birdog1960 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 They're weak minded then. people who don't know when they are being insulted are weak minded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 people who don't know when they are being insulted are weak minded. You choose to be offended. I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Jax Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Personally, I'm not offended. It doesn't phase me in any way, shape or form if Sammy Watkins thinks my job is little or whatever term he used. I know I'm proud of what I do, my wife is proud of what I do, and that's what matters. I don't give a rats @ss what some pampered rich athlete who has no idea of what reality truly is thinks about the jobs of others. I'm surprised so many people have truly taken offense to what he said. Unless you're friends or family with him, why do the words of someone who believes they're better than you phase you at all? I totally agree with your first four sentences above, although there may be SOME people who don't. Your last two sentences are off the mark though. This is a message forum where we discuss ALL things Bills' related, so even though I'm not "truly offended", and it doesn't affect my life in any way (I can say the latter about the whole NFL too), I can still offer an opinion about an idiotic statement that a Buffalo Bill made. And again, SOME people may be offended...in today's world, there's ALWAYS going to be somebody offended by everything, LOL......so shouldn't they be allowed to express their opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 people who don't know when they are being insulted are weak minded. Full birddog buyin achieved! You should report Sammy to the Instagram police. I didn't know I was being insulted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 people who don't know when they are being insulted are weak minded. That's insulting. The thin skinned are insulted by the silliest things. get a grip man. Weak minded? Speak for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Sorry I haven't read through 27 pages here - has anyone already suggested that Eugene Parker gave Sammy the playbook to get himself out of Buffalo, which includes being a bit of a malcontent? I suspect this is agent-driven. Also, he's only what, 20? Way too early for that discussion - he could wait 3 years and start with the same effect and less backlash I mentioned it a few times in these 27 pages. One of them, somebody said Sammy should run this stuff by his agent. I said his agent is Eugene Parker and loves this. Isn't it that Parker runs the agency but isn't his agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenhigh Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Yeah, but at some point don't people get sick of looking for something to be outraged by? A comment someone makes in a reply on their own personal account is the modern equivalent of an overheard comment in a bar and doesn't merit much of a reaction. I can't be the only one sick of seeing people combing through other people's online activity to hold them up to public shaming. This. Its like with the advent ov social media any yahoo with a chrome book can play amatuer "gotcha journalism". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Way too early for that discussion - he could wait 3 years and start with the same effect and less backlash Isn't it that Parker runs the agency but isn't his agent? his agent is Tory Dandy, it appears he works for Parker at Relativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 That's just rude. If you are calling me a racist, come out and say that. Thanks, point whiffer. Hockey players have a different mentality than just about any other athlete. They are professional athletes who seem to be a lot more willing to hang out and be real with fans. Also, they get their teeth knocked out, and miss one shift. They take punishment all night, and don't miss a shift. They beat the hell out a guy on the other team, and go out for beer and pizza afterward. There is an honor to that sport that you don't find in other sports. Someone who gets it---football players could learn alot from the hockey guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 English must be his second language. Sheesh! The problem is he doesn't have a first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 That's just rude. If you are calling me a racist, come out and say that. Thanks, point whiffer. Hockey players have a different mentality than just about any other athlete. They are professional athletes who seem to be a lot more willing to hang out and be real with fans. Also, they get their teeth knocked out, and miss one shift. They take punishment all night, and don't miss a shift. They beat the hell out a guy on the other team, and go out for beer and pizza afterward. There is an honor to that sport that you don't find in other sports. I love hockey, but to think there's more honor in the game than football is up for debate. For every stand-up guy, there's a Rafi Torres. There's a reason why the NHLs conduct policy is under as much or more scrutiny than the NFLs . There little precedent, and of course, those thrilling 5-min video explanations telling the masses why player X will get 5 games for his latest elbow into player Y's head. And fighting in the NHL is trending toward the least honorable thing as its staged and rarely fills a purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Given the grammer and speling on this bored, nobody hear should be calling out Sammy on his English. Expecially the guys who talk about dominate defenses, loosing games, and Tavares Jackson. Here, here! I mean, for all intensive purposes the grammer on this bored is beyond horribel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) Hockey players have a different mentality than just about any other athlete. They are professional athletes who seem to be a lot more willing to hang out and be real with fans. Also, they get their teeth knocked out, and miss one shift. They take punishment all night, and don't miss a shift. They beat the hell out a guy on the other team, and go out for beer and pizza afterward. There is an honor to that sport that you don't find in other sports. I'm a big hockey fan as well but there are a few points I'd like to make. As a country, we've put star football and basketball players on a pedestal. It's gotta be easier for hockey players to remain more humble when they don't get all the recognition. Football players beat the hell out of each other and then are friends after the game too. Guys miss shifts all the time. NHL has issues with cocaine usage and has also been accused of having a bit of a "rape culture". Edited October 29, 2015 by LBSeeBallLBGetBall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 They're weak minded then. Isn't it Sammy who is weak-minded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Oh guys, I wish I got as worked up as all of you over something not even directed toward me I don't see anybody getting worked up. I see people participating in the great internet past time of ripping a guy who said something stupid. That and porn are what keep the internet going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) Isn't it Sammy who is weak-minded? No, maybe, i dont know? I see it as this. "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stone" Bills fans threw the first stone(s). Sammy was just throwing them back. Don't be offended that he did. Edited October 29, 2015 by CountDorkula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Isn't it Sammy who is weak-minded? I could see that, seeing as how he got pulled into this mess by trolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Nope. I see it as this. "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stone" Bills fans threw the first stone(s). Sammy was just throwing them back. Don't be offended that he did. He acted childish which is why he probably realized it and deleted the post later. He is in the public eye, at least in Buffalo. If he isn't thick skinned enough not to let the anonymous troll posts get to him then he shouldn't be on social media. It's just that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 He acted childish which is why he probably realized it and deleted the post later. He is in the public eye, at least in Buffalo. If he isn't thick skinned enough not to let the anonymous troll posts get to him then he shouldn't be on social media. It's just that simple. Or he did what most of us would do if our family and livelihood were maliciously being attacked by strangers and defend ourselves. Did he handle it the best way, probably not, but I still cant blame him. Who is more childish, the people attacking Watkins because "My fantasy team bro" or Watkins for telling them to piss off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Who is more childish, the people attacking Watkins because "My fantasy team bro" or Watkins for telling them to piss off? That's like asking who is being more childish when a 3 year old gets into a pushing fight with a 4 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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