stony Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 According to PFT, it was Chad Gailey. Perhaps we're talking about the wrong coach...gotta love their editors over there sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Wheels Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) But why the hell would you go out of your way to go to a training camp practice you went to for free and bother a man while he is at work, getting ready for a game? People seem to forget these guys are at work. Why bother him there? Boo at the game if he srews up, but not while he's preparing for a game. It would be like booing a band during sound check. Pittsford must be a rough place in the summer for bored teenagers. Maybe Mumsie had to use the Beemer to drive to her tennis lesson. They probably think that playing MaddenNFL11 on their Wii everyday makes them experts at the real thing. I have no doubt these hecklers were being jerks, but Gailey better grow a thicker skin, or it's gonna be a looooooonnnnnng season for him. Edited August 24, 2010 by Golden Wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) Yes...so can we FINALLY now put the stupid "hes wearing gloves becuase hes afraid of the cold" claptrap to rest? Hmmm...maybe you need to switch your sarcasm detection meter back on - of course he doesn't wear gloves in August - and yes, of course he wears gloves in December because he's a Los Gatos wuss who can't handle the cold. As for Chan, I like the guy and admire the gesture but he best be careful about alienating fans - Chan has yet to prove a damned thing on the sidelines as of yet. Edited August 24, 2010 by The Senator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Reality is that Chan can't be held responsible for the decade of suck when he was not here nor played any part in it. I suppose you could argue that he could have traded for, signed a FA or drafted another QB. He and others at OBD obviously elected not to do so or were unable to close a deal. If the Bills fail to make progress this season then turn your boos and vile towards Chan. In the mean time give the guy and this team a chance to prove themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 To quote our country's greatest song "you are so dumb, you are really dumb, for real" +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) Good for Chan. It is good to see a coach stand up for his players to a bunch of jerks who apparently have nothing better to do than heckle players during the day. P.S. Regarding the gloves - as someone said, we have no idea whose gloves they were. Trent does not wear gloves in this weather. Yet, even if he did, I have not heard anyone complain about Kurt Warner wearing gloves in Arizona during he entire season. This reminds me of people complaining about Wade not wearing a head set when he was with the Bills. Edited August 24, 2010 by Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastMode54 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 true. and he has every right to go over there and give them some sh-t of his own as well as having no players going over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Thoughts: Ultimately, openly criticizing your own team in a practice setting is stupid. If you were expecting miracles in a practice setting, then you should not have gone to practice. Or if you are not a fan of the team, then don't go to the BUFFALO BILLS practice. Or if you do, keep your mouth shut, dumbo! Much applause should go to coach Gailey for demonstrating teamwork and pride in oneself. It is a bit sad that a coach has to come to the defense of a player- especially a QB who should be the leader of the team- but Gailey deserves high praise for responding the way that he did. He's a keeper. Edwards either seems too thin skinned, or wimpy, or aloof. It ticks me off just to read that some idiot(s) go to a teams practice and heckle them, so why he is so apologetic about it all is beyond me. True, you can't let idiot(s) throw you off stride, but I would appreciate it if we had more backbone and fire. Wood is a good one. Kyle Williams is a grinder. This new TE they signed sounds tough, too. But we need more scrappers and dudes who know how to respond to adversity with fight. As much as I don't want to give up on Edwards just yet, this is one annoying quality of his that has not endeared me to him in the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperKillerRobots Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 OK - admit it, you were the main offender in that group of fans heckling Trent. I think what Gailey did has nothing to do with trent Edwards and everythign to do with building a team mentality. He's teaching the players to back up their teammates. It's called team-building. It's trying to make the team believe that they are all in it together and have a common goal. No one gets left behind. This is one action that those players who make the team will look at when Gailey asks them to come through in a certain situation. Furthermore, every fan does absolutely have a right to boo and heckle as far as I'm concerned, but there is nothing that is said anywhere that the players have to say one word to the fans (like you alluded to, it's not Russia or China), so I'd say the team's reaction (basically Gailey;s reaction) was absolutely warranted. Do you think you should be able to go to a free practice to interrupt the team while practising by berating a human being to their face while they sit there and take it? Of course not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 He was quoted as saying that they could say whatever they wanted. It does not sound as though he is "too thin skinned." Edwards either seems too thin skinned, or wimpy, or aloof. It ticks me off just to read that some idiot(s) go to a teams practice and heckle them, so why he is so apologetic about it all is beyond me. True, you can't let idiot(s) throw you off stride, but I would appreciate it if we had more backbone and fire. Wood is a good one. Kyle Williams is a grinder. This new TE they signed sounds tough, too. But we need more scrappers and dudes who know how to respond to adversity with fight. As much as I don't want to give up on Edwards just yet, this is one annoying quality of his that has not endeared me to him in the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 LMAO no ****. I would think they are sleeping together considering how sensitive Gailey is in regards to his boy getting heckeled. Bull ****. Pure and absolute Bull ****. What is this Russia or China? I and every fan has a right to boo, wear bags or whatever. 'Good fans'? You mean lemmings? 'Good' fans? Who the !