HamSandwhich

Lets give this the 24 hour rule, don't respond or talk about this for 24 hours. When you can collect your thoughts. I know I know, I've broken the rules myself with this thread, but its a good idea to keep away from the ledge. We're young, growing pains are going to happen. Hopefully they're short, but we need to prepare for longer.

This is really the toughest pill to swallow, but apprently he was injured. I wonder how much the death of his step father weighs on him like Dareus. Hopefully he does better post death, but people recover differently. As I remember, he was very close to this individual.

It was a tough loss against a team we all thought we should destroy. It didn't happen, but that's the NFL of today, really close teams. As much as they tell us we're going to take our lumps with so many rookies, I think a lot of us try to block that out and hope the rookies become veterans faster than they are able. We're going to take our lumps with a rookie crew combined with a rookie set of coaches. We're going to be in these tough situations more often than not, most likely. You never know, we could become better quicker, but until then, lets just temper our disdain or our enthusiams, for that matter, for the coming games. If we suck, we knew it, if we get to the playoffs somehow, its cherry on top! Lets just keep our fingers crossed that the injuries are of the mild nature and they'll play sooner rather than later. Though it was hard to see megahands (Carrington) go down and be taken out by cart. As always, Go BIlls!!!

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Really cool video, did you take it? If so, I want to know how you were able to stay so calm. Sounds like the person making the video did not make a peep. I know its loud there but usually you'll hear the person making the video because they are the loudest due to being closest to the microphone. Awesome video though!

Jets

They both pick the Jets, wow. I guess its about homefield in this one.

I dont know about all of you, but everytime I watch a highlight or any throws from Geno, they don't look like frozen ropes, rather they look like floaters. The ball seems to hang in the air for longer than most. I think his arm strength is overrated. I remember seeing him in college and thinking the same thing. Seems he has a lot of touch on his passes rather than bullets.

Actually, Cynical (aptly named BTW), people who went over the game tape have shown that Steve was, in fact, always open. EJ just wasn't looking his way all the time.

I love these All 22 articles!!! I don't get to sit down and break it down, nice to have someone do it for me.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Oh, I thought this was going to be a question of, if Stevie caught the flu and couldn't play, would we still win? Something along those lines.

Call it a sidestep if you'd like, I was explaining why its not worth fighting over. Its a belief that is based deep within that cannot be changed no matter what anyone says. Everyone has their own ideas. You're on one side or another.

I'm not trying to paint anyone in a negative light, just saying this is the reason for the major discrepency in ideas. Just because a player has not shown the propensity in the past, does not mean their true colors will not show when the all mighty dollar is on the line.

Those who seem to be in Byrds camp use the argument, it's his last payday so he should act like a nancy silly boy who pouts. Never mind there are rules in place. Never mind he's getting paid top dollar to play this year (at least top 5). I opine that this goes further than the Bills and Byrd, this has to do with underlying ideas, of designs of which each one of us have. They affect how we see the world and we make our opinions and judgments on these paradigms. I feel that I stand for the "common sense" be a man and act like a man school of thought. Go out there and show why you're worth that top dollar. When life gives you a lemon, don't go out sit and pout, lie, and become a nuisance to get out of the situation. Buck up and go to work, get the job done, and in the end, everything will work itself out. Stop with the excuses. The problem, in my eyes, is that society has moved away from that idea. They would rather scratch and claw for every last "all mighty dollar" because "that's how it should be, and that’s how you'd all act". Nonsense, I would not act in that way, and who are you to say I would act in that fashion? It's a difference in paradigms that will not be hashed out on a Bills board, because this is one where a person is so steadfastly attached to your own ideas they are unshakable. It comes from the type of person your parents brought you up to be. It comes from the experiences you have had, the religion you followed or did not follow when you grew up. This is a microcosm of what the US is these days. We've become a nation of me me me, and a nation of entitlement. It's a sad state of affairs, and it's not worth hashing anymore. This is my stance on it, and its unshakable. All of the excuses those Byrd apologists have made are just that, excuses, and they don't make it right. Sorry if this seems a bit political, it was not meant to be, just an explanation why people on both sides of the subject will never see eye to eye.

Do you recognize the nature of the injury? It's all subjective. How do you know its NOT that easy as other posters have suggested? You don't, it's all subjective and that's why this stinks of an acting job.

Amen I dont know who is saying to get rid of him, we're saying he needs to get on the field and quit the theatrics Amen again brother

So you're just proving my point, Byrd is a downright liar and needs to be on the field. Hes not the character guy that a lot of people thought he was. He needs to be on the field, that's it. I'm wondering exactly what point you're trying to get at? 6.9 million financial reward

2 word injury report of an injury that is subjective to the person who has the injury. The only person that can say he's ready is Byrd. To the point that Byrd has nothing to gain, I categorically disagree. He has played very well over the last few years, he miraculously gets better after not playing an entire season with the Bills and working out in the offseason. Now he works out with some teams and show's them he can be where he was. Or, he's going to wait for the last few games to lower his chances of injury. There are ways this is adventageous to him. To opine that there is nothing good that can come from him faking his injury is downright proposterous.

So this makes it alright?

The bolded is a rediculous statement. So you're saying he wont play now because he has PF and he's afraid he's going to die because of it? Also, THE BILLS ARE PAYING HIM 6.9 MIL!!! Thats not nothing! It doesnt go both ways anymore. If he's lying, then he's nothing more than a robber, he's pulling a heist.

Hindsight is 20/20 isnt it? This just has the smell of lies. It's just TOO convienient of an injury. One that he was able to play with last year. One that is wholly dependant on the person to say when he's ready and when he's not. You would be a fool not to see that (not callilng you out specifically). Over the summer it appears there was nothing but acrimony on the Byrd camp, and they wouldn't even reach out for a negotiation as it was reported. Now they didn't get what they wanted and it appears they are pouting like babies because they didnt get their way. Byrd has to expect that he's going to get flack for this. To me, it's more likely he's trying to not have an injury. However, if it turns out to be that he has a real injury (which cannot be quantified mind you), he cant really blame the fans either. The fans are not wrong in feeling this way.

This is what is so maddening about this situation. You would think a person with his "character", as some have said he has, would not have the ability or want to lie about this. He would want to be out there and earn his worth. He says his PF is causing him to not be able to play, but guess what, he's played with it even last year. At a very high level at that. Get on the field you filthy liar. /rant

Well, someone had to say it.

Here's the thing, some people aren't quite as concerned as yourself and others on this board. I have made the mistake of spelling big daddy's name wrong, its just not the way people think when they spell it out in their head. It's ok, its not that big a deal. No need for naziism (sp? lol).