Kyler Murray unfollows Cardinals on social media

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

2 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

Baseball is so depressingly boring... it would be like going into witness protection.

 

Even people who go to baseball games barely pay attention most of the time. It's just guys standing around in sunglasses while the batter hits 13 foul balls or finally strikes out. When something actually happens of substance it's like "WOW! a hit!" 

 

I guess that's the big excitement of a baseball game. A HIT! Oh he didn't make it to first though.... Back to looking at the skyline and talking about anything else other than the game happening on the field. 

 

At least each team plays 1,361 games a season!

You couldn't be more wrong.

 

Baseball is a brilliant sport.  Sorry you don't have the mental capacity to follow

[Patrick Duffy]

7 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

You couldn't be more wrong.

 

Baseball is a brilliant sport.  Sorry you don't have the mental capacity to follow

 

well I think it's boring too. Lol not sure why you mentioned mental capacity, I mean it don't take  much to know about it. Some like it and some don't, 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

14 minutes ago, PonyBoy said:

 

I called this the "Fail Murray" in the GDT when this throw was made.

 

Thats.  Brilliant.

 

"Fail Murray" it is.

[Bing Bong]

5 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Maybe he's salty that he was actually criticized for his playoff performance, including throwing one of the most boneheaded pick-6's I've ever seen.

 

He has a throw right there which he could place where either an eligible receiver, or no one, gets it

 

Instead, he pulls it down and waits until this happens:

 

Then declines to take a safety by throwing it up so that this happens:

 

That wins out hands-down over anything Allen did in the Houston playoff game, and he deserves a ***** ton of flak for it.

That was horrific. I even felt bad for him atm

[Hapless Bills Fan]

6 minutes ago, FormerlyPT5P said:

That was horrific. I even felt bad for him atm

 

I was far too sick of seeing endless Hail Murray reruns everywhere I look plus that stupid "break everything in the locker room throwing the ball with goggles" ad to feel bad for him.

[FLFan]

I have never thought Kyler Murray is an NFL QB and he has done nothing thus far in his career to change my mind.  He has limited skills and is simply not a leader.  On his best days, he is Doug Flutie, and that is not a compliment.  He can be fun to watch, but he is going to fail at least as often as he succeeds if not more, and he is an alienating, self centered presence.  

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

6 hours ago, SectionC3 said:

Probably just posturing.  He’s in line for an extension, right?  Maybe talks aren’t going as well as he would have hoped.  So he threatens to go back to the A’s and relearn how to play second base or centerfield or whatever.  Have at it.  

He better not be posturing. That's a 15-yard penalty

[78thealltimegreat]

This is kinda what I thought Kyler would eventually do.

He was an elite baseball prospect not a 12th round pick like Russell Wilson.

When he sees Cody Seager get 325 million from the Rangers he’s must be thinking hey I’m better then him 

[BuffaloBills1998]

I know this is over beating  a dead horse. But how did JJ watt see Arizona as a contender again?? Especially with this stuff coming out on Murray?

1 hour ago, FLFan said:

I have never thought Kyler Murray is an NFL QB and he has done nothing thus far in his career to change my mind.  He has limited skills and is simply not a leader.  On his best days, he is Doug Flutie, and that is not a compliment.  He can be fun to watch, but he is going to fail at least as often as he succeeds if not more, and he is an alienating, self centered presence.  

To be honest Flutie was 10 times a better QB than Murray has been the last 3 years in the league. That’s kind of an insult to compare Murray to Flutie lol. 

Edited February 8, 2022 by BuffaloBills1998

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

4 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

Baseball is so depressingly boring... it would be like going into witness protection.

 

Even people who go to baseball games barely pay attention most of the time. It's just guys standing around in sunglasses while the batter hits 13 foul balls or finally strikes out. When something actually happens of substance it's like "WOW! a hit!" 

 

I guess that's the big excitement of a baseball game. A HIT! Oh he didn't make it to first though.... Back to looking at the skyline and talking about anything else other than the game happening on the field. 

