The Wiz Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, ndirish1978 said: Fitz is killing it on the radio. Says the 4 years in Buffalo are his most important as a player and when he dreams of playing football he does it in a Bills jersey. He was talking up Daboll and McD at the presser. Think he's making his case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Fitz is pretty good on radio Not surpising. You may not have ever heard it mentioned here, but he has Ivy League pedigree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Just now, The Wiz said: He was talking up Daboll and McD at the presser. Think he's making his case? Lol, nah he's here for the blowout retirement party they're having tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Just now, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Not surpising. You may not have ever heard it mentioned here, but he has Ivy League pedigree... Haha! I know you see being facetious but I know a lot of people with Ivy League degrees who have the communication skills/personality of a tree stump 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, Wayne Cubed said: I think if he retires now, as in puts in the paperwork, the Bills get wacked with the full money on this years salary cap. The bean counters could lighten the blow this year to 2 m for a hit,8 in 2019.Marcel will be off the books after next year.so we would be in the hole for 8 this year and in 2019 instead of 18m for both Marcel and Eric this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, cba fan said: Or even IR him for 2018 may work for salary cap implications. No need for Bean to rush. It is not like he is trying to do a trade or anything.....lol. I think it would have been easier to put him on injured reserve before the public announcements that he has been medically barred from playing football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, ndirish1978 said: Fitz is killing it on the radio. Says the 4 years in Buffalo are his most important as a player and when he dreams of playing football he does it in a Bills jersey. We all dreamed of that too.... unfortunately reality had different plans on the field. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, ndirish1978 said: Lol, nah he's here for the blowout retirement party they're having tonight. He's also in town for the FJ roast on friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: Sounds like they believe that there's an avenue to gain some cap relief as long as Wood plays ball and they're transparent with the league office and NFLPA I can't really imagine a scenario where they get any cap relief unless Wood gives money back. This is hardly a unique situation. Being vague without dismissing the thought is smart of Beane though. Even bad luck is a bad look for a GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cba fan Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 37 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: Sal with the tough questions, McD with the "It's Eric's day, I won't get into that". Awesome. I really like this about McDerm. If he does (not want to talk about it/cannot talk about it) he does not make up a canned non-accurate statement. A plus in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Regarding Sal's quote and the NFLPA..Beane just said Eric had to take a call from his agent as part of the reason for the dealy..hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 12 minutes ago, Mango said: This is my guess. I’m guessing a bit of a heated or disgruntled exchange in the moments leading to his announcement regarding the financial aspect of all of this. Wood stayed clear of commitment to anything regarding plans. Eluded to continued employment. Organization failed to comment in any meaningful way other than “this is Eric’s Day”. McDermott could have said. “Eric has been such a lynchpin on this roster. And we want to make sure we make it clear, that high character guys get high character treatment” but hey didn’t. They talked about his day, and spending his life with his family, while he talked about being an employee. These are people on very different sides of the table. That better not be it. Players talk. You don't screw over team staples like that, especially at the very end. First it's wrong, but secondly that's the Busch League s**** that keeps marquee Free agents from wanting to sign here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Haha! I know you see being facetious but I know a lot of people with Ivy League degrees who have the communication skills/personality of a tree stump the Ivy’s I know (granted only 5 or 6) are rock solid in front of a podium... but there are always exceptions. Fitz though always talked to the press with the same comfort seemingly as if he were chit chatting up the ups guy on own his front lawn... Now if we were talking MIT... totally different ball game there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 From what I gather, Wood and the team didn’t want this out there before it had to be but there was a leak and something came up with the Nflpa. The press conference was scheduled weeks ago and many had already made plans to be there plus the leak provided the day of the presser. They may have wanted to postpone it given whatever transpired with the nflpa but decided to go ahead and do it, but clearly something changed. 1 minute ago, plenzmd1 said: Regarding Sal's quote and the NFLPA..Beane just said Eric had to take a call from his agent as part of the reason for the dealy..hmm Ah that makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Does Fitz attend press conferences with his wedding ring on? