ndirish1978 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I like it. The guys who cover this team have an inflated sense of self-importance anyway. I read the training camp breakdowns on TBD and get more out of them than the unsolicited opinions the guys who get paid to write inject into their work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Maybe it'll support price increases for the publicly accessible events... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What a Tuel Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) It seems like a natural response to a hostile media. I guess we have to use words like media, and reporters, but from what I've observed there's little to no accountability with these guys. Sports "reporting" is rife with gossip rumor and outright error with zero effort to run corrections. On top of this, lots of these guys are out there inserting themselves into the story and create the news they want to write. It's just garbage. I have no problem with the Bills standing up for themselves. The Bills really aren't keeping anyone from obtaining information or sharing information (fan tweets etc) they're just fighting back against "reporters" who want to make up a negative and controversial narrative. https://twitter.com/TBNSports/status/734874822920962048 With articles like these, I don't think the Bills need the reporters as much as the reporters need them. And Incognito chiming in @ Not sure if I'm supposed to be tweeting this with the new media policy but since we started practice there are cookies in the lunch room. — Richie Incognito (@68INCOGNITO) Edited May 24, 2016 by What a Tuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 https://twitter.com/TBNSports/status/734874822920962048 With articles like these, I don't think the Bills need the reporters as much as the reporters need them. And Incognito chiming in @ Not sure if I'm supposed to be tweeting this with the new media policy but since we started practice there are cookies in the lunch room. Richie Incognito (@68INCOGNITO) now that's funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontario51 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Can Rex's teeth not be reported on because they are "unusual formations" of dentition? And..."gray rubberized areas"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinii Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Anyone think this could be a strategy to draw more fans to TC since they won't be able to find out what's happening unless they are there?Now we are getting somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The snarkiness has been ratcheted up a notch @mikerodak A Bills quarterback with a jersey number that is the square root of 25 threw a football that missed its intended target. I did not know we had a QB with number of -5! No I do NOT expect Mike Rodent to understand math beyond counting of clicks. There is no "the square root". Has any reporter tweeted about whether the rubber mats are there or whether they were destroyed after a QB slipped and fell on one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What a Tuel Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Let the misleading journalism continue. I like Dunne, but come on man! "The Bills don't want you to know if someone drops a pass in practice". No, the Bills don't care what observations the fans make. They don't want you putting undue emphasis on it like last year. You could take it like a man, and go ahead and provide decent journalism about the team, or you could cry about not being able to tweet out Tyrod Taylor going 2/5 in team drills that series. Unfortunately you chose the latter. http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/05/24/buffalo-bills-dont-want-know-someone-drops-pass-practice/ Edited May 25, 2016 by What a Tuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbalaya Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 if the reporters had any balls, sense of self worth, or journalistic courage they would stop just reporting on the bills. the bills brass would completely cave with no press at all. but today's reporters are spineless parasites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Let the misleading journalism continue. I like Dunne, but come on man! "The Bills don't want you to know if someone drops a pass in practice". No, the Bills don't care what observations the fans make. They don't want you putting undue emphasis on it like last year. You could take it like a man, and go ahead and provide decent journalism about the team, or you could cry about not being able to tweet out Tyrod Taylor going 2/5 in team drills that series. Unfortunately you chose the latter. http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/05/24/buffalo-bills-dont-want-know-someone-drops-pass-practice/ today was their day to be butt-hurt. Now they probably have been informed that other teams have the same policy, and it's not some wild egregious deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I understand why they instituted this policy, but it's a ridiculous overreach, amounting to prior restraint. I hope the press ignores them en masse, because I don't think the Bills collectively have the nad to pull the press creds if everyone across the board is doing it. Just when you think the Bills might be moving in the right direction, they find another way to make us a laughingstock, this time off the field rather than on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Can anyone tell me if this policy is in reaction to something or just a decision out of the blue? You'd think this would have been implemented sooner if it this was decided to be new team policy. It's all EJ Manuel's fault!! Had he not thrown that ball into the media tent..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 It's all EJ Manuel's fault!! Had he not thrown that ball into the media tent.....reportedly, Cardale had a "hospitality tent" moment today. It's a bills QB tradition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It's all EJ Manuel's fault!! Had he not thrown that ball into the media tent..... Accounts vary. Some people say it hit the sideline and bounced into the tent, contrary to initial reports that it was airmailed into the tent. Who to believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Arrogant bunch over there. You think they won the Super Bowl over there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpleman Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Behind the scenes at One Bills Drive: Brainstorming session with ownership and upper level management. Pegula - We have not made the playoffs since the last century. We currently hold the NFL record for consecutive seasons of futility. We need to end it this year. How do we accomplish it? Get a better QB? Groans heard around the room. Fix the dumpster fire on the right side of the OL? Sound of someone being escorted out of the building. Get a quality WR to compliment Sammy and lessen double coverage of him? Sound of someone being gagged. Hire a coaching staff that tries to design our game strategy based on the skills and strengths of the players we have, rather than make them fit a generic predetermined strategy? Brief violent scuffle, sound of someone being stuffed in the dumpster outside the building. Draft smarter? Another individual is escorted out of the building. Pegula - It’s so hard to win when the reporters keep demoralizing our players. Applause! Clapping! Let’s hire a hit man to get rid of those traitorous reporters. Pegula - Nice idea, but we might get caught. SB- Let’s make such ridiculous restrictions on reporters that any reputable reporter with any integrity would not be able to follow them. That way the only reporters left following us will be our cheer-leading lapdogs. Loud Spontaneous Applause. Chants of Super Bowl ! Super Bowl! Super Bowl! SUPER BOWL! Pegula – Make it so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Arrogant bunch over there. You think they won the Super Bowl over there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It's all EJ Manuel's fault!! Had he not thrown that ball into the media tent..... I actually think this policy is a punitive response to the media's reporting of that incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Behind the scenes at One Bills Drive: Brainstorming session with ownership and upper level management. Pegula - We have not made the playoffs since the last century. We currently hold the NFL record for consecutive seasons of futility. We need to end it this year. How do we accomplish it? Get a better QB? Groans heard around the room. Fix the dumpster fire on the right side of the OL? Sound of someone being escorted out of the building. Get a quality WR to compliment Sammy and lessen double coverage of him? Sound of someone being gagged. Hire a coaching staff that tries to design our game strategy based on the skills and strengths of the players we have, rather than make them fit a generic predetermined strategy? Brief violent scuffle, sound of someone being stuffed in the dumpster outside the building. Draft smarter? Another individual is escorted out of the building. Pegula - It’s so hard to win when the reporters keep demoralizing our players. Applause! Clapping! Let’s hire a hit man to get rid of those traitorous reporters. Pegula - Nice idea, but we might get caught. SB- Let’s make such ridiculous restrictions on reporters that any reputable reporter with any integrity would not be able to follow them. That way the only reporters left following us will be our cheer-leading lapdogs. Loud Spontaneous Applause. Chants of Super Bowl ! Super Bowl! Super Bowl! SUPER BOWL! Pegula – Make it so! this. like many here, the bills brass don't accept criticism well. the messengers are shot. those ultimately responsible for failure hold their jobs. business as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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