@#$ are you or gailey or anyone to say what a good fan is? all gailey has done is show he is an over sensitive kitty Interesting references to Communist nations, where free speech is not something guaranteed. Remember that when you vote for your next Demosocialist here in the USA. That being said, why would you go to a PRACTICE to criticize a team? One obviously has no concept of the term PRACTICE, as it is not a real, "live", game environment, and therefore is more of a learning, or time to rehearse and perfect skills, techniques, etc. It is about improvement. So why would one- in a reasonable and prudent mind- openly criticize a player in a practice environment? This has nothing to do with free speech, and everything to do with stupidity. Expecting the Bills to be good on Sunday is one thing. Being disappointed as a fan if they are not is also acceptable. But expecting...well, perfection in a practice setting?!?!? That is behavior indicative of someone in need of atleast 1 functioning brain cell. Good Job, Chan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARCO186 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 !@#$ Him. Trent sucks and the fans are sick of his ass being on the field let alone this team. If a team sucks or a player sucks its every fans right to boo or heckle or whatever. If Gailey doesn't like it, then do something about it, get a real god damn QB in here and start winning some ball games. Then go be fins fan!!!!! It's sad that people think they can go to a club and try mocking them. If I were the team, I would have blocked the fans for seeing practice. Great move fans... Just boo them from Buffalo. What idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 What kind of f*#&king moron goes to a training camp and heckles the players on what is supposed to be their favorite team?? Too bad the 'admonishment' didn't come with a baseball bat to the teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalopdc Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 !@#$ Him. Trent sucks and the fans are sick of his ass being on the field let alone this team. If a team sucks or a player sucks its every fans right to boo or heckle or whatever. If Gailey doesn't like it, then do something about it, get a real god damn QB in here and start winning some ball games. He did do something about it. It told the fans that the Bills are a team and you insult one you insult them all. That is a hell of a coach if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Standing united means allot to our new HC Chan Gailey, and he's not just talking about the team, Chris Brown reports http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2010/08/24/chan-admonishes-group-of-fans/ Just heard that on the radio and I think it's awesome. I really like Gailey's personality, I just hope it translates to wins on Sundays or else he'll be the target of the "fans"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 !@#$ Him. Trent sucks and the fans are sick of his ass being on the field let alone this team. If a team sucks or a player sucks its every fans right to boo or heckle or whatever. If Gailey doesn't like it, then do something about it, get a real god damn QB in here and start winning some ball games. I'm not signing any autographs for you, because, frankly, you are annoying...as tired as you are of Trent Edwards on the Bills, I am tired of your endless repetition of the same thing, over, and over, and over, and over, and over again... give it a rest for a while, huh? We get it, you hate Trent Edwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 He was quoted as saying that they could say whatever they wanted. It does not sound as though he is "too thin skinned." He is too aloof to all of this. He claimed to "hear the criticism". So where is the change of behavior, demeanor, anything to indicate that he has, in fact, heard it and is seeking to silence it? Any person, in their right mind, would get frustrated if some idiot at your job kept openly taunting you, or criticizing you for poor performance that had no connection to what you were doing. It would make you mad. And if you knew that it was poor performance, you would think an athlete of all people would have enough pride to not only correct the errors, but silence the knuckleheads. Look at Thurman Thomas. Back in the Super Bowl days, he IMO was the one who lit up the Miami-Bills rivalry. The Dolphins were always talking garbage, and Thurm was tired of it and began to jaw back. Soon, the Bills were dominating the Fish and squishing them on a regular basis. Now, I'm not suggesting that this Bills team is as talented- as talent does do alot for confidence which does alot to shut critics up- but 1 of the many issues this past decade has shown is that they lack that fire to get back up when they get knocked down. Look at last season or the past decade: how many times have we heard that they have to find a way to 'finish'? Quotes from players after beating the Bills in a tough game talking about how it was only a matter of time, they knew the Bills players would fold? That fire, that competitiveness, that drive to succeed seems missing from so many of the aloof players on our roster for the past decade. Trent is but one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) So why would one- in a reasonable and prudent mind- openly criticize a player in a practice environment? This has nothing to do with free speech, and everything to do with stupidity. I'd say more like !@#$-ishness. Expecting the Bills to be good on Sunday is one thing. Being disappointed as a fan if they are not is also acceptable. But expecting...well, perfection in a practice setting?!?!? These persons obviously weren't heckling Trents performance today, but it is a reflection on the past few seasons. He/they are Trent haters and probably felt the need to release their inner dickhead. Damn I wish I would have been recording the Bills training camp satellite feed today. I bet the cameraman caught the whole thing. Edited August 24, 2010 by CodeMonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 "I am the Head Coach and Trent Edwards is the starting quarterback of the Buffalo Bills and if you don't like like it you can get out of town!!!" Maybe Chan ran into Bill at the rogers Centre. "I am the Head Coach and Trent Edwards is the starting quarterback of the Buffalo Bills and if you don't like like it you can get out of town!!!" Maybe Chan ran into Bill at the Rogers Centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I'd say more like !@#$-ishness. These persons obviously weren't heckling Trents performance today, but it is a reflection on the past few seasons. He/they are Trent haters and probably felt the need to release their inner dickhead. Damn I wish I would have been recording the Bills training camp satellite feed today. I bet the cameraman caught the whole thing. No doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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