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beast Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 There’s nothing sinister going on here. People are freaks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Nice title change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfod Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 So he want to be offered a future career in the Bills organization at a reasonable level and he is open to talks about the money involved? I like going out on limbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 He'll get paid and the Bills will get the best deal they can on the salary cap logisitics. It's pretty simple. They can't force him to pay them back or forego guaranteed money because he was very obviously forced out because of injury. The team doctors barred him from playing again! It's pretty simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobo Peterman Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Quote Bills GM mentioned EW was on phone with agent prior to Presser. A carefully worded statement along with no Q&A sounds like both sides are trying to protect their position with a great deal of legalize going on. It's just a business side of todays NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 14 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lfod said: So he want to be offered a future career in the Bills organization at a reasonable level and he is open to talks about the money involved? I like going out on limbs. You can keep your full salary but we're gonna need to to intern for free for the next 15-20 years, deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 48 minutes ago, eball said: Irrelevant. If they do something sneaky to avoid a big cap hit they'll need to have "evidence" that retirement wasn't the only option. They really don't have to do anything particularly sneaky. There are alternative treatments and all kinds of diversity of medical opinions for all conditions. Alex Guerrero would fix this with green drinks and avocado ice cream. If the team feels a player should retire and the player doesn't want to, it's allowed to keep them on IR while it sorts out with different treatments and medical consults Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 What a fiasco. So what else is going on behind closed doors with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 There is obviously some type of legal technicality going on, revolving around money. Who is going to pay it? How much? That type of thing. None of this really impacts the average Bills fan. Wood's career is over and he's done. Some sort of CBA related technicality is holding things up for the moment, but it really doesn't matter. At least from a fan's perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Dude Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Really pissed at the Bills. They botched this. This was so disrespectful to Wood. What got ****** up today is on the Bills. They should have gotten there ducks in a row on this with Wood a week ago at least. Today was was supposed to be a celebration of Eric’s career. And the Bills ****** that up. What a **** show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chandler's Hands Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, MAJBobby said: What a fiasco. So what else is going on behind closed doors with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, The_Dude said: Really pissed at the Bills. They botched this. This was so disrespectful to Wood. What got ****** up today is on the Bills. They should have gotten there ducks in a row on this with Wood a week ago at least. Today was was supposed to be a celebration of Eric’s career. And the Bills ****** that up. What a **** show. Why was today supposed to be a celebration of his career? A press conference, in the first place, was a stupid idea. It's football. A player got hurt. He can't play anymore. Replace him and move on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 just about what years his dead money cap hit takes place if he retired today , it all hits in 2018 if he files his papers after june 1st, they get to spread it out over 2 years 2018 & 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Just now, Gugny said: Why was today supposed to be a celebration of his career? Youre clearly a champion of the “Tide pod challenge” aren’t you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, The_Dude said: Youre clearly a champion of the “Tide pod challenge” aren’t you? Said the guy who thinks that a press conference about an injury-related retirement is supposed to be a celebration .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, The Poojer said: "...take away from Wood's day."? It seems like Wood didn't even want to take away from Wood's day. No complaints here. I am just confused about what this means. So do they want him to just retire after June1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Gugny said: Said the guy who thinks that a press conference about an injury-related retirement is supposed to be a celebration .... This is why I don’t often comment. Retards like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 WATCH: ERIC WOOD STATEMENT (1:30) Center Eric Wood reads a statement to the media addressing his future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Just now, The_Dude said: This is why I don’t often comment. Retards like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 35 minutes ago, ndirish1978 said: Fitz is killing it on the radio. Says the 4 years in Buffalo are his most important as a player and when he dreams of playing football he does it in a Bills jersey. If the Bills are going to go the low end vet and trade up for a top 5 pick QB then I don't think it is at all beyond the realm of possibility that we see Fitz back as the backup / bridge. The ownership, whole FO and coaching staff that cut him is long gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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