September 17th, 2018 at 1:42 AM ^
At least Barry gave the team a day or so notice before he quit on them.....
September 16th, 2018 at 6:43 PM ^
Not a good look, but that’s his right. The Bills are an awful team, and who knows what’s been said between him and the staff behind closed doors.
September 16th, 2018 at 6:46 PM ^
Kenny Powers would be proud.
September 16th, 2018 at 6:50 PM ^
I know it's really against the "code" to quit at the half, but it was so Bills that I can't help but want to congratulate him.
September 16th, 2018 at 6:51 PM ^
Meh. Most people dream of saying, "Fuck it. I'm done," and walking off the job. Some even go through with it. Davis just happens to be a football player who did it.
Though I'm sure all the talking heads and old farts will be apoplectic.
September 16th, 2018 at 6:56 PM ^
"I'm not gonna do, what you all think I'm gonna do .......Which is ....FREAK OUT MAN!
I just have one ?, who's coming with me?"
(Half Baked version)
"Jan? ....."
September 16th, 2018 at 8:37 PM ^
This dude made a song about that fantasy.
September 16th, 2018 at 9:02 PM ^
Old farts will be apoplectic? We’ve had 35-40 years of fuck it, I’m done fantasies accruing.
September 16th, 2018 at 10:39 PM ^
Hey, leave us old farts out of this.
September 16th, 2018 at 7:02 PM ^
Smart man. Got out of there before winter.
September 16th, 2018 at 7:07 PM ^
If you're done with football, you're done with football and no need to stick around any longer. It's a gutsy move and I'm good with that.
Of course, that's on the condition that he actually is done with the sport. We don't know what exactly went on behind closed doors, so I don't want to speculate but of course if it was more of an ego thing I might change my mind on it.
September 16th, 2018 at 7:10 PM ^
I don't blame the guy at all.
I've spent (wasted?) the last 16 years in western NY.
The Bills were lousy when I got here and they just keep getting worse.
The current ownership and front office is totally dysfunctional, even more than Detroit if you can believe it.
They also have this weird plan to make themselves into a regional/international team.
No wonder there are Steelers bars and fans all over the region.
September 16th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
Where exactly?
September 16th, 2018 at 8:46 PM ^
Not Moscow.
September 16th, 2018 at 10:14 PM ^
Moscow-on-the-Hudson.
September 17th, 2018 at 6:40 PM ^
A city that rhymes with, "Crotchtester."
September 16th, 2018 at 7:23 PM ^
I usually hate seeing almost anything to do with the NFL on this Board. If it were up to me, I'd be less hostile to a few of the supposed "politics" posts, and more strict about "NFL" posts. In more ways than I can count, I think the NFL is slowly hurting college football.
But this story was rather interesting, once you get past the Twitter postings about Davis "quitting," and realize that the guy is RETIRING. It isn't a contract holdout; not an ego-tripping fight with a coach or an owner. It just became clear to him that he no longer belonged on the field, and did not wish to play (and risk injury) without believing in himself.
I found his personal explanation to be amazingly articulate. He made it clear that me meant no disrespect to his teammates or coaches. He wanted to "walk away healthy..." rather than "embrace the warrior mentality and limp away too late."
September 16th, 2018 at 8:02 PM ^
Did his explanation explain why he did it at halftime. I'm not sure one could. Bizarre
September 16th, 2018 at 9:00 PM ^
Who cares when he decided that the risk of football was greater than his desire to play it any more? Halftime, in between quarters, preseason, postseason, who gives a shit?
September 16th, 2018 at 9:44 PM ^
Chill out
September 16th, 2018 at 9:14 PM ^
Still no excuse for retiring in the Middel of the game.
At a minimum, give your team a week to put someone else on the team.
September 16th, 2018 at 10:08 PM ^
OTOH, the normal rules of work etiquette don't really apply in sports. If you're traded, they give you a one-way plane ticket out of town that day. It's a harsh business.
