LTF Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) It is time for the Bills to just bench Benjamin. He is earning $530,000 a week or $3,200,000 over the next 6 weeks and is already talking like the season is over. It is almost like he has already moved on. With 6 games to go and with him earning over 3 million for those games, he certainly should not be already talking about "a fresh start" and making comments like the season is already over. When a guy is in his contract year and he is already writing off the season, he should not be stepping on the field. It sucks to have to pay a guy all that money to sit on a bench, but he does not even belong on the roster any longer. Ever time he gets on the field is at the expense of experience for a young receiver that might have a future in Buffalo. If he wants to stop getting bombarded on social media, he should get in shape. He is earning $500k a week. Is it too much to ask him to be physically prepared to play? “It’s just a bad season,” Benjamin said. “You can’t help that. It is what it is. But just football man. You have good seasons, you have bad seasons. I’ve had successful seasons in this league. I’m going to have plenty more. For some reason, it’s just not the year.” “I mean bombarded with just social media. I can’t really get on there and really have fun with it no more because they’ve kinda taken the fun out of that. Just bombarded by the fans. Just bombarded by people. It’s the way of our life, I guess, right now.” Edited November 24, 2018 by LTF 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Benching him is what he wants. He wants to sit out, not get hurt, and collect his money. Then blame the team for his low production once he becomes a free agent. I would dress him but see no need to start him. Let him play situationally. Make him work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTF Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Just now, Bob in STL said: Benching him is what he wants. He wants to sit out, not get hurt, and collect his money. Then blame the team for his low production once he becomes a free agent. I would dress him but see no need to start him. Let him play situationally. Make him work. Why? What do the Bills get out of playing him? Sometimes you just have to eat the contract. When he gets on the field it is like playing with 10 players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Why? Haven’t we ate enough contracts? He is on the team that’s why. I believe you should work for your pay. You asked and I responded - I would not play his game and bench him. Go to work Benjamin and catch the dam ball. He should know that the film does not lie and he is looking for his next gig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 My guess is, he will put one or two good games on film before the end of the season in the attempt to get paid by someone next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 At least he gets less threads than Peterman/Peterson/Peyerman...(I think...?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 17 minutes ago, LTF said: It is time for the Bills to just bench Benjamin. He is earning $530,000 a week or $3,200,000 over the next 6 weeks and is already talking like the season is over. It is almost like he has already moved on. With 6 games to go and with him earning over 3 million for those games, he certainly should not be already talking about "a fresh start" and making comments like the season is already over. When a guy is in his contract year and he is already writing off the season, he should not be stepping on the field. It sucks to have to pay a guy all that money to sit on a bench, but he does not even belong on the roster any longer. Ever time he gets on the field is at the expense of experience for a young receiver that might have a future in Buffalo. If he wants to stop getting bombarded on social media, he should get in shape. He is earning $500k a week. Is it too much to ask him to be physically prepared to play? “It’s just a bad season,” Benjamin said. “You can’t help that. It is what it is. But just football man. You have good seasons, you have bad seasons. I’ve had successful seasons in this league. I’m going to have plenty more. For some reason, it’s just not the year.” “I mean bombarded with just social media. I can’t really get on there and really have fun with it no more because they’ve kinda taken the fun out of that. Just bombarded by the fans. Just bombarded by people. It’s the way of our life, I guess, right now.” Uh....yeah you can help it. Quit sucking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTF Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: At least he gets less threads than Peterman/Peterson/Peyerman...(I think...?) There is a difference. Peterman sucked but he tried to earn his money. He just was not good. Benjamin is not in shape. He doesn't make an effort when he is on the field. He is taking reps from a young receiver. Wish the best to Peterman in the CFL or in the real world. Don't feel like he was not giving an effort. He was just bad. Benjamin is acting like a guy who just wants to get paid and leave Buffalo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, Bob in STL said: Why? Haven’t we ate enough contracts? He is on the team that’s why. I believe you should work for your pay. You asked and I responded - I would not play his game and bench him. Go to work Benjamin and catch the dam ball. He should know that the film does not lie and he is looking for his next gig. I hear your point, and I kind of agree that benching him gives him what he wants. Makes me pissed that we traded for him. To the counterpoint, however, we have a crowded and young WR group right now. Let’s get these other guys playing time, and let KB be a healthy inactive for the rest of the season. Send a message to our players about effort and commitment. Besides, what is he doing for us out there anyway? I’d rather give snaps to Thompson, Foster and McKenzie right now. Evaluate for the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Dont bench him, just keep embarrassing him by throwing him the ball. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 If he doesn’t want to play then just make him inactive. What an embarrassment that would be to not be able to dress for this team. That would certainly hurt him in the offseason. Teams will take notice of that. Don’t just hide him on the sideline during the games. Make him inactive and then play good with the other guys. