Ha. Nice avatar.

It’s hard to argue against that. The players, the coaches, the entire team hasn’t shown urgency all year. Maybe for a handful of plays against the Browns, but it sure didn’t look like they knew their season was basically on the line.

It would be refreshing if someone, anyone, came out and just let it all out. Hearing the same junk out of everyone is quite annoying.

If people think these players, coaches and the organization in general are trying less hard to win games, or care about winning less or are less dissapointed with losing, then that is your opinion, but if you think the players and coaches are actually saying what they are thinking after games, then I can’t help you.

How many times have you heard a coach give a player his endorsement only to bench him the next week? Or when a GM says his coach is here to stay and then fires him within the month?

When there is a big rivalry game a few weeks down the road and the media asks every player about it only to get the answer “well we are just focusing on the game this weekend, we will worry about the rival team when we play them. Every game is just as important as the next one.” Do you actually believe them?

How about when a team isn’t mathematically elimanated, but they need to win thier last 5 games and they need everyone else in the race to practically lose out. Do you believe the players when they say that they are still in the race and they havn’t given up hope yet?

How about a school reference, have you ever had a student who pretends like he doesn’t care, but really does and gets straight As? The kind of kid who tells all his friends he didn’t study for the test to try and look cool, aces the test and downplays how well he did to all of his friends, but has a big smile on his face when you return the graded test to him.

The players don’t speak their minds and they probably shouldn’t. The players say what they think they should say and not what they are actually thinking. That is why cliches exist in sports. Players are trying to say the right thing to support their teammates and stay positive. This is exactly why I go out of my way to not listen to post game interviews and when I do catch one, I take it at face value and don’t read into anything they are saying. you can’t read between the lines when players are just throwing out cliches. Do people actually think that DJ going out to the media after the game and saying that his team played poorly, or that he coached poorly, or that the team is backed into a tight spot in the standings is actually going to help this team play better on Sundays? What does a press conference or a player interview actually tell you about anything?

I don’t think it speaks poorly of the players or coaches for answering questions with cliches and other thoughtless answers. I get why they do it and I would do it too. If you were getting interviewed when all you want to do is hit the showers and go home, but if you give a stupid answer to the question will get called out publically, then wouldn’t you give the answer that makes the interview end the quickest and the answer that nobody notices?

great post by kaiser.

I would like to add that dick jauron has said that the team is 5-5 and is trying to get back on the winning streak. If Ryan Lindell made that kick last monday, no one would be putting up these posts this week.

Sometimes you win and sometimes you don’t. People have to just be patient. The Bills have a young QB. Everyone just needs to chill out. Dick Jauron is doing a fine job.

Now maybe they’re hamstrung at times from the coaches, but I see nothing that tells me the guys are just “showing up” and failing to give their all every single play………..but thats just me, and shockingly…I’ve been wrong once or twice in the past.

By Kaiser is absolutely right. Those interviews are a necessary evil that can only complicate their lives so by always keeping it even keel they avoid further conflict/discussions. I think what makes me even more furious is the media itself, guys like Don Banks, Dr Z, Deon Sanders, Sapp, Fabiano, etc. They are all a bunch of idiots trying to stir the pot, that’s all that they are good for. They say one thing one week and then change their minds the next. They look so hard for controversy that they often try to create it.

I can see why a guy like Dick comes out and basically says nothing, cause if you give them an inch… Where I would like to see Dick come alive more is on the sidelines during the game. He looks so overwhelmed all the time that it does not seem very inspiring for the team. I would to see him get a bit exited when there is a bad call, see him throw the challenge flag like he means it, maybe get in the players face if he screws-up – you know what I’m talking about.

I have always been a huge fan of Bill Parcels, I like the way he manages his team and I also like the way he has always managed the media, like the scum they really are – ridiculing them when they ask dumb questions or are trying to bait him. He’s a straight shooter, take no prisoners type of guy and you always know where he stands.

Funny thing is that Dick Jauron comes from the Parcels coaching tree, through Coughlin.