leh-nerd skin-erd

it seems apparent to me that everything that is or isn't done always accomplishes nothing, and it's always the other guy's fault.

I realize it's only one pre-season play...but that was one pre-season play for a 37 year-old guy who signed after much consideration and opted to retire 10 days later . if someone told me it was his first game back after a double knee replacement with complications, I might believe them based on this clip.

i call bs. show me a group more downtrodden and abused than bills nation.

The frustrating part of this is his comments seem pretty straightforward, but then we never really know. Maybe he was being sarcastic. Maybe he meant there was no diva mentality when he was physically in the room, but it spirals out of control when he uses the bathroom down the hall. And maybe some of the posters are right, the lack of a diva mentality actually is a negative, meaning you actually need at least one diva-type to generate friction. And maybe he was actually talking about Sammy Watkins, or not about Sammy Watkins, or the room as a whole or individually. What is clear is there is chaos in the WR room at 1bd. Or not. Maybe.

the patriots have a track record of sustained success the likes of which is rarely seen in sports. the bills have a track record of getting their tongue stuck to the same light post year after year after year.

or Benito Mussolini II. I hope he's not that guy either.

Probably his brother, Sketchy Whitehead.

He terminated the guy to the tune of $15 m. He made the call 2 years into a 5 year deal, when from an organizational perspective conventional wisdom certainly would have supported staying the course. From a structural standpoint, he hired the exact opposite type of personality to run the team. He fired the General Manager of the team, brought in a new guy to compliment the organizational style of the head coach. Other than a press conference broadcast on all the major networks, where he stated "I'm taking full accountability for everything", for which he would likely be savaged for his press conference demeanor or choice of suit, you see him passing the buck?

I understand the sentiment expressed by Seymour, and the desire to maximize earning potential. I don't sweat what they say, how they say it much one way or the other. Sherman making more or less money one way or the other doesn't impact me. Still, I am always amazed that someone complains how great someone else (owner) has it over them (elite player) when all the while they have a much much better deal than someone else (average player) who often has it better still that. someone else (retired player with health issues etc). strike. don't strike. whatever.

"let those among us who haven't jacked a few atvs along the way cast the first stone." - John 3:16

It's not a double standard, it's just a standard. Whether it's fair and reasonable is a topic for message boards, hookah lounges and opium dens, but the standard he chooses not to follow consistently is one that keeps him off the field. My perspective is "God forbid MD ______ which keeps him off the field for 16 games, which contributes in some way, shape or form to the Bills not participating in 19".

Reading between the lines often just reinforces ones own biases.

absolutely. I think if you're CK and don't think "Ah crap, this could go badly for me", I'd be surprised. In fact, if he was thinking "What's the big deal McD??", even more reason to release him.

Even as a Kujo fan, this is a stretch. It wasn't that he wasn't "toeing the line". It's not like he hit traffic on the way in for a meeting and ran 5 minutes late, violated curfew or whatever, he was climbing fences in his underwear asking to be shot. Come on, maybe you don't like McDermott but it's his job, in part to consider whether or not a guy can contribute. He wasn't thrown away, he was released. Happens all the time, even to fully clothed guys.

I think that comes down to preference and style. As long as a process is followed, it matters less how the question is posed.

Let's hope he learns from it moving forward. Question number 3 for any sensible GM during the pre-draft meeting has got to be: "When you have a car accident, do you typically wander off with or without your pants on?". It's unreal some of the things that come out of professional sports.

Well, they've outlasted more than a few good and decent Buffalo fans. At this point I'm more about my kids enjoying it. They've seen me toss a few remotes toward the tv in a fit of rage, should balance that out nicely. Plus, I'm not so sure we're not actually in Dante's shack already, or at least in the waiting room?

!!! Been there, just a few years less.

If you're the oldtime guy you seem to be, you've learned the lesson of the long time bills fan. It's better to be positive and angry later than angry all the time.

Or not,but only based on the article you cited.

The Russian investigation. What exactly do you see there? The Flynn issue, of course, is newsworthy. He was terminated. The Russian investigation thereafter is about...what? Seems to me folks with your worldview are lead around chasing shadows that lead to nothing. I'm all for the rule of law and if investigation reveals Trump being knuckles deep in a conspiracy, so be it. What do you see?

It would seem the NYT covers stories that match your worldview. This story says "Someone said this!", but "Someone else said that!" and "we're not saying it could be a problem, but it could be". And nothing new is learned.

the best way to summarize this "story" from the nyt is to copy and paste the title at the top of the page: Politics