Where was the leadership - Von Miller?

[Nextmanup]

2 hours ago, Returntoglory said:

I saw a glaring lack of team leadership yesterday.

Was Von on the sidelines?

We were completely lost.

Who are the "leaders" on this team and did they step up??

Stefon Diggs is the ONLY player I saw ALL GAME LONG who seemed really, really angry about the fact that his season was ending, and in terrible fashion.

 

It was mentioned on the radio this morning that the ENTIRE TEAM, post-game, seemed strangely calm and at peace with the whole thing, like no one was really pissed off.

 

It was suggested that maybe the realization had hit earlier in the game, and so by the time of the post-game PCs, they were more at peace with it.  Or something.

 

I thought it was weird.

 

Maybe the team was truly emotionally spent in this weird year....

 

But don't be confused, we got whipped by a better team all over the field.

 

We will need a bunch of changes and upgrades to avoid a fairly substantial regression next year! 

 

 

[Big Turk]

30 minutes ago, prissythecat said:

The Tops shooting had no more effect on the Bills than the average person in Buffalo,  maybe even less so given the privilege afforded by high salaries in football. If the Miami game in the heat was still weighing on them in December ,  I don’t know what to say . The Bills were not in Buffalo for the brunt of the snowstorm and got bused back in on Christmas Day after flying to Rochester despite a driving ban and after asking inappropriately for a police escort: 

 

I guess my point is starting to get through now?

 

No. You simply sound clueless.

 

Direct quote from John Wawrow's article in the AP from a guy as connected as anyone in the local media:

https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-bills-cincinnati-bengals-von-miller-nfl-super-bowl-184cba878a8cc0a3168231096f6aab1e

 

"Adversity finally caught up to the Buffalo Bills, who were left depleted and defeated while closing an emotionally draining season two wins short of their Super Bowl aspirations.

Unable to draw on the motivational inspiration of injured teammate Von Miller displaying the Super Bowl trophy he won last year in the locker room this week or injured safety Damar Hamlin’s surprise appearance at the stadium Sunday, the Bills delivered a dud in a 27-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in a divisional playoff game.

“Keep their head up,” coach Sean McDermott said he told his players afterward. “Even though this hurts, I’m proud of them in the way that they handled themselves with class this year in the ups and downs and the adversity they faced.

“They’ll take that with them, but for right now, this stings. I wish it were a different result.”

The Bills were flat from the beginning, seemingly spent from a two-month stretch in which they watched in stunned horror as Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati on Jan. 2, had their schedule disrupted by two winter storms, and showed signs of fatigue in a sloppy 34-31 playoff-opening win over Miami last week."

 

But yeah, you must be right.

Edited January 23, 2023 by Big Turk

[bills6969]

I’m worried about Von Miller going forward.  What type of player will be next year coming off the ACL injury?  I believe it’s the 2nd one on the same knee.  He likely won’t be able to return until the mid-point of season at the earliest.  He’ll be 34 next year.  He doesn’t have too many years left and he Carries a hefty price tag.  

[prissythecat]

8 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

No. You simply sound clueless.

 

Direct quote from John Wawrow's article in the AP from a guy as connected as anyone in the local media:

https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-bills-cincinnati-bengals-von-miller-nfl-super-bowl-184cba878a8cc0a3168231096f6aab1e

 

"Adversity finally caught up to the Buffalo Bills, who were left depleted and defeated while closing an emotionally draining season two wins short of their Super Bowl aspirations.

Unable to draw on the motivational inspiration of injured teammate Von Miller displaying the Super Bowl trophy he won last year in the locker room this week or injured safety Damar Hamlin’s surprise appearance at the stadium Sunday, the Bills delivered a dud in a 27-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in a divisional playoff game.

“Keep their head up,” coach Sean McDermott said he told his players afterward. “Even though this hurts, I’m proud of them in the way that they handled themselves with class this year in the ups and downs and the adversity they faced.

“They’ll take that with them, but for right now, this stings. I wish it were a different result.”

The Bills were flat from the beginning, seemingly spent from a two-month stretch in which they watched in stunned horror as Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati on Jan. 2, had their schedule disrupted by two winter storms, and showed signs of fatigue in a sloppy 34-31 playoff-opening win over Miami last week."

 

But yeah, you must be right.

Wawrow is paid to write stuff like that .  It doesn’t mean it’s true .  Emotionally depleted is a euphemism for getting butt whooped by the better team unfortunately in this case .  Can’t put lipstick on a pig 

[Big Turk]

4 minutes ago, prissythecat said:

Wawrow is paid to write stuff like that .  It doesn’t mean it’s true .  Emotionally depleted is a euphemism for getting butt whooped by the better team unfortunately in this case .  Can’t put lipstick on a pig 

 

You'll understand someday when it happens to you.

[prissythecat]

2 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

You'll understand someday when it happens to you.

 

Please stop.  At the end of the day football is just a game.   There are a lot of people out in the real world who deal with life's ups and downs and and continue to perform at a high level when needed in important  essential jobs despite facing constant adversity throughout.  They don't make excuses about snow storms or summer heat like you do.

[Big Turk]

4 minutes ago, prissythecat said:

 

Please stop.  At the end of the day football is just a game.   There are a lot of people out in the real world who deal with life's ups and downs and and continue to perform at a high level when needed in important  essential jobs despite facing constant adversity throughout.  They don't make excuses about snow storms or summer heat like you do.

 

Or have mental breakdowns and turn to drugs/alcohol to try and cope or commit suicide. But in your world that likely doesn't happen either.  Must be a great world you live in.  But it isn't the one called reality. When you choose to join the rest of us in it let me know. Until then you can go on ignore.

Edited January 23, 2023 by Big Turk

[prissythecat]

3 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Or have mental breakdowns and turn to drugs/alcohol to try and cope or commit suicide. But in your world that likely doesn't happen either.  Must be a great world you live in.  But it isn't the one called reality. When you choose to join the rest of us in it let me know. Until then you can go on ignore.

 

I love it ,  you truly are one of the worst posters on this board.  Alcoholism,  drugs, suicide?  What does that have to do with losing badly at home in the playoffs and your excuses about climbing mountains?   

  

[NoHuddleKelly12]

3 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Von Miller? He is not the leader on defense. Edmunds is supposed to be. He simply isn’t. Has anyone ever seen him get mad? Or huddle up his guys? Or take charge in ANY way? Nope! 

The silver lining to this loss is it puts in perspective that maybe just maybe, we can be just as bad on D in the playoffs with or without paying Edmunds to stick around. Spend the dough elsewhere and go find somebody with some fire to plug in his place?