FightClub Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) I'm continually amazed that the people in that area root for a team of criminals and cheaters. Pats* trade for wife beater It raises a question. Are we all so desperate to see the Bills win that we'd condone this same type of behavior? Or does the Buffalo community stand for more than that? It's a honest question - I am not trying to answer ahead of time, just wondering what each of your comments are as we get ready for the season. I don't live in the area anymore, but some of my family still does. *Edited to fix title Edited August 23, 2010 by FightClub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsMan75 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'm continually amazed that the people in that area root for a team of criminals and cheaters. Pats* trade for wife beater It raises a question. Are we all so desperate to see the Bills win that we'd condone this same type of behavior? Or does the Buffalo community stand for more than that? It's a honest question - I am not trying to answer ahead of time, just wondering what each of your comments are as we get ready for the season. I don't live in the area anymore, but some of my family still does. *Edited to fix title I for one am not intrested in players that disrupt the team with shananagans. Pick players that are smart and technically sound in there game and you can build a winner with the right coaches. Coaching is the key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I was curious about this as well, so went to a Pats* message board--interestingly almost no one there even mentioned the wife-beating thing. 75 posts on the topic and only two or three seemed to mention it at all. A very odd "fanbase" (I use the term "fan" loosely any time I apply it to Pats* "fans", since they were an endangered species before 2001) over there--you'd think that people would at least be discussing it, but in reality it looks like "not so much"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory Bound Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I for one am not intrested in players that disrupt the team with shananagans. Pick players that are smart and technically sound in there game and you can build a winner with the right coaches. Coaching is the key. I'm with ya 100%! Some things are bigger than football. Lynch would have already been gone if I were running the show. I live in Steelers country now...Roethlisberger would be outta here too. High character guys only! With that said, I'm all for second chances...but the chronic idiots need to play in another league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 The Bills over the years have had more than their share of yazoonies. Likely best not to gloat to much in misfortune of others lest it come back to bite us on our behinds. Let hope our men will deport themselves reasonably well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conch Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Maybe they expect him to b!tch slap Aaron Maybin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I was curious about this as well, so went to a Pats* message board--interestingly almost no one there even mentioned the wife-beating thing. 75 posts on the topic and only two or three seemed to mention it at all. A very odd "fanbase" (I use the term "fan" loosely any time I apply it to Pats* "fans", since they were an endangered species before 2001) over there--you'd think that people would at least be discussing it, but in reality it looks like "not so much"..... Sadly I don't know if we're much better. If I recall I think Cornhole Green beat his wife, and I don't remember too much concern on here, maybe a post or two. I was really disappointed by how many here would accept Big Ben with open arms. I understand that a lot of the guys we cheer for are dirt bags and we just don't know it, but for me, once I DO know it I can't get behind that guy anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Sadly I don't know if we're much better. If I recall I think Cornhole Green beat his wife, and I don't remember too much concern on here, maybe a post or two. I was really disappointed by how many here would accept Big Ben with open arms. I understand that a lot of the guys we cheer for are dirt bags and we just don't know it, but for me, once I DO know it I can't get behind that guy anymore. ...Green got into a heated argument with the mother of his two children. According to county records, he remained in jail as of 1 a.m. this morning. The charge lists an aluminum broomstick as the "deadly weapon" used in the alleged assault... Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/raiders/detail?entry_id=37313#ixzz0xRH2bD5u I can't find anything on whether he received a sentence or not. I didn't like this signing for that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Sadly I don't know if we're much better. If I recall I think Cornhole Green beat his wife, and I don't remember too much concern on here, maybe a post or two. I was really disappointed by how many here would accept Big Ben with open arms. I understand that a lot of the guys we cheer for are dirt bags and we just don't know it, but for me, once I DO know it I can't get behind that guy anymore. Fair point, although I thought I'd recalled some discussion here on this board about that at the time of the signing, with some folks raising the character issue at that time on the basis of the charge against Green. I wasn't judging their reaction to the signing, but merely the lack of discussion about the wife-beating charge over there..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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