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[Captain Hindsight]

Have the morning off from work today and I turn on sportscenter. First topic is about their backup QB. Then Rex Ryan comes out for his LIVE press conference talking about mini camp and guys not practicing in JUNE!

If one or two plays went different last year in our second game with the Jets we would have the same record and shared second place with them.  Do the Jets really deserve this much attention? Their NJ counterpart won two Super Bowls since 07 and barely gets a mention. Sportscenter is such a joke.

Rant/

[Wagon Circler]

A lot of it is Tebow, much loved by the media and Skip Bayless.

[Dorkington]

No more than the hype that a 6-10 team seems to be getting right now.

[Captain Hindsight]

Dorkington, on 13 June 2012 - 10:40 AM, said:

No more than the hype that a 6-10 team seems to be getting right now.

The Bills are getting local press. Totally different than National media holding a press conference after a mini camp practice

[PromoTheRobot]

Dorkington, on 13 June 2012 - 10:40 AM, said:

No more than the hype that a 6-10 team seems to be getting right now.

Bazinga!  You funny.

PTR

[eball]

Dorkington, on 13 June 2012 - 10:40 AM, said:

No more than the hype that a 6-10 team seems to be getting right now.

Hate to break it to ya, but that's raining on the parade...

[KD in CT]

Dorkington, on 13 June 2012 - 10:40 AM, said:

No more than the hype that a 6-10 team seems to be getting right now.

Yep.

In the NYC market, the Jets aren't being 'hyped' at all.  They've barely been mentioned since the draft.

[JR in Pittsburgh]

Captain Hindsight, on 13 June 2012 - 09:41 AM, said:

Have the morning off from work today and I turn on sportscenter. First topic is about their backup QB. Then Rex Ryan comes out for his LIVE press conference talking about mini camp and guys not practicing in JUNE!

If one or two plays went different last year in our second game with the Jets we would have the same record and shared second place with them.  Do the Jets really deserve this much attention? Their NJ counterpart won two Super Bowls since 07 and barely gets a mention. Sportscenter is such a joke.

Rant/

You could have simply said "jets" and "sportscenter," and I would have shared your rage.

[NoSaint]

I'd advise reading the deadspin article on espn first take and how the network is scared that the ratings are a product of tebow and not the show. National ratings center on lightning rod issues. They have a lot of those people. Tebow being a top 2-3 polarizing figure in all sports and possibly top 10 mention for Rex.

[Mark80]

Sportscenter sucks now.

[Buftex]

Mark80, on 13 June 2012 - 12:46 PM, said:

Sportscenter sucks now.

To be fair, it has been unwatchable for about 8 years now, maybe even a little more.

[DukeyBomb]

Woah. Don't get too far ahead of your self here. Yes. Every year there is hype generated around teams that have good drafts and  pick up good free agents and look promising on paper.

[Dorkington]

eball, on 13 June 2012 - 11:08 AM, said:

Hate to break it to ya, but that's raining on the parade...

How so? We are currently a 6-10 team until this season starts and we turn into a _____ team. (Hopefully 16-0 )

My point is, we seem to be getting a lot of attention and that we are a 6-10 team currently, which isn't so dissimilar to an 8-8 team (2011 Jets finishing record) getting a lot of attention.

Edited by Dorkington, 13 June 2012 - 02:15 PM.

[billsfan89]

Its Tebow and that their team has been a bit of an attention seeker. But I would say 80% of its Tebow.

[Teen Insight]

Dorkington, on 13 June 2012 - 02:10 PM, said:

getting a lot of attention

How are we getting a lot of attention? I haven't seen us been talked about on NFL Network or ESPN. The only place I get to go for information is the team website and then there's sometimes a new article on the TBD homepage that wasn't on buffalobills.com .

[Dan]

Dorkington said:

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How so? We are currently a 6-10 team until this season starts and we turn into a _____ team. (Hopefully 16-0 )

My point is, we seem to be getting a lot of attention and that we are a 6-10 team currently, which isn't so dissimilar to an 8-8 team (2011 Jets finishing record) getting a lot of attention.

I thought we were currently a 0-0 team.  Yes, last season we finished with a 6-10 record, but  since that time the FO has addessed every major hole on the team and re-signed players to ensure new holes weren't created.  So, by all accounts, the Bills should be hyped and expected to have a better season in 2012.

Of course the team still has to win the games come this fall, and to a man, that's what you hear from them.  But, for fans and pundits, that's you do this time of year... talk about the teams that have improved, that made good moves, that appear to be on the right track.

[Dorkington]

Dan, on 13 June 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I thought we were currently a 0-0 team.  Yes, last season we finished with a 6-10 record, but  since that time the FO has addessed every major hole on the team and re-signed players to ensure new holes weren't created.  So, by all accounts, the Bills should be hyped and expected to have a better season in 2012.

Of course the team still has to win the games come this fall, and to a man, that's what you hear from them.  But, for fans and pundits, that's you do this time of year... talk about the teams that have improved, that made good moves, that appear to be on the right track.

If we are a 0-0 team, then so are the Jets, so then the point of this thread is pretty much nil, no? I'm just trying to remain objective. If we're going to talk trash about the Jets for being .500 and getting media attention, we should hold ourselves to the same standards.

[Webster Guy]

All I know is that we have a HUGE season opener against these chumps in their house.

We lost 5 of 6 games in our division last year and this is a huge test for our squad.  We need to go at LEAST 3-3 in our division for any shot at playoffs, and it starts on opening day.
  
I don't care about the hype I just want to be 1-0 baby.

As much as I hate the Jets, I remember seeing Sanchez go out of his way last year after a Bills game to make his way to Chan and shake his hand.  I thought that was a classy move because it wasn't like they crossed paths, you could tell he was looking specifically to find our coach after the game.  That kind of stuff means a lot to me for some reason.   I like players with character, even they are wearing the lowly green and white and dwell in the swamps of New Jersey and have filthy, hostile, obnoxious fans and cheerleaders like Maybin.

[BobDVA]

I will join the Tebow hype wagon just as soon as I see the video of him running over Maybin in practice.

[Mr. WEO]

Teen Insight, on 13 June 2012 - 07:05 PM, said:

How are we getting a lot of attention? I haven't seen us been talked about on NFL Network or ESPN. The only place I get to go for information is the team website and then there's sometimes a new article on the TBD homepage that wasn't on buffalobills.com .

No?  Guess you haven't been reading here much lately...

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Anyway....Tim Tebow?  Media frenzy?  That's odd.  This deserves it own thread....