BuffaloBaumer Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Ballsier post than that "former bills fan" thread. Bring it!
C.Biscuit97 Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Should have benched him at halftime. Slow eyes, lacks leadership, deep ball sucks. Is he wearing a visor? Matt Flynn > Aaron Rodgers
BringBackFergy Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Did you fellas know we passed on Russ Wilson and drafted TJ Graham instead?? * going to start a thread*
LOVEMESOMEBILLS Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Did you fellas know we passed on Russ Wilson and drafted TJ Graham instead?? * going to start a thread* Go for it . Don't think it's been mentioned yet. Can't believe I didn't think of it.
Marv Levy Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Seriously, why did the Bills dump Marshawn Lynch? I mean, I know he had the traffic accident downtown and all with a lawsuit, but is it because he really hated Buffalo? Were the Bills forced to trade him basically? The guy is a absolute monster on the field. I don't get it.
TheFunPolice Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 You never used to hear about "running up the score" before sports talk radio had to fill 24 hours a day with invented controversies. I never heard a peep about the 49ers running up the score in the Super Bowl, or the Cowboys for that matter over the Bills. Players love to pour it on an opponent when they get the chance. It happens at all levels, even pickup basketball games in the park. It's also nowhere near the major insult many sports fans today seem to think it is. For most competitive people if they have a shot to beat you by 50 they are going to try. Equally important is that a key component to most blowouts is that the other team stops trying as hard or starts taking stupid chances that backfire and thus gets steamrolled. People who play sports (or any type of game or competitive endeavor) get this. Somehow college kids survive losing football games 73-10 with their dignity intact so I'm sure the sun will come up in Green Bay tomorrow.
QCity Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Seriously, why did the Bills dump Marshawn Lynch? I mean, I know he had the traffic accident downtown and all with a lawsuit, but is it because he really hated Buffalo? Were the Bills forced to trade him basically? The guy is a absolute monster on the field. I don't get it. Allow me. I do this once a year, so feel free to cut and paste this every week Lynch runs for over 100 yards. ---cut here--- Fred Jackson ran him off the field. Literally. Freddie burst onto the scene and not only was he a better runner than Marshawn, he was better at every facet of the position. He had better hands, ran better routes, was better in pass protection, and he had the characteristics of a team leader both in the locker room and off the field. And although Fred was 28, he had very low mileage on him from his short NFL career. Marshawn on the other hand had a flighty, quirky personality. He showed flashes of brilliance when he went "Beastmode" inside the red zone, but that intensity didn't happen every time he touched the ball (it should in the NFL) He was involved in a hit-and-run incident at 4AM downtown, then to follow that up he stole $20 out of someone's purse (seriously?). He was 1 incident away from facing a hefty league suspension, and he had 1 year left on his contract. It was a pretty easy call to cut bait with him at that point. We weren't going to hand him a huge contract with his off-field history here. And let's not act like teams were lining up to get him. At that time Green Bay was desperate for a RB and Ted Thompson, one of the more respected GMs in the league, wanted nothing to do with him. It created an awkward situation here where we were forced to actually start Marshawn for a few games to showcase him, which really confused our fan base. Seattle gambled and won. Marshawn cleaned up his act and matured immensely - it's the classic "change of scenery" situation. He runs hard every time he touches the ball now. Kudos to him for getting his act together. But let's not pretend our record would be any different with him here.
mdk Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Allow me. I do this once a year, so feel free to cut and paste this every week Lynch runs for over 100 yards. ---cut here--- Fred Jackson ran him off the field. Literally. Freddie burst onto the scene and not only was he a better runner than Marshawn, he was better at every facet of the position. He had better hands, ran better routes, was better in pass protection, and he had the characteristics of a team leader both in the locker room and off the field. And although Fred was 28, he had very low mileage on him from his short NFL career. Marshawn on the other hand had a flighty, quirky personality. He showed flashes of brilliance when he went "Beastmode" inside the red zone, but that intensity didn't happen every time he touched the ball (it should in the NFL) He was involved in a hit-and-run incident at 4AM downtown, then to follow that up he stole $20 out of someone's purse (seriously?). He was 1 incident away from facing a hefty league suspension, and he had 1 year left on his contract. It was a pretty easy call to cut bait with him at that point. We weren't going to hand him a huge contract with his off-field history here. And let's not act like teams were lining up to get him. At that time Green Bay was desperate for a RB and Ted Thompson, one of the more respected GMs in the league, wanted nothing to do with him. It created an awkward situation here where we were forced to actually start Marshawn for a few games to showcase him, which really confused our fan base. Seattle gambled and won. Marshawn cleaned up his act and matured immensely - it's the classic "change of scenery" situation. He runs hard every time he touches the ball now. Kudos to him for getting his act together. But let's not pretend our record would be any different with him here. Don't kid yourself. The Bills would have been a better football team with Marshawn here. And, more to the point, would have been a better football team if it had nearly as competent of a FO as the Seahawks. First of all, as football players with different but complimentary talents, Fred Jackson AND Marshawn Lynch could have been successful teammates on the same team... a Super Bowl caliber team. Saying Fred Jackson ran a young M.L "off the field" is absurd. Everyone knew the kid was talented. Are you saying you can't have two great RB's on the same team? (Look at the rosters of most championship teams... there's more than one back who can play). Yes, Marshawn had some off field issues. Note: he has had off field issues in Seattle, too. (More, below). You say, Seattle "gambled and won"? Stealing M.L for a '4th' round draft pick isn't a huge gamble. It was a "going out of business sale"! The Bills got fleeced. What Seattle's FO was able to do, that OBD could not, was manage a gifted, albeit occasionally bad ass player. This is after all football, and ML is no Aaron Hernandez. Lest you think Lynch instantly turned it around, without Seahawks' management patience and guidance consider the following: "The off-the-field problems didn’t end for Lynch following the move to Seattle. He was arrested again on suspicion of DUI in July 2012 after being observed driving erratically on a freeway in his hometown of Oakland, California. Lynch pled to guilty to a reckless driving charge in February 2014 to resolve the case and was placed on probation for two years, fined an undisclosed amount and required to attend classes on driving safety and alcohol consumption. Lynch caused off-the-field headlines last season when it was revealed he’d skipped mandatory media sessions, incurring a $50,000 fine from the NFL that was later revoked. In the offseason, Lynch threatened to skip mandatory minicamp and missed the first week of training camp while holding out for a new contract two years after signing a four-year, $30 million extension with Seattle. He ended his holdout on July 31 and reported back to the team after the Seahawks reworked his contract to guarantee some of his incentive money, resulting in an additional $1.5 million for Lynch this season". Marshawn has a Super Bowl ring and was voted recently, by his teammates, their MVP. He sets the tone for the Seahawks physicality and mind set. Seattle's FO has built a champion - has drafted and traded superbly, AND has managed its player assets. Bills fans have been let down and mismanaged by a largely Marketing driven organization. (The only common denominator, beyond an aging owner, the past 14 Playoff-less years has been Russ Brandon). I pray the Bills are led by a new owner who keeps the team in Buffalo, and brings in real football men who'll guide the franchise for years to come...
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