Buffalo and Mario Williams

TejasTom · Oct 8, 2012

I was going to respond to this earlier but my wrist hurts.

Raven · Oct 8, 2012

Ha ha ha ha.

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/ar...ll-on-us/06387f9e-a925-4586-89ee-c8aad584cd01

Orange · Oct 8, 2012

Lol this is starting to look very similar to another diva we had here in Houston.

plee · Oct 8, 2012

TejasTom said: ↑

I was going to respond to this earlier but my wrist hurts.
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:grin:

G0 R0CKETS · Oct 8, 2012

Jared Novak said: ↑

I find it amusing that so many fans on the site are bad-mouthing Mario Williams. I am no Williams apologist, but the hate smacks of a bitter ex-girlfriend, yes we have a new beau, but we can't stop talking about our ex.

That being said, Mario was not overpaid as a Texan. He was the first pick in the draft and actually signed a team friendly contract with almost no signing bonus (though the contract was back-loaded). I was not a fan of the pick, I was in the super minority who wanted to trade down to the Jets (#4 overall) and take D'Brickashaw Ferguson and get a boatload of picks (as the Jets had multiple picks that year). I was skeptical of Mario, due to him really coming onto the scene after the combine. The knock on Mario was the same as it is today... takes plays off, disappears at times, etc. However, Mario was a Texan and I rooted for him like many others.

Mario Williams reminds me of a person with all the potential in the world, but doesn't have the desire or drive to reach it. That was his problem here in Houston, the same as it is in Buffalo, he isn't doing anything different... its his MO.

Comparing Mario to J.J. Watt is not comparing apples to oranges. Watt plays a different position, plays with much more talented players and in a better scheme that looks like it is taylor-made for him. Williams returned to a traditional 4-3 scheme DE. Now if you want to compare the type of player and what they bring to the team (intensity, strength, playmaking, etc.) that's fine, but they played different positions while he was here. If anything I would compare Mario to Brooks Reed (the very player who made Mario expendable). DISCLAIMER: I take nothing away from J.J. Watt, the guy is phenomenal and is on a history-making pace. This is the type of player that you want out of your first overall pick, and I'm pretty damn sure if the 2011 draft were to be done again, Watt would probably be second behind Cam Newton.

I don't know if anyone caught the four-letter network's NFL Live today, but Mark Schlereth had a segment called "Not in my House", where he basically chastised players celebrating when they did nothing, put their foot in their mouths or completely whiffed. The reason I bring this up is that the first part of the segment had to do with Leroy Harris saying that Watt was nothing special. Schlereth proceeded to break down that Harris gave up two sacks and was beat multiple times (video never lies) and that if Harris were to face Watt every week for 16 weeks Watt would break the all-time sack record by 9.5 sacks. The last part of the segment was call "$100 million dollar Mario". Schlereth broke down four separate plays where Mario was not a part of the play, but where he was completely beat one-on-one by a tight end (twice) and a guard (twice).

The fact of the matter is that Mario Williams was overpaid by the Buffalo Bills in an effort to build the best D-Line in the league. Unfortunately it looks like Mario isn't living up to those lofty expectations people in Buffalo have had for him (modern version of Bruce Smith). But Mario is doing what he has always done, this is nothing new to us in Houston as we've seen this before. But to continue to rag on him is something I don't understand. If we could still have Mario on this team I would definitely take him (salary cap implications not withstanding) as we could use as many talented players as necessary. The only thing I would admonish Mario on was that he left a Super Bowl contender and the chance to be the premier player in a top three defense in the league. But hey, he got paid, I guess that's what mattered most to him.
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^^^^This ...& Repped

Relentless · Oct 21, 2012

MIAGI99 · Oct 21, 2012

guess what? Mario sucks again this year and what is the cause...oh yeah, its another injury that no one knows about but him, lmao. I actually wish Mario well, but quit making the excuses man.

CometsWin · Oct 21, 2012

2 more tackles today. Tearing. It. Up.

jbasket · Oct 21, 2012

CometsWin said: ↑

2 more tackles today. Tearing. It. Up.
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twas the power of stretching...

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