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`I couldn't find a list of historical finalists, but I wonder how often it's been a goalie, a defenseman and a forward. Seems like there are at least two forwards most years.
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Like the first two picks, but that third one is a bit of a head-scratcher, especially as our last pick until round five. They must see him as someone who can develop into a very strong middle linebacker. He's somewhat short, but does have very long arms and is pretty fast:
(Historical linebacker combine scores)
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Trading up two spots tells me: (1) they were very concerned that Dallas would take Kincaid specifically, and (2) he was likely one of the last (if not the only) first-round graded players they saw left on the board.
It's also very clear that, as others have said, they were looking more for a big slot receiver and red-zone target than for a tight end. The top three tight ends were still there:
Dalton Kincaid - very good receiver, exceptional route runner (for a TE), great hands, basketball background -> highpoint/contested catch ability, not very good in blocking.
Michael Mayer (a.k.a., Baby Gronk) - similar measurables (height, weight, 40 time) as Kincaid, better blocker, good receiver, but less explosive.
Darnell Washington - hulking figure, borderline lineman, beast in blocking, limited receiving.
Basically, a pure receiving TE, a jack-of-all-trades TE and a beast-mode blocking TE. They could have waited two spots and likely had two of the three left to choose from, but for what they wanted, they felt DK was considerably better than the other two (and anyone else left.)
I like the pick, especially as more of slot receiver option. If they could give him some time with O-line coach to work on blocking, it would round out his usefulness.
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So, does Josh add the "J." to his jersey, or do we have "Allen" and "K. Allen" at QB this year?
Never thought I'd see the day when you could search for "Bills Quarterback Allen" and end up with the top results not being about Josh.
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Summary of scenarios:
If they happen to hit the lottery this year (or freefall to bottom during regular season), then they will lose a ton next year (but will have gotten a very good prospect this year.) Most likely scenario, though, is that they give up a mid-round (10-18) 1st this year and a 2nd in each of 2024 and 2026. The "two firsts" scenario is very unlikely and includes a very late 1st this year and a protected 1st next year.
I'm indifferent about not meeting or beating that. There may not be a better use for those assets this trade deadline (we'll see), but there could be this summer.
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10 hours ago, sweetlou said:
Let's see if the Blues can help Sabres with a win over Sens today?
Only game that matters today.
So close ... just 6 more goals and they would have had them. 🤪
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On 2/15/2023 at 12:08 PM, Taro T said:
Football is SO much better on TV than in person.
The exact opposite of hockey.
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5 hours ago, Claude Balls said:
Can't believe I stayed up for that horse 💩
I lay down on the couch, turned it to MSG and let my eyes slowly close. Woke up during the post-game show, saw the score and went to bed. I was well rested in the morning, so I've got that going for me ...
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11 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:
Kelsey is ridiculously annoying... He may be worse than diva Mahomes
No 'may be' about it. I didn't really care who won last night, but I said before the game that I wanted him to have a bad game. Then, of course, he gets an early touchdown. As soon as he started screaming about how everyone said they couldn't do it (or something like that), I changed the channel.
That said, dude's got talent. If we were to somehow acquired him (won't ever happen), he'd still be an a-hole, but he'd be our a-hole.
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3 hours ago, MattPie said:
Hope is great, but according to this math the average for a #7 pick per 82 games is around 46 points. (128+209)/602 * 82
A few things: (1) this includes all draft picks from 1969 - except pre-1991 Europeans - so there are multiple decades of likely irrelevant data included, (2) those numbers include all skaters, including defensemen who bring value not as well captured in points, (3) this includes all years of their respective careers, not just their prime years, or at least seven years in the middle, (4) that's average points per game played extrapolated out to 82 games, but that wouldn't actually be the average rate if so players never made it.
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10 hours ago, matter2003 said:
Dahlin did Tage proud finishing 2nd in the hardest shot at 102.3 mph...
Petterson won at 103.2 mph...Tage would have won this by a mile if he was there.
His shot was perfect - inches off of the ice, right down the middle. For someone who hoped to just break 90 MPH, finishing second a couple of MPH north of 100 is impressive.
