Koko78 Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Let's see your informed opinion genius. Clearly this was a result of the NAACP boycott of the NFL because of Kaepernick not having a job. Boldin retired in protest. See, I can jump to idiotic conclusions with no information too! Uninformed? Bitching? That's a starting WR on the depth chart who just walked out. So far this looks like the same terrible organization as always. Hyping veterans well beyond their prime, trading what little talent they do have, losing good players to the Pats, hyping backup QBs. Meanwhile you watch Mahomes get into the end zone twice on 10 throws and Watson run for a TD. These FO guys are supposed to know more than common fans, they are paid like it. But the 36 year old that Beane was just hyping as evidence of the Bills in win-now mode just walked out. With Sammy's trade and Streater's injury this WR depth chart looks really nice.... You managed to be uninformed, whiny, AND bitchy in the bolded. Congratulations for proving my point. By the way, it's freakin preseason. Save the histrionics for when games actually matter. As to your last point, how the !@#$ was Beane supposed to know that Boldin would retire after 2 weeks? Being in the front office does not grant someone clairvoyance to see the future.
vincec Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 A fair and good question. I'll answer with this in return: what is the average age of those guys? How many will be here in 2-3 years when hopefully the plan pays off. I hate myself for typing this.... and I'd hate to be in charge of locker room morale. Morale is obviously flagging. McD felt that he had to sell the Watkins trade to the leaders in the locker room, announce several times that they are not giving up on this season and then unleash on the players several days later when they were "feeling sorry for themselves". Now Boldin retires out of the blue reinforcing the message that this season is going to be rough. Something to lend hope for this season would be nice at this point.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 I didn't like the way he was acting smug about pulling off the 2 trades without either team knowing about the other. Oh well, I guess that I'm wrong again, I was thinking that maybe we got a nice sensible GM but so far he's striking me as a real jerk off. This is perfect. It writes itself. And it only took two weeks into preseason to turn the fan base into a prison riot. All over losing a guy who looked like he was 60-years old on the field in Philly. Fire them all. Bring in the next regime. Maybe we can hate them by OTAs? Lolz.
DDD Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 I didn't see anything on the field to indicate Boldin is anything more than a JAG at this point...maybe he realized Father Time caught up to him more than he thought... He signed to win a championship.
dave mcbride Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Not much YAC, but 41 of the 67 went for 1st downs and he scored 8 TDs. Yup, and a super high catch percentage rate.
vincec Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 This is perfect. It writes itself. And it only took two weeks into preseason to turn the fan base into a prison riot. All over losing a guy who looked like he was 60-years old on the field in Philly. Fire them all. Bring in the next regime. Maybe we can hate them by OTAs? Lolz. If he was so bad in Philly then why did they trade for him? Can't have it both ways.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 If he was so bad in Philly then why did they trade for him? Can't have it both ways. We didn't trade for Boldin. He was a free agent. Did you forget?
WMDman Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Apparently most of the team found out over twitter
vincec Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) We didn't trade for Boldin. He was a free agent. Did you forget? Sorry. I thought you meant losing Matthews to injury, not Boldin to retirement. You're right that losing Boldin will mean nothing on the field, despite all the nonsense that Dennison and McDermott were spinning about signing him. He was done a couple of years ago. Edited August 21, 2017 by vincec
YoloinOhio Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 @salsports Bills players had no idea Boldin was retiring when they saw him Sunday morning at OBD. Most found out the same way we did: via Twitter
Straight Hucklebuck Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Clearly this was a result of the NAACP boycott of the NFL because of Kaepernick not having a job. Boldin retired in protest. See, I can jump to idiotic conclusions with no information too! You managed to be uninformed, whiny, AND bitchy in the bolded. Congratulations for proving my point. By the way, it's freakin preseason. Save the histrionics for when games actually matter. As to your last point, how the !@#$ was Beane supposed to know that Boldin would retire after 2 weeks? Being in the front office does not grant someone clairvoyance to see the future. You were always ripping other fans and always were wrong on the BuffaloBills.com message board, so you might as well keep going now.
vincec Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 @salsports Bills players had no idea Boldin was retiring when they saw him Sunday morning at OBD. Most found out the same way we did: via Twitter Must have been heartbreaking given how much they've been through together.
DC Tom Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Clearly this was a result of the NAACP boycott of the NFL because of Kaepernick not having a job. Boldin retired in protest. See, I can jump to idiotic conclusions with no information too! It was obviously because of Charlottesville.
dave mcbride Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 How can anybody blame management for a player deciding to retire. Was Boldin pissed because he wasn't consulted about roster moves? The Bills are no worse today than they were yesterday. Boldin has nothing left in the tank. And just for the record moving out a WR who won't be around after this year and a DB who doesn't fit your scheme for serviceable players and high draft picks is both very unBillslike and smart. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf
Koko78 Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 You were always ripping other fans and always were wrong on the BuffaloBills.com message board, so you might as well keep going now. You'll find that I'm pretty consistent in mocking stupidity. Especially when coupled with hysteria.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Clearly this was a result of the NAACP boycott of the NFL because of Kaepernick not having a job. Boldin retired in protest. See, I can jump to idiotic conclusions with no information too! You managed to be uninformed, whiny, AND bitchy in the bolded. Congratulations for proving my point. By the way, it's freakin preseason. Save the histrionics for when games actually matter. As to your last point, how the !@#$ was Beane supposed to know that Boldin would retire after 2 weeks? Being in the front office does not grant someone clairvoyance to see the future. You have no point other than being an antagonistic moron.
Straight Hucklebuck Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) You'll find that I'm pretty consistent in mocking stupidity. Especially when coupled with hysteria. The team loses every single year so I'm not sure how the "hysteria" is wrong. The most talented WR has been traded away, the 4th hurt his toe, the WR who replaced Sammy has a chipped sternum, the starting WR whom the GM hyped is already off the team. It's setting up for the same as always. Go ahead and call it out, but you know it's going to be the same as always. Edited August 21, 2017 by Straight Hucklebuck
YoloinOhio Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Apparently most of the team found out over twitterto be fair he probably hadn't even gotten to putting their #s in his phone
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