One Fan(n)’s Opinion by @rdotdeuce – Bills Take Media to The Village

I have an important confession to make to you all. I enjoy M. Night Shyamalan movies far more than I let on. So when the Bills announced to the media their new OTA/Training Camp/Practice rules, I chuckled and thought, “this is just like the Village”.

Here are two excerpts from the Bills' new media policy. pic.twitter.com/m7vgFi92Yd

— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) May 24, 2016

For those that don’t know – The Village was a movie made by Shyamalan in 2004 in which villagers in the 19th century were forbidden to go into a forest for fear that monsters would get them. As with any M. Night movie there’s more to this than meets the eye – and despite it being 12 years after the fact I won’t spoil it.

But the fact remains – the Buffalo Bills in 2016 want their media to cover them at the speed of tweet and say – nothing. No injuries. No completion percentages. No drops. The names have to be changed to protect the innocent (or guilty). The next time there’s a seat change or a retired number, sure, media can cover to their heart’s content. Until then, better seen and not heard/read.

That starting QB who’s lighting it up? Leave that to One Bills Drive to tell you in a sterilized video. Who’s rushing the passer in place of the guy who was supposed to replace the “not #AllIn” guy? Can’t tell – state secrets.

Pegulas just did what you wanted, Mike. https://t.co/3dwltj9ZFP

— Will (@buffapitt) May 24, 2016

This is the other side of that coin – media members who felt it was their civic duty to complain ad nauseum about the fact they had to cover these events. Be happy Mike – your long national nightmare is over! Rejoice!

https://twitter.com/ByTimGraham/status/735107906488635393

While the new rules are dumb, as most sports things are, putting it up to this level is a bit much.

"no reporting of dropped passes, formations or depth chart information by credentialed media during Bills practices" pic.twitter.com/gKUc23F8IZ

— Chaps (@UncleChaps) May 24, 2016

Chaps, always here for the common good.

I’ll leave Rich to finish this one strong:

https://twitter.com/nickelcity/status/735116650572304384

We already had #OneBuffalo and #BecauseBuffalo. We’ve hit #PeakBuffalo with this one folks.