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27.... ultimately, if you believe he forcibly raped a young woman at work, it’s an all around weird situation to glorify him today. You never want to bash a guy in a tragic story like dying with his daughter.... but there’s something likewise a bit gross about celebrating a rapist if you believe the story. And Being 24 wouldnt excuse what he was accused of, if he did it. its the weird thing in celebrity. We get likable marketable products and in his case it looks like he had a lot of good in him. But hard to know behind the curtain. ultimately I’ll opt for sending condolences to his family and not judging too harshly those that may be impacted or triggered by his past accusations.

i was going to say DE especially being an “on the field” event at the sports biggest day... but not sure he was even remotely close to the same stratosphere

I think most ive seen bring that up aren’t saying he deserved it, so much as he might not deserve the pedestal its a big world with lots of opinions out there. If you believe him guilty, and especially if you have some sort of history with it, I imagine it’d be particularly hard to bite your tongue.

Easy to say but I bet you hop in the car on rainy or even snowy days too.

to be fair not crashing is about 99% of flying

I agree it’s a big story. My gf said “I heard Kobe Johnson crashed in a helicopter” clearly she doesn’t care about basketball and it made it to her... which says a lot. but also most people won’t remember where they were either

it’ll get sorted out soon enough. Probably not worth heavy speculation.

That’s the latest. All the kids but not his wife. Can’t imagine how she’s going to be feeling. Terrible.

While big sports news, id be surprised if it goes that far

As important: why is it an insult to be the worst nfl day trip for these guys? Is it meaningful in any way that the rams are not looking forward to flying into buffalo and praying it’s not late in the season? Does that insult the residents?

Outside of draft night, what would be different if he was a little slow though? They wouldn’t say it! They keep the reads simplified already.

the last I read was that this amounted to bensel advises them to be direct, own the issue and include authorities. not wanting emails released is pretty basic and even if there was nothing damning in them, could be plenty of off color comments or distractions or... it’s not crazy to have a baseline of filing to keep communications private as a rule of thumb. if it’s how to cover up obviously the whole thing changes to be fair, not wanting to release emails between the organizations is not the same as covering up for the church. it could be but as is... not yet. heres their statement: While there is current litigation relative to the New Orleans Archdiocese and clergy sex abuse, our comments are limited only to the scope of our involvement. The New Orleans Saints organization has always had a very strong relationship with the Archdiocese. The Archdiocese reached out to a number of community and civic minded leaders seeking counsel on handling the pending media attention that would come with the release of the clergy names in November of 2018. Greg Bensel, Senior Vice President of Communications for the New Orleans Saints, was contacted and offered input on how to work with the media. The advice was simple and never wavering. Be direct, open and fully transparent, while making sure that all law enforcement agencies were alerted. The New Orleans Saints, Greg Bensel and Mrs. Gayle Benson were and remain offended, disappointed and repulsed by the actions of certain past clergy. We remain steadfast in support of the victims who have suffered and pray for their continued healing. "Further, the Saints have no interest in concealing information from the press or public. At the current discovery stage in the case of Doe v. Archdiocese, the Saints, through their counsel, have merely requested the court to apply the normal rules of civil discovery to the documents that the Saints produced and delivered to Mr. Doe's counsel. Until the documents are admitted into evidence at a public trial or hearing in the context of relevant testimony by persons having knowledge of the documents and the events to which they pertain, the use of the documents should be limited to the parties to the case and their attorneys. If admitted into evidence of the case, the documents and the testimony pertaining to them will become part of the public record of the trial of the case."

I don’t doubt on a poll of folks that have lived in each that your opinion would be popular. if I were a 22 year old from Alabama I’d suspect I’d be pretty indifferent to cincy as a reputation for a city to visit while Buffalo is “practically Canada” and has darn near the snow of the next two cities combined so it’s probably the one I’d be more likely to blurt out on the spot without much knowledge of either.

because guys like that are complete wildcards not plans you bank on. You pretend he isn’t there and if you suddenly have an extra explosive guy because he pans out- all the better

Buffalo- 94 inches a year on average Cleveland 59 green bay 49 Pitt 44 Detroit 43 Cincinnati 24 its got a rep for a reason.

You should just accept you have different priorities than many if you think Miami, Boston, DC, NYC, Philly, offer similar quality of amenities to Buffalo. Buffalo is great for certain lifestyles but Is going to consistently be the odd man out in lists like that.

they unfortunately watch coaching tapes and not cbs to scout opponents

could age into a Russell Wilson, or a Colin kaepernick just as easily. There was a time when CK was the potential mvp game changer. Its hard to learn to pass though and hard to be the long term answer until you can. The arm is what overcomes the talent drop around you when that big pay day comes.

I’m sure we will see plenty talk about the random museums, hidden gem restaurants out in the burbs and hunting.... but for a 22 year old staying at the ritz in New Orleans grabbing beignets and hearing a street musician between meetings and then coming back to party it up at some offseason sporting event... the comparison isn’t going to look good for Buffalo. And that doesn’t have to be an insult.

I almost read that as fullbacks and had flashbacks to the Houston heave. That said, I think you aim for two guys- the best you can get in free agency, and the best by end of day 2 of the draft. If he’s the best of free agency maybe a little more pressure on the draft.

Jeeze- I just caught back up on that and forgot he never even signed. They verbally agreed and then backed out. by game tape do you mean highlights? Cause everyone has great hands in highlights.

he also looked softer last night though. At least from my seats. Maybe not fat but not near as cut.

I thought he was crazy not taking a year off but it seems to be working for him I guess

Or just change your plans a big? Have fun elsewhere all day and roll in towards kickoff?

If they wanted him they wouldn’t have done him a solid. if they get a guy like this you still must add an elite prospect. He’s proven nothing. Foster has had a better career for a reference point of what we’d be dealing with. he’s a flyer not a guy you pass on a draft prospect because of.