HappyDays
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1 minute ago, Bruce_Stools said:
Its a fact they have no rights to freedom of speech at work
It's also a fact that the NFL is forbidden by the CBA to collude with each other in blacklisting a prospective employee. Why do you keep stating the NFL's rights as employers while ignoring Kaepernick's rights as a prospective employee?
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8 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said:
Best of luck proving it.
Collusion is not easy to prove but it is certainly possible. Last week Kaepernick's lawyers said they have a witness who is willing to testify that the NFL colluded to keep Kaepernick unsigned. This is going to go on for a while and I wouldn't jump to conclusions in either direction.
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36 minutes ago, mjt328 said:
Nobody else in this country has the right to demonstrate/protest on company time.
Sure but the NFL has a contract with their players which forbids collusion to deny employment. If you support the NFL's right to set and maintain their own anthem policy, surely you support Kaepernick's right to file suit when they breach their contract. Unless there's something else you're angry about?
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Good to hear Groy is getting 1st team reps at center today. Rodak said Peterman and Allen both looked good in their 2 minute drills.
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I will never understand people that worry about a billionaire's money.
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10 minutes ago, greeneblitz said:
how do people think the offense will take a step back?
People said this right before we started EJ Manuel for a couple games. And again when we started Peterman.
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1 hour ago, BuffAlone said:
Any word on if McCarron is still getting all of the first team reps?
He doesn't know, just that Allen is with the 3rd team still. I am pretty sure they're still rotating McCarron and Peterman with the 1s. Based on reports it will probably be only McCarron before long.
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2 hours ago, HappyDays said:
Update from my friend: It is a closed OTA today, no media. If anything interesting happens he'll let me know. Practice just started.
Not exactly an interesting update, he was only paying half attention, but he said McCarron looked really good and Allen did not throw any TDs from what he saw.
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Update from my friend: It is a closed OTA today, no media. If anything interesting happens he'll let me know. Practice just started.
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52 minutes ago, MILFHUNTER#518 said:
STRONG. He is acting like a BOSS!?
Yeah I remember this one time one of my coworkers broke a rule, so my boss made all of us put our heads down with the lights out for 15 minutes. Or was that my kindergarten teacher?
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He is a reality show host who became president. Every now and then it sinks in again.
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This is the one game this year I think we would have won with Tyrod, but will lose with our current crop of QBs.
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42 minutes ago, Dep13 said:
Anyone know what days the media will be there?
I think tomorrow is open to the media. I have a friend who will be on the sidelines of OTAs tomorrow, Safelite Auto Glass is having some kind of event there. That leads me to believe the usual media folks will be there too.
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That was a much cheaper deal than I expected
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I'm very curious to see how the Cleveland offense looks this year. They're obviously going to build an offense that plays off of Tyrod's strengths (something Dennisom didn't even try), and he'll be supported by Josh Gordon, Jarvis Landry, Nick Chubb, Carlos Hyde, and David Njoku. I still like Hue Jackson as a playcaller. It should be the most exciting offense they've had in years unless Tyrod totally craps the bed.
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Allen was hardly perfect in Thursday's session, and his accuracy will remain the most discussed and dissected part of his game. Several balls skidded low and in the grass during the 11-on-11 drills -- Allen made a point to come over to veteran Rod Streater and pat him on the back after one series of plays in which the quarterback's play was shaky.
This is what worries me the most and I hope they have a plan to correct it, if that's possible. QBs with area code accuracy can only take you so far in the NFL. Either we fix it or we build an offense with very few short throws.
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Good stuff from Sal today on the goals Tre sets for himself:
Thursday, I asked White if even he felt he was too harsh on himself last season. He not only gave an affirmative “no,” he said he needs to be like that in order to maintain his edge. Then, he revealed something many players shy away from ever saying, even if they privately think it: His goal is to some day be in the Hall of Fame, and he won’t stop being hard on himself until he gets there. -
2 hours ago, JohnC said:
I respectfully but strenuously disagree with you. When your starting qb struggled for multiple consecutive games and is incapable of running a pro offense I have no problem with trying the next option. It didn't work out. So what? At least you tried something to alter the unacceptable level of play
That's where we disagree. Trying means nothing to me. I look for results, not effort. It is not enough to merely try something different if it totally fails. I've gotten into a similar debate about picking EJ Manuel. Some people still think that was a good pick because "at least the Bills went for a 1st round QB." But it was a terrible pick! And starting Peterman over Tyrod in those circumstances was a terrible choice. I don't subscribe to the addition by subtraction mantra. Replacing someone only works if their replacement is better, or at least promising. It's different when you're out of the playoff race because then the results don't matter, but as long as the results do matter I'm going to judge any decision by how it turns out. Decisions made in desperation are usually bad. Being desperate for better QB play was not an excuse. And I'm guessing McDermott agrees with me because he fired Dennison when the season was over.
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13 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
According to that article Malachi Dupre has been getting a lot of 1st team reps. They must really like how he's been developing. That's good to see.
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From Rodak:
Bills QB Josh Allen got a second chance at the two minute drill after throwing an interception his first try. Allen hit WRs Austin Proehl and Robert Foster for consecutive first-down passes before throwing a 7-yard touchdown to WR Cam Phillips. Allen had well-thrown passes to Proehl and TE Keith Towbridge (in the end zone) dropped.
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57 minutes ago, JohnC said:
What you fail to mention in your haranguing of Peterman is that he got an opportunity to play in the Charger game because for a few consecutive games the fleet footed starter was playing ineptly. He simply couldn't run a pro offense! The act of desperation by the coaching staff was two pronged: Get the starting qb off the field and go to the next option. It didn't work. The move was not a reflection of Peterman's abilities as it was a reflection of Taylor's inabilities.
That reasoning doesn't really work though. Benching the starter doesn't do anyone any good if the replacement isn't better. That goes for all positions. The Bills gained nothing by starting Peterman. You can't excuse their decision by saying Tyrod was playing bad. Replacing bad with historically bad is not something that can be excused. It was a poor decision and deserves to be criticized as such.
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10 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
No, I'm thrilled that people are seeing good results from Allen. All I'm asking is why aren't I hearing this elsewhere, especially from local reports. The only QB news I heard from OTAs was that Peterman was getting snaps with the 1's.
It was reported before. Media folk who attended last week's OTA wrote glowing reports of Allen. That was the only open practice so far so those are the only direct reports we have. Tre White on NFL Network also had a lot of praise for Allen, saying his arm is as good as advertised and he'll be one of the best QBs in the league before long. There is another open practice in an hour so we'll have more eyewitness reports soon.
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12 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:
A guy that can throw the ball 80 yards is probably going to look good no matter (what in Padless practices against air).
Not necessarily. EJ had a strong arm and plenty of bad practices. Mahomes just had an awful practice. We don't have to pretend OTAs are real games but we also don't have to pretend they're meaningless. If he's picking up the system quickly and throwing dimes on the practice field that will translate to the regular season. The one thing we won't know until preseason at the earliest is how competent he looks under pressure.
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Kaepernick's legal team to subpoena Trump in case against NFL
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by HappyDays
The whole point of the subpoenas is to obtain evidence. All they have to prove is that at least 2 teams, or a team and the NFL executive office, colluded to stop Kaepernick from getting signed. It could be as simple as an email from one GM to another GM that says "Why did you bring Kaepernick in for a tryout? Don't you remember we have to all stick together?" And for anyone who says the NFL wouldn't be stupid enough to leave evidence like that, remember that the Bills were once fooled by a prank caller pretending to be the GM for Tampa Bay. There are 32 teams and the executive office, and only 2 of them had to screw up.