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTF Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: If he doesn’t want to play then just make him inactive. What an embarrassment that would be to not be able to dress for this team. That would certainly hurt him in the offseason. Teams will take notice of that. Don’t just hide him on the sideline during the games. Make him inactive and then play good with the other guys. This makes the most sense. This coach seems to get attached to players from Carolina and guys like Peterman. He gives them way too many chances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 31 minutes ago, Bob in STL said: Benching him is what he wants. He wants to sit out, not get hurt, and collect his money. Then blame the team for his low production once he becomes a free agent. I would dress him but see no need to start him. Let him play situationally. Make him work. I’d flat out cut him. Some team will swoop in and sign him then quickly cut him when they realize how slow and bad his game really is. I was a fan of the trade when we made it. I currently have no respect for KB’s game. IMO, he is lazy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said: I’d flat out cut him. Some team will swoop in and sign him then quickly cut him when they realize how slow and bad his game really is. I was a fan of the trade when we made it. I currently have no respect for KB’s game. IMO, he is lazy. If we cut him and another team picks him up, are they then on the hook for the rest of his salary for the year? If so, I’d cut him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 another KB thread. seems new guy likes creating already repetitious topics... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Nothing in your quote from Benjamin says he's checked out. It says he's frustrated and angry. Which is reasonable in a guy having a bad season. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 45 minutes ago, Bob in STL said: Benching him is what he wants. He wants to sit out, not get hurt, and collect his money. Then blame the team for his low production once he becomes a free agent. I would dress him but see no need to start him. Let him play situationally. Make him work. ...me too...in polka dots..........obviously preserving himself for UFA OBJ money, right?................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, LTF said: It is time for the Bills to just bench Benjamin. He is earning $530,000 a week or $3,200,000 over the next 6 weeks and is already talking like the season is over. It is almost like he has already moved on. With 6 games to go and with him earning over 3 million for those games, he certainly should not be already talking about "a fresh start" and making comments like the season is already over. When a guy is in his contract year and he is already writing off the season, he should not be stepping on the field. It sucks to have to pay a guy all that money to sit on a bench, but he does not even belong on the roster any longer. Ever time he gets on the field is at the expense of experience for a young receiver that might have a future in Buffalo. If he wants to stop getting bombarded on social media, he should get in shape. He is earning $500k a week. Is it too much to ask him to be physically prepared to play? “It’s just a bad season,” Benjamin said. “You can’t help that. It is what it is. But just football man. You have good seasons, you have bad seasons. I’ve had successful seasons in this league. I’m going to have plenty more. For some reason, it’s just not the year.” “I mean bombarded with just social media. I can’t really get on there and really have fun with it no more because they’ve kinda taken the fun out of that. Just bombarded by the fans. Just bombarded by people. It’s the way of our life, I guess, right now.” After the first game I was ready for him to be made inactive for at least a couple games. Now I think I’m with you, let him dress each week and sit the bench. I think that being a “healthy scratch” might hurt his pride worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: After the first game I was ready for him to be made inactive for at least a couple games. Now I think I’m with you, let him dress each week and sit the bench. I think that being a “healthy scratch” might hurt his pride worse. ...NOT to worry...he "took it upon himself"............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskibreth Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I'd make him inactive. That's humiliating for a player. Let him explain to the press about why he's not active. Coach McD can simply tout the Belichick response to the press “We put the best players out there and the gameplan out there because we thought it’d be the best to win,” (his exact response to his Butler benching). He'll be lucky to get a low level prove-it deal next season; you can bet coaches and GMs talk to each other in the off season about former players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Teams arent stupid, they see what is going on, it is too late for him to recover his rep, they see a few good games at season end they aren't going to trust him, it wil be painfully obvious why he is suddenly "motivated". As for him having good seasons, his rookie season he had barely over 1,000 yards and 9TDs his rookie year, each year after that both yards and TD have decreased. Look at this TDs each year: 9, 7, 3, 1. KB has cost himself millions upon millions this year, the tape doesnt lie, the stats dont lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said: Teams arent stupid, they see what is going on, it is too late for him to recover his rep, they see a few good games at season end they aren't going to trust him, it wil be painfully obvious why he is suddenly "motivated". As for him having good seasons, his rookie season he had barely over 1,000 yards and 9TDs his rookie year, each year after that both yards and TD have decreased. Look at this TDs each year: 9, 7, 3, 1. KB has cost himself millions upon millions this year, the tape doesnt lie, the stats dont lie. ...no way to gauge the Intel chip between their ears.....safe to say Chad Kelly did the same thing....as have and will others....go figure......where the hell are they in their 50's or 60's screwing up THIS EARLY?......