Buffalo Media's Credibility

[Mango]

It has been pretty well noted that Terry Pegula keeps a pretty tight leash on local reporters and won't hesitate to go as far as pulling credentials for being critical of management for either major team. 

In some ways Buffalo is a tough market. But in others Terry has a lot more control of the market compared to a lot of other football, hockey, or basketball markets across the country. I don't think Pegula could hack it as the owner of a team in Philly, NY/NJ, Boston, Dallas, or even other mid-markets like Pittsburgh and San Fran. 

Edited April 5 by Mango

[GunnerBill]

The thing is the media has to be able to stand up stories. I am sure they had all heard the same stuff about the Allen - Diggs relationship that a lot of us had. Some of them have been shared on this board over the last year or so. But the media can't just throw rumours out there. When your sources tell you stuff off the record it is off the record and if you can't substantiate it elsewhere you can't print it... or at least you take risks when you do. The number of questions that the beat guys asked both Allen and Diggs about it last summer is sufficient proof to me that they knew but both players were publicly still giving it the "brothers" line. What did you want them to do? Accuse both players of lying based on things they had been told off the record? 

[MJS]

22 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Are you a child? What L am I taking?

 

People are pissing on the best wide receiver in Buffalo in the last 20 years... The guy who 100% helped Josh Allen

 

Nobody was calling him a bum when he was on wheaty boxes with Josh Allen and they were best friends... 

I agree, but you have to admit that some if this is on Diggs too, because he is an emotionally volatile person and his play on the field is too connected with how he feels. I think his drop in production was primarily due to his attitude.

 

But I said it right after, I appreciate that he didn't go to the media and blatantly say or do anything. He sent a few cryptic tweets and that's all. I respect that. And the Bills kept everything in house as well.

[CoudyBills]

23 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Nobody hired Colin Kaepernick in the last 10 years because the media sensation

 

He's good enough to be a top 90 quarterback in the NFL.. nobody's taking him because the media circus is too big

 

100% the media has been drumming this up for 2 years nonstop... Ever since his extension... Everyday it's diggs to Dallas... Or he's a diva ... He's on the trade block etc 

 

This is been happening for 2 years.. even while him and Josh were still best friends... 

 

They've never let diggs just be a football player.. he's always been treated as a celebrity with Tmz gossip

 

Nobody wants to deal with that 24 7

Excellent comparison.  Backup quarterback on the downside and an aging receiver who fell off last year.  

[Buffalo716]

16 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

the Stefon Diggs you are talking about is the one he projects

 

the one I'm talking about is the actual guy

 

if this isn't clear by now it never will be

I understand what you're saying

 

But , certainly almost every high level wide receiver is a diva... Besides like Larry Fitzgerald and anquan boldin

 

People want Marvin Harrison Jr who is 100% going to be a diva

2 minutes ago, CoudyBills said:

Excellent comparison.  Backup quarterback on the downside and an aging receiver who fell off last year.  

I'm not comparing there talent or position ...

 

I'm comparing the media circus that surrounds them... And makes them hard to keep on a team for years

 

Nobody wants Kaepernick because the media circus

 

The media circus drove diggs out of town

 

Even if the latter used it to his advantage

[Bruffalo]

It really is bizarre how the OP (and some other fans) are taking this so personally. The local media said what they thought was correct given the information at the time. They were wrong, it happens. 

 

Who cares. 

[julian]

4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

The thing is the media has to be able to stand up stories. I am sure they had all heard the same stuff about the Allen - Diggs relationship that a lot of us had. Some of them have been shared on this board over the last year or so. But the media can't just throw rumours out there. When your sources tell you stuff off the record it is off the record and if you can't substantiate it elsewhere you can't print it... or at least you take risks when you do. The number of questions that the beat guys asked both Allen and Diggs about it last summer is sufficient proof to me that they knew but both players were publicly still giving it the "brothers" line. What did you want them to do? Accuse both players of lying based on things they had been told off the record? 

This was local media towing the company line in exchange for good relations and team/player access, I’m not knocking them for it, it’s perfectly reasonable they’d want to maintain that relationship.

 

 The National media had no such conflict of interest and thus the reason why you seen them continue to report on the rift and divide even after the Diggs/Allen and management told the local media everything was fine.

[Buffalo716]

12 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

He went on a media circuit for a couple weeks after the Bengals divisional loss and publicly criticized the team and our inability to get over the hump. This is why I never understood people that tried to hand wave away his behavior. It wasn't a secret, he was very open about his displeasure on multiple occasions.

Being frustrated that you didn't win... Is different than publicly destroying or criticizing your team

 

Can you bring up a link.. with diggs , actually criticizing the bills organization? Calling it a bad place to play? Or they don't know what they're doing? Or I'm carrying this franchise?

 

Or was it just frustration that every single athlete shows...

