Mr. WEO Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, 3rdand12 said: I kinda doubt that The public record does not support your doubt.
Doc Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, NoSaint said: To be fair- with his erratic behavior he may have not actually fired his agent (sending a nasty tweet doesn’t count)... and even if he did I believe there’s a brief window before you can hire another (cooling off period of sorts) Firing the agent, allegedly saying he’d play at the right price and then saying the bills had til Sunday... leads me to believe he threatened and the bills said “sorry to hear that, let us know if your playing but it’ll be under the contract you just signed” and Ritchie then blew up his health problems. Where did he say he'd play for the right price?
Mr. WEO Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Doc said: Where did he say he'd play for the right price? He told Peter King that, apparently.
YoloinOhio Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, 3rdand12 said: He was a Trump devotee at one point.. Still is - he was Retweeting stuff about “witch hunts” this week.
NoSaint Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: He told Peter King that, apparently. The early versions of the story came with both “at the right price” and “they have til Sunday” attached. It seems like he did not think through that saying that publicly would probably end his career.... im guessing he soon received a “yea, you aren’t getting more money” and that’s when he tweeted he was done. The major points were reported- but that the bills called his bluff and he followed through on the threat is my speculation. It’s possible that docs said he should quit and he just flailed around dramatically and that included some sketchy comments on his part in response to the bad news from the docs Edited April 12, 2018 by NoSaint
Mr. WEO Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, NoSaint said: The early versions of the story came with both “at the right price” and “they have til Sunday” attached. It seems like he did not think through that saying that publicly would probably end his career.... im guessing he soon received a “yea, you aren’t getting more money” and that’s when he tweeted he was done. The major points were reported- but that the bills called his bluff and he followed through on the threat is my speculation. It’s possible that docs said he should quit and he just flailed around dramatically and that included some sketchy comments on his part in response to the bad news from the docs I agree--this was flailing on his part. He's been getting annual physicals like everyone else--there was no drastic change in organ function. This guy wanted to play this year. He tantrumed. The rashness of his behavior could not be more fitting and obvious.
Doc Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 All I read from King was that RI admitted to him that he was pissed about the pay cut (which helped the team, mind you, and RI could have forced them to cut him and signed elsewhere), but that it wasn't the reason he was retiring. And again he took the pay cut a month ago: there was nothing new there. So it's entirely plausible that he went to the doctor for a pre-off-season activites physical, the doctor told him (again) that the stress of playing in the NFL is hurting him, and he finally listened. Maybe the contract had a little to do with it, but again, that happened a month ago. More likely he saw that the team was going with AJM, NP, and maybe a rookie at QB, and decided it was time. I don't know. But to think it's ridiculous that he'd retire for health reasons is ridiculous. Much less that he won't be missed.
Mr. WEO Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Doc said: All I read from King was that RI admitted to him that he was pissed about the pay cut (which helped the team, mind you, and RI could have forced them to cut him and signed elsewhere), but that it wasn't the reason he was retiring. And again he took the pay cut a month ago: there was nothing new there. So it's entirely plausible that he went to the doctor for a pre-off-season activites physical, the doctor told him (again) that the stress of playing in the NFL is hurting him, and he finally listened. Maybe the contract had a little to do with it, but again, that happened a month ago. More likely he saw that the team was going with AJM, NP, and maybe a rookie at QB, and decided it was time. I don't know. But to think it's ridiculous that he'd retire for health reasons is ridiculous. Much less that he won't be missed. Doc, what are you missing here? King reported this week: When Sports Illustrated's Peter King first reported that Incognito was considering retirement, King added that Incognito said he would contemplate returning for the right price, and that he was talking with the Bills about his deal and had until Sunday to reconsider retiring.
Doc Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 And this is what Vic Carucci said: On 4/10/2018 at 10:56 AM, 26CornerBlitz said:
NoSaint Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, Doc said: And this is what Vic Carucci said: Right. And it seemed that he spoke to king first and over the course of this unfolding publicly the story coming from Ritchie’s mouth changed. Im not sure where the disconnect is here.... there are only a few options: 1) docs say he can’t play, and in an emotional state he pitches a fit about how he’d play for more then backs off it when he chills out and realizes the risk. 2) he was upset about the deal, fired his agent and tried to push the bills into the corner and when they didn’t back down he overstated the health concerns to try to save face. 3) the reporters straight up lied about his quotes. Im having a hard time buying that two weeks ago he got the report, decided to (for some reason publicly) fire his agent in advance of retiring, and has been quietly taking a measured approach about when and how to announce it. Given his lack of impulse control long term, his erratic behavior lately and just the generally storyline it seems almost 100% 1 or 2
Jerome007 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Whatever the reason, it still sucks and the Bills lost their 2 best linemen surprisingly since the season ended, and traded Glenn. So DEPTH at the very least is a very big issue, and well, getting starters has become one too! If it is about money, man he's going about it in really bad strange way. But who knows? He could be telling the truth: yeah he's POed at the paycut but it's about his health. In any case, I hope that this calms down and that he comes back one more year! And that Shady pays that 300k!
