Stanley Lombardi Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Divas, themselves, bore me to tears, but it fascinates me that we associate 'diva' with 'wide receiver'. Does playing WR turn a man into a diva? Or do natural born divas somehow gravitate towards wide receiver? As a rabid Bills fan, but a casual fan of football at large, I don't keep track of all the melodrama in the NFL. So I am sure there are divas at other positions in the league. But the prominent ones -- T.O., A.B., O.B.J -- all play the same position. Why is that? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 WR’s and CB’s. I’ve long thought that there’s a correlation between those who were the “flashiest” most naturally talented people on the playground growing up ended up with an over developed ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Lots of the glory, with less of the physical abuse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 They are the prettiest players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjv001 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Would not mind a couple of WR divas on the Bills roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Lombardi Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, gjv001 said: Would not mind a couple of WR divas on the Bills roster. I prefer to avoid them like the plague. When it was reported (for a few hours) that AB was coming to Buffalo, I was bummed out, actually sad/mad. Buffalo just isn't a diva town, thank God. 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Because the NFL went soft a number of years ago so these divas now don't get their heads taken off when they go across the middle. Change the rules back to when football was football and the divas will sing a different tune. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 What the hell is a diva? Whitney Houston? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, gjv001 said: Would not mind a couple of WR divas on the Bills roster. There are great WR’s who aren’t nut jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Lombardi Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: What the hell is a diva? Whitney Houston? Barbara Streisand is a diva. All I know about Whitney Houston is that she sang the anthem at the Bills first Super Bowl, and that she's not singing at Super Bowls any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrb1979 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, Blue on Blue said: I prefer to avoid them like the plague. When it was reported (for a few hours) that AB was coming to Buffalo, I was bummed out, actually sad/mad. Buffalo just isn't a diva town, thank God. Buffalo needs to get over the lunch pail, Blue collar mindset. A guy like AB would do wonders for their receiving core. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 55 minutes ago, Blue on Blue said: Divas, themselves, bore me to tears, but it fascinates me that we associate 'diva' with 'wide receiver'. Does playing WR turn a man into a diva? Or do natural born divas somehow gravitate towards wide receiver? As a rabid Bills fan, but a casual fan of football at large, I don't keep track of all the melodrama in the NFL. So I am sure there are divas at other positions in the league. But the prominent ones -- T.O., A.B., O.B.J -- all play the same position. Why is that? i don't mind as long as they've actual DONE SOMETHING OUT THERE to justify even thinking of showboating sure as heck hasn't happened in a Bills uniform since Moulds played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan of St Augustine Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said: Buffalo needs to get over the lunch pail, Blue collar mindset. A guy like AB would do wonders for their receiving core. Well he should be available. Only the Raiders could find a way to bring this nut job back into the fold. Guy may really have a screw loose and LOL - avoids Buffalo and still gets frostbite! Too much irony to believe! Helmet diva, issues in Pittsburgh, now physically strikes the GM! Thank baby Jesus that he did not become a Buffalo Bill. Should be out of football and needs to seek medical help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samwell Tarly Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Incredible talent + fan worship +media exposure divided by short career window. Also consider your destiny is inexorably tied to your qb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jigsaw2112 said: Incredible talent + fan worship +media exposure divided by short career window. Also consider your destiny is inexorably tied to your qb. That is my theory. More than any other position on the team, their statistics and perceived value is dependent on others, so they develop a mentality of blaming other players for falling short of their often unrealistic expectations. This leads to a general mindset of blaming external forces and constantly stumping for their own greatness because they are prevented form showing it on the field due to other players ineptitude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Apparently running backs are becoming divas now. 25 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said: Buffalo needs to get over the lunch pail, Blue collar mindset. A guy like AB would do wonders for their receiving core. Really? How is AB doing for the Raider's receiving core? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) I think that WR's (and to an extent DBs) tend to be divas is because they are usually the fastest players on the team, the most athletic and have the most "quick twitch" ability. They are the ones who make the acrobatic catches and catch the long bombs. Chicks dig the long ball. They are used to getting the most adoration and don't like to be out-shined by others. As bad as some of these guys are, they are counterbalanced by the classy guys like Larry Fitzgerald. Going back a few years, Jerry Rice - perhaps the greatest WR of all time - was a classy guy. Our own HOF'er Andre Reed was also a class act. Edited September 5, 2019 by msw2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 51 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said: Buffalo needs to get over the lunch pail, Blue collar mindset. A guy like AB would do wonders for their receiving core. I mean the blue collar stuff gets old but AB is a crazy person. SJ has some flash but I think was an awesome Bill. And this is is where I bring up wanting to draft JuJu who seems to have the perfect attitude. But we traded up for Zay so it worked out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 57 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said: Buffalo needs to get over the lunch pail, Blue collar mindset. A guy like AB would do wonders for their receiving core. Someone's not paying attention. