26CornerBlitz Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 WGR Poll: https://twitter.com/WGR550/status/735564252610625536 @WGR550 The Onion has spoken! https://t.co/3gXVnYlIwy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) @WHTK LISTEN - Tyler Dunne talks Whaley's Comment, new #Bills Media Policy, OTA's & more with @MoriartySports. https://t.co/m8XRkuNCha Edited May 25, 2016 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 OTL Discussion of Whaley's Comments (3:37) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtDart Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Odd statementVery odd, but blown out of proportion. More concerned with the buffoon who allowed the media policy to take place. Edited May 26, 2016 by DirtDart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 @janesports How dare Bills GM Doug Whaley state an obvious truth about football?! Let's all crush him. Vitriolist: https://t.co/dAnXNZuX2M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Meant or built is just semantics. With either word it would have been a throwaway line in the context of his larger point. Seriously overblown. I disagree: it's far more than mere semantics. Damage -- some of it grievous -- inflicted by another player, is an ordinary condition of football. Baseball, basketball, tennis, golf...not so much. If you play football, you are going to get hurt because the human body isn't built to withstand the type of contact that's the essence of the game. Eliminate the contact, or overly restrict it, and you've essentially ended the sport. As to whether the human body is "meant" to play the game, that's more of a philosophical question. The only things human bodies aren't "meant" to do are things that are impossible to do, such as walk around in outer space without a g-suit. Whether or not it's intelligent to do some of things we do is another question. But no matter how weird, if it's at all possible, someone will do it. Witness "Jackass." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 I disagree: it's far more than mere semantics. Damage -- some of it grievous -- inflicted by another player, is an ordinary condition of football. Baseball, basketball, tennis, golf...not so much. If you play football, you are going to get hurt because the human body isn't built to withstand the type of contact that's the essence of the game. Eliminate the contact, or overly restrict it, and you've essentially ended the sport. As to whether the human body is "meant" to play the game, that's more of a philosophical question. The only things human bodies aren't "meant" to do are things that are impossible to do, such as walk around in outer space without a g-suit. Whether or not it's intelligent to do some of things we do is another question. But no matter how weird, if it's at all possible, someone will do it. Witness "Jackass." It's still semantics with essentially the same meaning and the words can be used interchangeably without altering any meaning at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Whaley's comments at least tangentially connect to the concussion issue. It's no wonder that the media picked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 WGR Poll: https://twitter.com/WGR550/status/735564252610625536 @WGR550 The Onion has spoken! https://t.co/3gXVnYlIwy And did so in 2011. Is this the smoking gun behind Whaley's statement? Is he secretly reading The Onion and taking it at face value? Is he being punked by God as Buddy was by that "interviewer?" Does God hate the Bills or just their fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 And did so in 2011. Is this the smoking gun behind Whaley's statement? Is he secretly reading The Onion and taking it at face value? Is he being punked by God as Buddy was by that "interviewer?" Does God hate the Bills or just their fans? You already know the deal.......DOOMED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 It's still semantics with essentially the same meaning and the words can be used interchangeably without altering any meaning at all. No they can't. The modern automobile is "built" to protect passengers should you crash into a tree; it is not "meant" to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 No they can't. The modern automobile is "built" to protect passengers should you crash into a tree; it is not "meant" to do that. A car isn't meant to crash into a tree. A car isn't built to crash into a tree. Essentially the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 A car isn't meant to crash into a tree. A car isn't built to crash into a tree. Essentially the same thing. Are you simply obtuse? Modern autos are most certainly built to be protective in the event of a crash while they are most certainly not meant to be intentionally crashed. Ach, the damage done by Derrida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Are you simply obtuse? Modern autos are most certainly built to be protective in the event of a crash while they are most certainly not meant to be intentionally crashed. Ach, the damage done by Derrida. No, I just disagree with your playing semantics. Humans aren't built or meant to withstand the forces of playing football without injury. In the actual discussion of what Whaley said we aren't talking about cars, we're instead talking about humans and no matter which word between the two is utilized, it would mean the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 I wonder if human football players from Clemson are built or meant to play NFL football. @RapSheet #Titans DE Kevin Dodd learned in rookie camp he had a stress fracture in his 5th metatarsal. Screw inserted. TEN plans on him back by camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 A car isn't meant to crash into a tree. A car isn't built to crash into a tree. Essentially the same thing. actually cars are built to run into trees. whether said tree was jaywalking is another story. But yes cars are built to withstand human idiocy. Humans are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I wonder if human football players from Clemson are built or meant to play NFL football. @RapSheet #Titans DE Kevin Dodd learned in rookie camp he had a stress fracture in his 5th metatarsal. Screw inserted. TEN plans on him back by camp Nuts and bolts! Nuts and bolts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Uh-oh. He's screwed. someone had to , right ? ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Uh-oh. He's screwed. When you draft a Clemson player he should come with a bag of replacement parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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