West Pine Jim Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I am a touch concerned about the JB reports. Based on what I had heard leading up to practice I projected a likely starting 5 was KM at the 1 (and the man) JB at the 2 (outside bomber) DE at the 3 (inside a lot) CE at the 4 (outside a lot) and BC at the 5 (camped inside). I know we will be deep and play any number of combinations and match ups but I liked this 5 based on early and perhaps overly optimistic reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Pine Jim Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Don't be overly concerned with JB yet. Let's see what he looks like after he gets some games under his belt with our most experienced players. He was warming up with Coach Whitesell yesterday before practice really started. Moving to various spots, shooting 3s, he must have hit close to 80%. A much better touch than KC. CE does not look like a starter at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Been out of town on vacation and have not been able to justseethemplay!! Appreciate all the comments from those that have but can someone write a little more about Manning? Comparisons to prior Bills players? More like a young Baniak, Husak, IV, BT, RL or Heinrich? Heinrich sure improved and increased his muscle/strength over time but was always a bigger presence and was quite awkward his Freshman year. IV was tall but quite soft, clumbsy and just plain his Freshman year. Baniak was more a forward who sometimes played center. Some have said Manning is 7' and others 6'10". Some have said he is bigger - possibly bigger than their prior expectations? Some said he is as skinny as RL was last year but with an inside, instead of outside, game. Thank you. I only saw him once, but he is thin, and soft inside. He had a hard time with the basics of post defense. He had some nice dunks but they were open dunks with nobody around him. He's young and gonna be a work in progress this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 When it comes to JB (or any player), don't take put too much stock into one or two practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 JB also seems to be one of the hardest workers out there. Everyone has a bad practice. Also, DE is not easy to defend at all. I think we always thought of JB as more of a shooter than a lock-down defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 When it comes to JB (or any player), don't take put too much stock into one or two practices. Amen. People have bad games all the time and shouldn't be judged on just one performance. The same goes for practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 When it comes to JB (or any player), don't take put too much stock into one or two practices. I call this the Vashun Newborne syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSLU68 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I call this the Vashun Newborne syndrome. No one on this team has a beer gut like vn did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The fans who talk the whole time are obnoxious. Glaze is playing. He's 6'5" I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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