McKelvin bust
Darby was a bust after his first preseason
Watkins was a bust
Lynch I remember people saying he was a bust and that we should get as much as we could for him
Colts thought Jerry Hughes was a bust
Point being, each player has a unique time frame within which they develop into what they are capable of being. Sometimes that player is not in the right situation or doesn't have the coaches that know how best to utilize them. Sometimes the potential is held back by injury. And sometimes players just need more time to figure it out.
Bottom line we should have more patience going forward when supporting the team and its players. Even if Sammy doesn't have another game like this the rest of the season there is no denying how good he is. Tyrod completed 11 of 12 passes yesterday which means our offense is not likely to be throwing a lot and for 8 of the 11 throws to go to one guy is never going to happen again. If Sammy was with the Giants or Steelers or Falcons he would be ripping up the league. We are just going to have to accept that he may disappear at times through no fault of his own. I also still think fans need to re-visit their opinion on EJ. He also needs time to develop properly as he plays a much harder position than Sammy and hasn't been given the opportunity to learn. I'm not saying he's starter material, but no one can tell me they know that he isn't because there is not enough proof to support it.
So, how about we give players a chance to learn before we label them one way or the other.
We have criticized so many of our players early on in their careers only to find them succeed. Then we look foolish in the end.
Aaron Williams was a bust apparently
McKelvin bust
Darby was a bust after his first preseason
Watkins was a bust
Lynch I remember people saying he was a bust and that we should get as much as we could for him
Colts thought Jerry Hughes was a bust
Point being, each player has a unique time frame within which they develop into what they are capable of being. Sometimes that player is not in the right situation or doesn't have the coaches that know how best to utilize them. Sometimes the potential is held back by injury. And sometimes players just need more time to figure it out.
Bottom line we should have more patience going forward when supporting the team and its players. Even if Sammy doesn't have another game like this the rest of the season there is no denying how good he is. Tyrod completed 11 of 12 passes yesterday which means our offense is not likely to be throwing a lot and for 8 of the 11 throws to go to one guy is never going to happen again. If Sammy was with the Giants or Steelers or Falcons he would be ripping up the league. We are just going to have to accept that he may disappear at times through no fault of his own. I also still think fans need to re-visit their opinion on EJ. He also needs time to develop properly as he plays a much harder position than Sammy and hasn't been given the opportunity to learn. I'm not saying he's starter material, but no one can tell me they know that he isn't because there is not enough proof to support it.
So, how about we give players a chance to learn before we label them one way or the other.
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