Bills trade with Browns for Corey Coleman

[26CornerBlitz]

2 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

The incident was mentioned in the WGR interview.

 

 

 

Previously reported. 

[Logic]

As we all know, Beane and McDermott are very lax on discipline. It's basically the inmates running the asylum around here.

I guess character doesn't mean anything to these guys...Sheesh.

[Dablitzkrieg]

7 minutes ago, Foreigner said:

I know the truth hurts, but some people just can't handle it.

Why do you care so much?  As long as he helps us win.  Now get back to fiddling through Coleman's twitter account to dig up some dirt.  The Bills already knew about this.  It is a non-story

[ddaryl]

what truth. The truth that we took a very low cost gamble on a former 1st rd pick that has a minor smudge or 2 on his record. Heck even the Zay Jones offseaosn thing was pretty much nothing in my book. These kids are 20 -22 years old. I can easily excuse an issue or 2, but when you become a Dareus well then we have reason to be more concerend about those issues.

 

At this point its a low risk high reward gamble.. If it doesn't work out it still was worth trying, and a much better option than Erik Decker

Edited August 6, 2018 by ddaryl

[teef]

24 minutes ago, Foreigner said:

Two paragraphs from a story by AP Sports Writer Tom Withers.

 

But beyond Coleman's problems on the field, he had issues outside the lines that hurt his standing with

Coach Hue Jackson and new General Manager John Dorsey.

 

Coleman was named in a police report regarding an alleged felonious assault last year.  He was also sent home

from the Browns trip to Houston for missing curfew while he was injured.

 

We are changing the culture. With Zay Jones and Coleman on the field as WRs (insert your own joke here)

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[ColoradoBills]

1 minute ago, Logic said:

As we all know, Beane and McDermott are very lax on discipline. It's basically the inmates running the asylum around here.

I guess character doesn't mean anything to these guys...Sheesh.

 

What this team needs is a no nonsense, tough on the players, high character only Head Coach.

I hear Rex Ryan is available.

[LABILLBACKER]

1 hour ago, BuffAlone said:

I have watched quite a bit of his highlights. Two things stand out. 1) is his speed. Fast feet, can run decent routes. 2) is, while he makes a good number of highpoint, contested catches, when he's got his man beat hands down and the ball is in the air, he's not a comeback to the ball type of guy. 70% of the highlights I saw showed him belly catching the ball, instead of coming back to snatch and run. With his speed, he needs to get the ball asap and be gone, without waiting, and gut catching it. 

All in all, great value for a 7th round pick in 2 years!

 he was considered the #1 WR in the 2016 draft. Ran a 4.32 in high school. Incredible fast twitch movement.  Missed all of October both seasons with Cleveland due to hand issues.  Could develop into a #2 guy but concerned about durability and poor target/catch ratio. But we gave up little to get him.

 

[Cusefan66214]

Richie was given a second chance after the whole bullying scandal. He really turned his attitude around and was our best lineman for 3 years

 

The whole dumbbell throwing ordeal notwithstanding 

[BigBuff423]

I have always been in favor of building a team with players that have a "team first" mentality and allowing lesser talented players who work hard, play hard, go full out and are generally decent human beings be the players your fan base can identify with. That said, as much as I didn't like Dareus for his off the field issues, this one for Coleman is a non-issue in my mind. I'm not saying he's clean in this as we all accept "some" guilt by association at times in our lives, but I don't think it's much of an issue unless it continues to be a problem. We all know McCoy has seen some brushes with the law and yet he continues to be beloved by the fan base. Coleman missed a curfew when he was injured and while it's not entirely excusable, we have to take into account his age and what else was happening in his life at the time (to which I have no information). 

 

All in all, Coleman's value will be determined by how he embraces the Buffalo Bills as a teammate, how he plays on Sundays, what he does in the community, and how he endears himself to the fans - which is to include no legal entanglements that aren't family related. I give him a fresh start and let's see what happens. Personally, I think Daboll is the first OC since Chan Gailey who has the experience and creativity to be able to use these weapons (i.e. Shady, Benjamin, Zay, Coleman, Clay, et. al.) in a long time and I think if they sort out the QB concern, this Offense is going to surprise some people. 

[John from Riverside]

42 minutes ago, Foreigner said:

Two paragraphs from a story by AP Sports Writer Tom Withers.

