stony Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 Doug Flutie is/was the master of PR. He destroyed that locker room but always put his smile on for the cameras. 3
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 1 minute ago, JohnC said: The local press covering the Bills despised (probably too strong a word) Flutie. He wouldn't give them the time of day because he could get greater exposure dealing with the national press covering the sport. RJ was more team oriented and supportive of Flutie when he played and it wasn't reciprocated by Flutie when RJ played. These two qbs ended up despising one another. Most people sided with Flute while I don't and didnt. Many people were drawn into the compelling Flutie and family story of his autistic son. There was the other side of Flutie who was a self-promoting back stabber and two-faced manipulator. Dude, you're right on the money with this. Flutie was a grade-a !@#$, and NOT the quarterback the OP thought he was. 2
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) And everyone around here says that Flutie was the only jerk out of the two. 3 minutes ago, joesixpack said: Dude, you're right on the money with this. Flutie was a grade-a !@#$, and NOT the quarterback the OP thought he was. RJ sounds like quite the dbag in this interview himself, and he always was. Saying that people feel sorry for Doug because of his autistic son is a real scum bag comment. If RJ is this bitter years later, he certainly helped tear apart the locker room as well. Edited April 22, 2018 by DriveFor1Outta5 2 1
Spiderweb Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 ... Rob didnt fare well after his shot in Buffalo so... 'nuff said.... 1
Sky Diver Posted April 22, 2018 Author Posted April 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, stony said: Doug Flutie is/was the master of PR. He destroyed that locker room but always put his smile on for the cameras. How did he manage to have a 70% winning percentage while destroying the locker room? It sounds nothing short of miraculous if true.
Bakin Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 Anyone defending Robosack has no loyalty to the saying ‘dance with the girl that brung you to the Ball’. (If that’s even a saying) Flutie earned the right to start the MCM game. And they brushed him aside like a day old diaper. I dont get it..
Sky Diver Posted April 22, 2018 Author Posted April 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, DriveFor1Outta5 said: And everyone around here says that Flutie was the only jerk out of the two. RJ sounds like quite the dbag in this interview himself, and he always was. Saying that people feel sorry for Doug because of his autistic son is a real scum bag comment. If RJ is this bitter years later, he certainly helped tear apart the locker room as well. Flutie didn’t say anything negative about Johnson when asked to respond.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, Spiderweb said: ... Rob didnt fare well after his shot in Buffalo so... 'nuff said.... Neither did the midget. 1
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: Flutie didn’t say anything negative about Johnson when asked to respond. Absolutely. This interview made Johnson sound like a terrible guy. Robby J needs to learn that some thoughts are best kept to oneself.
Big Turk Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 Then he should have played better and not get sacked every orher play
stony Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: How did he manage to have a 70% winning percentage while destroying the locker room? It sounds nothing short of miraculous if true. I loved watching him here too, but his win percentage shouldn't obscure the fact he could be a crappy teammate. Like I said earlier, he played the PR game better than most. In a town like Buffalo, we ate that scrappy underdog crap up (literally, F'ing Flutie Flakes).
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, stony said: we ate that scrappy underdog crap up Not all of us did. 1
stevewin Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 Rolling this out again - every time this debate gets resurrected... http://buffalonews.com/2001/10/25/its-time-for-the-truth-about-flutie/ 4
JohnC Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 12 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: Flutie didn’t say anything negative about Johnson when asked to respond. Flutie was very deft with his public comments toward Johnson. But that isn't the issue here. He was more critical and scathing behind closed doors and through non-attributed statements than many people are aware of. I'm not trying to knock Flutie as a player. He was a good player for the Bills. But what I am saying in my posts is that the public angelic persona that he had in Buffalo and more importantly the national scene was in reality more devilish than people are aware of.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, stevewin said: Rolling this out again - every time this debate gets resurrected... http://buffalonews.com/2001/10/25/its-time-for-the-truth-about-flutie/ Bravo, sir!
Sweats Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 Well, I’m still bitter that we even drafted this clown.
Sky Diver Posted April 22, 2018 Author Posted April 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, stevewin said: Rolling this out again - every time this debate gets resurrected... http://buffalonews.com/2001/10/25/its-time-for-the-truth-about-flutie/ Interesting article regarding Gleason. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ubbullrun.com/platform/amp/2018/3/22/17150354/bucky-gleason-rides-again-attacks-ub-athletics
JohnC Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, stevewin said: Rolling this out again - every time this debate gets resurrected... http://buffalonews.com/2001/10/25/its-time-for-the-truth-about-flutie/ Terrific research. This article summarizes what is being discussed here. The moral of the story is that the public face isn't the same as the private face. For some people image is reality and for others images are sometimes very fraudulent.
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 41 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: You appear to be forgetting a couple of critical elements of the Miami game. 1. Mounds fumbled away a near certain TD on the Miami 12 yrd line after a 65 yrd pass play. 2. Andre Reed bumped the referee after he was called down on Miami’s 1 yrd line and earned an ejection and a 15 yrd penalty. The Bills had to settle for a FG. 3. The Bills committed 9 penalties and had 4 fumbles. You appear to be forgetting a few critical points of the Tenn Game: Homerun Throwback. Yeah... Took a miracle to lose, but they still lost, should have never been in that position.
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