Doc Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 White will be playing for Pats in 3 years. If he keeps this up, nope.
HumbleAndHungry Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I've been thoroughly impressed with both EJ and Tre. What's even more exciting is we were able to get these two cornerbacks who could and should be a cornerstone of our defense for the future and additional first and second round picks
26CornerBlitz Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 @BuffaloBillsPR #Shoutout: @TreWhite16 leads the NFL with seven passes defensed in the first three games this season.
Tcali Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Let's give Poyer some props, too. He and Hyde have been pleasant surprises at the S position. Poyer will become a Buffalo legend. He is one of those gems.
GunnerBill Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I've said it in the shout box and will repeat here. So impressed with how the young man responded after a rough first half where he blew a couple of coverages and Denver were picking on him. He had an outstanding 2nd half of the game capping it with the pick. The trend for McDermott drafting seniors was commented on at draft time - the response in the 2nd half yesterday was that of a mature adult not a college kid. Worth remembering as the Bills brain trust builds this team in their vision going forward.
26CornerBlitz Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 CALL OF THE GAME: TRE'DAVIOUS WHITE INTERCEPTION (0:37) Listen and watch as John Murphy gives this week's Hilbert College Call of the Game. Bills' Rookie Cornerback Tre'Davious White hauls in his first career interception on a throw by Broncos' QB Trevor Siemian.
zow2 Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Tre White has the perfect personality for that position. You can tell he lets the previous play go, no matter what and just keeps playing. He's got a great future with the Bills.
NewEra Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 McDermott seems to know what he wants and needs to play in his defense. Secondary has been lights out. White has future all pro written all over him. Poyer has played like an all pro. Gaines, Hyde and Johnson all impressive. Secondary aside, there's one decision that I really questioned. Cutting gerald Hodges and starting Humber. Humber has played very well and deserves a shout out too. And the makeshift Dline we had out there seemed to do ok missing 3 of the rotation players. Even that #44 guy that I had never heard of before we signed him made a big play on the fake punt. Crazy what good coaching can do. Hopefully McD keeps it up.
Spiderweb Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 After only 3 games... The re-built secondary can hold their heads high. White seems to have the tools necessary to be a star CB and Gaines has been a great surprise along with Poyer. Gilmore and Darby have not been missed one iota. Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk
BADOLBILZ Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I've said it in the shout box and will repeat here. So impressed with how the young man responded after a rough first half where he blew a couple of coverages and Denver were picking on him. He had an outstanding 2nd half of the game capping it with the pick. The trend for McDermott drafting seniors was commented on at draft time - the response in the 2nd half yesterday was that of a mature adult not a college kid. Worth remembering as the Bills brain trust builds this team in their vision going forward. I think McDermott was wise to build an older team while trying to create a new culture. Been saying it for years.........you can't bring in 20 year old 1st and 2nd round picks and expect them to lead and change the culture of the locker room.. Things got outta hand with Levy picking Whitner and Lynch........two very young, dumb, kids........and they ended up playing their best years elsewhere. Maybin and Dareus carried on the tradition...... The most egregious though was drafting Sammy Watkins and not even having a veteran WR in place for him to learn from........the Anquan Boldin move could have paid big dividends but they decided to abort the Sammy project and that was a mistake they have already paid for in the loss column.
GunnerBill Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Yes so do I Badol. Just not Mike freaking Tolbert.
MarlinTheMagician Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Thanks above for Antoine Winfield's name in posts above. Couldn't make the necessary withdrawal from my memory bank. But yeah, him, and White and Gaines - three best hitting and tackling corners I can recall in a Bills uniform going back to and including Robert James. They have a ways to go to match Winfield's lifetime achievement, but Gaines and White hit like he hit.
Herb62 Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I love our new secondary. These guys could become a very special unit. What a game by E.J. Gaines, he had a strong performance. I do want to focus on Tre'Davious White. The Broncos had a target on him and they picked on him all day. During the first half White bit a few times and got beat badly by Emanuel Sanders. As another poster said, this was White's "Welcome to the NFL game." In the second half, White stepped up his play. He would give up some more completions, but he was right there to make the tackle. His interception today, is probably the easiest he will ever make in the NFL, but it came at a crucial time. White was able to finish out the game with good play and he and Gaines helped the defense a lot today. One thing that has really impressed me with White, that I have seen on replays during these first three games, is how he will go into coverage of his receiver and he will look back at the quarterback, and that at times has caused him to knock down passes headed towards him. It's something that you don't see a lot of CB's do. I look forward to watching White grow as a player. Agreed we need to get Gains signed he is FA at seasons end.
Kelly the Dog Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 To all of those claiming that Tre was repeatedly picked on in the first half and was awful but came back to play awesome in the second half, in the first quarter alone he made a great play on the first play of the game, had a terrific pass breakup, had that ferocious hit that knocked Sanders back about four feet out of bounds, made one fantastic stop on a run and had two other nice plays on runs, had two passes thrown against him that were incompletions because of good coverage and had an interference penalty that was not at all interference (it was within five yards of the line and didn't impede WR while ball was in the air). The point was he made more good plays than bad ones in the first half, too.
CircleTheWagons99 Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 Looks to me like he is adjusting his style of play to that of the WR he is covering and its taking him about a half to figure it out.
Doc Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 To all of those claiming that Tre was repeatedly picked on in the first half and was awful but came back to play awesome in the second half, in the first quarter alone he made a great play on the first play of the game, had a terrific pass breakup, had that ferocious hit that knocked Sanders back about four feet out of bounds, made one fantastic stop on a run and had two other nice plays on runs, had two passes thrown against him that were incompletions because of good coverage and had an interference penalty that was not at all interference (it was within five yards of the line and didn't impede WR while ball was in the air). The point was he made more good plays than bad ones in the first half, too. True. It's just that the bad ones were more noticeable because the announcing crew only really seemed to mention them.
Kelly the Dog Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 True. It's just that the bad ones were more noticeable because the announcing crew only really seemed to mention them. They did. But Adam Archuleta the analyst thought the interference penalty called on Tre was a bad call and a great defensive play.
26CornerBlitz Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 They did. But Adam Archuleta the analyst thought the interference penalty called on Tre was a bad call and a great defensive play. Archuleta is biased as a former DB, but I think he was right. It was good coverage IMO.
Doc Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 They did. But Adam Archuleta the analyst thought the interference penalty called on Tre was a bad call and a great defensive play. True. BTW, didn't Archuleta tryout for the Bills near the end of his career?
Saxum Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 White will be playing for Pats in 3 years. Well you can cheer for the Pats* and him at same time. Tre is a straight baller. As are the other three new DBs. And as others have observed, I don't think we have ever had a pair of corners that hit harder. What was the good corner who couldn't catch, signed as a free agent with Minnesota and had a great career? He could really hit. I think these two are there with him, and I don't think we have had better hitters than the three of them. Antoine Winfield who many on the wall thought he was washed up. I'd still like the Bills bring him back to be a coach of tackling technique.
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