eball Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: His signed jersey hangs in my mancave. What Promo isn't telling you is that this display occupies one entire wall. 1
hemma Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 That really is wonderful. So good to hear about a guy that didn’t make it in the NFL but stil found success.
LABILLBACKER Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, eball said: What Promo isn't telling you is that this display occupies one entire wall. Is that a king or California king?
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Looking at the picture of him that was put in place there, he's getting to where the farm scale might be needed again. ...hell if he hires Rob Ryan as his DC, could have an 800 lb coaching staff FOR STARTERS.....Jesus he's a BIG dude......
Cookie Gilchrist Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, MichaelAbdallah said: Buffalo Bills football from 2000-2016 is all a giant poopy blur...but Leif Larsen was a full era before Jasper. He was the guy John Butler drafted instead of Tom Brady back in 2000 because he could wrestle polar bears or something. Jasper was a 2011 Nix guy. I remember Leif Larsen. He looked like The Mighty Thor.
Buffalo716 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 Congrats Jasp! Hope his weight isn’t a health issue... he is a massive man Best of luck!
The Wiz Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 6 hours ago, ICanSleepWhenI'mDead said: Like the alien plant in Little Shop of Horrors, maybe he ate the kid. Can we arrange for him to have a late lunch with Brady? His face does look like he's thinking "I really should have saved some for later"
BillyWhiteShows Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 He was huge and a player who always had article written about him. But Jasper was not very good and was really never even able to get on the field.
dgrochester55 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Congrats to him. I am always glad to see former Bills doing well. He was a preseason hero a few years back. Nothing wrong with him, just raw size and talent that didn't translate to an NFL career. Very common at that point of the draft. I don't think that Buffalo took a bad risk by using a 7th rounder on him, but for every Jason Peters and Robert Foster that you get in 7th rd or UDFA, you get ten scenarios like Jasper.
Dave Allen Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Glad he's doing well. I'm always happy for the young guys who find direction and succeed in life. Wishing him the best.
GreggTX Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) This seems odd. I'm happy for him, but I thought the knock on him was that he never learned the playbook. Edited January 26, 2019 by GreggTX
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Never felt like he got time to develop. It was like well you were a nice find but since you're from a small school see ya later. He could have made a killing in pro wrestling. On 1/25/2019 at 11:29 AM, eball said: Mount Jasper? Man, I remember the days when we hoped he would become our next Jason Peters, with Leif Larsen anchoring the D line. different eras 17 hours ago, Cookie Gilchrist said: I remember Leif Larsen. He looked like The Mighty Thor. thats his brother 17 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Congrats Jasp! Hope his weight isn’t a health issue... he is a massive man Best of luck! he didn't seem that fat to me, just a really big guy
Saxum Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 20 hours ago, Shamrock said: Larsen would’ve been into his 10th year or something to see the field with Jasper! Way to go you crazy Norwegian Shot Putter. He switched to boxing and did okay thru 2012 and then he seemed to age. http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/215380
PromoTheRobot Posted February 11, 2019 Author Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) Kind of a sad quote from Buddy Nix in that story: "Jasper was always a long shot. But at an athletic 6-foot-4, 394 pounds, it was a shot worth taking for then-Bills general manager Buddy Nix. "We would’ve signed him as a free agent," Nix said at the time, "so we just drafted him and didn’t have to go after him, and we’re going to see if he can play." Wasn't that your job , to figure out if a guy s worth drafting? You know, players like Torell Troup and TJ Graham instead of Rob Gronkowski and Russell Wilson? Edited February 11, 2019 by PromoTheRobot
GunnerBill Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Kind of a sad quote from Buddy Nix in that story: "Jasper was always a long shot. But at an athletic 6-foot-4, 394 pounds, it was a shot worth taking for then-Bills general manager Buddy Nix. "We would’ve signed him as a free agent," Nix said at the time, "so we just drafted him and didn’t have to go after him, and we’re going to see if he can play." Wasn't that your job , to figure out if a guy s worth drafting? You know, players like Torell Troup and TJ Graham instead of Rob Gronkowski and Russell Wilson? To be fair spending a 7th on Jasper isn't in the same league as the other two misses. 1
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