Did Vontae Davis retire at halftime? Yes, yes he did!

[RyanC883]

1 minute ago, krf139 said:

Gives me so much confidence on how these guys will spend all that free agent money next year.  

 

we didn't have much this offseason.  We were fishing for reclamation projects/easy to get/low cost guys.    

 

Hyde and Poyer were nice additions last year.  

[x-BillzeBubba]

 

[MarkAF43]

12 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

 

Classy quote.  Let's see if he's classy enough to give back the money he stole, kitty quitter.

 

 

Sorry i disagree. Nothing classy about the quote or any part of this action. Not in the least. Finish the game, talk to coach after the game and walk away. Don't quit in the middle. Such a cowardly move. 

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

has a player ever quit on a coach/team at halftime?

 

obviously wasn't with the process

 

 

[stevewin]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

There may be better links out there, but here's the first one I found:

http://www.billsbackers.com/122703.htm

Ruben Brown A No-Show

Another element came to light before the game with the Patriots when it was announced that Ruben Brown was "excused" from the game. Bills coach Gregg Williams said that "personal reasons" were the factors that determined that they would allow him to miss his first game after playing 71 straight. Bills GM Tom Donahoe emphasized that Brown was not suspended, but "inactive."

Rumors have come out of One Bills Drive that Brown was unhappy with Bills offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride and the play calling all season. In fact, one source claimed that Brown confronted Gilbride during the week. Brown did not practice all week with the Bills and said on his radio show early in the week that it would have been hard for him to get motivated playing the last game of the season.

This comes at a time when the Bills needed some final stand, one last show of support for not only their coach, who is likely to get fired next week, but also for pride. What Brown did to the Bills and his teammates was to abandon ship. He had enough of the coaching staff and decided to make a statement to everyone by quitting on the team. Brown, who was voted to the Pro Bowl for the 8th straight year, may have played his last game in a Bills uniform last week against Miami.

Anyone who contributed to the firing of GW gets a pass from me

[Freddie's Dead]

2 minutes ago, MarkAF43 said:

 

 

Sorry i disagree. Nothing classy about the quote or any part of this action. Not in the least. Finish the game, talk to coach after the game and walk away. Don't quit in the middle. Such a cowardly move. 

 

I forgot the sarcasm font.

[4_kidd_4]

this is HIGH-larious.

[MarkAF43]

Just now, Freddie's Dead said:

 

I forgot the sarcasm font.

 

 

I was hoping that was the case. ?

[without a drought]

Jeremy Kerley says hi.

[VW82]

8 minutes ago, RyanC883 said:

 

I'm not umbrellaing anything.  This regime also made the playoffs last year, but some seem to cherry-pick the bad decisions.  

 

Frazier had a good track record as a D-coordinator, and I don't think it was a bad decision to start  Peterman--who had a great preseason, over a rookie QB, behind an abysmal O-line, in the first game.  

 

I'd rather have a coach like McD that makes corrections and moves forward than a stubborn coach who sticks by his initial decisions hoping to be proven right at some point.  

 

Yeah I was really impressed with McD last year. He won a lot of leeway with me, but he's also definitely given some of it back this year. I'm sorry but if you're one bad half from permanently pulling your QB then you should have had a third guy on the roster. And if your response is "well they tried and McCarron sucked" then you have some major pro personnel department issues.

 

Same argument with Fraser. It's not like McD didn't have a whole year working with the guy last year to figure out if he was the right guy to call plays. Now we're two games in and his knees have been cut out from under him. 

 

Again, I'm glad McD isn't afraid to admit his mistakes (at least privately. Ha.) but it's still fair to question the initial decisions. He's left himself open for criticism IMO. 

 

 

Edited September 16, 2018 by VW82

[Ol Dirty B]

1 hour ago, Kelly the Dog said:

You do that after the game. Can you imagine a fire fighter or a marine in the middle of a fight or even a teacher in the middle of a class or a chef in the middle of the dinner rush deciding I'm not doing this any more? You do it after the game. 

 

Marines, it has happened. They're called deserters, history is full of them. 

 

I don't have examples of teachers or fire fighters.

 

Chefs quit during rushes all the time... Football players are just like regular people. As all are just jobs, some people handle things well, others, not so much.

Edited September 17, 2018 by Ol Dirty B

[Albany,n.y.]

Years ago there was the WGR song parody "When will Jauron get fired?" A couple of lines were about a Dolphin pick 6 "Vonte Davis for the score, I can't take it anymore"  The 2018 version can say "Vonte Davis out the door, he can't take it anymore" 

[Rico]

4 minutes ago, stevewin said:

Anyone who contributed to the firing of GW gets a pass from me

The least he could've done was play and keep whiffing on blocks until Bledsoe was dead.

[Seanbillsfan2206]

4 minutes ago, The Drought said:

Jeremy Kerley says hi.

Why

[WotAGuy]

13 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said:

You do that after the game. Can you imagine a fire fighter or a marine in the middle of a fight or even a teacher in the middle of a class or a chef in the middle of the dinner rush deciding I'm not doing this any more? You do it after the game. 

This seems a little over the top. Davis quit a game - he didn’t put people’s safety or their welfare at risk. It’s more akin to an actor quitting a play during intermission. In the big picture - it’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things like you raise. 

[BuffAlone]

Vontae Ottis  Davis is the biggest piece of **** I've ever laid eyes upon. 15 practices, and one half of ball..5 million Guarenteed. Scumbag. I hate him worse thanJarvis Landry.h o w dare he!!

[Tcali]

15 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

 

You respect a guy who quit on his team in the middle of a game because he had some PR flunky write some sappy bull ****??   

 

 

i was just kidding

[HalftimeAdjustment]

Just now, WotAGuy said:

This seems a little over the top. Davis quit a game - he didn’t put people’s safety or their welfare at risk. It’s more akin to an actor quitting a play during intermission. In the big picture - it’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things like you raise. 

 

It's over the top to compare it to a marine or firefighter, but I think the teacher and chef examples are fine, as is the actor.

[StrikeParry]

This is atrocious. Don’t even know what else to say.

[SmokinES3]

It was hilarious to ponder the odds of him having any actual input into that retirement statement on Twitter. I'm putting the over/under on his actual IQ at 85.