Pats* release Antonio Brown

[EasternOHBillsFan]

59 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said:

All this negativity, look at the positive side:

 

He lasted almost twice as long in New England as Anthony Scaramucci lasted in Washington. 

 

And they both worked for dirty old men who cheat!

 

[formerlyofCtown]

29 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

Agree 100%.  My guess is that Beane proposed a true, "show me," deal with no guaranteed money, but plenty of incentives.  Absolutely zero harm, there, IMO.

From what weve heard recently he may show something all right.

Edited September 21, 2019 by formerlyofCtown

[Buffalo Boy]

7 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

Meh. It’s all how you manage it. If you have good leadership one would hope our young players might learn what not to be from that exposure if the player is a train wreck. If you have a young and volatile group without positive leaders it can go terrible for sure though 

So, would AB in this locker room in the first two weeks been good or bad?

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

28 minutes ago, Buffalo Boy said:

The benefit of dropping a time bomb into a young locker room like ours is a mistake that I don’t want to see.

The Pat situation is completely different 

Right now, the Bills are ‘The Mighty Ducks’.  The Pats* are the Charleston Chiefs in ‘Slap Shot’ - at least in terms of moral turpitude.  ?

[GoBills808]

1 hour ago, SirAndrew said:

 

 

I hear you, but it makes no sense to even inquire about a guy with a reputation of being toxic, if you weren’t somewhat interested. I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’m just stating that I was always confused by Beane having any interest in Brown whatsoever. 

Due diligence. 

[WideNine]

3 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

At least 2 guys who went by the names "Beane" and "McDermott"

 

Clever and I do think they did kick the tires and then did a bunch of backtracking after.

 

 

 

 

 

[ROCBillsBeliever]

13 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

I was so devastated that I started drinking a lot and became a huge Nickelback fan.  Those were some bad years...

@Royale with Cheese

Wait... in that order? Most people start listening to Nickleback, start drinking a lot, then get depressed that they listened to Nickleback. You, sir, inverted the process. Mind blown!

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

15 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said:

From what weve heard recently he may show something all right.

Why am I suddenly remembering the scene where Sheriff Bart rides into Rock Ridge?  “Excuse me while...”

[Cmdjr85]

If AB dosent send those messages the other night hes still on the team. 

[ROCBillsBeliever]

2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

How's that 4D chess game going, Old Tuggy McKraft?

[Just Joshin']

I hope the Pats get stuck with the 9 million signing bonus.  A bit less cap room for them.

[YoloinOhio]

3 minutes ago, Just Joshin' said:

I hope the Pats get stuck with the 9 million signing bonus.  A bit less cap room for them.

They should get stuck with it simply for being stupid 

[Chris66]

12 minutes ago, Just Joshin' said:

I hope the Pats get stuck with the 9 million signing bonus.  A bit less cap room for them.

Sounds like paper money spent. Not real dollars.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

1 hour ago, Doc said:

 

And that looks like what they wanted to do.  But Brown wanted to get paid.

...stiff the SOB..........

[Rocket94]

1 hour ago, Buffalo Boy said:

We do not just learn from our own mistakes but from others if we are smart.

I agree there is nothing wrong with kicking the tires but every GM has to know what is good for his team. 

The benefit of dropping a time bomb into a young locker room like ours is a mistake that I don’t want to see.

The Pat situation is completely different 

Yeah, the Pats are much more established and conditioned to handle such players. Its like they have a built in allowance system. 

[jkeerie]

8 minutes ago, Rocket94 said:

Yeah, the Pats are much more established and conditioned to handle such players. Its like they have a built in allowance system. 

The Pats also don't care.  They are all about winning...no matter what.   They were all in on AB (Kraft, Belicheck, Brady, the fans) until the story got too big and too bad.  They get no points for anything.

[formerlyofCtown]

2 hours ago, SirAndrew said:

When the Brown trade didn’t happen there were dozens of conflicting articles regarding why he didn’t end up in Buffalo. Some of those articles stated that Rosenhaus wouldn’t even give the Bills Brown’s number because he knew Brown wouldn’t go there. In a phone call with Rosenhaus, Brown agreed that he had no interest in Buffalo. If this is the case, the financial aspect and whether or not Beane had dirt on Brown is irrelevant. Brown simply wasn’t coming here. Who knows what would have happened had he been willing to. Beane (who I do like as GM) now comes out smelling like a rose because of it. 

Unless Brown said that to save face.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

3 hours ago, SirAndrew said:

When the Brown trade didn’t happen there were dozens of conflicting articles regarding why he didn’t end up in Buffalo. Some of those articles stated that Rosenhaus wouldn’t even give the Bills Brown’s number because he knew Brown wouldn’t go there. In a phone call with Rosenhaus, Brown agreed that he had no interest in Buffalo. If this is the case, the financial aspect and whether or not Beane had dirt on Brown is irrelevant. Brown simply wasn’t coming here. Who knows what would have happened had he been willing to. Beane (who I do like as GM) now comes out smelling like a rose because of it. 

So...’no kick tires?!’  ?

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[Formerly Allan in MD]

Dan Snyder should go for him.  Anything for a splash - and then a crash.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

I think AB is a unique case. 

 

 

...agree...even Dr Ruth said, "WTF"?...........