26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yes it's a joke. Some what. The Bills obviously don't like the negative takes from the media and as we all know Jerry Sullivan takes the cake on that. Either that or they think other teams will pick up strategy and personnel groupings. @BrentAxeMedia "The Buffalo Bills Media Relations department reserves the right to amend this policy at any time." How about you 'amend' some common sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Did we bring Marrone back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 @YardsPerPass YardsPerPass.com Retweeted Tyler Dunne LOLOL I can't wait to go to camp and report all sorts of **** now @BuffRumblings Unless they're going to ban cell phones at camp, fans can live stream every snap of the public practices on Facebook Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 The Bears did this same thing last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 The Bears did this same thing last year. How strict is theirs and did they ban fans from bringing cell phones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Seems totally impractical. No way to police it short of reading all reporters' stuff and banning them from further practices if they report any of the above. Again, seems impractical and silly A very odd stance for an organization that just had a major PR failure. Reminds me of a commercial of the kid standing in front of grizzlies and dozens of fish strapped on him. Game on Berchtold. My guess is that Bills don't come out looking good in this one when "all" is said & done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 @AdamSchefter 31 of 32 NFL teams are busy with OTAs today; only team not is Rams. @mikerodak Mike Rodak Retweeted Adam Schefter I’m also having trouble confirming whether the Bills are holding OTAs today. Not allowed to talk about it. @PFWAwriters Each year, NFL puts out a Media Access Policy that each club must follow. Here is the 2015 MAP on our site: http://www.profootballwriters.org/nfl-media-access-policy/ 6. OFFSEASON PROGRAM (OTAs) – To enhance publicity during the offseason, clubs must open to the media at least one of every three Organized Team Activity (OTA) days. In addition, it is recommended that clubs open to the media the first OTA session of the year. The purpose of opening at least one of every three OTA days (not one-third of the total number of OTAs but one of every three) is for media to have at least one mandatory access day in each of the four weeks of Phase Three of a club’s offseason workouts as described in Article 21 of the CBA. This means that on these designated days teams must 1) make players available to the media for interviews, either in the locker room or elsewhere at the club’s facility, and 2) open the OTA on-field session to the media in its entirety. It is permissible to limit the videotaping or photographing of certain portions of these sessions. These mandatory offseason media sessions are in addition to the veteran minicamps that must be open to the media in their entirety as described above. Any media access to Phase One or Phase Two of offseason workouts is a club decision. @TyDunne New at the BN Blog: The Buffalo Bills don't want you to know if someone drops a pass in practice ... https://t.co/lTKlTnP7GD @MatthewFairburn Matthew Fairburn Retweeted Pro Football Writers The Bills have created a new media policy that is in violation of section 3 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 well this is gonna be interesting. i don't see how the bills are gonna make this stick but ok. i don't think i've heard of this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 3. PRACTICE ACCESS AND INFORMATION – Following the completion of Week 2 of the NFL preseason schedule and through the regular season and playoffs, daily practice (Monday through Friday) must be open to local media (those who regularly cover the team) for at least the first 30 minutes or until the start of “team” work. It is permissible to limit the videotaping or photographing of certain portions of practice. Starting the week prior to the opening of the regular season, clubs are required to designate on the NFL Intranet site and issue to local media the names of those players who missed any portion of 11-on-11 team or individual work on the specified days noted in the NFL Injury Report policy. Setting reasonable ground rules for coverage of practice – subject to the general access rules specified above – is the responsibility of the clubs. For practice sessions during training camp and minicamp that are open to the public, there should be a balance that addresses publicity for our teams, the role of media in serving our fans, and the goals and procedures set by individual teams. As such, we require that at least for practice sessions that are open to the public – and subject to guidelines set by clubs on the reporting of strategy – clubs must allow reporting (tweeting, blogging, etc.) of newsworthy events, such as VIP visitors to practice, exceptional catches, standout rookie performers, etc. @LChase_RA Lori Chase Retweeted Pro Football Writers Bills new policy in direct violation of "3. Practice Access and Information." