You know...everyone that wants to hang people out to dry on this and want to throw rocks at the organization are presuming all this information was readily available weeks and weeks ago. The Bills were trying to piece things together based on very limited information. Likely they put everything in the hands of their attorney who would best know how to navigate the legalities of the situation. No one knows what the Plaintiff's attorney was willing to say or not say when contacted by the Bill's attorney. I'm not a lawyer, but I would presume that an attorney would want to hold their cards close to the vest until after they file their civil suit. That way, things can't be discredited in advance of the filing. (Quite frankly, I'm still wondering why the plaintiff's attorney even contacted the Bills to begin with. What was the point?) So...until the filing of the civil suit, all you did have were allegations by a victim. Yes, what was released in the press indicates something violent happened, but it doesn't prove who did it. It alleges who did it. So...the Bills waited to take any action against Araiza until they learned of the specifics when they read the 11 page complaint. Once they did, they took the appropriate action and, to my mind, answered all the questions they needed to answer. It's done. Over. The Bills are moving on, and so should we (despite the local media hacks wanting to continue to cast aspersions).
And speaking of Haack (see what I did there?), Beane so much as admitted that was likely a mistake in judgment. I think they will be fine, though. There are good, capable punters out there with experience holding the football and they will find one.
The criticism aimed at McD for calling Matt "a good kid" is ridiculous. The team member he knew at the time he made those comments was to him "a good kid." We as fans likely thought the same. Until the revelation and the suit. Now...????? So...c'mon man...