Hot Diggity!

[Beck Water]

12 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

Definitely more than that, I am not saying Diggs is blameless here

 

I'm just saying there was a very easy way of keeping this in house and it was completely available to McDermott

 

I don't think anyone would argue against that.  But I also think that everyone - head coaches included - does not always choose the best language in front of a hot mike 100% of the time. 

 

There are words McDermott could have used in other press conferences that would have raised less controversy here and elsewhere as well.

[Warcodered]

 

[MasterStrategist]

1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:

it's literally the topic of conversation, so not sure why you feel the need to involve yourself if it's not of interest to you

Topic was Diggs explaining, answering questions about the situation.

 

You took this to the level of placing blame on Coach, again why is it his fault you reacted the way you did?

[Augie]

17 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

A family matter is raiding the kitchen liquor cabinet then filling the bottles with water.

Give me a break.

 

Bernie? Is that you? 

 

After a while I didn’t want any more water from his parents vodka bottle. 

[Just in Atlanta]

If Wawrow were a wide receiver in this press conference, he'd be Stevie Johnson dropping a wide open pass in the end zone. 

[GoBills808]

Just now, MasterStrategist said:

Topic was Diggs explaining, answering questions about the situation.

 

You took this to the level of placing blame on Coach, again why is it his fault you reacted the way you did?

because he said the situation was quote very concerning unquote

 

so i got very concerned

 

imagine that

[Beck Water]

9 minutes ago, arcane said:

We need to remember that the question to Sean was phrased in such a manner as to assert there was definitely a level of concern. "How concerned are you a player is missing from minicamp?" Sean is fresh off a high-emotion discussion, his options to answer are basically "very" and "a little" and "not," the only one that wouldn't have caused a shitstorm was also not true.

 

Just a little point that McDermott had options other than very, a little , or not.  He could have re-framed the question, or answered a different question, or made it general as he tried to do in a later press conference "I'm always concerned when one of our players isn't practicing, but we're hoping to get him out tomorrow, we'll see how that goes".

 

It wasn't McDermott's best press moment to answer as he did, I don't think that's debatable.

[Augie]

1 minute ago, MasterStrategist said:

Topic was Diggs explaining, answering questions about the situation.

 

You took this to the level of placing blame on Coach, again why is it his fault you reacted the way you did?

 

It’s just what some people do. Everything always comes back to their pet peeves. 

[Warcodered]

26 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

John Wawrow:

 

 

🤦‍♂️

 

(that's the exchange that led to Diggs saying to Wawrow "Just ask the question, please.  Thank you."

Diggs in that screenshot:

Like WTF is going on, what the hell is this guy trying to say.

[Big Blitz]

12 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

He said the EXACT SAME THINGS on the Rich Eisen shown in January. 

 

He was angry then that the Bills lost again in the Playoffs, and this time they were embarrassed. 

 

Talked then about how it was eating at him that they couldn't win the big one. 

 

Angry at the whole thing, the first AFCCG, 13-seconds, the offense sputtering down the stretch, the lack of any urgency on the team's part in January. 

 

No doubt.  And he essentially said as much.  
 

“I have more years behind me then in front…”

 

I’ll add since it was June and I find it hard to believe no one talked to him since to address Cincy, that he wanted to know why we haven’t signed D-Hop.  Just my opinion.    
 

Wants to win now obviously.  Kobe Bryant compete level.   
 

Only thing that changed on the chess board right before friggin OTAs was Nuke was out there.    

[MasterStrategist]

1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:

because he said the situation was quote very concerning unquote

 

so i got very concerned

 

imagine that

Simplistic way of looking at what was said/cherry picking words.  

 

McD was specifically asked if he had any concerns, and said he's concerned anytime "any player" misses practice. It was coach speak 101, I guess that went over your head.

[Franco_92]

2 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Just a little point that McDermott had options other than very, a little , or not.  He could have re-framed the question, or answered a different question, or made it general as he tried to do in a later press conference "I'm always concerned when one of our players isn't practicing, but we're hoping to get him out tomorrow, we'll see how that goes".

