Coach Tuesday Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 You just wish you were Tebow So that he could be a poster on your ceiling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig van Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Cam Newton was not named a captain until his third year.. Make them earn it. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 So that he could be a poster on your ceiling? ahh the jealousy abounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Can we wait until EJ proves himself on the field before making him a captain? also Can we refrain from how dissapointing it is that EJ isnt a captain before he gets a chance to prove himself? That's kind of a chicken/egg problem though, isn't it? How will we know when our disappointment should start? I'm hoping that when the time comes they give EJ a "C" patch on his jersey so that we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 That's kind of a chicken/egg problem though, isn't it? How will we know when our disappointment should start? I'm hoping that when the time comes they give EJ a "C" patch on his jersey so that we know. The "Chicken/Egg" problem isn't really a riddle or a problem. The chicken came first, not the egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Tbh I could see some people seeing it as a negative if he WAS named captain already by his peers. Something Iike, "what the heck has he done to earn that yet? This team has gone without a franchise QB for so long they think this kid has already arrived! Clearly Whaley rigged the vote!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 These are all guys who have proven themselves as Pros. I expect EJ will be named a captain if and when he does the same. [/thread] Except I want to add: FFS, you people would have complained if he HAD BEEN NAMED CAPTAIN anyway, based on his not having earned it. Tbh I could see some people seeing it as a negative if he WAS named captain already by his peers. Something Iike, "what the heck has he done to earn that yet? This team has gone without a franchise QB for so long they think this kid has already arrived! Clearly Whaley rigged the vote!" Same wavelength... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 why bait people? Which is exactly what you did. man, can there be a thread without EJ, but you feel the need to "predict" EXACTLY what happened. How clairvoyant you must feel. sadly, I understand all your kool aid laced diatribes and attacks on other posters. No need to keep supplying ammunition. Which was the point of your post. You didn't even name the captains but felt it was important to bring up a topic so old, toxic, and boring. As for the captains you know the title of your thread! If Your phone could not cut and paste then type them in. There aren't that many. it was a troll post IMO. Disguised to be a told you so EJ thread. Good job. Look, please not lump me into your why "half of you follow the team". If that was your intention. Since every year after they are eliminated you are GONE until the next kool aid season begins. The losing tradition of a crap team is too much to handle? So, drink up kool aid season ends in 6 days. meaning real football instead of silly speculation on predicting how a poster may comment on some Bills QB. /out There are a number of you who despise anyone who tries to keep an optimistic viewpoint about this team. What I post is hardly of the kool-aid variety. I'm here because I enjoy the Bills -- once they are eliminated from playoff contention the board becomes absolutely unreadable, and that's why I spend my winter and spring in other pursuits. I am a positive but realistic person and I have no time for the flood of negativity that surrounds this place once another season is down the tubes. Until that happens, however, I'll continue to have fun with this place. And that includes making light of how utterly predictable the negative ninnies are. I think it is an absolute non-story that six veteran, all-pro caliber players were chosen as captains of the Bills instead of a 2nd year QB with 9.5 games of experience. And yet it was all too easy to see where this would lead. Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Except I want to add: FFS, you people would have complained if he HAD BEEN NAMED CAPTAIN anyway, based on his not having earned it. Tbh I could see some people seeing it as a negative if he WAS named captain already by his peers. Something Iike, "what the heck has he done to earn that yet? This team has gone without a franchise QB for so long they think this kid has already arrived! Clearly Whaley rigged the vote!" Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 There are a number of you who despise anyone who tries to keep an optimistic viewpoint about this team. What I post is hardly of the kool-aid variety. I'm here because I enjoy the Bills -- once they are eliminated from playoff contention the board becomes absolutely unreadable, and that's why I spend my winter and spring in other pursuits. I am a positive but realistic person and I have no time for the flood of negativity that surrounds this place once another season is down the tubes. Until that happens, however, I'll continue to have fun with this place. And that includes making light of how utterly predictable the negative ninnies are. I think it is an absolute non-story that six veteran, all-pro caliber players were chosen as captains of the Bills instead of a 2nd year QB with 9.5 games of experience. And yet it was all too easy to see where this would lead. Go Bills! OK, well done, then. I was taking you seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I enjoyed this. But, whoa, do we need the season to start. But i still have another kegger of koolaid ? as Roger Miller said once. or twice " chug a- lug chug a -lug " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 @ChrisBrownBills: Captaincy nothing new for Corey Graham http://t.co/bXQ9z1848e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 That's kind of a chicken/egg problem though, isn't it? How will we know when our disappointment should start? I'm hoping that when the time comes they give EJ a "C" patch on his jersey so that we know. Im thinking next year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 There are a number of you who despise anyone who tries to keep an optimistic viewpoint about this team. What I post is hardly of the kool-aid variety. I'm here because I enjoy the Bills -- once they are eliminated from playoff contention the board becomes absolutely unreadable, and that's why I spend my winter and spring in other pursuits. I am a positive but realistic person and I have no time for the flood of negativity that surrounds this place once another season is down the tubes. Until that happens, however, I'll continue to have fun with this place. And that includes making light of how utterly predictable the negative ninnies are. I think it is an absolute non-story that six veteran, all-pro caliber players were chosen as captains of the Bills instead of a 2nd year QB with 9.5 games of experience. And yet it was all too easy to see where this would lead. Go Bills! Well said, and by the way, also all too predictably, Joe B has started the media barrage on EJ not being named captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 ... Ad you have been proven correct: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/bills-name-team-captains-none-of-whom-are-e-j-manuel/#comments . Do I hear Wawrow laughing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Well said, and by the way, also all too predictably, Joe B has started the media barrage on EJ not being named captain. christmas morning for WGR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) @thurmanthomas: Wrong..RT @MontThendo: @thurmanthomas says more that ej isn't a captain though. @thurmanthomas: #Jimbo wasn't a captain every year.. #CarryOn RT @jvs74761: @MontThendo @thurmanthomas how? He's a second year player? Edited September 1, 2014 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyarch Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Don't know if it's been said yet, but I would bet my life that EJ voted for Fred as offensive captain. The idea that anyone would think his teammates would make a guy with less than 2/3's of a season's experience under his belt a team captain is absurd. Find something fresh wrong with him, will ya? Edited September 1, 2014 by mikeyarch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Wasn't Josh Freeman a captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) There are a number of you who despise anyone who tries to keep an optimistic viewpoint about this team. What I post is hardly of the kool-aid variety. I'm here because I enjoy the Bills -- once they are eliminated from playoff contention the board becomes absolutely unreadable, and that's why I spend my winter and spring in other pursuits. I am a positive but realistic person and I have no time for the flood of negativity that surrounds this place once another season is down the tubes. Until that happens, however, I'll continue to have fun with this place. And that includes making light of how utterly predictable the negative ninnies are. I think it is an absolute non-story that six veteran, all-pro caliber players were chosen as captains of the Bills instead of a 2nd year QB with 9.5 games of experience. And yet it was all too easy to see where this would lead. Go Bills! Russell Wilson was named Captain before the start if his second season... @ChrisBrownBills: Captaincy nothing new for Corey Graham http://t.co/bXQ9z1848e He's been Captain for 3 teams in the past 4 seasons..... He should have said "you know what? I'm giving it to Leodis!" Edited September 1, 2014 by Mr. WEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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