 

Did diggs go on Twitter or to the national media and say I'm done with Buffalo? I can't play here anymore? Or anything like that

[SCBills]

36 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Diggs was voted a team captain.. never said one bad thing about the City of Buffalo or the organization

 

Came to practice every day and played his butt off for 4 years

 

The media drummed up his diva status and helped drive him out of town... There's been nothing but smear pieces about him for the last 2 years

 

The national media and pundits drove him out of Buffalo by highlighting this narrative day in and day out for 2 years

 

He certainly never went to the podium and said I want to leave or anything bad about Buffalo.. never not once 

 

What he was was hyper competitive

Is this a parody account?

[Buffalo716]

Just now, SCBills said:

Is this a parody account?

Lmao yeah because I'm not willing to piss on the best wide receiver in our franchise in the last 20 years

 

The guy who the media also portrayed as best friends with Josh Allen when everything was peachy

 

People are acting like he said ***** buffalo... All he did was play every game his hardest

Edited April 5 by Buffalo716

[SoonerBillsFan]

1 minute ago, SCBills said:

Is this a parody account?

Its either Diggs,Diggs brother or some obsessed fan with no grip on reality. 

1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:

Lmao yeah because I'm not willing to piss on the best wide receiver in our franchise in the last 20 years

 

The guy who the media also portrayed as best friends with Josh Allen when everything was peachy

 

People are acting like he said ***** buffalo... All he did was play every game his hardest

Bull ****  pure and absolute Bull ****.  

[Buffalo716]

1 minute ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Its either Diggs,Diggs brother or some obsessed fan with no grip on reality. 

Lmao yea ok pal 

 

Bills fans pissing on a player who worked his ass off and did charity work all over Buffalo 

 

Nobody was talking ***** about him 2 years ago ... Bills fans turn on everybody lol

 

 

3 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Its either Diggs,Diggs brother or some obsessed fan with no grip on reality. 

Bull ****  pure and absolute Bull ****.  

You're a joke lol

 

I've been a respected poster on the site for 7 years

 

Block me if you don't like my opinion

[SirAndrew]

Buffalo is a small city in a large market game. I think the media in this town feel a need to play nice to retain access to the team. The media in larger markets have always been more harsh, and not afraid to ruffle feathers. Buffalo media has been an extension of OBD for decades by default. A good deal of the fanbase was brainwashed into thinking the drought years weren’t so bad. 

[nedboy7]

I really loved Diggs and his play.  And am now ok with them moving on.  We don't need drastic opinions on everything.  Diggs had his issues but overall he was excellent.  You can nitpick Josh's play and make some criticism as well, which I know wont go over well here. 

[Brand J]

6 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Lmao yeah because I'm not willing to piss on the best wide receiver in our franchise in the last 20 years

 

The guy who the media also portrayed as best friends with Josh Allen when everything was peachy

 

People are acting like he said ***** buffalo... All he did was play every game his hardest

You paint Diggs as though he’s the victim here, like the trade wasn’t justified due to his off the field (and on the field issues).
 

Players aren’t going to publicly trash their peers or especially their employers, unless they have no intention of working in the NFL again. Diggs is gone because he wanted it that way, not because of the media. 

[808]

Diggs dip in production last year kinda went with that core muscle injury he got. 🤷🏽‍♂️. 

[GoBills808]

10 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Lmao yeah because I'm not willing to piss on the best wide receiver in our franchise in the last 20 years

 

The guy who the media also portrayed as best friends with Josh Allen when everything was peachy

 

People are acting like he said ***** buffalo... All he did was play every game his hardest

Josh Norman literally said he was taking himself out of games

[Buffalo716]

2 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

Josh Norman literally said he was taking himself out of games

When last year? After he got suplex by sauce Gardner? Went on the injury report for a back injury

 

And never played the same the rest of the year cuz he was clearly hurt

 

He clearly was hampered the last part of the season last year... And that back injury that he was on the report for definitely didn't clear up in a week or two

 

And the previous three seasons he literally ate all pro cornerbacks for lunch

Edited April 5 by Buffalo716

[Bag of Milk]

50 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Diggs was voted a team captain.. never said one bad thing about the City of Buffalo or the organization

 

Came to practice every day and played his butt off for 4 years

 

The media drummed up his diva status and helped drive him out of town... There's been nothing but smear pieces about him for the last 2 years

 

The national media and pundits drove him out of Buffalo by highlighting this narrative day in and day out for 2 years

 

He certainly never went to the podium and said I want to leave or anything bad about Buffalo.. never not once 

 

What he was was hyper competitive

Stop sniffing Digg's jock. It's not a good look .

[Buffalo716]

4 minutes ago, Brand J said:

You paint Diggs as though he’s the victim here, like the trade wasn’t justified due to his off the field (and on the field issues).
 

Players aren’t going to publicly trash their peers or especially their employers, unless they have no intention of working in the NFL again. Diggs is gone because he wanted it that way, not because of the media. 

I have never said Stef is a victim... Never not once

 

I said I'm not pissing on him on his way out of Buffalo because he was good for Josh Allen's development and the team

Just now, Bag of Milk said:

Stop sniffing Digg's jock. It's not a good look .

I don't give two craps what you think of me

 

Some people on this board probably don't know if a football is filled with air or stuffed with feathers