The Big Cat Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Last year I was pretty impressed with how well the D held up after all the injuries. Please don't throw stats and rankings at me in response to that statement, I know what they were. But they didn't allow that many points, and for the most part they kept the sputtering offense in games. They also played HARD! At the center of it all was John Freakin' DiGorgio, an unlikely candidate for signal caller, no doubt. But the defense didn't splash out like you would expect looking at them on paper. Well this past Saturday I left the Bills bar rocking my Bills jersey en route to a BBQ. At one point in the night this big dude rolls up to me and goes, "Yo, John Digorgio!" Now I don't live in Bills country, it's the friggin' midwest and I was at a party hosted by Clevelanders- who are PROFOUNDLY incestuous, and EVERYtime these particular chicks throw a party, it's just frothing over with Ohians (most of whom suck, by the way). So when this meatstick calls out DiGorgio -of all players- at the sight of my jersey, I was a bit caught off guard. Turns out this guy is from Michigan, and played high school ball against him. Allegedly, his squad and JDG's school were two of the best in the state, and it was JDG's team which upset this guy's run in the playoffs. He said that of all the players he played against that went on to do bigger and better things, nobody was as smart as JDG- the guy knew EVERY play they were running, and the crazier the call, the faster JDG was in there breaking it up. He said JDG wasn't the most athletic, or biggest, or strongest guy he'd ever played against (although he did say he was still pretty beastly), but that his smarts made him an INCREDIBLE football player. JDG WAS EVERYWHERE! It was great to hear that and I love that we have POZ coming up, competing with, and learning from this guy! Def not TOO big a drop off when JDG gets in there either! Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bills fan Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Cool story. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Insetuous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Insetuous? Yeah I can't spell. Incestuous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Yeah I can't spell. Incestuous. Okay, fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Just busting your chops, El Gato Grande... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Just busting your chops, El Gato Grande... I apologize if you took offense to my Ohioan rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I apologize if you took offense to my Ohioan rage. Nah I'm a native WNY'er, so I don't like most of these people for 16 Sundays a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobot Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Great story. DiGiorgio is a savvy player, no doubt. Hope Poz, Kavicka, and Crow can take breaks now and then and rest easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist_to_open Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Brah, The fact that you didnt change after the game and went to a party hosted by a bunch of Ohioians in a Bills jersey already earns you MY respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I think Joe D will become more valuable the more creative offenses get. He will be able to stand on sideline, figure out what is going on and be inserted in to break up a big play. Sort of a slightly smaller but faster John Holecek. How is his head coaching job going for those in Chicago area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarthur31 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Last year I was pretty impressed with how well the D held up after all the injuries. Please don't throw stats and rankings at me in response to that statement, I know what they were. But they didn't allow that many points, and for the most part they kept the sputtering offense in games. They also played HARD! At the center of it all was John Freakin' DiGorgio, an unlikely candidate for signal caller, no doubt. But the defense didn't splash out like you would expect looking at them on paper. Well this past Saturday I left the Bills bar rocking my Bills jersey en route to a BBQ. At one point in the night this big dude rolls up to me and goes, "Yo, John Digorgio!" Now I don't live in Bills country, it's the friggin' midwest and I was at a party hosted by Clevelanders- who are PROFOUNDLY incestuous, and EVERYtime these particular chicks throw a party, it's just frothing over with Ohians (most of whom suck, by the way). So when this meatstick calls out DiGorgio -of all players- at the sight of my jersey, I was a bit caught off guard. Turns out this guy is from Michigan, and played high school ball against him. Allegedly, his squad and JDG's school were two of the best in the state, and it was JDG's team which upset this guy's run in the playoffs. He said that of all the players he played against that went on to do bigger and better things, nobody was as smart as JDG- the guy knew EVERY play they were running, and the crazier the call, the faster JDG was in there breaking it up. He said JDG wasn't the most athletic, or biggest, or strongest guy he'd ever played against (although he did say he was still pretty beastly), but that his smarts made him an INCREDIBLE football player. JDG WAS EVERYWHERE! It was great to hear that and I love that we have POZ coming up, competing with, and learning from this guy! Def not TOO big a drop off when JDG gets in there either! Go Bills! All I can say is DiG did nothing to embarrass himself last year when he took over for Poz. I'm glad we had lots of depth on the defensive side of the ball last year or it would've turned out a lot worse! This year's roster has only improved upon that as we can now see the secondary as our strongest and deepest asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSRABILLSFAN Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 When I watched J Di last year he is everywhere the ball is, almost every time, he is definitely a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGimp Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 He is like a pizza with everything on it...oh so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Didn't he go to college in the mid-west? Probably a lot of people know the name, if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Didn't he go to college in the mid-west? Probably a lot of people know the name, if so. Yeah, Saginaw Valley IIRC. To my knowledge they're not getting much ESPN time these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I was surprised to hear his name called out as being the tackler when the 1st unit was still out there early in the game. Were Poz and him rotating in and out? or was he coming in as an outside backer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 I was surprised to hear his name called out as being the tackler when the 1st unit was still out there early in the game. Were Poz and him rotating in and out? or was he coming in as an outside backer? If you were watching the live online stream, the announcers were f'ing up names left and right. He got called out a bunch of times when he wasn't even on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 If you were watching the live online stream, the announcers were f'ing up names left and right. He got called out a bunch of times when he wasn't even on the field. ok, that musta been it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 JD went to Utica Eisenhower, I watched him a few times in high school. He played with his brother Joe who was an exceptional QB and Safety. His brother actually went to Buffalo University for a year before transferring over to Saginaw Valley State to join John. I saw them both in the MHSA state championship game. I think JD was a senior and his brother a sophomore or freshman. That team was impressive, both brothers stood out as men amongst boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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