BillsFan4 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 It's kind of interesting that there hasn't been any type of announcement or confirmation of Richie's retirement by the Bills (I just double checked their twitter account to make sure). I don't know if it's just another cap type of issue that keeps them from saying anything, or if there's something else going on behind the scenes. I believe the issue with Wood was him retiring vs being unable to play due to medical issues, and Wood not willing to say he was the one retiring (for money reasons). The case with Richie seems to be different. He's said straight up he is retiring. I don't really see why the Bills wouldn't acknowledge it (especially if he was truly done playing over medical reasons) and congratulate him on his NFL career. Makes me wonder if that stuff about having until Sunday is true (for Richie to change his mind or the Bills to offer more money).
3rdand12 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Still is - he was Retweeting stuff about “witch hunts” this week. he seems to be a tad unstable lately
Mr. WEO Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 9 hours ago, NoSaint said: Right. And it seemed that he spoke to king first and over the course of this unfolding publicly the story coming from Ritchie’s mouth changed. Im not sure where the disconnect is here.... there are only a few options: 1) docs say he can’t play, and in an emotional state he pitches a fit about how he’d play for more then backs off it when he chills out and realizes the risk. 2) he was upset about the deal, fired his agent and tried to push the bills into the corner and when they didn’t back down he overstated the health concerns to try to save face. 3) the reporters straight up lied about his quotes. Im having a hard time buying that two weeks ago he got the report, decided to (for some reason publicly) fire his agent in advance of retiring, and has been quietly taking a measured approach about when and how to announce it. Given his lack of impulse control long term, his erratic behavior lately and just the generally storyline it seems almost 100% 1 or 2 It's number 2 based on his utterances.
NoSaint Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: It's number 2 based on his utterances. Its largely my belief, but given his history I hate to completely rule out other options. It’s possible he could’ve actually been acting in a way that makes even less sense though. Hard to assume the logical choice with him. 1
Uncle Joe Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 13 hours ago, 3rdand12 said: He was a Trump devotee at one point.. 12 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Still is - he was Retweeting stuff about “witch hunts” this week. 3 hours ago, 3rdand12 said: he seems to be a tad unstable lately In true Bill's meltdown fashion he was seen running naked outside Pelosi's Place.
Doc Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 8 hours ago, NoSaint said: Right. And it seemed that he spoke to king first and over the course of this unfolding publicly the story coming from Ritchie’s mouth changed. Im not sure where the disconnect is here.... there are only a few options: 1) docs say he can’t play, and in an emotional state he pitches a fit about how he’d play for more then backs off it when he chills out and realizes the risk. 2) he was upset about the deal, fired his agent and tried to push the bills into the corner and when they didn’t back down he overstated the health concerns to try to save face. 3) the reporters straight up lied about his quotes. Im having a hard time buying that two weeks ago he got the report, decided to (for some reason publicly) fire his agent in advance of retiring, and has been quietly taking a measured approach about when and how to announce it. Given his lack of impulse control long term, his erratic behavior lately and just the generally storyline it seems almost 100% 1 or 2 And I'm having a hard time buying that he took a pay cut a month ago and then just a week ago realized he took a pay cut, got pissed, and then decided to do something about it. Again there was nothing new that could have been learned about his contract that he didn't already know a month ago. Now if he truly had a doctor's appointment within the past few weeks, something that is easily verifiable, that would support his health reasons claim, along with not wanting to start over with an unsettled QB situation. So I still say option 1 makes the most sense to me. Pitching a fit over taking a pay cut but costing yourself $7M doesn't. As for option 3, the things he told both aren't mutually exclusive. He was probably pissed about the pay cut but decided he had had enough, and tried to see if the Bills would give him a big pay raise on a lark. They didn't so he retired. End of story and his time with the Bills.
26CornerBlitz Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Just now, Canadian Bills Fan said: He retired?! It's official now.
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