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Jrb1979 said: Buffalo needs to get over the lunch pail, Blue collar mindset. A guy like AB would do wonders for their receiving core. He's doing wonders for the Raiders isn't he.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 High maintenance, insecure, needy and demonstrative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: High maintenance, insecure, needy and demonstrative! you rang? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Just now, inaugural balls said: you rang? I was defining Diva 2 minutes ago, inaugural balls said: you rang? That does sound like an add! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: I was defining Diva I know. 12 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: I was defining Diva That does sound like an add! I was channeling my inner Lurch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said: I mean the blue collar stuff gets old but AB is a crazy person. SJ has some flash but I think was an awesome Bill. And this is is where I bring up wanting to draft JuJu who seems to have the perfect attitude. But we traded up for Zay so it worked out. SJ as in Stevie? Yeah, his personality was awesome. He had the perfect amount of swag. I'd like to see more of that to be perfectly honest. Not celebrating is the most overrated virtue in sports. I prefer to see the players having fun if they do something right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocCityRoller Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Jrb1979 said: Buffalo needs to get over the lunch pail, Blue collar mindset. A guy like AB would do wonders for their receiving core. I'd rather try to find an AJ Green, Deandre Hopkins type of WR. Go to work, get it done and present yourself with some dignity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 hours ago, msw2112 said: I think that WR's (and to an extent DBs) tend to be divas is because they are usually the fastest players on the team, the most athletic and have the most "quick twitch" ability. They are the ones who make the acrobatic catches and catch the long bombs. Chicks dig the long ball. They are used to getting the most adoration and don't like to be out-shined by others. As bad as some of these guys are, they are counterbalanced by the classy guys like Larry Fitzgerald. Going back a few years, Jerry Rice - perhaps the greatest WR of all time - was a classy guy. Our own HOF'er Andre Reed was also a class act. Then you have Marvin Harrison, who was universally admired for his "professionalism" doing all sorts of REAL criminal activity. Point being, don't judge a human being by their on field "flamboyance" or lack there of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 5 hours ago, LSHMEAB said: Then you have Marvin Harrison, who was universally admired for his "professionalism" doing all sorts of REAL criminal activity. Point being, don't judge a human being by their on field "flamboyance" or lack there of. I live in Arizona and can attest that Larry Fitzgerald is a class act, on and off the field. He's a huge part of the community. I met Andre Reed a few years ago, and one of my best friends just met him a few months ago at a charity benefit in Philly. Great guy, all class. I have never met Jerry Rice and don't know anyone who has, so I cannot personally attest to his character. He certainly comes off in the media as a class act and I would bet he is not involved in any illicit illegal activity. So I disagree with your assessment of my comments. Further, Antonio Brown and TO, by way of example, are not only "flamboyant" on the field, but have shown to be total asshats off the field. Marvin Harrison is an obvious exception. I'll give you that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 14 hours ago, Blue on Blue said: Barbara Streisand is a diva. All I know about Whitney Houston is that she sang the anthem at the Bills first Super Bowl, and that she's not singing at Super Bowls any more. I will throw in Mariah Carey as a diva, as well 14 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: What the hell is a diva? Whitney Houston? A diva is a person who believes the entire world revolves around them...and uses constant nagging and bitching to create drama, overshadowing every situation they are involved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, JaCrispy said: A diva is a person who believes the entire world revolves around them...and uses constant nagging and bitching to create drama, overshadowing every situation they are involved in. Ahhhh I see....so like my 5 year old daughter? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Ahhhh I see....so like my 5 year old daughter? Sorry to hear about that Johnny...best of luck with luck with that...and just remember, what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 17 hours ago, Blue on Blue said: Divas, themselves, bore me to tears, but it fascinates me that we associate 'diva' with 'wide receiver'. Does playing WR turn a man into a diva? Or do natural born divas somehow gravitate towards wide receiver? As a rabid Bills fan, but a casual fan of football at large, I don't keep track of all the melodrama in the NFL. So I am sure there are divas at other positions in the league. But the prominent ones -- T.O., A.B., O.B.J -- all play the same position. Why is that? My theory on why WR are divas (and often little b-words) is this: They are really the only position on the field that is completely dependent on another player (qb). Every other position can "do their job" and put good play on tape on their own. Not WRs... They need a productive QB just to look serviceable, and a good QB to look great. My $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 13 hours ago, LSHMEAB said: SJ as in Stevie? Yeah, his personality was awesome. He had the perfect amount of swag. I'd like to see more of that to be perfectly honest. Not celebrating is the most overrated virtue in sports. I prefer to see the players having fun if they do something right. when was something done right? been a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time............ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 17 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: What the hell is a diva? Whitney Houston? Yeah She was a great receiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: Yeah She was a great receiver might as well have been out there for the results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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