 

At least each team plays 1,361 games a season!

 

..but still more exciting, and definitely more interesting than soccer...

[RyanC883]

if Murray is gone, this should increase the odds that Kirk will not want to come back, and hopefully comes to Buffalo.  Perhaps RB Edmunds also if available.  

[TheFunPolice]

2 hours ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

You couldn't be more wrong.

 

Baseball is a brilliant sport.  Sorry you don't have the mental capacity to follow

 

You know, you're right...

 

If you have a good conversation or daydream by starting off into the distance on a warm sunny day baseball isn't so bad until a foul ball smacks the deck above your head and reminds you that you're at a baseball game.

 

Hey, I'm glad you love it! I tried, I really tried but it's mind numbingly boring. Even playing it is boring. Nothing ever happens.

36 minutes ago, ControllerOfPlanetX said:

 

..but still more exciting, and definitely more interesting than soccer...

 

I don't get soccer either. To me it's watching people run back and forth for what seems like forever and even though the goal is the size of a bus nobody ever scores. That said, at least in soccer there is action, and it's fun to play, so it's miles ahead of baseball in my mind.

Edited February 8, 2022 by TheFunPolice

[BruceVilanch]

8 hours ago, ngbills said:

Let's go A's

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

It's OK. I have waited 26 years for my beloved Atlanta Braves to win another championship. 

 

Nothing anyone says can ruin that for me.

 

Please carry on

[DCOrange]

4 hours ago, Limeaid said:

He should never followed in first place.  Social Media is a terrible addiction.

The funny thing is he never actually did follow them. The story appears to have been made up out of thin air. He’s still following damn near his entire team too. 

[bobobonators]

2 hours ago, FLFan said:

I have never thought Kyler Murray is an NFL QB and he has done nothing thus far in his career to change my mind.  He has limited skills and is simply not a leader.  On his best days, he is Doug Flutie, and that is not a compliment.  He can be fun to watch, but he is going to fail at least as often as he succeeds if not more, and he is an alienating, self centered presence.  

Where do some of you come up with these hot takes?

[TheFunPolice]

21 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

It's OK. I have waited 26 years for my beloved Atlanta Braves to win another championship. 

 

Nothing anyone says can ruin that for me.

 

Please carry on

 

Hey you like what you like!

 

25 years from now when the Sabres rebuild is complete and we're all excited there will be a lot of "who cares about hockey?" Comments from sports fans in other cities

[BruceVilanch]

27 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

It's OK. I have waited 26 years for my beloved Atlanta Braves to win another championship. 

 

Nothing anyone says can ruin that for me.

 

Please carry on

They have a really good young core of players, could be in for a 90's type run in the NL East. Love Acuna.

[Nelius]

2 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

I don't get soccer either. To me it's watching people run back and forth for what seems like forever and even though the goal is the size of a bus nobody ever scores. That said, at least in soccer there is action, and it's fun to play, so it's miles ahead of baseball in my mind.

 

To each their own of course but having played football, soccer, and baseball...you do the least in football in my opinion, especially if playing a single, specific position. It's 4 seconds of play followed by a whistle. Soccer is nonstop. And pitching is grueling.

[Chandler#81]

8 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

 

You know, you're right...

 

If you have a good conversation or daydream by starting off into the distance on a warm sunny day baseball isn't so bad until a foul ball smacks the deck above your head and reminds you that you're at a baseball game.

 

Hey, I'm glad you love it! I tried, I really tried but it's mind numbingly boring. Even playing it is boring. Nothing ever happens.

 

I don't get soccer either. To me it's watching people run back and forth for what seems like forever and even though the goal is the size of a bus nobody ever scores. That said, at least in soccer there is action, and it's fun to play, so it's miles ahead of baseball in my mind.

Soccer is terrible, but Baseball is perfect.

[muppy]

15 hours ago, QCity said:

lol coffee spurt out my nose that is just so mean wicked funny lmaooo.......great visual 🙂

[Beerball]

12 hours ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

You couldn't be more wrong.

