SCBills Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I get why he’d say this given his relationship to Pitt, but what a weird thing to say when he’s under contract with Buffalo next year. Maybe he knows he’s not long for the roster? 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Eh. He liked the Steelers as a kid growing up. Nothing wrong here. It's his personal side is all. 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I agree with you that he's on the bubble and he probably knows that. I don't have a problem with it. It's his hometown team. Doesn't every player want to play for the team he grew up rooting for? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Trade him for a 6th and call it a day 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Honestly I’d see if they’ll give us a 7th. They could 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Well, in addition to him growing up around there, being a Steeler fans growing up, attending Pitt he's also got a lot of friends on the team and a very tight relationship with Mike Tomlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Cryptic Hamlin Tweets 😉 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 7 minutes ago, uticaclub said: Trade him for a 6th and call it a day I can’t see us getting anything for him. Just my opinion 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 As of now Damar Hamlin is starting next to Jordan Poyer. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 HOW DARE HE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Damn who's going to do fake punts now 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBFL Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) JFC. Kid grew up down the street from their stadium, attended games throughout his childhood, went to training camps @ St. Vincent, played collegiately in the same stadium and has personal relationships with staff and players on that team… Like @Blackbeard, @WhoTom and @BuffaloBillyG alluded to… There’s nothing more than a kid talking about his dreams growing up. 2 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: Damn who's going to do fake punts now McDermott should just make himself the twelfth man on ST blunders… Show them how it’s done. Pretty sure he could wrestle his way for a first down. Edited February 27 by BBFL 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, BBFL said: JFC. Kid grew up down the street from their stadium, attended games throughout his childhood, went to training camps @ St. Vincent, played collegiately in the same stadium and has personal relationships with staff and players on that team… Like @Blackbeard, @WhoTom and @BuffaloBillyG alluded to… There’s nothing more than a kid talking about his dreams growing up. You should probably chill out.. nobody in here is attacking him. It is a weird thing to say when you're under contract with another team, who drafted you, but I even alluded to getting why he'd feel this way. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Hope everything is going well with Hamlin . Good kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBFL Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 3 minutes ago, SCBills said: You should probably chill out.. nobody in here is attacking him. It is a weird thing to say when you're under contract with another team, who drafted you, but I even alluded to getting why he'd feel this way. Chill out? Saying JFC is being un-chill? Lol ok… There’s nothing weird about it. If he grew up in say Dallas, was a Cowboys fan and was playing for us, sure. It would be a weird thing to say. Nothing weird about a guy who’s in the position to actually do what he dreamed of a as a child to say that the childhood/hometown team is one he could see/want himself to play for. Wouldn’t be any different if a sibling in the NFL said they’d like to join _____ so they could play with their brother… Theres no fire here. No need to imagine smoke. Edited February 27 by BBFL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Can we just save the cap money and grant him his wish 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krf139 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 He should get more flack for failing to develop while under the tutelage of an elite safety duo. Ducking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I’m good with this! His is a great story and wish him nothing but the best—it’s just easy to wonder if the Bills brought him back this year based on his remarkable recovery and national press, more so than actual skills—given how often he was a healthy scratch, etc.? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeFrommStateFarm Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 59 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said: Honestly I’d see if they’ll give us a 7th. They could With the roster as it is right now, Hamlin would only have to beat out converted CB Cam Jordan to be starting. I think we all love his story and what a good guy he is, but I think it’s a problem if he is starting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmynunn Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I wish him all the best. But I do have to say after the way this team, and this community, rallied around him both emotionally and financially, it seems a little...ungrateful? (Unless there was more to the comment that I have not seen.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goin Breakdown Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I told my boss that I'd love to play for the bills. He's not threatened by it at all. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) I’m not gonna lose sleep over it, but that’s a pretty tone deaf comment from Hamlin. Kinda disappointed. He should not be saying that out loud. Buffalo bled for this guy last year and to say it’s a “dream” to play somewhere else? Yeesh. Also…we can’t be two faced here (but we will). DIGGS says anything outside of “I want to be in Buffalo forever, this place is better than utopia”…if he even HINTS one day he will be somewhere else…and people lose their minds. But Hamlin outright says he wants to play somewhere else and it’s “no big deal” and “understandable?” Can’t have it both ways, folks. Edited February 27 by RkFast 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 This isn't new... a nothing story. It happens. https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2023/01/17/rob-gronkowski-explains-why-he-retired-instead-of-signing-with-his-hometown-buffalo-bills/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 It’s time to just close the book on this chapter in Bills history. Cut him and let him go where he wants. