1billsfan Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 "A lot of players in there are just positive right now." Last season's backstabbers and quiters are gone and they now seem to have players that actually want to play. Moulds, Adams, Milloy, Anderson, Teague, Williams were all dead weight (for differing reasons). Since their departures, so far it seems to have helped turn the team's attitude around. Remember how unispired the Billsd were last season? I get the feeling that won't happen this year. Clements and McGahee had better take notice because they're next if they're not bringing it every Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 .....and a handsome one, too. 772242[/snapback] If you like Adam Sandler. 772244[/snapback] Huh? Kelly doesn't look anything like Sandler. Oh, wait... that isn't who you meant, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Get a load of this crap this guy spews. Me, me, me all day long. This was his interview today: JP Losman On if he has anything to prove from last year… I don’t even think about last year to tell you the truth. It doesn’t matter what happened - good or bad. It’s a new team, new offense. We have some new players. We have our goals. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing against. We’re out there trying to accomplish what we’re trying to accomplish. Our offense, we have to master that first. Obviously, that’s dictated on what they do. Other than that it’s juststraight execution. You can put Xs out there. It really doesn’t matter who it is. It has to be that way every week. On if playing Miami drives you a little bit, like you said New England drove you a little bit last week … It just doesn’t. I don’t know why. I just don’t feel that way. No extra things (are motivating me this week). I’m really just focused on what we need to focus on. Just trying to move on from last week. Trying to move on from last year. Trying to make it all work. On how things went well in Miami offensively last year and of that’ll impact this year’s game … We have a new offense. New personnel. New formations. Obviously, they think we’re a different team, different scheme from last year. Are they going to do the same things (defensively)? Sure. We look at some of their personnel groupings, some of their guys are still there. But mainly, we’re looking at what they did in the preseason and against Pittsburgh. On what stands out on Miami’s defense… A lot of similarities to last week. They do a lot of similar things. We get another chance at the same type of defense. We’ll see how it goes. On last week’s game … We executed pretty well in the passing game. We were able to check the ball down. We were able to throw it away when things were not open. But in a game like that it’s the little things. Not the running game or the passing game. Things hurt us at the end there. We had some penalties. We had a safety. You wonder if there was a chance to get that ball out of my hands. But you look at the film and I really don’t know when I could have thrown the ball away. It was tough. On whether it’s frustrating not to be able to get Lee the ball … It’s frustrating. But we’ve got to play ball and he knows that. He’s the guy now and he knows he’s going to get double-covered. The chances they gave us single coverage on him, both times ended up in sacks. So we couldn’t hold up to get him the ball. They went one-high and we said here’s our chance especially at the end of the game to hit ‘em. It’s not frustrating; it’s just the way it goes. Last year, it was a different guy (as the No. 1 receiver). Now it’s him. But now other guys have a chance to get more touches. On Miami’s secondary being completely turned over from last year and if it’ll take a quarter to feel them out … That’s every week. Coaches can tell you how it’s going to be. How they’re going to play, how this guy plays. For the most part, they are accurate. But there will be instances where you say I saw it on film but they didn’t really do the same thing. You always have to feel the other team out on the first couple of drives. Mainly what it comes down to is execution. It’s the little things. Once you become a great team in the NFL, what I’m seeing so far is those teams take care of the little things. Little penalties, sacks, dropped balls, miscues, all those little things have to be cleaned up if you want to be great. It doesn’t matter who is over there, you have to execute. On whether Mularkey stunted his growth by making him watch the final eight games last year… I’m so far from last year. Nobody knows (the answer). Everybody has different philosophies. Obviously they felt that was the best opportunity for the team and for me. You have to roll with it. You have to look at the positives. Everyone has an opinion. You just have to go with it. On if he has any motivation going against Mularkey… None. Zero. On whether Mularkey will share the tendencies of some of the Bills personnel with the Dolphins defense … He can. He’ll probably just say this is what I know of him. But, it’s a totally different offense. There are totally different tendencies. You’ll have to look at the preseason games and the first week to know my tendencies now. I looked at last year’s game. I watched it and saw myself and said I was a totally different guy back there pulling the trigger. This year, I’m a completely different guy. That’s what they are going to have to study. On if he was disappointed at Mularkey for walking out on the team last year… Not him. I was disappointed in the situation. I’m a Mularkey fan. I like Mike a lot. I don’t know how the outside world or fans perceive that relationship, but when I see him it’s going to be a handshake and a hug. In a situation like that you have to shrug your shoulders and say too bad it didn’t work out. I wish it did. But it didn’t and that’s the way this business is. On the differences here now compared to the previous coaching staff … We’ve talked about that many times. It’s completely