sunshynman Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Personally I don't care. Not going to get butt hurt over such a thing. A little surprised, he was mad when they traded him. I guess in the end he blames it all on Chip. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/01/28/lesean-mccoy-plans-to-retire-as-an-eagle/
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 can't blame him. I would not of been happy either the way he was let go. I'm pulling for the 49ers but if kc wins I'll be glad to see him get a ring. 2 1
plenzmd1 Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Good for him, it is is hometown team and the team he grew up wanting to play for. He always gave 100% in Buffalo, so no worries there 16 1
Gugny Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, sunshynman said: Personally I don't care. Not going to get butt hurt over such a thing. A little surprised, he was mad when they traded him. I guess in the end he blames it all on Chip. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/01/28/lesean-mccoy-plans-to-retire-as-an-eagle/ It WAS all Chip. McCoy has been a consummate pro. He was a great Eagle and a great Bill and is doing what he can in KC. He deserves this, IMO. 14 4
eball Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Wouldn't expect him to do anything different. He has an interesting spin on his departure from Buffalo, though...said he was "better than the guys they had there" and the cut was a surprise because there were trade offers that the Bills "shot down." Probably just a bit of an ego hit for the guy. No harm no foul. Singletary was much better than Shady would have been in our backfield last year. 7
wagon127 Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, eball said: Wouldn't expect him to do anything different. He has an interesting spin on his departure from Buffalo, though...said he was "better than the guys they had there" and the cut was a surprise because there were trade offers that the Bills "shot down." Probably just a bit of an ego hit for the guy. No harm no foul. Singletary was much better than Shady would have been in our backfield last year. Frank Gore had a better year too. That says alot. The chiefs have needed their best players on the field the last 2 weeks, and Reid hasnt had him touch the football once, and only played 1 snap. 2
uticaclub Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, eball said: Wouldn't expect him to do anything different. He has an interesting spin on his departure from Buffalo, though...said he was "better than the guys they had there" and the cut was a surprise because there were trade offers that the Bills "shot down." Probably just a bit of an ego hit for the guy. No harm no foul. Singletary was much better than Shady would have been in our backfield last year. True about Singletary, but Shady was better than Gore or Yeldon. I think Buffalo did the right thing and let him pick where he played in 2020 4
Keukasmallies Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Given the number of complete games he played for the Bills, I thought he had retired here.
Lurker Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, uticaclub said: True about Singletary, but Shady was better than Gore or Yeldon. I think Buffalo did the right thing and let him pick where he played in 2020 Yep. Just Shady being Shady. Of course he's going to think he's better than a rookie, as well as a high mileage Gore or meh Yeldon. He's a proud guy who uses a lot of motivational leverage to drive his game. He was fun to watch, and the snow game will always be a great memory...
Process Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, wagon127 said: Frank Gore had a better year too. That says alot. The chiefs have needed their best players on the field the last 2 weeks, and Reid hasnt had him touch the football once, and only played 1 snap. McCoy has clearly lost a step and is not even close to the player he was in his prime. With that said, there is absolutely no doubt he would have been a better option than gore this year. It's simply impossible for an NFL RB to be less effective than gore was the second half of the year. The move was about money, and gore being more of a process guy. 4 1 2
Steptide Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 26 minutes ago, eball said: Wouldn't expect him to do anything different. He has an interesting spin on his departure from Buffalo, though...said he was "better than the guys they had there" and the cut was a surprise because there were trade offers that the Bills "shot down." Probably just a bit of an ego hit for the guy. No harm no foul. Singletary was much better than Shady would have been in our backfield last year. Right, he's still so good he barely plays with the cheifs. I always liked Mccoy and hope he gets a ring this Sunday, but some guys just can't accept when their play declines
BuffaloBillies Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Here comes the ceremonial $1 contract with Filthadelphia
MJS Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 His best years were with the Eagles. He was a superstar there.
BringBackFergy Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 31 minutes ago, eball said: Wouldn't expect him to do anything different. He has an interesting spin on his departure from Buffalo, though...said he was "better than the guys they had there" and the cut was a surprise because there were trade offers that the Bills "shot down." Probably just a bit of an ego hit for the guy. No harm no foul. Singletary was much better than Shady would have been in our backfield last year. Honestly, releasing him was good for both sides and speaks volumes of how the Bills FO respected Shady. Rather than trade him to a Browns, Colts, Bucs team for example, they let him choose where he wanted to go and he picked his old coach Andy Reid. Beane could have acquired an asset (draft pick) for Shady, but respected him enough to let Shady choose his own landing spot. McCoy shouldn't be disappointed in the way it was handled at all. 8
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Chip traded a still in prime McCoy for measly Kiko. I’d say that’s blame worthy. why wouldn’t he want to retire an eagle in his home town, where he was drafted, where he played most of his career and where he had his three top seasons. if he wanted to retire a Bill it would be odd. 1
RichRiderBills Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Stop w/ Shady versus Gore...totally different backs. Gore was a straight ahead 1 cut guy , much better in short yardage or heavy. Buffalo needed this type of player with or without McCoy. Shady is a dancer, a lateral guy, reciever etc...ie Singletary's role. 1
babulator Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Shady was an important part of this team and breaking our playoff drought. He was entertaining and electric at times. I'll remember him fondly and wish him the best. Also... there must be some self awareness, as he is talking about where he'd like to retire. 1
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 28 minutes ago, eball said: Wouldn't expect him to do anything different. He has an interesting spin on his departure from Buffalo, though...said he was "better than the guys they had there" and the cut was a surprise because there were trade offers that the Bills "shot down." Probably just a bit of an ego hit for the guy. No harm no foul. Singletary was much better than Shady would have been in our backfield last year. I think, read carefully, he is talking about different things. Recall that there were rumors about McCoy as a trade target the previous year, in 2018 near the trade deadline. McCoy says his agent was fielding calls. Allen was injured and Peterman/Derek Anderson were starting; the OL sucked; we'd lost several in a row. Teams were keying off McCoy and he was gaining 0.5, 1.1, 1.0 ypa. Had to be pretty miserable for him. Then Allen returned and business picked up for him. This summer after TC though, I don't think the Bills were fielding trade calls. 2
C.Biscuit97 Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 30 minutes ago, wagon127 said: Frank Gore had a better year too. That says alot. The chiefs have needed their best players on the field the last 2 weeks, and Reid hasnt had him touch the football once, and only played 1 snap. Are we sure Gore had a better year? He averaged 3.6 ypc and 2 tds. Shady averaged 4.6 ypc (I m honestly shocked by that) and had 4 tds. I don’t know if there is more to the story but when given carries, he’s actually been fairly productive.
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