New coaching staff has no control over players

[Nublar7]

Bills | Team in a fighting mood
Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:41:30 -0700
Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports Buffalo Bills players engaged in two fights at minicamp Saturday, April 8. S Matt Bowen and RB Lionel Gates got into it. Bowen facemasked Gates to the ground, but Gates appeared to shove Bowen's facemask up into his chin and nicked him. Three other players were needed to separate them. Meanwhile TE Robert Royal and DL Chris Kelsay got into a shoving match. After practice was over, head coach Dick Jauron spoke to the team and stated the need to discipline themselves. He said if something gets heated they have to have the discipline to walk away because they need everybody on this roster healthy, and beating each other up in the spring is not an option.

[Dozerdog]

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I'd have zero respect for the Dolphin players if none of them ever got into a tangle fighing for a job.

What does Saban have them do to each other, play patty-cake or something?

[Mr. Pink]

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GREAT! We signed two "character" guys in this FA period who have started a fight on the second day of voluntary camp! Fun Times YaY!

[OpIv37]

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two ex-redskins both get in fights on their frst day of mini camp. Coincidence?

Personally, I don't care. It shows they have intensity.

[Mr. Pink]

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Honestly I dig it...at least it shows there are players that DO care and want to win some ball games.

[TigerJ]

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Whatever the reason for the fights, it is the first time on the field for these guys. It's way too early to jump to conclusions about coaches and their ability to control players. Two of them are brand new to the team. If they're being chippy in preseason games and drawing personal fouls and unsportsmanlike penalties, then the coaching staff needs to be called to account for their discipline. What the staff does now when fights happen will show more about their discipline than the fact that a few fights are happening.

Maybe some Bills fans should go browsing on the official Dolphins' site looking for signs of discension and coaching incompetence. Whaddaya think?

[Tatonka]

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two new guys trying to prove themselves.

[TigerJ]

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Probably so, Tatonka.

[YardRat]

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Has there ever been a mini-camp or training where players didn't get into scraps? Ever ??

[ICE74129]

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GREAT! We signed two "character" guys in this FA period who have started a fight on the second day of voluntary camp! Fun Times YaY!

I LOVE IT! Finally some friggin fire on this squad.

[camelcowboy]

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I would be worried if a pillow fight broke out

[DraftBoy]

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Bowen's a bum anyways hope Gates whooped his ass!

[ICE74129]

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Bowen's a bum anyways hope Gates whooped his ass!

LMAO Bowen most likely beat gates punk ass. Bowen is going to start for us, time for some to deal with it.

[SquishDaFish]

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Miami players are smoking with Rickey lol.

[FlyingDutchman]

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Has there ever been a mini-camp or training where players didn't get into scraps? Ever ??

Exactly...Last year at the first training camp practice Tim Anderson got into a scuffle with Greg Jerman I believe it was, and I saw him give multiple shots to his kidneys. These things happen. At least our players dont cry when the coaches yell at them.