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13 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
https://theathletic.com/4128667/2023/01/26/buffalo-bills-offseason-coaches/
Headline says it all
Good thing, too, because most of us don't have a subscription to read the rest. 😜
As for the headline ... 🤮
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15 hours ago, Thwomp! said:
I get that, but this situation, unlike the usual situation of selling playoff tickets, was not handled in the best way.
Somebody on the radio pointed out that the Bengals had already sold tickets for a potential Bengals-Jaguars Conference Championship before the weekend, which is - by their logic - disrespectful to both KC and the Bills.
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Ugly start on both sides of the ball. Anyone who questions coaching is starting their list early.
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19 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:
Are you guys worried about today or very Confident ?
From a outsider i believe josh allen will make people forget about last week and understand why he is Destin to win the Super Bowl
Worried. We haven't seen last post-season Josh yet this year. With a turnover or two, the Bengals could win despite their depleted offensive line.
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4 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
However, ultimately, it doesn't mean much as some of those top "dominant" teams made early playoff exits. So clearly, there is another missing component(s).
True, but even if it were a perfect predictor, it wouldn't be useful on its own. "See, coach, all we have to do to go far in the playoffs is score more and - I know it sounds crazy - get scored on less. So, let's do that." 😁
9 hours ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:So, based solely on this awesome chart ... thanks by the way, we have all missed the charts ... the Sabres should win something like 7 - 2 today.
Not far off! 👍
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6 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
So using this chart, who usually wins the Stanley Cup? I'm assuming it'd be "dominant"?
Logically, 'dominant' scores more than it gives up, so we probably didn't need a chart to tell us that they will go far. I was more interested in the 'run-n-gun' vs 'boring', as they could both also be called 'balanced' (the middle box is really just balanced with average scoring for and against.) Anyway, here's last year's final values, along with their playoff finish (thicker circle = went further):
What I really find interesting is that the run-n-gun quadrant is basically empty. Will that happen every season as the league "tightens up" for the playoffs?
Side note: the cutoffs between quadrants are roughly the mean and median values, which have vary between 3.0 and 3.07. I should just pick one - say, 3.0 - and stick with it, but then the asymmetry throws off the feng sui.
32 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:Anaheim?
Oops, they fell off the other axis (scoring against > 4.0.) I'm tracking the min and max now, too, to avoid these embarrassing snafus. I've posted an updated chart in the first post.
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16 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
Sweet.
Is Chicago on there?
Good catch! They fell off the bottom (2.28 RGF/GP.) I'll have to adjust my axis.
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Been watching this for a while, but decided to share. It tracks regulation goals for per game vs. regulation goals against per game (note: reverse axis, making upper-right the best.) To me, what happens in OT/SO is different. Anyway, we've been in about the same spot for a while now, but did dip a little below Edmonton and Boston on the GF side.
Boston is just a freak team.
Current chart:
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I had to miss it live, but hoped that they would replay some of it when the game came on again. Unfortunately, they didn't, so thanks for posting it.
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I wish the Bills, themselves, had a passcode to that game ... Sunday's going to be a tough one.
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21 minutes ago, French Collection said:
McJesus doesn’t get called out like that.
Jack wouldn't either if he were just producing 0.8 ppg more (1.83 vs. 1.03, this season.) 😉
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15 minutes ago, matter2003 said:
Offense was 2nd overall in yards which is how the NFL measures it. They were also 2nd in scoring for good measure tho.
You were both right. They were 4th in total yards, but 2nd in yards/game.
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14 minutes ago, Marvin said:
I read that Miami had less than 300 yards of offense. Just shows how much the gaffes on offence and special teams mattered. Can the Bills have them cured by next week?
231 yds passing, 42 yds rushing
The crazy run backs after the interceptions gave them great starting positions on both. And, of course, there was the fumble for a touchdown.
GDT—Amerks v Crunch Series Deciding Game Five
in The Aud Club
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Strangely, I paid for AHLTV last year, but not this year, yet I was able to watch Game 5 without signing up for anything. I'll have to go back to see if there was some sort of auto-renewal.