Shake_My_Head

IDK. He may have 'known' what was coming. But no one, including MA, may have been prepared to see the detailed blow-by-blow account contained in that civil suit document. That was written for shock and awe destructive purposes and appears to have accomplished that with the Bills, the public and I suspect MA as well. .

Makes total sense to me. It's better for MA to handle this outside the fish bowl media circus that the NFL swims in. It is between MA and the plaintiff--not a As the World Turns soap opera for fans to follow.

The police have not charged him--in fact, they only finished their investigation this week and sent the results to the DA. So, no police 'complaint' exists as of yet. And he was never considered the best punter coming out of college. He had the best marketing buzz but there was no consensus that he was better than Stoudt of Penn State (who got picked in the 4th round).

IDK. The details included in the civil suit that dropped Friday appear to be entirely new 'information' to the Bills and likely even MA (and who knows, maybe even the police). It's one thing for the plaintiff's lawyer to say, "we're going to sue you" in July but another to lay out their version of events in the civil suit (which, as the lawyer himself said, was intended to be as shocking as possible to motivate the police to file a criminal charge). No one had those details before Friday, so how could the Bills have done a 'piss poor job' of evaluating the situation?

He may not have lied from his perspective. It's very likely that even he didn't know the details included in the civil suit. That document was written entirely from "Jane Doe's" perspective.

It's very likely that there were a lot more damaging details contained in the civil suit that dropped Friday than in the original discussion the Bills attorney had with them on July 31. The civil suit claims were designed for maximum, nuclear def-con 5-level PR purposes. That may have surprised the team, which as Beane said, knew the basic outline of the accusations and was trying to get more facts to varify what transpired.

I wonder if this thread will get to 250+ pages.

Regardless of how you feel about this story, WIVB's "perp walk" shot of Beane leaving the field house was uncalled for. The cameras should have been turned off when they walked away from the mics.

Bully for Tim. But why do we need TG if we can listen to Beane and McD and form our own opinions rather than have him filter it for us?

Is that supposed to matter?

The Punt Shaman, whomever that may be. Branding potential and name recognition being the two most important factors in the selection.

With all due respect, what kind of "character misevaluations" on Ford approached even 0.000001% of the Araiza situation? GMs miss on high draft choices all the time and this is Beane's first major one in five years. It's a part of football as old as time. The Punt God situation is totally different and unique and, IMO, can't be lumped into "two misses this week" in any way, shape or form.

I may have it missed in all 200+ pages (and counting) but there's another really relevant reason for cutting MA: the 53 players who'll make up the roster, especially the veterans, who in all likelihood want this distraction to go away NOW in what's expected to be their best shot at a Super Bowl run this season. The vets have no ties to a rookie punter, know this will be a season-long media cluster**** and are way more likely to push for it to be over so they can concentrate on football. While I'm at heart a "due process" supporter, I can suck it up and advocate for what may be an unfair, career-ruining decision that causes Matt's name to never again appear on a Bills roster if it means better odds of winning a Lombardi this year. Shallow? Cruel? Yeah, I feel bad. But I can carry that weight...

I have also come to the viewpoint that regardless of his guilt or innocence, he's gone. And won't be brought back, irrespective of the outcome of the civil case. To quote Mr. Spock, "...The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one."

Per McD's press conference, here's the pretext I think they'll use to cut ties with MA: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2022/08/27/matt-araiza-bills-punter-rape-lawsuit-sean-mcdermott-upset-press-conference/65459704007/ Were you aware that he or his agent were going to put out a statement? No. Do you have a reaction to that statement? Did you read it? Have you seen it? I'm aware of that statement since the game and I'm not going to make a comment on that. Blindsiding the HC and generating more bad press for the team--that alone puts a fork in it, IMO. .

That headline seems designed to generate clicks and cast aspersions on the Bills. Why would they ever talk to the plaintiff's lawyer? Talk to law enforcement, talk to private investigators. Just like in the McCoy case that's been cited a few times in this thread...

I did. So why no criminal case ten months later?

Civil suit? But no criminal one? That just seems backward to me on such a serious accusation.

Beane is a wizard to get a 5th.

I'd flip Spector for Giles-Harris but go with the rest of that list since many guys are waiver-exempt and can choose to be on the PS.

As if we need it, yet another example of how big Josh is...

His main vocalist, Noah Hunt, is a good frontman, with one of the best voices in the blues or rock. It makes for a great combo.

The season can't get here soon enough.

I'd say about 5,000 although it was tough to see how filled in the hill was from our seats in the bowl. Buddy played about 70 minutes, although about half of that was walkin' and talkin'. His voice is still teriffic at 86 years old and he really seemed to have his heart in the stories he told about his childhood and need for people to be happy, not mad at one another. It was a beautiful night for the blues and I enjoyed it a bunch.

The amount of time the ball was in the air was quite different on those two throws. In Crowder's case, it was a bang-bang play with the ball right in his face just as he turned his head to look for it. On Hodgins, it was in the air a lot longer, giving him more time to look the catch in. Apples and oranges. They play different positions as well, with Crowder in the slot and Hodgins on the outside, with differing patterns and degrees of difficulty (more traffic inside, closer to the LOS for Crowder, more pattern depth and free releases for Hodgins). Could Crowder have made the catch? Certainly, but it was a tough ball and the QB was as much as fault as he was.