Augie

He’s probably not too afraid to compete with Barkley for the role.

When I was in college I lived in a three story house (former triplex) with 11 other guys. It was literally like Animal House. The guy on the 3rd floor in the front of the house threw a pony keg thru some glass he stole from the framing shop where he worked (he wasn’t stupid enough to break his own window) into the front yard. He failed to account for the cars parked in the front yard, specifically the one that ended up with a broken windshield. In houses that were more tame I’d maybe take a little responsibility, but I can’t control everything. It was college. Now? It’s our house and we are in charge. But I’m not a kid anymore. By any means or measure……..

Who does NOT say it’s not about the money? We’ll probably never know, but why go after the one guy who happened to make an NFL team, right when he made it. I think I’d have gone after SDSU first. Who do you think has deeper pockets? Hint: It is not a 6th round rookie. I don’t care if the police told them they were handling it, that institution bears some blame if they let this slide. There is something strange about all this, and none of us know all the facts. Certainly not myself.

No. Not in many years.

Not to get too far off track, but this is why I buy Bills gear but own zero jerseys.

I think he only exists on Twitter. Not an expert there, but that’s how it seems. He’s probably bummed that there is no longer a big paycheck to go after.

You weigh everything and make the decisions based upon what we know today. That’s all we can do. I’m generally not one to blame people using my 20/20 hindsight. People like to do this about draft choices. Sure, it’s easy 3 years down the road.

I have not seen it yet, but this would be the approach I would hope for. This will NOT drag on, it is now history. Let’s learn from the past, but let’s all look forward. We have a season to play. .

Oh, why not keep it on! It’s a good look…….for you.

Do you have to try, or does this come naturally to you? Is there a team you are actually a fan of?

Please realize that they don’t just look into the 6-8 players they draft every year. They look into hundreds of players they might be interested in. If it’s a first round QB the scrutiny is greater than a 6th round punter. I’m sure they wish they had known sooner, and that’s one of the things they will kick themselves for, and hopefully learn from. But face it, surprises happen to most teams in most years.

The owner was very visible in the Deshaun Watson fiasco in Cleveland. That is NOT my model franchise.

I’m sure they are trying to figure all that out. They are asking questions of themselves. What did we miss? How did we miss it? Should we have known? What should we have done differently? Hell, what is the TRUTH here? There are a million reasons smart people would not paint themselves into a corner before they know all the facts and how things went off the tracks. Only THEN do they come up with a statement. Not now, in the midst of fact finding. This is serious stuff, you don’t “just wing it” because “people want to know”. Smart people learn what they need to know, and only then make a plan. .

Please tell us why you want to hear more “I can’t comment on that at this point” from the owners who are not public speakers and have hired people to deal with “all situations football”. Nothing is to be gained by putting them at a podium right now. Only a complete idiot would even consider that. The resolution is not available NOW. This instant gratification stuff is out of control! A candid response would be “I don’t know yet”, but that will only lead to the being badgered to death. ZERO point in that at this point.

Saying it may not help, but DOING it may. They only said it because it was asked repeatedly in as many different ways as possible. Nothing changes if you mix up the words asking the same question.

I’m sure the timeline is one of the things they are working on. The owners owe you nothing on this, even if you want to see an even more awkward, painful and useless display for your amusement. IMO EDIT: Can you even IMAGINE the outcry if they rushed into a response to “make people happy”, then the story changes a bit? They would be crucified for being wrong, when the real error was putting it out there before they were as sure as possible.

And maybe, just maybe……they wanted a better punter. That blocked punt for TD vs Pittsburgh that happened right in front of me and cost us a game and maybe home field still gives me nightmares! It took him as long to get it off as his average hang time.

What on earth are the owners supposed to say here? Come on, really? They don’t know all the facts, they are working on learning more and deciding how to proceed. The owners pay people to run the football operation, and this is part of that. We don’t need someone higher up stumbling awkwardly thru “I can’t comment on that”. What a senseless chitshow that would turn into.

Unfortunately, past performance does not guarantee future bitcoin bounces! I was glad to see him get a smile out of that under awkward circumstances.

I don’t pretend to have answers, only questions. I have to wonder if he needs to collect paychecks for his legal defense? This just sucks in so many ways, especially for the victim(s). Watching the Barkley press conference shows how awkward it is for the rest of the team. I do not envy Beane and McD in dealing with this, but I’m betting they take the best path available, whatever that may be.

I don’t think the new guy knows us very well. 🤷‍♂️ .

I can vouch for this! We lived in touristy areas for 30 years (Hilton Head, SC and Sarasota, FL). I tend to like touristy areas, since it’s a place people save up all year long to visit. Because it’s NICE. And they are generally full of great restaurants. If it rains on your week I feel sorry for you stuck in a small condo or hotel but kids……..but I’ll be there the next week!

Maybe he just appreciates first rate tail gate? 🤷‍♂️ He knows we will come thru!

Does studying for a test in high school count?

Is he the backup punter? I hope he didn’t rape anyone! That has been brought up elsewhere. Can’t say I’m for it, but I trust our FO. I like this topic better so I responded. I don’t mind muddying this thread.