Uffalo Ills Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Fill me in. Why are we front runners? Why is Cleveland? What is this madness?
Mike In Illinois Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 If I recall, the league won't choose teams with a new coach, so that would eliminate the Bills. Since Pettine is in year two the Browns would be eligible (although the league could throw out the rules and pick a team).
Buftex Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) If I recall, the league won't choose teams with a new coach, so that would eliminate the Bills. Since Pettine is in year two the Browns would be eligible (although the league could throw out the rules and pick a team). I am not sure if the the rule is that they "won't pick" teams with new coaches, but rather, they will not force a team with a new coach to participate. Â Â Notice how really successful franchises (like the Pats* for instance) don't use that logic? "Most likely nothing" means "possibly something". Does the team get anything positive (in the wins column) from appearing? Take a look at who participates in that show. With the exception of the Ravens, no team has won the Super Bowl since the show went on the air (and they appeared in 2001). That's not the company the Bills should be keeping. Act like a champ, not a chump! Because they have had such a difficult time drawing teams to do the show over the past years, about 2 years ago, the NFL mandated that every team will be forced to participate at some time or another. No team in their first year with a new coach will be forced to participate, though, as I understand it, they could volunteer. I think too, they will not require a Super Bowl participating team to participate the following season. Also, no team will ever be forced to participate more than once within (I believe) 5 years. Like it or not, the Bills will be on it sooner than later. For those who have watched the series faithfully, I think most would agree, the Rex/Jets season was the most entertaining of all. Rex swears like a mother!@#$er. I loved hearing the pious Tony Dungy among others, get so upset with Rex. Edited March 23, 2015 by Buftex
Alphadawg7 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I am not sure if the the rule is that they "won't pick" teams with new coaches, but rather, they will not force a team with a new coach to participate. This. The rule is that if no team volunteers the NFL can force a team but only teams that meet certain conditions like not having a new coach. Â So the Bills could agree to be on there, but the NFL can't force the Bills to do it if no team volounteers.
YoloinOhio Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Fill me in. Why are we front runners? Why is Cleveland? What is this madness? The browns are front runners (see Vic Carucci link). The Bills aren't. Edited March 23, 2015 by YoloinOhio
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 If you look back you should see the Bills may not be eligible for Hard Knocks  well maybe some fans need a hard knock upside the head.... ;) FWIW according to this tread. It aint gonna happen forcibly at least  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24939058/redskins-giants-among-9-nfl-teams-eligible-for-2015-hard-knocks  The Giants, Redskins, Browns, Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Vikings, Buccaneers and Rams are all eligible to be compelled by the league to participate because they don't meet any of the three criteria Here's the rest of the teams are exempt from being forced to appear on the show:  Playoffs Last Two Years: Patriots, Steelers, Bengals, Ravens, Colts, Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Cowboys, Eagles, Packers, Lions, Panthers, Saints, Seahawks, Cardinals  New Head Coach: Bills, Jets, Raiders, Bears, 49ers, Falcons
BuffaloHokie13 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) To quote HC Rex Ryan, "Well they typically don't pick teams with a new head coach, or playoff teams from the year prior, so I don't expect us to be a choice for quite a while." Edited March 23, 2015 by BuffaloHokie13
YoloinOhio Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 If you look back you should see the Bills may not be eligible for Hard Knocks  well maybe some fans need a hard knock upside the head.... ;) We know they aren't doing it. The link says the Browns are.
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 To quote HC Rex Ryan, "Well they typically don't pick teams with a new head coach, or playoff teams from the year prior, so I don't expect us to be a choice for quite a while." I love that thinking. Assuming we're gonna be a playoff team..
K D Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 the Giants would probably get them the most viewers but I don't see any interesting story lines with that team. there's some drama with the Redskins and Gruden trying to pick a QB. that might be a selling point. Cleveland is kind of blah except for the Johnny Manziel stuff but Pettine has been on Hard Knocks in the past so the producers might be comfortable with him
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 We know they aren't doing it. The link says the Browns are. I didn't look back to the previous page. My bad. :blush:
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 From an unbiased point of view, between Rex, McCoy, Incognito, and new ownership, we would be the most entertaining team. If we volunteer for it.
YoloinOhio Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 From an unbiased point of view, between Rex, McCoy, Incognito, and new ownership, we would be the most entertaining team. If we volunteer for it.they were just talking about the browns going on hard knocks on local sports radio in Cbus. All three guys on the show said the #1 team they would want to see on Hard Knocks this year is the Bills. And none are bills fans or have ties to Bflo. Pretty funny.
negativo Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 @viccarucci: The #Bills were asked by the #NFL if they'd be interested in being featured on HBO's Hard Knocks tthis summer, They said no.
eball Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 @viccarucci: The #Bills were asked by the #NFL if they'd be interested in being featured on HBO's Hard Knocks tthis summer, They said no. Â I was just going to post the same thing. I'm glad.
K D Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 There goes that! As we expected, new coaching staff probably doesn't want the distraction. The Bills are the most interesting story in the NFL though and people are taking notice. But I may be a bit biased
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 who better than the Johnny Rehab story? it is a shoe in
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 There goes that! As we expected, new coaching staff probably doesn't want the distraction. The Bills are the most interesting story in the NFL though and people are taking notice. But I may be a bit biased Nah man. Between Rex, Incognito, and McCoy, the Bills would be the best team for the show.
K D Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 well, let's root for Cleveland so at least we get to see the Bills when they scrimmage together
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