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 52 minutes ago, LTF said: This makes the most sense. This coach seems to get attached to players from Carolina and guys like Peterman. He gives them way too many chances. Sort of like you who created a new thread despite there being thread on him - lazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, LTF said: It is time for the Bills to just bench Benjamin. He is earning $530,000 a week or $3,200,000 over the next 6 weeks and is already talking like the season is over. It is almost like he has already moved on. With 6 games to go and with him earning over 3 million for those games, he certainly should not be already talking about "a fresh start" and making comments like the season is already over. When a guy is in his contract year and he is already writing off the season, he should not be stepping on the field. It sucks to have to pay a guy all that money to sit on a bench, but he does not even belong on the roster any longer. Ever time he gets on the field is at the expense of experience for a young receiver that might have a future in Buffalo. If he wants to stop getting bombarded on social media, he should get in shape. He is earning $500k a week. Is it too much to ask him to be physically prepared to play? “It’s just a bad season,” Benjamin said. “You can’t help that. It is what it is. But just football man. You have good seasons, you have bad seasons. I’ve had successful seasons in this league. I’m going to have plenty more. For some reason, it’s just not the year.” “I mean bombarded with just social media. I can’t really get on there and really have fun with it no more because they’ve kinda taken the fun out of that. Just bombarded by the fans. Just bombarded by people. It’s the way of our life, I guess, right now.” another troll thread that needs to be closed asap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 You know what KB? When you drop 5 TD passes that could have made a difference in this "bad season", the fans gonna blow you some *****. Suck it up, buttercup. Soft physically, soft mentally. This guy doesn't fit the process at all, so why the ***** is he playing, McD? Send a message already and bench this POS. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kota Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Yeah he is in a contract year. He doesn't want to sit it out. He needs to have alot of good games at the end of the year with Josh to get a big contract. Buffalo won't sit him either. where do people come up with this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...NOT to worry...he "took it upon himself"............. Yeah, no kidding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, kota said: Yeah he is in a contract year. He doesn't want to sit it out. He needs to have alot of good games at the end of the year with Josh to get a big contract. Buffalo won't sit him either. where do people come up with this stuff? ....either you're his agent, relative , a literary wit at sarcasm, out on medical furlough until Sunday or Benjabum himself... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalobloodfloridahome Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 TD Benjamin oh wait he dropped it. How many times do we have to hear that this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 If you go on social media to personally attack Benjamin you have removed all doubt that you are a complete f*cking assh*le. If you have an issue with KB be critical of management that acquired him and decide on his playing time.............but even then you don't have to jump on THEIR social media. Plenty of places to discuss the team performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I’d let him only play special teams and he can run his ass off trying to tackle. Both ways on offense and defense, or just cut him. Coach should come out in the presser and say we only want players who give it their all and that is not the case for KB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebert19 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Ironically I think the opposite. I think he will come out ready to play as he knows he can add a few million to his fresh start if he finishes strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Bob in STL said: Benching him is what he wants. He wants to sit out, not get hurt, and collect his money. Then blame the team for his low production once he becomes a free agent. I would dress him but see no need to start him. Let him play situationally. Make him work. I agree with that BUT he's a guaranteed loss of a down almost every play he's used in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, kota said: Yeah he is in a contract year. He doesn't want to sit it out. He needs to have alot of good games at the end of the year with Josh to get a big contract. Buffalo won't sit him either. where do people come up with this stuff? That’s the crazy part! Who checks out in a contract year? And who would sign a guy to a big contract after a year like this? His best option is a cheap one year prove-it deal, and hope everybody forgets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, buffalobloodfloridahome said: TD Benjamin oh wait he dropped it. How many times do we have to hear that this year. Dropped it... Against da bears he didn't even attempt to catch an easy pass. because he saw two defenders closing in on him. It fell in front of him.. He stood there and just watched it. There is more than one HC who would bench a player like that for the rest of the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Hopefully last game wasn’t a fluke and Foster and Zay become our Theilend and Diggs. Put Thompson in and make us forget that KB is even on the roster. Sprinkle in a little McKenzie..let’s do this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 It's one of McD's few weakness as a HC, he gets too close with the players. When they don't perform like KB, Croom and Ducasse then they need to be released. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I won't bash a player on his own Twitter feed, but I have a hard time sympathizing with his statement that fans are "taking all the fun out of social media." Speaking as a fan, lazy players are taking all the fun out of watching football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, WhoTom said: I won't bash a player on his own Twitter feed, but I have a hard time sympathizing with his statement that fans are "taking all the fun out of social media." Speaking as a fan, lazy players are taking all the fun out of watching football. The guy is a moron. The whole point of social media is so every Tom, Dick and Harry can get there opinion out there as if it matters. I'm sure social media would be a lot more fun for him if he didn't have a ***** attitude and a lazy work ethic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPbillsfan Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Take out his knee in practice. Since he screwed us, let's screw him in his pending free agency. Would serve him right for his disgraceful performance this season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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