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, BBFL said: JFC. Kid grew up down the street from their stadium, attended games throughout his childhood, went to training camps @ St. Vincent, played collegiately in the same stadium and has personal relationships with staff and players on that team… I’m shocked at how many fans are excusing this. You are a highly paid Bills player. You don’t say this publicly when you’re under contract. Something tells me none of you would be okay with it if it was Josh Allen talking about how it would be a dream to play for New England (he grew up a Patriots fan). That being said, I don’t really care about Hamlin being on this team, so whatever. But the comment is totally tone deaf. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills!Win! Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Who will run our fake punts now??? 😱😱😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBFL Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 9 minutes ago, Einstein said: I’m shocked at how many fans are excusing this. You are a highly paid Bills player. You don’t say this publicly when you’re under contract. Something tells me none of you would be okay with it if it was Josh Allen talking about how it would be a dream to play for New England (he grew up a Patriots fan). That being said, I don’t really care about Hamlin being on this team, so whatever. But the comment is totally tone deaf. Each to their own. After almost dying on a football field I would think people would understand that it’s just a game at the end of the day… You make it sound akin to betrayal. It’s not. If Josh says he a Pats fan but puts it all on the line every game, which he does, I couldn’t care less about something as frivolous as which team they support from an individual and personal standpoint. To my opening verbiage… To each their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Well, bye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 12 minutes ago, BBFL said: Each to their own. After almost dying on a football field I would think people would understand that it’s just a game at the end of the day… But it’s not just a game. Players are employees of the team. Just because their job is a game doesn’t mean it’s any less of a job. If an executive at Wegmans was publically talking about how much he wanted to be at Tops, he wouldn’t be around for wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterStrategist Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, SCBills said: I get why he’d say this given his relationship to Pitt, but what a weird thing to say when he’s under contract with Buffalo next year. Maybe he knows he’s not long for the roster? Agree it's weird at face value (just reading a tweet). But he was asked by a kid at a local community event in Pittsburgh, about playing for the Steelers. So sort of a leading question and Hamlin didn't want to disappoint the kid. Tough situation/response either way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Just now, MasterStrategist said: Agree it's weird at face value (just reading a tweet). But he was asked by a kid at a local community event in Pittsburgh, about playing for the Steelers. So sort of a leading question and Hamlin didn't want to disappoint the kid. Tough situation/response either way. Ahh… that context does make things a bit more gray. I’d still be pissed if Josh said it though 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBFL Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Einstein said: Ahh… that context does make things a bit more gray. I’d still be pissed if Josh said it though 😂 You T alk about tone deaf comments… This is exactly that. After your previous ones regarding the subject there is no “gray area”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, uticaclub said: Trade him for a 6th and call it a day Id take a 7th. Either way do t see him on the roster next year anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Can you get a draft pick for tampering when it is initiated by Bills player Hamlin? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, BBFL said: You T alk about tone deaf comments… This is exactly that. After your previous ones regarding the subject there is no “gray area”. You don’t seem to know what tone deaf means, because nothing I said was tone deaf. What you seem to mean is “how dare you change the spectrum of your thoughts in any way when more detail becomes available?”. Which is weird. The context makes it more grey because he may have been attempting to make a child smile. That being said, I stand by my previous comments. It’s a stupid thing to say that it’s a dream to be employed by a competing business when your current business is still writing your paychecks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I hope he gets his dream 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: Cryptic Hamlin Tweets 😉 Lol. Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBFL Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 5 minutes ago, Einstein said: You don’t seem to know what tone deaf means, because nothing I said was tone deaf. What you seem to mean is “how dare you change the spectrum of your thoughts in any way when more detail becomes available?”. Which is weird. The context makes it more grey because he may have been attempting to make a child smile. That being said, I stand by my previous comments. It’s a stupid thing to say that it’s a dream to be employed by a competing business when your current business is still writing your paychecks. Not at all. It was tone deaf after you were adamant he shouldn’t ever be saying such things, but then change the tune when there’s context you agree with… Stupid to say that he wants to play for a team he grew up rooting for? I’d argue it’s stupid to even care or be concerned over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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