DIE HARD 1967 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 It really doesn't bother me because it was all Soooooo predictable. When you share a division with a undefeated regular team ( New England ) and Brett Farve (Jets) you just know the national media will cash in on the hype. You have got to wonder just how many hours can the national media invest in 2 players ( Brett Farve and Tom Brady) before the interest simply dies... Answer me this question, had the Jets beat the Seahawks 34-10 in the opener, the Media would have predicted a CHAMPIONSHIP for the JETS without question! Why is it Buffalo can't even get some cheap plug from the national media? What surprises me is that National Media is ignoring the best team in the AFC-EAST. The mistake on their part will come back to haunt them later when the Bills beat both New England and the Jets First ,we need to beat Jacksonville,then the Jets need to lose to New England, in what could be an ugly game. Should the above happen this weekend, I figure we will get a few kind words. I have a good friend that is a Jets fan, and he admits the FARVE thing has become a major joke in New York City. Seems everyone is cashing in on the hype, and jersey sales are off the charts. Green Brett Farve jerseys are for sale on every corner of Manhattan. SO, WHERE IS THE LOVE FROM THE NATIONAL MEDIA??? ITS COMING......but don't expect anything big till the Jets and Patriots are all but eliminated and Brett Farve is unable to work miracles in NYC..... that will not come till November. I fully expect the media to cover their ASS and devote an extra 30 seconds to Buffalo Bills highlights when they realize the situation is HOPELESS (lol) Buffalo is the better team, and the proof is coming in the weeks ahead. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT.....the ENTIRE situation is a MAJOR JOKE! ALL I AM ASKING FOR IS EQUAL COVERAGE for the BILLS....but I guess that is asking for too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 The Jets/Pats game needs to look like both teams are terrible for the Bills to get any coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIE HARD 1967 Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 The Jets/Pats game needs to look like both teams are terrible for the Bills to get any coverage. I find it pretty funny and yes predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 It really doesn't bother me because it was all Soooooo predictable. When you share a division with a undefeated regular team ( New England ) and Brett Farve (Jets) you just know the national media will cash in on the hype. You have got to wonder just how many hours can the national media invest in 2 players ( Brett Farve and Tom Brady) before the interest simply dies... Answer me this question, had the Jets beat the Seahawks 34-10 in the opener, the Media would have predicted a CHAMPIONSHIP for the JETS without question! Why is it Buffalo can't even get some cheap plug from the national media? ...because nobody gives a fug about Buffalo. What surprises me is that National Media is ignoring the best team in the AFC-EAST. Maybe. Beating a poor traveling team minus a half dozen of it's best players in crappy weather, especially Buffalo, just isn't going to garner any respect. The mistake on their part will come back to haunt them later when the Bills beat both New England and the Jets First ,we need to beat Jacksonville,then the Jets need to lose to New England, in what could be an ugly game. Should the above happen this weekend, I figure we will get a few kind words. I have a good friend that is a Jets fan, and he admits the FARVE thing has become a major joke in New York City. Seems everyone is cashing in on the hype, and jersey sales are off the charts. Green Brett Farve jerseys are for sale on every corner of Manhattan. SO, WHERE IS THE LOVE FROM THE NATIONAL MEDIA??? ITS COMING A few knowledgable analysts have given Buffalo props but the majority of talking heads just spew a few lines about teams they have heard of. ......but don't expect anything big till the Jets and Patriots are all but eliminated and Brett Farve is unable to work miracles in NYC..... that will not come till November. I fully expect the media to cover their ASS and devote an extra 30 seconds to Buffalo Bills highlights when they realize the situation is HOPELESS (lol) Buffalo is the better team, and the proof is coming in the weeks ahead. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT.....the ENTIRE situation is a MAJOR JOKE! ALL I AM ASKING FOR IS EQUAL COVERAGE for the BILLS....but I guess that is asking for too much. Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I could care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Wheels Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I thought Don Banks' article at SI.com was a bit positive. Regarding Brady's injury: Who wins?: The Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Tennessee Titans. I'm not ready to bury the Patriots' chances to defend their division title -- in fact, I still think they'll scrape out 10 wins -- but obviously the Bills and Jets now have legitimate AFC East title hopes where they once only figured to be factors in the conference's wild-card chase. The Patriots still have a very talented roster, but in an NFL that is always a quarterback-dominated world, they wouldn't be the first good team to be doomed by sub-par play at the game's most pivotal position. