corta765 Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I think the team wants to move past the 90s stars being the face of the franchise This is where I am at and not really because of yesterday just in general. Team success has lacked big time but still need to be a bit more current somehow. Guys like Ruben Brown, Eric Moulds, Moorman, and even Eric Schobel were very good players who played after 2000 that deserve more time. Moulds especially gets kinda lost in the shuffle for some reason and he was excellent.
Solomon Grundy Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 If anything Kelly should have learned from the "bickering Bills" and aired his indifference behind closed doors. No disrespect to Jim Kelly, but I kind of agree with Hughes. If he is truely helping the team fine, be on the sideline. Encourage. Give tips. Do some leadership stuff. Don't go there for nostalgia purposes. At this point he is just a glorified fan of the team with special privelages because of who he is. Most of the team probably never even seen him play football.
BuffAlone Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Best way to bring people together is to exclude those with a different view.Touché!
corta765 Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) just speaking for old-timers like me.. and essentially for myself.. Hughes should not go there.. i know all the millennials do not get Kelly. and what he means.. but not a place i would trespass on .. JMHO.. and i do not want to exclude the non- millennials. im sure there are Kelly haters.. learned that from another thread.. We get what Kelly means, I still watch the 90s highlights because of what those teams did and meant for all of us. Heck I have a picture with my wife with Jim from years back that is in my office. My issue with JK is he is a Bills employee/representative and in that capacity you shouldn't undercut your own organization. It seems the team, coaches, and owners had a good meeting Saturday to discuss the issues at hand and how to handle Sunday. Jim had zero reason to be on the field given the circumstances. If Kelly was in the same shoes in the late 80s and OJ was throwing his .02's back when OJ was the face it wouldn't have went well. At this point I just hope it blows over quickly so everyone focuses on ATL. I still love Jim regardless of politics and want the team to keep moving forward playing good football. Edited September 25, 2017 by corta765
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) @mikerodak Bills DE Jerry Hughes said Monday he does "not understand" why Jim Kelly is on the field before games, adding, "We are the 2017 Buffalo Bills. Were focused on the future. Were focused on winning games. If he wants to offer anything of encouragement to our team, to our quarterbacks, to our offense, please provide all of that. We could use all the encouragement we need to figure out how they won games back in those days and be successful as they were. But were trying to bring a team together, were trying to bring a community together, were trying to bring a nation together. And by dividing us, by dividing the team, that doesnt work." He's not a part of the team, yet he criticizes them to the media. It's not a good look. No one from the actual team made a critical statement, or caused a rift in the locker room. The former QB who retired 20+ years ago did. If you want to be on the sideline and be a helpful mentor, you're more than welcome. If you're going to be on the sideline, push an agenda, and make it about you.. maybe you shouldn't be on the sideline. Your time has passed... Edited September 25, 2017 by dneveu
stony Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 It was also reported that Kelly was yelling at players after the anthem was finished. So the current team met, agreed to stand/kneel united, and an ex-player (still paid by the team, no less), decided to make his own statement and yell at current players in the process? Sorry Jim. Not your place anymore.
Hurricane Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I think the team wants to move past the 90s stars being the face of the franchise Good..
Lurker Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Best way to bring people together is to exclude those with a different view. Ahhhhhhhhh. I just spit my coffee out of my nose.
Hurricane Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 It was also reported that Kelly was yelling at players after the anthem was finished. So the current team met, agreed to stand/kneel united, and an ex-player (still paid by the team, no less), decided to make his own statement and yell at current players in the process? Sorry Jim. Not your place anymore. This franchise needs to move past the old glory days..
Lurker Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 It was also reported that Kelly was yelling at players after the anthem was finished. So the current team met, agreed to stand/kneel united, and an ex-player (still paid by the team, no less), decided to make his own statement and yell at current players in the process? Sorry Jim. Not your place anymore. Letting go is hard for Jimbo. This will be interesting to watch play out, especially with coach McD trying to build a new culture...
dwight in philly Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 We get what Kelly means, I still watch the 90s highlights because of what those teams did and meant for all of us. Heck I have a picture with my wife with Jim from years back that is in my office. My issue with JK is he is a Bills employee/representative and in that capacity you shouldn't undercut your own organization. It seems the team, coaches, and owners had a good meeting Saturday to discuss the issues at hand and how to handle Sunday. Jim had zero reason to be on the field given the circumstances. If Kelly was in the same shoes in the late 80s and OJ was throwing his .02's back when OJ was the face it wouldn't have went well. At this point I just hope it blows over quickly so everyone focuses on ATL. I still love Jim regardless of politics and want the team to keep moving forward playing good football. i like jim BECAUSE of his politics.. and forever cementing the Bills back to relevance after a decade of malaise. and quite honestly two decades of irrelevance
Best Player Available Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Keep winning then they can do/say whatever they want. That's why Jim is on the field. No he's not. He is simply a PAID prop. Has been since the day he retired....
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I think the team wants to move past the 90s stars being the face of the franchise ...EXACTLY....let them establish their own identity.......Kelly's yap only degrades HIMSELF......who and where was HIS ownership group (COUGH)?......Grandma said, "better seen and not heard sonny".................
Elite Poster Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Before this goes any further, this isn't what he said at all.
Blokestradamus Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 The organisation went to great lengths to project the idea of unity. Jim threatens to undo all of that with his comments. Regardless of what he's done in the past, he's not being helpful at this point in time by making his feeling public.
dwight in philly Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 ...EXACTLY....let them establish their own identity.......Kelly's yap only degrades HIMSELF......who and where was HIS ownership group (COUGH)?......Grandma said, "better seen and not heard sonny"................. and you are an "Old time AFL guy"?wow..
Elite Poster Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) Best way to bring people together is to exclude those with a different view. He walked onto the field unannounced, joined the team, then went onto social media to bash the team for something they had a meeting about and agreed upon. Highschool move. Edited September 25, 2017 by Elite Poster
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) and you are an "Old time AFL guy"?wow.. ...sadly, "older than dirt" as in "back to '62"........and I like my Sundays full of football and devoid of politics.....did I say something wrong?...... Edited September 25, 2017 by OldTimeAFLGuy
Elite Poster Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Shady never sat for the anthem. It wasn't until the POTUS called his peers SOBs that he got mad.
YoloinOhio Posted September 25, 2017 Author Posted September 25, 2017 Before this goes any further, this isn't what he said at all.it is in quotes. Was he misquoted?
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