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Lewis is fully assimilated into the Mike Brown collective. He came into town with hope and acclaim - but he's proven to be a poor field general, and is two-faced to fans and press alike.
He's under contract, and Brown won't eat a contract.
Didn't know he was that way with the fans and media. Too bad. A very over-hyped coach who did not turn out as expected.
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This post makes me want to scream.
It's really simple. Peters shows up to OTA's, Minicamp, and Training camp after coming off surgery he gets a restructured deal like Aaron Shoebel did. Everyone knows that Peters is underpaid it's completely obvious.
And we needed yet another Peters thread to state this.
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When is Marvin Lewis going to held accountable for all of this? Can't believe he is still living off of his reputation as DC of the Ravens.
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I think if Lynch has a monster year, they might offer an extension. Agree on Edwards. If he has the year we hope, I think a new contract will come.
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He will report in time to get ready for the opener.
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Just some clarification: The quote came from BillsDaily which got their report via WGR.
(From BillsDaily.com:)
LATEST BILLS NEWS
Tuesday August 19, 2008
Peters Getting Ready To Report? The Bills continue to have little or no contact officially with holdout tackle Jason Peters. WGR is reporting that Derrick Dockery has been communicating with Peters through text messages. Dockery said he thinks Peters will report soon.
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The new contract part came from the poster of this Thread.
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I ASSUME the Bills are going to be "professional" about this: When Peters reports, they will check him out physically, tell him he has to pay all the fines and to get to work. Meanwhile, they will contact his agent
to listen to their demands. The Bills will tell them that Jason is under contract and that they expect him to abide by it BUT that they will take the demands into consideration and, after Lee Evans is signed to an extension, Jason's case for a new contract will be explored. In other words, treat the player and agent with respect but make it clear that they are under no obligation to rip up the old contract and that they defienitely will not reward a holdout.
my 2 cents
I have a feeling the Bills know his demands , which is why he is not in camp.
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To the bear for 2 1st round picks, 1 in 09 and 1in 2010, tthis better be bullSHIZE, can any 1 back that up, from that post made, from the " bleacherreport"!?
New to the internet?
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No one said you should feel sorry for him. It is people on your side of this calling him a greedy lazy bastard who should care more about the team than the financial security of his family. The only point I am making, that you still haven't addressed, is that he has just as much right to getting paid as much as he can for his services as you do. He doesn't play for a "team", he works for an employer, a business. It is no more his responsibility to take less pay than he is worth in the market than it is your responsibility to take a pay cut for the good of your employer/team. Maybe anyone who aspires to be more than a Joe Schmo is a fat greedy bastard to you but to those of us who are not socialist commies, I think he should get paid what he is worth.
If you want to end this arguement, just tell me how many times you have offered to take significantly less pay for the same job for the good of the "team". Peters is no different from any other player when it comes to securing the highest pay for his services. If you don't like it, go watch an intramural bowling league where they play for the pure love of the game...and beer.
Your 1st paragraph is correct. However, he is under contract and was arguably overpaid for the 1st 2 years. He does have all those rights but right now he is breach of his contract and negotiating from a position of weakness. The Bills will move on if he does not show up and will have to go through legal venues to get released from his deal.
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Respectfully, I think the baby whining is all this stuff about only negotiating with a guy who is in camp. Its juvenile. This is big business, not a scout troop. It is about money, not moral principles. Just about 99% of every hold out that has ended in a new contract involved negotiating with the player not in camp. Jason Peters doesn't need to show the team or young players anything about showing up and working hard. These guys are paid large sums of money to play hard. That is essentially the bargain every player makes in the NFL, the team pays them their worth, they play their butts off. That is the deal. Obviously, Jason doesn't think he is getting paid his worth.
The reason Jason Peters is not getting a new contract isn't because he didn't come to camp. It is becasue the team doesn't want to pay the millions of dollars extra he wants.
Think about it, what makes more sense, that the team is trying to save millions of dollars or that they are worried about their impressionable younger players? Its the money. Always is.
This does not make sense. How can you be a holdout if you are IN camp?
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Holy Crap! Throw in a Magic Johnson and you've got yourself a whole GAGGLE of marble mouthed jive talkers!
Can we also bring his brother Shannon? That would be great comedy if you could understand any of them.
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Where does it end? As soon as someone signs a new contract, the next guys wants to be paid more. I have no sympathy for either side. I don't want to hear that a players career can end anytime. So can mine and if I had $3M in the bank I could probably live out my life ok.
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I would counter that Hamdan's position on this team is as safe as Moorman's.
Not sure I would bet on that.
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So what about when I decide to wear my Miami U Kelly jersey?
Is Miami U the Dolphins? Think they are the Hurricanes.
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Still a waste of money and Bills fans are not allowed to wear Dolphins gear, no exceptions!
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What difference does it make if he said it or not. When he passes the team will be sold. Do you really care for how much? If you are selling your house , are you taking the highest bid or not? I know that's on a different scale but the same premise. I don't know how religious you are but do you think he cares what happens after he dies. He's dead. Don't think he's going to know anything after that.
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Here's the reason I believe why JP is still here:
The team couldn't bring in a proven veteran backup this year, because the maket for one is around $2 million/season. Since JP is already here, and on his rookie contract, you can pay him more than Edwards. However, you just can't bring in a veteran backup for $2 million when your starter is making a lot less-bad politics.
So next year, if Edwards proves his worth, he'll get a big $ extension, like Butler did after starting the full year in his 2nd year with the team. With Trent making the big $, you can pay the backup $2 million & not rock the boat politically.
I think you are reading too much in to it. There were no real good back ups on the market, JP was not going to get us anything in a trade and he was already under contract. Money-wise you are right. Both guys are on their 1st contract so salaries are not that high. Edwards may get an extension and maybe the Bills think next years back up is already on the roster. If not , they will have to bring someone in.
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Doesn't really matter. It is just a practice game and the Bills ran plays that they worked on and they were successful.
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Hey, I liked our offensive success as much as anyone, but lets remember- this isn't Bill Cowher's Steelers. They are an offense-first team now and their defense, while OK, isn't all that intimidating anymore
So if we don't do well, we suck. If we do well, the opponent sucks?
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Agree also. As much as I hate these unis, I could tolerate them if they would just wear white pants. Would love to see the white helmets come back.
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Outstanding - thanks
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It does not say if your card is damaged they will send you a new box.
No, but I think they will link it to your receiver (s) when they send the card to you.
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The league makes the call. I recall reading that in cold weather cities with domed stadiums with retractable roofs are closed from November on.
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Questions if you don't mind:
I'm moving soon and the area I am going to does not have any locals on the SAT and 2 of the 3 nets don't even have OTA HD. Been thinking about having my brother in Texas sign up and transplanting his dish and receiver.
Did you do this to get around blackout rules and if so did you need to plug the units into a landline? (have heard that they don't really check and wondering if it is true).
If you didn't plug the units into a landline was there another receiver at the orig location that would have been there to pick up the auth phone call?
Thanks.
BTW where is Fez, he should be all over this post.
Yes, it does get around blackout rules and I do not plug a landline in to my receiver. Never did it and see no reason to. If I need PPV , I will order online or just call but I rarely or ever use PPV. eball is correct again. I think the receiver and card are matched so both have to be moved.
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So in case of a local blackout, you guys are both covered?
Correct. I have 2 receivers. If I give him one of mine, he has the Sunday Ticket based in Philly. He will get all Bills game whether televised locally or not. For Hockey, I get his receiver which shows all Sabre games on MSG and I do not need Center Ice package.
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I was going to say the same thing to you.