different. There are some similarities. But it’s different. From a personnel standpoint, you’ve been in the locker room, it’s a different feel. It’s a lot more positive attitude. I don’t know if it’s the players or coaches. A lot of players in there are just positive right now. On if things have progressed since the start of training camp … They are definitely getting better week in and week out. Even in practice it’s getting better – for the whole team as well. Obviously I’m more involved with the offense, so I’ll speak for them; it just seems that the little things done wrong will not be overlooked. They will not be tolerated or accepted. Little things. No incomplete passes will be tolerated by our coaches. He will not stand for an incomplete, inaccurate pass. He will not stand for a missed audible. He will not stand for any of it. 772216[/snapback] Yes--the attitude is a refreshing one----and its a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bills fan Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 he got me to read the entire thing looking for the cockiness, so i guess it worked... 772223[/snapback] Me too. Every interview that I've read this past year sounded like Losman has come a long way. His attitude sounds great. Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 LAMP post of the week.... (sarcasm button on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMIEBUF12 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 funny........i wasnt sure what he was cocky about now i get it....i really hope j.p turns out ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Forgot My Last Username Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 His use of the Royal "We" is Bledsoe-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 nice interview, especially the bit about mularkey, who i still think is a decent coach (i say this as i dodge the tomatoes). but this little passage above is a bit too johnsonesque for me. i recall quite precisely in december 2000 RJ saying that longstanding rivalries meant nothing to him and implying that that stuff (i.e., blood feuds between teams) is all bs. the bills lost that weekend 30-6 at home in frigid weather to jay fiedler and co. anyway, maybe it is bs in the grand scheme of things, but i want my buffalo bills to imbibe in that particular religion, and if they don't, i'm suspicious. i will give him a mulligan, though. hopefully, a drunken offseason in his new stomping grounds of downtown buffalo will kick some of that old time religion into him. 772245[/snapback] If you get up higher for the Miami game, it implies to me that you're loafing somewhat for all other games. All games should be just as important, all games you should be up all the way for, all plays against any/all opponents you should give 100% concentration and physical effort. No more, no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 If you get up higher for the Miami game, it implies to me that you're loafing somewhat for all other games. All games should be just as important, all games you should be up all the way for, all plays against any/all opponents you should give 100% concentration and physical effort. No more, no less. 772312[/snapback] My amp goes to 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I don't know what's wrong with today's youth..just a !@#$ing sh-------, obnoxious, ego centric attitude. Its just another sign of the deterioration of the human race caused by these generation Y little piss ants. and I'll be god damned if he isn't improving as a QB as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 My amp goes to 11. 772317[/snapback] Mine does, too. But it starts at 3. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 If you get up higher for the Miami game, it implies to me that you're loafing somewhat for all other games. All games should be just as important, all games you should be up all the way for, all plays against any/all opponents you should give 100% concentration and physical effort. No more, no less. 772312[/snapback] feeling a little cocky yourself ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDG Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I hate him more than ever now. Thanks for the extra fuel on the fire. 772239[/snapback] I definitely have to question any guy who can say "I'm a Mularkey fan" with a straight face.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 but this little passage above is a bit too johnsonesque for me. i recall quite precisely in december 2000 RJ saying that longstanding rivalries meant nothing to him and implying that that stuff (i.e., blood feuds between teams) is all bs. the bills lost that weekend 30-6 at home in frigid weather to jay fiedler and co. 772245[/snapback] Granted, I've never been a high school coach or played the game, however, exactly what motivation does JP have to make this game any different than any other? Has he been following the team all his life? Did he live through the lean years with other Bills fans? Was he there when the goal posts came down? Was he there when Bryan Cox was flipping birds and talking trash about the city? I believe Cox said something to the effect of "I hate Buffalo, I hate it's people, I wish they would all get acid poured on their bodies while cameras are rolling so the whole world can watch their skin melt." Christ, JP wasn't even born for most of it. So how can you expect him to react any differently to the Fish than anyone else? Most of his experience with the Fish was something like "I throw three touchdowns to Lee Evans in the first quarter, and somehow we manage to lose." He's not a Bills fan. He's a freakin' quarterback who has a lot more important schitt on his mind right now. Rivalry isn't and shouldn't be one of them. And I'll bet someone who doesn't drink as much as me remembers that game enough to know Johnson poo-pooing the rivalry was probably the LEAST of the reasons we got our ass kicked by Jay Fielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I definitely have to question any guy who can say "I'm a Mularkey fan" with a straight face.... 772325[/snapback] Losman is avoiding Bulletin Board material ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodnarb Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 he got me to read the entire thing looking for the cockiness, so i guess it worked... 