Vontae Davis Makes Light of Quitting on the Bills in FanDuel Ad

[Bing Bong]

2 hours ago, BillsVet said:

Vontae Davis' impact is nothing more than the answer to a trivia question.  No one will remember him for anything but quitting mid-game.  

 

He owns it.  

I.. harbor no feelings towards the man. Not a POS. Just knew he wasn't cut out to be an above average defender with a rebuilding team.. wondering why he was even on there in the first place.

 

Only thing I think about Vontae is it's pretty ****ing funny how he retired like he did.

[Freddie's Dead]

***** him and the horse he rode in on.

5 hours ago, The Red King said:

 

 

Side note...not everyone agrees with what Bell did, either.  You sign a contract, you play the damn contract.  That it's somehow possible to avoid playing a contract you signed baffles me.

 

Bell did not sign a contract.  He played out his contract and was franchise tagged in 2017.  He signed and played out that one-year contract.  Steelers lowballed him on a long-term deal and then went public with the terms.  Bell refused to sign the franchise tender.  It was not a holdout, he was not under contract. The man honored his commitments.

[Ol Dirty B]

6 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

Who cares?

 

If he had left the team and then threw weights at gym patrons while screaming at cops about NSA communications, half this board would be begging for him to come back....

 

I mean... I think he'd have to go the MJ route and turn white, but then, he'd have that cult following claiming he's a great guy and some *****.

5 hours ago, The Red King said:

 

You finish the game.  Even if you finish it on the bench, you finish the game then retire.  If he did that, then retired citing decline in ability, people here would have been fine.  Hell, we all saw the decline in performance.  It was the whole "can't be bothered to even finish the game" that was a slap in the face.

 

Side note...not everyone agrees with what Bell did, either.  You sign a contract, you play the damn contract.  That it's somehow possible to avoid playing a contract you signed baffles me.

 

So I take it you're a fan of guaranteed contracts then?

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Eat s#!t vonte

 

 

[Ol Dirty B]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

Eat s#!t vonte

 

 

 

Classy... As always.

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Just now, Ol Dirty B said:

 

Classy... As always.

 

same to you idiot

 

 

[Ol Dirty B]

Just now, Buffalo Barbarian said:

 

same to you idiot

 

 

 

I really don't even know what to say to this other than, you're pathetic. Lol.

[billsbackto81]

Quit your inner competitor and embrass your inner loser Vontae. Make sure your kids really know how your final football decision went down.

[atlbillsfan1975]

He quit because he couldn’t play. Whether it was mental or physical I am not really sure, but it was what was best for everyone. The D looked better from that moment on for the most part. I don’t think Vontea was all of it but negativity can bring a place down.

[BeginnersMind]

14:57

14:58

14:59

 

It's over! Buh-bye.

12 hours ago, PittsforDave said:

This guy and Peterman. SMH. 

 

So embarrassing, do they have no self-respect?

 

You're comparing apples to tea kettles. 

 

Vontae sucked and then went full asshat and quit mid-game. Now this. 

 

Peterman by every measure and report worked his ass off and it turns out he wasn't good enough. He was a total class act and did nothing bad as a person. Attended every post-game interview. Talked to the media. Kept working and trying. His last start showed (again) that he wasn't good enough, but it was his best outing in a very non-threatening offensive scheme. His problem is that he was about what you might expect from a 5th round QB: Not good. 

Edited November 20, 2018 by BeginnersMind

[Mr. WEO]

59 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said:

He quit because he couldn’t play. Whether it was mental or physical I am not really sure, but it was what was best for everyone. The D looked better from that moment on for the most part. I don’t think Vontea was all of it but negativity can bring a place down.

 

Quitting at half time may have embarrassed the Bills briefly, but it hardly matters if he did it then or after the game.  He didn't want to play anymore.

 

Would it have been better if he dogged it the rest of the season and stolen the Bills money?

[Saint Doug]

At first, as a fan I was appalled he would do such a thing. But, thinking about it a bit more, this guy doesn’t owe us a g damn thing. If he wants to walk away, regardless of the timing, who are we to judge? If this is what makes him happy, fine. I’m sure there have been players who have been unofficially cut mid-game, so how is this different?

[Epstein's Mother]

Quitting is funny.

[26CornerBlitz]

12 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

Quitting at half time may have embarrassed the Bills briefly, but it hardly matters if he did it then or after the game.  He didn't want to play anymore.

 

Would it have been better if he dogged it the rest of the season and stolen the Bills money?

 

How about letting the team know before the game so they could make him inactive.

[Mr. WEO]

13 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

How about letting the team know before the game so they could make him inactive.

 

He made the decision in game obviously.

[26CornerBlitz]

Just now, Mr. WEO said:

 

He made the decision in game obviously.

 

Which was not a good look at all for him.  Gut it out for 30 minutes of football and then let the team know. 

[Codyny13]

12 hours ago, PittsforDave said:

Not because of me or this board. For his teammates. 

 

Look at where he is now. What difference would it have made (monetarily) if he just quit last year? A few measly hundred of thousands of dollars is a small trade compared to sacrificing your team and entire year. Also his reputation would still be intact. 

 

We’d be in a much better position this year if he would have just taken responsibility and quit before it was too late. Selfishly, he didn’t.

 

”me” players never make it, especially on McDermotts team.  

 

 

His reputation will forever be remembered as Bills lore.  A typical villain. 

Your reasoning is completely short sighted and the thought that an nfl player should quit because he’s played poorly is crazy. You talk about a “me” player as a way to describe a player that has been described as the antithesis of that very word by his head coach. The guy did everything in his power to be better and worked his tail off doing so. If anyone’s at fault here it’s McDermott for not seeing that the kid was simply not good enough. 

