Super Mario not so super so far

[False Start]

Funny tweet from LZ.

Lance Zierlein ‏@LanceZierlein

Bills fans getting a taste of what Mario Williams occasionally brings to the table.... 1 tackle, no sacks and no pressure

[Showtime100]

I hate to say this, but I'm glad to see it. It seemed to me the press thought very little of him for his entire tenure in Houston and the minute he goes to Buffalo it's HOLY CRAP Buffalo is a contender.

Mario does do this from time to time but usually while he's taking on two blockers so his mates can do their thing.

[Honoring Earl 34]

Kubiak is a coach down in Texas
You know he knows just exactly what the cap is
He ain't gonna listen to richard justice
He makes his livin' off of the people's Texans

Mario in blue, whoa, whoa, he slipped away
Vince Young caught up to him the very next day
They got the money, hey
You know they got away
They're not down south and they're still running today
Singin' go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run

[Hagar]

I was always skeptical of Mario's play. He'd show flashes of greatness, then fall a sleep for whole games.

Mario played his best football in the final year of his contract. Now that he's been paid, you won't see him again until the final year of this contract.

Good luck Bills, you're going to need it.

[silentassassin]

More important than his performance was the complaining about the officials. Really bad timing for that, imo.

[Hottoddie]

I caught some of the game late & Mario seemed very sluggish & unmotivated. Buffalo was within 2 scores & had about 5-6 minutes left. I guess he just shut it down early. I'm very disappointed, because I always liked him & couldn't fault him for accepting a $100+ million contract. However, I'm a firm believer in earning the money you're paid.

[thunderkyss]

Did Jared Allen play today? Because I can't find his name in the box scores.... Not even an assist.

Must have took the day off. Damn Defensive End.

[Scooter]

well, he ended his career with a big paycheck. the bills may flounder, but as long as they sell lamborghini's in new york, mario will be just fine.

[Heath Shuler]

Bills LE Mario Williams was held to a single tackle in his Buffalo debut.
Mario also got just one hit on Mark Sanchez, after Sanchez released the ball. Williams was "furious" after the game about the replacement refs' no-calls of alleged penalties by Jets RT Austin Howard. "Pass blocking doesn't include hands to the face," Williams said. "When someone tells the officials that, and they just walk away, or they don't call it, that is disheartening.

http://rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3636/mario-williams

[CloakNNNdagger]

Originally Posted by Hottoddie

I caught some of the game late & Mario seemed very sluggish & unmotivated. Buffalo was within 2 scores & had about 5-6 minutes left. I guess he just shut it down early. I'm very disappointed, because I always liked him & couldn't fault him for accepting a $100+ million contract. However, I'm a firm believer in earning the money you're paid.

Are you talking about Albert???

[GP]

He's filthy rich now, he isn't going to try hard ever again.

I always thought there was something a bit off about Mario. Sure, he never caused problems in Houston. He was chill. But yet he never really stood out, never seemed to make others better.

When was he ever helping out those around him, getting them in position and making them hustle up and stuff??? Instead, he looked like a Lone Ranger to me. Lone wolf.

So, no surprise that he gets a huge payday and goes AWOL in the first game. Bills fans are not going to be happy. He'll have some injury, and the story will be that "maybe Mario was just hurt and he'll come back stronger when he's healed up." Yeah, sure he will....

[Premier]

weve known mario isnt a game changer, he sprinkles in multi-sack games here and there. big games he disappears..

[kwayshauntay]

Why bump a thread and pile on a guy that didn't even play today?




[okay so I stole that from a bills forum (: ]

[silvrhand]

http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topi...e/page__st__40

Ouch lol..

[silvrhand]

Originally Posted by kwayshauntay

Why bump a thread and pile on a guy that didn't even play today?

[okay so I stole that from a bills forum (: ]

Why cause it shows we made the right decision to let him move on and that we see the same thing as we've always seem. A dominant physique and skillset that plays about 50% of the time, aka no heart.

[Playoffs]

Hey! That guy who controlled Mario was cheating the whole game and the refs blew it:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/stor...ment-refs-loss

[Playoffs]

Originally Posted by silvrhand

http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topi...e/page__st__40

Ouch lol..

Oh, the horror...

Looks just like he did in the pre-season. Slow,out of shape. Take the money and run. Couldn`t beat a scrub lineman.Just start watching him giving up on plays.

Ever wonder why the Texans did not resign him? Mario Williams is no Bruce Smith. He was a lamb today.
The entire defense was no better than last years defense. Our defense is a paper tiger.Useless, impotent,
no pass rush, we scare nobody, an utter**waste of a 100 million dollars.And Chan Gailey has said all along
that they are way ahead of the offense in training camp? What is he smoking? We were supposed to have the
most dominating defensive line in football. They played like choir girls!!! All of them!

At this rate... 0 sacks, 16 tackles... $100 million seems worth it!

[jjjezebel]

Peter King's assessment on MMQB:

Goat of the Week
Mario Williams, DE, Buffalo.
You can excuse a preseason of no production, because no one cares about the preseason. But no team had the kind of crisis the Jets had at right tackle in the preseason, dumping starter Wayne Hunter in favor of the untested Austin Howard, and on Sunday, Williams got nothing done playing across from Howard. This much of nothing: one tackle, zero sacks, zero quarterback hits. A pathetic opening display for a man who will make $40 million over the first two years ($1.18 million for his no-show Sunday) of a six-year, $96 million deal.

Ouch.

[Trail.Blazr]

Originally Posted by GP

He's filthier richer now, he isn't going to try hard once again.

I always thought there was something a bit off about Mario. Sure, he never caused problems in Houston. He was chill. But yet he never really stood out, never seemed to make others better.

When was he ever helping out those around him, getting them in position and making them hustle up and stuff??? Instead, he looked like a Lone Ranger to me. Lone wolf.

So, no surprise that he gets a huge payday and goes AWOL in the first game. Bills fans are not going to be happy. He'll have some injury, and the story will be that "maybe Mario was just hurt and he'll come back stronger when he's healed up." Yeah, sure he will....

Fixed it for ya. He was made filthy rich by the Texans.

And never say ever again

[silentassassin]

Originally Posted by Showtime100

I hate to say this, but I'm glad to see it. It seemed to me the press thought very little of him for his entire tenure in Houston and the minute he goes to Buffalo it's HOLY CRAP Buffalo is a contender.

Mario does do this from time to time but usually while he's taking on two blockers so his mates can do their thing.

I feel the same way(bolded statement). The media coverage bothered me more than it should have, but I'm glad to see Buffalo fan is getting to see the other side of this double-edged sword.