 

But beyond Coleman's problems on the field, he had issues outside the lines that hurt his standing with

Coach Hue Jackson and new General Manager John Dorsey.

 

Coleman was named in a police report regarding an alleged felonious assault last year.  He was also sent home

from the Browns trip to Houston for missing curfew while he was injured.

 

We are changing the culture. With Zay Jones and Coleman on the field as WRs (insert your own joke here)

Can we insert the joke when you post?

[billsfan89]

14 hours ago, brianthomas said:

I agree with u 99% The only caveat would be that perhaps him doing the track & field stuff, put extra wear & tear on his body & that it prevented his body from fully recovering. Its all speculation on my part obviously but with the ligament injuries it could make sense. It does suck for us that he turned into a star when he left. Such a Bills thing to happen

Could the track practice and competition have played a factor? It could have, it’s all speculation but my point was that a lot of Goodwin’s injuries were heavy contact injuries like concussion and injuries that happened after hits violently tore muscle. Also the narrative the poster was saying was that Goodwin was simply playing for Buffalo to fund his true passion for track. Which by all accounts for how hard he worked while he was in Buffalo is not true. Also on the surface it makes little sense since Goodwin was on a 3^rd round pick deal and there isn’t exactly a lot of money to be made in track. If Goodwin was truly that passionate about track he probably wouldn’t have played football at all since one tear to the ACL could damage your speed forever.

 

You could argue that Goodwin’s track training contributed negatively to his injury history. However I would put that more so on the training staff for allowing him to train in such a way that would make him more likely to get hurt than on Goodwin for doing something that he got team approval to do. Also Goodwin always to me looked like a legit big play type WR when he was healthy. It was just right when he would have a big game he would get hurt.

 

It's not necessarily something that just happens to the Bills, players leave a team they struggled with and go off (I am sure Colts fans lament Jerry Hughes.) It’s the unpredictable NFL. I was sad to see Goodwin go since in 2017 he signed with the Niners for so little and if the org was willing to let Woods go and trade Sammy why not kick the tires on Goodwin for one more year if it isn’t going to cost a lot? No need to try over sour grapes, I can’t hate Goodwin as long as a player works hard and is respected by his teammates you are good in my book even if the results on the field aren’t the best.

[Wayne Cubed]

So, loser then? Could have sworn the Bills were trying to dump losers...

[Dablitzkrieg]

7 minutes ago, Wayne Cubed said:

So, loser then? Could have sworn the Bills were trying to dump losers...

Can we dump you off the boards?

[Captain Hindsight]

1 hour ago, K-GunJimKelly12 said:

I watched pretty much every throw of his at Notre Dame and he is talented but I think too inconsistent to ever really be a good one.  

Totally agree. Which is why he will be a backup.

 

Good for him though to get out of that toxic cleveland situation

[Wayne Cubed]

2 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

Can we dump you off the boards?

 

It’s a joke from a previous thread, try to keep up.

Edited August 6, 2018 by Wayne Cubed

[Dablitzkrieg]

Just now, Wayne Cubed said:

 

Its a joke, try to keep up.

my bad

[H2o]

56 minutes ago, Foreigner said:

Two paragraphs from a story by AP Sports Writer Tom Withers.

 

But beyond Coleman's problems on the field, he had issues outside the lines that hurt his standing with

Coach Hue Jackson and new General Manager John Dorsey.

 

Coleman was named in a police report regarding an alleged felonious assault last year.  He was also sent home

from the Browns trip to Houston for missing curfew while he was injured.

 

We are changing the culture. With Zay Jones and Coleman on the field as WRs (insert your own joke here)

DOOMED!!!!! .......... 

[atlbillsfan1975]

What is it with Cleveland and wide outs like this and then letting them leave?

I know the Falcons were happy to get Taylor Gabriel for a few years when Cleveland let him walk. 

[dollars 2 donuts]

1 hour ago, Uncle Joe said:

 

Happens to the best:

 

 

 

 

 

What does Marv say, Uncle Joe?

 

WHAT DOES MARV SAY, UNCLE JOE?!!!!

 

Once you start thinking about retirement, you are already retired.

 

That's why he got hurt.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*  I have no proof that is the reason why he got hurt and it is just pure speculation.

 

 

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

 

Tells me they were cutting him

 

Yup. But trading that measly pick got the Bills Coleman under his rookie deal and fiscal certainty for three years. Otherwise he'd be making a beeline for Foxboro.