Beef Jerky Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 The media is changing b.c they realize the Bills are letting Rex be Rex... More juicy news for the media. So talk him up now so in case he fails it can be more of a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 The media is changing b.c they realize the Bills are letting Rex be Rex... More juicy news for the media. So talk him up now so in case he fails it can be more of a story. Could it simply be that the media is changing because they like the changes that they see. Personally I am really happy with how things are progressing since the Pegulas bought the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I tend to think that this is not true. I suspect players believe the media about as much as we do, and maybe even less. I have to believe the players talk to each other way more than they listen to the "experts" opinions about a team. Agreed. Players probably hate the media. I would if I was a player. There are a lot of media that write/ talk real reckless about players (Jerry Sullivan calling Mario a loser for example) and the players have to pretend they don't want to knock them out. It's a shame because there are some great journalists/ media members. But there are a lot more instigators who are trying to get famous. No players wants to end up in the places with little coverage. Players go to places where they can have success. Teams that get media coverage tend to have more Pro-Bowl players. Money counts, but clearly joining an organization that is viewed as a positive organization is preferable to joining an organization that struggles to be respected. Your argument would have more validity if we knew that other players felt differently than the media about playing in Buffalo. I'm not sure that our history over the last decade is making any player outside of Buffalo say that is a team that can win. The media is a lot of ex players, like Faulk, Saunders, Warner, Strahan. These are players/HOFers that I would imagine have influence over current players. It's the NFL. It's a monster. If you are good, you wil lget a ton of coverage. Whenever the Bills are good, they get plenty of coverage. Same with GB and Pittsburgh. No player is influenced by media coverage or they are morons you don't want anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 ESPN is in the entertainment business. Rex Ryan is entertaining. This&this. I often wonder.... It's clear that win or lose Rex made the bills relevant again. It's a short term bump, but maybe Pegula drove a pretty savvy move here as a new owner that was less about a w/l team manager and more about celebrity power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San-O Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 My thoughts on " Chris Mortensen's 5 thoughts on the Bills Thanks for nothing, again, Chris. I see his as more of a mouthpiece for organizations more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) ESPN is in the entertainment business. Rex Ryan is entertaining. ESPN is the TMZ of sports Rex occassionally says the type of things that ESPN lives for Edited February 24, 2015 by Max997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 so do we like Mortensen now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 ESPN is the TMZ of sports Rex occassionally says the type of things that ESPN lives for Occasionally? I'm surprised they haven't launched a ESPN-Rex channel yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 so do we like Mortensen now? for this week ..... sure My thoughts on "Chris Mortensen's 5 thoughts on the Bills Thanks for nothing, again, Chris. I see his as more of a mouthpiece for organizations more than anything. ESPN has NEVER been a mouthpiece for the Buffalo Bills. so I am not sure I follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 ESPN has NEVER been a mouthpiece for the Buffalo Bills. so I am not sure I follow. Didn't Berman predict a Bills v Niners super bowl for like a decade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San-O Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 for this week ..... sure ESPN has NEVER been a mouthpiece for the Buffalo Bills. so I am not sure I follow. I didn't mention ESPN, I said Mort and "him", so you don't follow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protocal69 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Didn't Berman predict a Bills v Niners super bowl for like a decade? Actually like 2 decades. Closest it came was the year the BILLS played the Giants in the Superbowl. In the NFC Championship game, San Fran had a late fumble which cost the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Didn't Berman predict a Bills v Niners super bowl for like a decade? yes he did, he stopped maybe 4, 5 years ago? I didn't mention ESPN, I said Mort and "him", so you don't follow... ummmmm ESPN’s Chris Mortensen has been a fixture on the NFL beat for more than 25 years. you are excused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I call bullschit. Chris Mortensen has never strung together five thoughts on anything, Buffalo Bills or otherwise. Two thoughts is a stretch, three means a migraine, and four is a full-blown cranial event. I just don't see it. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 I call bullschit. Chris Mortensen has never strung together five thoughts on anything, Buffalo Bills or otherwise. Two thoughts is a stretch, three means a migraine, and four is a full-blown cranial event. I just don't see it. GO BILLS!!! You sure you aren't thinking of Peter King? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homey D. Clown Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I know everyone wants it to work with EJ, he is a first class, respectable guy, but you have to ask yourself if there was any other choice at QB, would you still think EJ was the answer? If the Bills trade/cut the guy, would any other team be scrambling to sign him? That's why I disagree with #3 on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 I know everyone wants it to work with EJ, he is a first class, respectable guy, but you have to ask yourself if there was any other choice at QB, would you still think EJ was the answer? If the Bills trade/cut the guy, would any other team be scrambling to sign him? That's why I disagree with #3 on that list. People have gotten spoiled in the microwave society, meaning they want to fast and hot. How many people thought Gino Smith was far better than EJ. Just look at when the Bills did to him twice in 2014. I'm willing to give EJ this season to prove himself. I might be even more patient because this will be the 3rd different Offense in 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Week one when they were all predicting a blowout by the Bears. What about Green Bay? They all had that pencilled in as a loss by us. Win was pretty sweet there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 What about Green Bay? They all had that pencilled in as a loss by us. Win was pretty sweet there. That one too. I just remember being so excited, and tweeting every single reporter who predicted the Bills to not even have a chance of winning that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 What about Green Bay? They all had that pencilled in as a loss by us. Win was pretty sweet there. which was soured by the Orton failures in the Bronc's (very winnable) and Raiders games those huge FLOPS cost the team the playoffs because Moron was too dumb to put EJ back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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