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It's not often you see an NFL head coach give the opposing team some bulletin board material just days before a game, but that's exactly what happened on Thursday with coach Pat Shurmur. With the Giants getting set to face Buffalo on Sunday, Shurmur was asked what he thought of quarterback during the lead up to the 2018 . The Giants had the second overall pick that year, and although they ended up selecting , they did thoroughly scout each of the top-rated quarterbacks, including Allen. So what was Shurmur's pre-draft evaluation?"We thought he , Terry Steinbach Jersey " Shurmur said, via Newsday. "A guy that had a chance to be a starter in the , and he has been for them. I think he's made steady improvements. He's a very strong-armed guy. He's helped them win some big games already. Just like any young player, you see where he'll make Jed Lowrie Jersey mistakes and then correct them."Calling a projected first-round pick a guy who has a "chance to be a starter" isn't exactly a compliment. If a quarterback gets taken in the first round, it's pretty much a sumed that they're going to start at some point, which means it's very po sible the Giants didn't view Allen as a first-round talent.Shurmur was then asked if he wanted to clarify his comment but instead used the opportunity to simply Oakland Athletics Jersey repeat his original opinion."I thought he had a chance to be a starter," Shurmur said. "But I was asked what I thought of him, and that's what we thought of him. He had a chance to be a starter." Although Shurmur's comments might not seem like a huge deal to you, Bills coach Sean McDermott was offended enough that he apparently decided to use them as bulletin board material. At some point on Thursday, the Bills posted Shurmur's comments on multiple televisions in the team's facility, and it appears that a few reporters got a quick glimpse of those TVs, which they weren't supposed to see. The Bills have this tweet displayed on TVs around the building. Sean McDermott seems pi sed off that we saw those TVs. Said, Im not going to get into that, when asked if it was bulletin board material. Said what goes on those TVs is internal me saging. Matthew Fairburn (@MatthewFairburn) During his own interview Thursday, McDermott any questions about Shurmur's comments or Marcus Semien Jersey the fact that they were being used as potential bulletin board material.As for Allen, he didn't seem too offended by what Shurmur had to say."It doesn't bother me," Allen said. "I wasn't trying to make everybody like me or fall in love with me. Luckily the Bills had different thoughts and different plans with me. And luckily I ended up here." Shurmur will probably have a different a se sment of Allen if the quarterback dices up Rickey Henderson Jersey the Giants secondary on Sunday. The Bills are currently a favorite in the game, which is scheduled to kickoff from MetLife Stadium at 1 p.m. ET. |
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发表于 2023-4-10 18:51:58