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writ...ex.html?eref=T1 Tim Graham ESPN: New kings of the AFC East: Buffalo Bills. The Jets are right there, too, but the Bills distinguished themselves with a complete 34-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. The Bills also have Pro Bowl T Jason Peters returning to practice on Monday after a 43-day holdout. http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-3-49/...mpacts-AFC.html Let the mainstream media fellate Favre and the Jets for now. They will call them the second coming after they beat New England Sunday. Maybe they'll all stand up and take notice when the Bills beat NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band of Merriman Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Even after we Wax Jax I wouldn't expect to see significant props from the national media. If the Jets beat the Patsies all the props will go to Farve and how he's single handedly ressurected a dead franchise. If the Pats win it'll be all about how great Bellacheat is and how well they work through adversity. I will give props to Bill Cowher. I was shocked to here him say during the post game wrap up, after we won and the Pats lost Brady, that he thought Buffalo was going to be the team to beat in the AFC. It was great watching the other analysts glare at him with looks on their collective faces like you're out of your mind and shut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus2378 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 As othrs have mentioned, i actually think the Bills have been mentioned a good amount as a contender since the Brady injury. Before that, yeah, the Jets were getting too much respect just because of Favre ... but from that opening rant you'd think that media coverage=more wins or something. Who cares? As long as they keep winning, that crap will come eventually. Like it or not, there ARE more Jets and Pats fans in the world, so they are going to get more coverage. Add in all the Favre fans in the midwest ... the media is just giving their audience what it wants right now. Buffalo is a small market and it is ONE GAME ... to complain now is like some guy who won the Libertarian Party Primary nomination (is there such a thing?) complaining that Obama and McClain get too much press. What did you expect? Win something that matters and people will pay attention. Atlanta, Baltimore and Arizona are all 1-0 too ... and I'm sure we all think they still suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIE HARD 1967 Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 ...because nobody gives a fug about Buffalo. Maybe. Beating a poor traveling team minus a half dozen of it's best players in crappy weather, especially Buffalo, just isn't going to garner any respect. A few knowledgable analysts have given Buffalo props but the majority of talking heads just spew a few lines about teams they have heard of. Yes The Seahawks won their divison last year and if you think that was poor weather then you are not from Buffalo....enough said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Where is the love from the National Media? .... After 1 week. Don't hold your breath. The ONLY way for Buffalo to get "love" from the media is to start out 6-2 at best and play a tough close game in any loss. They have to (and will) beat a beaten up Jags team like the beaten up SeaHawks team. Then they have to defeat the Chargers and New England before they get true respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 The media is mostly about quarterbacks, as are most fans. Trent was a 3rd round pick, and he doesn't have a Favre/Elway/Marino skill set. Mike Francessa called Trent "fair" and "average at best" yesterday. While I can understand the "fair," the "average at best" is simply wrong. Trent has the potential to be a lot better than average, but this rarely happens overnight. Look at it like this if you will.....Matt Hasselback threw for 3966 yards last season and threw 28 touchdown passes. He also took a team to the superbowl but he isn't flashy, thus he gets little attention. It will take some time for the Bills to get media props, and this is fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBaumer Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Who cares. Why would you want the attention to begin with? The last thing this team needs is to be in the spotlight. Let the Jets get all the media hype.