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 3. PRACTICE ACCESS AND INFORMATION – Following the completion of Week 2 of the NFL preseason schedule and through the regular season and playoffs, daily practice (Monday through Friday) must be open to local media (those who regularly cover the team) for at least the first 30 minutes or until the start of “team” work. It is permissible to limit the videotaping or photographing of certain portions of practice. Starting the week prior to the opening of the regular season, clubs are required to designate on the NFL Intranet site and issue to local media the names of those players who missed any portion of 11-on-11 team or individual work on the specified days noted in the NFL Injury Report policy. Setting reasonable ground rules for coverage of practice – subject to the general access rules specified above – is the responsibility of the clubs. For practice sessions during training camp and minicamp that are open to the public, there should be a balance that addresses publicity for our teams, the role of media in serving our fans, and the goals and procedures set by individual teams. As such, we require that at least for practice sessions that are open to the public – and subject to guidelines set by clubs on the reporting of strategy – clubs must allow reporting (tweeting, blogging, etc.) of newsworthy events, such as VIP visitors to practice, exceptional catches, standout rookie performers, etc. @LChase_RA Lori Chase Retweeted Pro Football Writers Bills new policy in direct violation of "3. Practice Access and Information." I don't think that OTAs fall under the rules of Section 3, which covers the preseason & practices. I don't think OTAs are open to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Instead of whining about it, it'd be great if some of these yokels figured out how to get creative with it, a la Hunter S. Thompson in the early 1970s. But that's definitely asking too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 I don't think that OTAs fall under the rules of Section 3, which covers the preseason & practices. I don't think OTAs are open to the public. Maybe not, but it's reasonable to think that an open OTA session or TC practice would be covered by the media in accordance with section 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Maybe not, but it's reasonable to think that an open OTA session or TC practice would be covered by the media in accordance with section 3. This is a continuing pattern of horrible PR by the organization. They may be right on a technicality, but they will get hammered for it, because now the press is going to be more dug in to find stories to write. Not a wise policy for a team with a thin skinned coach suffering from verbal diarrhea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 This is a continuing pattern of horrible PR by the organization. They may be right on a technicality, but they will get hammered for it, because now the press is going to be more dug in to find stories to write. Not a wise policy for a team with a thin skinned coach suffering from verbal diarrhea. No way to look at this as anything other than a bad decision. Hate to agree with Rodak, but he's spot on here. @mikerodak Ideally, Bills would probably have liked start of OTAs to be about progress of team. Instead national focus is on their absurd media policy. @john_wawrow For what it's worth, the #Bills new media policy language is starting to show up around the NFL. @LRiddickESPN Louis Riddick Retweeted Tyler Dunne Keep wasting time crafting dumb policies that have nothing to do w/drafting good players & winning football games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 @mikerodak Sammy Watkins is on crutches at today's OTA. His left foot is in a boot. http://es.pn/1TBg9Y0 It does not appear that Charles Clay or Greg Salas are participating in today's OTA. http://es.pn/1TBftC6 Bills DT Kyle Williams (knee) is not participating in today's OTA and neither is WR Marcus Easley (knee). http://es.pn/1TKdnRB Bills are on the field for their OTA. Nobody has thrown an interception yet. http://es.pn/25jO9B4 @SalSports I don't see Marcell Dareus on he field today. @MatthewFairburn Looks like the Bills have moved TJ Barnes to the offensive line. He's now number 75. Former DT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Awww...I feels so bad for the media. Now they can all get angry and team up to bully everyone while throwing a giant pity party for themselves! This is a story for like 10 minutes (well, other than the Rodak/Graham types who will harp on it forever). Get used to it and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 @JoeBuscaglia No Seantrel Henderson here at OTAs. Mills and Kouandjio working at right tackle today. #Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 @MatthewFairburn Looks like the Bills have moved TJ Barnes to the offensive line. He's now number 75. Former DT. What? Now there's zero true NTs on the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Awww...I feels so bad for the media. Now they can all get angry and team up to bully everyone while throwing a giant pity party for themselves! This is a story for like 10 minutes (well, other than the Rodak/Graham types who will harp on it forever). Get used to it and move on. It's a legit issue to raise IMO and not an enforceable policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 It's a legit issue to raise IMO and not an enforceable policy. Then it won't be. Who friggin cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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