Endless Ike Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 I think your observation is a microcosm of the hype around the draft. Were it not for the draft hype machine, we would not have heard all too much about him...except of course, for that fictitious dream girl. I have to go now to feed my flying tiger.... Except for, ya'know, a defensive player being a Heisman finalist....other than that he was a complete UNKNOWN.
Kipers Hair Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Except for, ya'know, a defensive player being a Heisman finalist....other than that he was a complete UNKNOWN. Being a Heisman finalist doesn't guaranty a good pro....The Combine, coupled with their bowl tape showed the world what he was - a slow player with a big heart, played up by the N.D. Hyping Irish machine....
DDD Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Not sure how its the Bills loss. I'd rather have Alonso anyways. A little too early to tell. Neither has played one NFL game yet!
FireChan Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Except for, ya'know, a defensive player being a Heisman finalist....other than that he was a complete UNKNOWN. Heisman finalist more for his "struggle" than his play. Besides, Leinart won the Heisman.
atlbillsfan1975 Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 can espn update what hes doing this afternoon please? Come on man. This guy will always have people routing against him because of what he did. He will also have his entire career followed more closely then any other second round pick from this draft. Just nature of the beast.
Captain Caveman Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 Te'o was a media phenom for months (some for bad reasons). You'd think ESPN would pay some attention to what he was doing. San Diego isn't Siberia. PTR 2nd round pick, what's the big deal?
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 Just funny with all the hype surrounding this guy that there hasn't been any news on how he looks with the Chargers. Obviously he's hurt now but for a guy who was all that and a bag of chips before the draft, there hasn't been a peep since. PTR He went to a losing franchise. That's what happens to guys who get drafted by a losing franchise, until and unless they do something personally remarkable like rack up 2k rushing or lead the league in tackles for loss or something.
Saint Doug Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 I think it would've been more appropriate to dust off and bump the ole Manti thread.
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 Has anyone seen Tebow and Te'o in the same place? The question needs to be asked. Should this occur, I think it will be the catalyst for an ESPNgasm that will open the heavens.
DC Tom Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 I think Manti Te'o never actually existed, he was just the figment of some woman's imagination.
NoSaint Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 He went to a losing franchise. That's what happens to guys who get drafted by a losing franchise, until and unless they do something personally remarkable like rack up 2k rushing or lead the league in tackles for loss or something. Well, that and it helps if they aren't in the training room. You can only do so many updates on a 2nd round, ILB, on a bad team, that's not even practicing. The update is simply "still hurt, still don't know how long" and you can only cover that for so long. It's both a lack of interest and a lack of developments. Reports before were he looked good but how good does an ILB really get to look in shorts with no contact. Of course ptr knows all this so I'm not sure what he was expecting to accomplish
FLbills Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 False. Every report was that he looked so good in camp that he was going to be their starter. Now he's hurt. If this is how everybody thinks than EJ is a bust already because, outside of Buffalo, not much was being said about him and then he got hurt. I love how people lack an understanding of how small markets work. Until you win a championship or do something controversial enough to get on ESPN then your team and every player on it is irrelevant. This doesn't mean that they're bad, though. Down here in Daytona, E.J. had an article printed about how he was going to start after recovering from minor knee surgery. I realize that all Bills fans know this, but I was pleasently surprised to open the paper this a.m. and see an article about the Bills in a Daytona newspaper. I guess it could be due to the fact that it's because E.J. came from FSU. Either way, I enjoyed it, as I believe it might be a step in garnering national (partially) media coverage. I looked for the link however best I could tell it was only in the paper vs. being online. It was a J. Wawrow article from the AP.
MDH Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 Is there really a "whatever happened to..." post before a guy has even had a chance to play in his first regular season game? Give the guy a chance for crying out loud.
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