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 while im disappointed with the lack of coverage, im not surprised. and im not that upset. thats fine. let us fly under the radar these first few weeks. theyll be talking about us when we are going into our bye week at 5-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berndogg Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I didn't see it, but I heard that of all the NBC "analysts" everyone picked the jets as the team to beat in the division except Chris Collinsworth who picked the Bills. That is VERY encouraging. Everyone who watches that show knows that Collinsworth is the only one who actually watches every game and breaks down the film while the other guys in that overcrowded studio have as much insight as anyone who watches football at a bar with direct tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 The Seahawks won their crappy, sucky worst divison in football last year and if you think that was poor weather then you are not from Buffalo....enough said! Fixed and I'm from Rochester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 It really doesn't bother me Evidently.... As Baumer says, who cares and why do we want a bullseye on the team anyway? National attention will come when the team is worthy of the attention, which requires more than one game. So what if they want to slobber on Favre; if the Bills pound him into the turf twice this year on the way to the playoffs than you can be assured that we will see plenty of national attention come December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 It really doesn't bother me because it was all Soooooo predictable. When you share a division with a undefeated regular team ( New England ) and Brett Farve (Jets) you just know the national media will cash in on the hype. You have got to wonder just how many hours can the national media invest in 2 players ( Brett Farve and Tom Brady) before the interest simply dies... Answer me this question, had the Jets beat the Seahawks 34-10 in the opener, the Media would have predicted a CHAMPIONSHIP for the JETS without question! Why is it Buffalo can't even get some cheap plug from the national media? What surprises me is that National Media is ignoring the best team in the AFC-EAST. The mistake on their part will come back to haunt them later when the Bills beat both New England and the Jets First ,we need to beat Jacksonville,then the Jets need to lose to New England, in what could be an ugly game. Should the above happen this weekend, I figure we will get a few kind words. I have a good friend that is a Jets fan, and he admits the FARVE thing has become a major joke in New York City. Seems everyone is cashing in on the hype, and jersey sales are off the charts. Green Brett Farve jerseys are for sale on every corner of Manhattan. SO, WHERE IS THE LOVE FROM THE NATIONAL MEDIA??? ITS COMING......but don't expect anything big till the Jets and Patriots are all but eliminated and Brett Farve is unable to work miracles in NYC..... that will not come till November. I fully expect the media to cover their ASS and devote an extra 30 seconds to Buffalo Bills highlights when they realize the situation is HOPELESS (lol) Buffalo is the better team, and the proof is coming in the weeks ahead. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT.....the ENTIRE situation is a MAJOR JOKE! ALL I AM ASKING FOR IS EQUAL COVERAGE for the BILLS....but I guess that is asking for too much. If we beat the Jags and go into the bye week at 5-0, we'll finally start to see some attention thrown our way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Where is the love from the National Media? .... After 1 week. Don't hold your breath. The ONLY way for Buffalo to get "love" from the media is to start out 6-2 at best and play a tough close game in any loss. They have to (and will) beat a beaten up Jags team like the beaten up SeaHawks team. Then they have to defeat the Chargers and New England before they get true respect. After seeing the way the Chargers lost to the Panthers, I think we could take them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIE HARD 1967 Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 ALL I CAN SAY IS, Brett Farve beats up on the worst team in the NFL and his team is getting an awful lot of press! And the JETS were lucky to win the game So don't tell me you need to win 6 games to get respect. ESPN is already placing Dallas in the SUPERBOWL.....come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBilliever Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Swami, others, have predicted the Seahawks to make the Super Bowl, then they lose. No coverage Brett Favre throws one great TD pass and an ungodly, where-is-this-karma coming from duck to nobody that somehow makes a touchdown against the worst team in the NFL (Yes, they are still the worst team in the NFL), and they barely win, and it's "The Jets are going to the playoffs!"? I mean, I may be a homer, but I follow the NFL as much as anyone, and that is just grasping for straws and beating the corpse of a horse that died 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDG Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I dunno - how excited can you get about a team that was playing their 5th, 6th, and 7th-string WR's for the last quarter and a half? Heck, and that was starting the game with *Nate Burleson* as their best WR! Hey, bravo to the Bills and their Special Teams for taking care of business - but it was just one game. If the Bills can send the Jaguars to 2-0 on their homefield, then there'll be plenty of attention.... JDG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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