[thebandit27]

44 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

He made the decision in game obviously.

 

Making the decision mid-game is fine IMO.

 

I think it would've sat much better with his teammates--and the general public (not that Vontae cares about either)--if he had simply addressed his teammates at halftime and told them that he made a mistake.  He couldn't play anymore and knew he was hurting the team. 

 

Guys may not have agreed, but at least they would have respected him much more than him simply cleaning out his locker and going home.

[PromoTheRobot]

13 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

 

And guess what? The team is better without him. How about that.

[Mr. WEO]

1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

Which was not a good look at all for him.  Gut it out for 30 minutes of football and then let the team know. 

 

 

We all get that it wasn't a good look for him or the team.

 

But the vilification here is over the top for a guy who basically had a cup of coffee in Buffalo.

[Magox]

Don't care.....No need to get offended.  He did what he did and he is who he is.  
 

And that's that!

[26CornerBlitz]

1 minute ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

We all get that it wasn't a good look for him or the team.

 

But the vilification here is over the top for a guy who basically had a cup of coffee in Buffalo.

 

Cup of coffee or not I think he earned that with the way he departed. 

[Mr. WEO]

4 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

Cup of coffee or not I think he earned that with the way he departed. 

 

If the Bills were 2-0 at the end of the game  (instead of getting stomped for the second time to start the season), no one would have cared that he walked out.  We would have laughed it off.

 

Weeks later and people are still riled up over a fringe FA would was in his second game?  It's a bit over the top.

 

If he had signed a massive contract, got suspended for the second time and lied about entering rehab,  the board would be excusing away his behavior because his brother fell off a motorcycle and 4 of his grandmothers died in 1 year.

 

Davis humiliated himself and now, months later is accepting his humiliation with a bit of humor (and getting paid a bit for it).

[NoHuddleKelly12]

1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

He made the decision in game obviously.

Then obviously sit your behind on the bench, tell coaches you need a tap in sub until the game is over and then leave. Would have avoided all of the inevitable drama, negativity for both he and this club, and retain some measure of self respect in the process. Sometimes timing really is everything like it or not 

[The Red King]

1 hour ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Then obviously sit your behind on the bench, tell coaches you need a tap in sub until the game is over and then leave. Would have avoided all of the inevitable drama, negativity for both he and this club, and retain some measure of self respect in the process. Sometimes timing really is everything like it or not 

 

This is what I was trying to say.  You said it far better.  Sit the rest of the game, say goodbye to the team an leave with dignity.  Nobody here would have batted an eyelash.

[EasternOHBillsFan]

Vontae Davis is in a different category all his own, along with Anquan Boldin. They are quitters and have lame excuses as why they did so. Also, other players like Dareus and Benjamin quit on the team in a different way, which hurt our team even more. I'd rather just have players quit and leave the facility rather than collect a check and quit on a weekly basis while still being a member of the team.

On 11/20/2018 at 8:17 AM, Saint Doug said:

 I’m sure there have been players who have been unofficially cut mid-game, so how is this different?

 

When you perform your job very poorly consistent to where you are pulled off the floor or from behind the desk so to speak, that's because YOU DID A POOR JOB. You still have to work to earn your check, though. Nobody gets paid for doing nothing if they suck in the real world.

Edited November 21, 2018 by EasternOHBillsFan

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

On ‎11‎/‎20‎/‎2018 at 8:16 AM, Mr. WEO said:

 

Quitting at half time may have embarrassed the Bills briefly, but it hardly matters if he did it then or after the game.  He didn't want to play anymore.

 

Would it have been better if he dogged it the rest of the season and stolen the Bills money?

 

...nope....THAT seat is occupied by Benjamin I believe............

[Mr. WEO]

12 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

...nope....THAT seat is occupied by Benjamin I believe............

 

 

Or pay Coleman to have a cup of coffee and then pay for him to play for 2 other teams after he gets sent off?

[RyanC883]

the Ad makes me consider quitting Fan Duel and going with Draft Kings!

[JerseyBills]

On 11/19/2018 at 9:09 PM, The Red King said:

 

You finish the game.  Even if you finish it on the bench, you finish the game then retire.  If he did that, then retired citing decline in ability, people here would have been fine.  Hell, we all saw the decline in performance.  It was the whole "can't be bothered to even finish the game" that was a slap in the face.

 

Side note...not everyone agrees with what Bell did, either.  You sign a contract, you play the damn contract.  That it's somehow possible to avoid playing a contract you signed baffles me.

Good post. I imagine his NFL peers look at him in a totally different way and lost a ton of respect for the guy, especially Bills players, this will hurt his name and brand for years .

Pretty sad really, former legit #1 pro bowl cb to end his career on that note is sad for him .

 

I agree on Bell too. Respect the contract . I understand his argument why he chose to do what he did but completely disagree . Bell disrespected his teammates and the Steelers organization imo

[LSHMEAB]

7 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

Good post. I imagine his NFL peers look at him in a totally different way and lost a ton of respect for the guy, especially Bills players, this will hurt his name and brand for years .

Pretty sad really, former legit #1 pro bowl cb to end his career on that note is sad for him .

 

I agree on Bell too. Respect the contract . I understand his argument why he chose to do what he did but completely disagree . Bell disrespected his teammates and the Steelers organization imo

Bell had no contract to respect.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

For the NFC maybe.  

[without a drought]

Good for him.

[26CornerBlitz]