September 16th, 2018 at 7:26 PM ^
Didn't a few people do this after MGoBlog switched to the new format?
September 16th, 2018 at 8:28 PM ^
A lot of steer clothes were worn that day,my friend.
September 16th, 2018 at 10:22 PM ^
well the new site is an udder disaster
September 16th, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
I put on my steer clothes and left the building after the Loins loss...just not worth my health or time being a Loins fan
September 16th, 2018 at 7:46 PM ^
A lot of people would look down at this if you were in HS but if you're making millions in the pros it's cool
September 16th, 2018 at 8:11 PM ^
If a HS kid wants to quit a sports team, what’s so bad about that? No one has to play sports. It's an extracurricular activity. Shaming a kid into being on a team against his/her will is bullshit.
September 16th, 2018 at 9:45 PM ^
Chill out. Also, your reading comprehension is poor
September 16th, 2018 at 9:52 PM ^
Don't worry, I'm plenty chill and I comprehended your post just fine. It would be nice if you would use punctuation, though. This isn't 'Nam, this is posting. There are rules.
September 16th, 2018 at 8:25 PM ^
High School is to prepare you for real life. Vonte clearly succeeded in his profession of choice. No more life lessons needed re: perseverance and hard work. He was no longer able to perform a hard ass job and left. Maybe a little tactless, but he explained himself well.
September 16th, 2018 at 7:52 PM ^
In case anyone came here wondering, StraightDave was banned and the subthread unpublished.
Apparently, some discussions - quite unexpectedly - bring out the racist POS in the odd person.
September 16th, 2018 at 8:21 PM ^
I always thought "Straight Dave" was an over-compensated screen name.
September 16th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
He really flipped out about seeing some Google ad for a gay cruise recently.
September 16th, 2018 at 10:32 PM ^
Some people just hate the water.
September 16th, 2018 at 8:26 PM ^
Thanks LSA.
September 16th, 2018 at 8:51 PM ^
Thank you. I mean, that dude just jumped right out the bag with the racism. There was no mistaking that.
September 16th, 2018 at 10:47 PM ^
No way! Not Straightdave!! Who would have thunk it??
/s
September 17th, 2018 at 6:41 AM ^
You should have read the stuff he posted in the game thread. Not so pretty good...
September 16th, 2018 at 8:09 PM ^
How did the Lions not have this happen to them first? If no one quit on the 0-16 team, no one should ever quit mid game.
September 16th, 2018 at 8:20 PM ^
He just did what all the Lions want to do.
September 16th, 2018 at 8:36 PM ^
Go Giants!
September 16th, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^
Can't steer your way home at halftime without your steer clothes.
September 16th, 2018 at 9:01 PM ^
There’s been more than one occasion in the middle of the work day that I realized my heart wasn’t in it. If I had enough money to last me 4 lifetimes, like Vontae, I would have done the same thing. Finances being what they are, I had to settle for a 3 martini lunch and an afternoon nap.....
more power to him
September 16th, 2018 at 9:03 PM ^
This is every employees dream. Stuck in a shitty company, but have enough cash squirrels away. Fuck it.
September 16th, 2018 at 9:04 PM ^
who cares
September 16th, 2018 at 11:22 PM ^
I stopped watching the nfl, years ago. Total waste of time. But to each his own, I'd rather watch ANY college football game than the guys in the pros. I'll try to watch Brady in the playoffs, that's it.
September 17th, 2018 at 8:32 AM ^
I moved to Buffalo in the early 2000's. I really wanted to become a Bills fan after being a Lions fan for year. They haven't given me anything to work with.
September 17th, 2018 at 11:46 AM ^
I went to the fights back in the 70's in Vegas. Hearns was on the card some other big names, 1 fighter got hit in the first round and started climbing out of the ring saying F this shit. The ref was trying to grab him to get him back in the ring. We all just sat there going what the hell is going on. He walked away, I guess not to be heard from again in the boxing ring.