772223[/snapback] Yea me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Granted, I've never been a high school coach or played the game, however, exactly what motivation does JP have to make this game any different than any other? Has he been following the team all his life? Did he live through the lean years with other Bills fans? Was he there when the goal posts came down? Was he there when Bryan Cox was flipping birds and talking trash about the city? I believe Cox said something to the effect of "I hate Buffalo, I hate it's people, I wish they would all get acid poured on their bodies while cameras are rolling so the whole world can watch their skin melt." Christ, JP wasn't even born for most of it. So how can you expect him to react any differently to the Fish than anyone else? Most of his experience with the Fish was something like "I throw three touchdowns to Lee Evans in the first quarter, and somehow we manage to lose." He's not a Bills fan. He's a freakin' quarterback who has a lot more important schitt on his mind right now. Rivalry isn't and shouldn't be one of them. And I'll bet someone who doesn't drink as much as me remembers that game enough to know Johnson poo-pooing the rivalry was probably the LEAST of the reasons we got our ass kicked by Jay Fielder. 772332[/snapback] disagree. maybe you have to be a dumbass, but jim kelly, who went to freakin' miami, and cornelius bennett, who went to sunny alabama, genuinely bought into the rivalry, and it meant something to them. i don't want my QB to be like me -- i don't want him to be rational (i do want him to be reasonably intelligent, however). johnson was a disaster ultimately, largely because he alienated the fan base and the media due to his supreme disinterest in what his fan base cared about (i.e., hating the dolphins). moreover, he expressed absolutely zero interest in the community that paid approximately 42% of the $18 million he received from wilson. the last thing a team like the bills need is a milquetoast guy who is evenhanded about everything -- that's the kiss of death in the nfl, a league where approximately 80-85% of the players would be in jail (by my estimation) if not for the league's existence. the point is that unreasoning passion can be channelled into football, or it can be channelled into less productive -- and occasionally felonious -- paths. p.s. he better be a freakin' bills fan by this point, given that they're providing him the only real job he's ever had in his life, and paying him handsomely in the process. p.p.s. i'm not holding this against him (yet), and i still really like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I definitely have to question any guy who can say "I'm a Mularkey fan" with a straight face.... 772325[/snapback] Hey JDG...you need to adjust your 'Losman-Meter' He's up to.... 51.2% passing, 6.00 ypa, .89 TD/INT, 65.5 Rating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 disagree. maybe you have to be a dumbass, but jim kelly, who went to freakin' miami, and cornelius bennett, who went to sunny alabama, genuinely bought into the rivalry, and it meant something to them. i don't want my QB to be like me -- i don't want him to be rational (i do want him to be reasonably intelligent, however). johnson was a disaster ultimately, largely because he alienated the fan base and the media due to his supreme disinterest in what his fan base cared about (i.e., hating the dolphins). moreover, he expressed absolutely zero interest in the community that paid approximately 42% of the $18 million he received from wilson. the last thing a team like the bills need is a milquetoast guy who is evenhanded about everything -- that's the kiss of death in the nfl, a league where approximately 80-85% of the players would be in jail (by my estimation) if not for the league's existence. the point is that unreasoning passion can be channelled into football, or it can be channelled into less productive -- and occasionally felonious -- paths. p.s. he better be a freakin' bills fan by this point, given that they're providing him the only real job he's ever had in his life, and paying him handsomely in the process. p.p.s. i'm not holding this against him (yet), and i still really like him. 772347[/snapback] A couple of points. First of all those guys played at a time when these teams were battling for the division title. Those were the glory years of the rivaly. Also, are you sure those guys REALLY FELT the hate in their rookie or second years? I understand you want JP to feel the special distaste we have for the fins. With time and experience (provided the teams are competitive) I think he will...I HOPE he does. But for him to say that now would feel forced and phony to me. Right now, every game is important as this team needs to start winning, against ANY TEAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffal0 Bill5 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Yea me too. 772342[/snapback] I bit also. After reading this thread, I must admit, I think the fervor of my hatred for Miami has died down a little. Don't get me wrong, I want to see the fish swished and all, but I just don't feel it as much. I think the retirement of my central figures of hatred, Shula and Marino (especially Marino), took some of my steam. They really don't have anybody that inspires violent hatred in me. My hatred still exists, but I need somebody on that team to exit the tunnel at the Ralph with both middle fingers up to stoke my furnace again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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