 

Baseball is a brilliant sport.  Sorry you don't have the mental capacity to follow

Are you @Gugny’s illegitimate love child? That baseball argument is the only thing you old timers have to hang onto as the national past-time withers on the vine. You’re too dum to understand baseball!😭😭😭

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

53 minutes ago, Beerball said:

You’re too dum to understand baseball!😭😭😭

Says the player who spells 'dumb' as 'dum'. 🤨

At the least, the A's should be compelled to trade him to St. Louis.  Colour scheme lines up, and it appeases a city that seems to always come up short  with regards to a football team. 🤔

Edited February 8, 2022 by Ridgewaycynic2013

[benderbender]

Murray would be much better off in a non-contact sport. Pitch counts, over a 4 hour game, with plenty of rest between games? Sounds like less overall injury risk for a game in which height doesn’t matter as much. Also MLB players make more money on average AND their contracts are guaranteed. Sounds like a no brainer. 

[bigduke6]

when i watch Murray,  he seems,  disinterested.    

 

he may not like what hes seeing in the organization,  how the owner acted at the end of their season.   i wouldnt blame him if he ditched the NFL for baseball.   

Edited February 8, 2022 by bigduke6

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

Maybe Arizona is changing their logo from a bird cardinal to a church cardinal.

[BuffaloRebound]

So Murray is gonna turn down $30m per year playing football to play baseball when he hasn’t played competitive baseball in 3 years?  Baseball ain’t the type of sport you can just go back to unless you’re a pitcher that throws 100mph.  It would take him 2-3 years minimum in the minors to get his swing back.  Even then, there’s no guarantees he could even hit Big League pitchers.  

[RyanC883]

2 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:

So Murray is gonna turn down $30m per year playing football to play baseball when he hasn’t played competitive baseball in 3 years?  Baseball ain’t the type of sport you can just go back to unless you’re a pitcher that throws 100mph.  It would take him 2-3 years minimum in the minors to get his swing back.  Even then, there’s no guarantees he could even hit Big League pitchers.  

 

solid point.  i wonder what his baseball guarantee $ would be if he went there.  

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

19 minutes ago, ControllerOfPlanetX said:

Maybe Arizona is changing their logo from a bird cardinal to a church cardinal.

No, but I wonder when the Texans will sneak a cross into the steer head. 🤔

[TheFunPolice]

4 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Soccer is terrible, but Baseball is perfect.

 

I personally can't watch either. 

 

Soccer fans are so intense for a game where nobody ever scores and it just ends in penalty kicks where the goalie has to defend a net the size of a house. 

2 hours ago, Beerball said:

Are you @Gugny’s illegitimate love child? That baseball argument is the only thing you old timers have to hang onto as the national past-time withers on the vine. You’re too dum to understand baseball!😭😭😭

 

The "too dumb to understand baseball" thing is hilarious to me. It's about as simple a game as you can get. Like any game there is some strategy, but it's pretty straightforward. 

 

I consider myself pretty into sports in general, and I don't even notice that baseball is going on. For all I know there are games tonight. Now if it's a Tuesday night and there's nothing else on I might put on game 7 of a World Series during dinner just to have something on. 

 

Kyler would 100% make more $$ as an NFL QB than if he decided to play in the MLB. Not that it has to be about $$ only. 

 

Plus, it would be like he disappeared. Baseball has almost zero cultural relevance outside of avid sports fans either. Everyone knows who Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, John Madden, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Josh Allen, and Patrick Mahomes are, though, even non-sports fans. 

Edited February 8, 2022 by TheFunPolice

[BuffaloRebound]

7 minutes ago, RyanC883 said:

 

solid point.  i wonder what his baseball guarantee $ would be if he went there.  

Oakland signed him for $5m in 2018.  Based on the fact that he’s almost 4 years older and hasn’t played baseball since 2018, that number would be lower now.  Maybe that gets offset by a Tebow effect now that he’s well known, but it’s not like the Mets made much money off people paying $20 to see Tebow in spring training or the minors.  

