Skins Malone Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Just now, The Process said: Looked staged to me There was also no punch. It was a push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Process Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Just now, Skins Malone said: There was also no punch. It was a push. They were smiling the whole time - two goofballs. I do wish Rome and Steven-A would get in a b*tch slapping contest though. Wise Ass v. Blow Hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Are people in this thread calling Rome a “reporter?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins Malone Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Just now, The Process said: They were smiling the whole time - two goofballs. I do wish Rome and Steven-A would get in a b*tch slapping contest though. Wise Ass v. Blow Hard Stephen A can be annoying but I cant stand Jim Rome. Just a wannabe TV hard ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I remember John Parrella and another player (I think it was Corbin Lacina) laughing on the sidelines of Super Bowl XXVIII and there wasn't any backlash. It made the stadium scoreboard, but I don't know if it was ever on the TV broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 16 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: Did you ever see the movie Fever Pitch? Long story short it's about a Red Sox fan during the 2004 season. They go out to the bar after the 3rd loss in the ALCS. Fans are depressed. Then they see Johnny Damon, and a few other players, smiling, laughing, and eating dinner on the other side of the bar. Then he realizes if the players don't take it that seriously, why should the fans? Yeah, my wife loves that movie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 38 minutes ago, The Process said: Looked staged to me "looks" It was staged Chrissy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuff423 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, PlayoffsPlease said: So you want players to lie? He was clearly laughing on the bench in Q4 in a losing effort. His reaction is phony. He was just pissed because he did not realize he would not be called out on it. Personally I don't want players who are yucking it up on the bench the Bills are losing or doing a frigging sack dance or end zone celebration when the team is down by three touch downs late in the game. Clowns belong in a circus. I understand the optics aren't a good one....but, honestly if you're losing and the guy sitting next to you says something funny, you laugh. Most of us have done it in church or at a funeral....it's a way of breaking the tension and getting your body to relax a bit. Now, if they're sipping brews and gnoshing down hot dogs, fine - that's a bit much. But levity can actually help a situation depending on how and when it's done. Getting guys to relax might actually help them play better. I'm not arguing that was his intent, just that a reporter is probably taking the situation out of context and basically....chill the f-out. It's a game. The guys are putting in work and doing their best, I don't want them to be miserable human beings to each other or toward anyone else. Once that final second drops off the clock, they become customer engagement specialists with the fans....no one wants a pissy Santa Clause and when they go back to the locker room, on their way there, that's what they are. I would want my QB of a team, permanent or temporary, to be ready to positively engage with the fans even if he's pissed or disappointed in the game, that's what being a professional is all about, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdutton Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 He should have given this answer: "We were having a light hearted moment to take the sting out of being down 18." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, PlayoffsPlease said: So you want players to lie? He was clearly laughing on the bench in Q4 in a losing effort. His reaction is phony. He was just pissed because he did not realize he would not be called out on it. Personally I don't want players who are yucking it up on the bench the Bills are losing or doing a frigging sack dance or end zone celebration when the team is down by three touch downs late in the game. Clowns belong in a circus. I agree with you 100% on this issue. This is just my opinion, but I think professional sports players as a whole seem to have lost some of their competitive juices over the years. Perhaps it's because they make insane amounts of money, and they know win or lose they're taking home a fat check every week. I'm not saying all players are like this, but a good many. I will always hate Tom Brady as a Bills fan, but boy is the guy competitive. He HATES losing, and, on the rare @#%#@ occasion the Pats are losing, he is pissed. I want that from my team's players. I do feel the reporter had the right to ask the question, and I also agree DA's angry response was more because he was called out on it. I'm glad he stood up for himself and let the reporter know he busts his ass every week, but I still dont think it was a good look for him or his teammate getting caught on camera laughin it up. If I was the HC and I saw it, I would've asked him the same question, right then and there. I may be in the minority on this, but just had to share my two cents... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hope he plays with that passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Over drama all the way around. Reporter makes it sound like he sat there cracking jokes half the time. I really dont care he got all pissed off and stomped out but that is also an over-reaction but at least he cares, you have to appreciate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Guy Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 eh, i have no issues with people being people and talking when they're on the sidelines. maybe one of the guys farted and it made them laugh. who knows. and i agree that what they were talking about isn't anyone else's business. but i also think it was kinda baby-ish to storm off the podium like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuoteTheRaven83 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) Yea i posted this in the other thread and Joe F started crying about it. Why does this need to be reposted? Edited October 18, 2018 by QuoteTheRaven83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Guy seems like a real goofball. Is he the best QB out there? Really starting to question the process I have a feeling "The Process" is going to get a lot of people fired real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, BigBuff423 said: I understand the optics aren't a good one....but, honestly if you're losing and the guy sitting next to you says something funny, you laugh. Most of us have done it in church or at a funeral....it's a way of breaking the tension and getting your body to relax a bit. Now, if they're sipping brews and gnoshing down hot dogs, fine - that's a bit much. But levity can actually help a situation depending on how and when it's done. Getting guys to relax might actually help them play better. I'm not arguing that was his intent, just that a reporter is probably taking the situation out of context and basically....chill the f-out. It's a game. The guys are putting in work and doing their best, I don't want them to be miserable human beings to each other or toward anyone else. Once that final second drops off the clock, they become customer engagement specialists with the fans....no one wants a pissy Santa Clause and when they go back to the locker room, on their way there, that's what they are. I would want my QB of a team, permanent or temporary, to be ready to positively engage with the fans even if he's pissed or disappointed in the game, that's what being a professional is all about, IMO. Yes, and he could have just said that to the reporter. Instead he acted like a petulant child with his hand caught in the cookie jar, and tried to act like it was someone else's fault. 59 minutes ago, QuoteTheRaven83 said: Yea i posted this in the other thread and Joe F started crying about it. Why does this need to be reposted? I am not sure why it needed to be reposted. On the other hand what difference does it make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 At least he didn't go all Dan Pastorini on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Fair question to ask and it gave rise to a legitimate exchange of ideas between reporter and athlete, which almost never happens in PCs. I wish we got more questions like that. 99.7% of all athlete interviews, in almost any context, are a complete waste of time. This one wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I like the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 It's not wrong for the reporter to ask, but I can understand why DA reacted that way. The question itself could be construed as a statement that DA may not be taking it seriously because there was a moment of levity in a bad situation. Clearly that's the way DA took it. It's quite possible for a human beings to hold two emotions simultaneously. People laugh at funerals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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