 

It wasn't McDermott's best press moment to answer as he did, I don't think that's debatable.

I guess I agree with your last statement, but I believe it's beyond neurotic to take the meaning out of this that so many people did. He is rapid-fire answering media questions, the millionth ones he's received in his time here

[balln]

56 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

after this my read is diggs said some things that mcdermott took offense to, sent him home, and then went in front of the media and lost his head w the 'very concerned' line

 

bad look

 

Ya my take is diggs called out coaches and McD . Wanted accountability- something McD preaches. And he didn’t like it. If they don’t win the Super Bowl. Gotta get McD outta here - find a new hot offensive genius - hopefully Dorsey is it 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

Mike Schopp can spin this for a week trying to figure out what Diggs was mad about. 

 

(the same thing he was mad about 6-months ago, losing in the Playoffs). 

 

Shocker!

 

 

38 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

John Wawrow:

 

 

🤦‍♂️

 

(that's the exchange that led to Diggs saying to Wawrow "Just ask the question, please.  Thank you."

JUST SPIT IT OUT John. 

 

It's like story time with that guy, guitar by the camp fire telling stories. 

 

Always a preamble. 

Edited July 26, 2023 by Straight Hucklebuck

[GoBills808]

22 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

Simplistic way of looking at what was said/cherry picking words.  

 

McD was specifically asked if he had any concerns, and said he's concerned anytime "any player" misses practice. It was coach speak 101, I guess that went over your head.

look we don't need to relitigate this but you are wrong

 

Here's exactly what he said- it's in reference to Diggs specifically

 

 

not really the kind of conversation likely to go over someone's head imo

 

anyway

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, jkeerie said:

His press conference was very refreshing.  Diggs was genuine and very straightforward and honest in his interactions with the press.  He's been painted in a negative light with people making all kinds of inferences.   It was a non-issue really.  He hated the way the Bills lost last year to Cinci and, because McD has an open door policy, he wanted to talk about it.  That's all it was.  He said it is now "water under the bridge."

This-  very refreshing.  He was flawless.  Mcdermott should take notes 🤣 

[DrDawkinstein]

35 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Just a little point that McDermott had options other than very, a little , or not.  He could have re-framed the question, or answered a different question, or made it general as he tried to do in a later press conference "I'm always concerned when one of our players isn't practicing, but we're hoping to get him out tomorrow, we'll see how that goes".

 

It wasn't McDermott's best press moment to answer as he did, I don't think that's debatable.

 

This is exactly what he shouldve said, and what I believe he meant to say, but boy did he miss the mark. And that short answer is exactly what caused the media and our own chicken littles to blow up.

[Beck Water]

4 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

look we don't need to relitigate this but you are wrong

 

Here's exactly what he said- it's in reference to Diggs specifically

 

not really the kind of conversation likely to go over someone's head imo

 

anyway

 

Can I say that you're both right, just in different pressers?

 

@GoBills808 is correct that prior to Day 1 of minicamp, McDermott was asked how concerned he was that Diggs wasn't at minicamp, and he replied "Very" - touching off a media storm and eliciting clarification from Digg's agent Adisa Bakari that Diggs reported, underwent physical, etc

 

@MasterStrategist is correct that at a later, "extra" press conference to address Diggs, McDermott  "said he's concerned anytime "any player" misses practice

 

But they weren't the same presser, and the earlier one did not answer generally or mention "any player".  So I guess that makes @GoBills808 more right.  On this point.  (Don't let it go to your head, Oh Defender of Lettuce)

[Dablitzkrieg]

40 minutes ago, Just in Atlanta said:

If Wawrow were a wide receiver in this press conference, he'd be Stevie Johnson dropping a wide open pass in the end zone. 

And if he were a play,  it would be the holy roller

[blacklabel]

John Wawrow sound like big dummy. 

 

I never really thought the situation was that serious to begin with. Diggs is known to be an emotional guy and he was fired up over a bad loss. Stuff happens. Kinda also just this day and age of instant information where things said get magnified and overanalyzed.