From a numbers standpoint it’s stupid to even talk about.  He’d have to turn into a Mike Trout level player to approach what he’s almost guaranteed to make as a top NFL QB.  And even then, Trout was a superstar by age 22. Murray wouldn’t even reach the Majors before he’s 27-28.  The baseball ship has sailed.  

[GunnerBill]

4 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Soccer is terrible, but Baseball is perfect.

 

Wrong way around. 

[WyoAZBillfan]

Nothing to see here. Maybe he got hurt feelers from being criticized for dumb plays, and the team falling apart two years in a row. Journeyman QB at best, if he stays healthy. See Baker Mayfield.

 Just my opinion of course. 

[Southtown Tommy]

He's overly concerned about what his hair looks like when he takes off his helmet.

[Albany,n.y.]

This may not be the case, but it's not impossible:  Murray has made enough money to be financially secure for life already.  Say he's just not into football, the hits, injury potential etc, but loves playing baseball.  So, now that he's set himself up for the rest of his life, he wants to pursue his real dream-MLB.  Even if he fails he doesn't care because he's already pocketed millions of dollars doing something he doesn't really like.  

 

Not everyone looks at the financial advantages when they choose to switch jobs.  How much money is enough?  If he can make a few more million playing baseball maybe he doesn't care about leaving mega millions on the NFL field while attaining happiness on a baseball field.  It's not like he'd be going from the NFL to a minimum wage job.  

[filthymcnasty08]

21 hours ago, QCity said:

savage....wow.  lol.

[FilthyBeast]

It looked like Murray was truly turning the corner and one his way to superstardom this past season but ultimately his flaws caught up to him so I would not be shocked one bit if he's rethinking his NFL future.

 

And you take away the stupid hail mary against the Bills and the hype isn't nearly what it's cracked up to be with him.

[The Wiz]

I think he's upset with the Cards for still not having installed the learning tower at the podium.

 

[Seventeen]

16 minutes ago, FilthyBeast said:

It looked like Murray was truly turning the corner and one his way to superstardom this past season but ultimately his flaws caught up to him so I would not be shocked one bit if he's rethinking his NFL future.

 

And you take away the stupid hail mary against the Bills and the hype isn't nearly what it's cracked up to be with him.

 

Yet you look at his numbers and they're pretty damn good. Rams game notwithstanding. 

[dave mcbride]

3 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

 

I personally can't watch either. 

 

Soccer fans are so intense for a game where nobody ever scores and it just ends in penalty kicks where the goalie has to defend a net the size of a house. 

 

The "too dumb to understand baseball" thing is hilarious to me. It's about as simple a game as you can get. Like any game there is some strategy, but it's pretty straightforward. 

 

I consider myself pretty into sports in general, and I don't even notice that baseball is going on. For all I know there are games tonight. Now if it's a Tuesday night and there's nothing else on I might put on game 7 of a World Series during dinner just to have something on. 

 

Kyler would 100% make more $$ as an NFL QB than if he decided to play in the MLB. Not that it has to be about $$ only. 

 

Plus, it would be like he disappeared. Baseball has almost zero cultural relevance outside of avid sports fans either. Everyone knows who Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, John Madden, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Josh Allen, and Patrick Mahomes are, though, even non-sports fans. 

You are wildly wrong about baseball's popularity: https://www.thesportsbank.net/business/nfl-vs-mlb-detailed-look-at-popularity-levels-of-both-sports/. Sure, the NFL is king by a long ways, but baseball is a LOT more popular than basketball and hockey. And as for TV ratings, comparing the two is silly even though the NFL is obviously king. Baseball's bread and butter is 30 local deals, not the national contracts with the networks. 

 

If you lived in Boston, NY, LA, or St. Louis, you'd realize how culturally resonant baseball is with the average person. The Yankees, for instance, are the most popular team in NY State, and by a fair amount. The Giants are third. https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2016/04/05/new-york-giants-top-buffalo-bills-new-york-jets-as-most-popular-team-in-the-state/

Edited February 8, 2022 by dave mcbride