tom webster
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So you are saying is that Detroit knew these guys were that good but because of risk involved with picking these guys they decided to draft 3 or 4 guys they knew had very little chance of making the team before pulling the trigger on the future hall of famers
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If it is seriously the first time you heard it described as luck then you need to read a little more. Take a look at some of the guys Detroit has drafted ahead of the guys that they hit on and tell me there isn't a little luck involved. Datsyuk, Zetterberg, they are no different then Tom Brady. If the team knew how they were going to pan out they wouldn't have let 30 teams have more then 5 chances at them before picking them.
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You know, I believe in the analytics movement but I love this argument. Hope you don't mind if I use it in future conversations.
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One of the things that is amazing to me about guys like Nolan is that they will tell you how slight the difference is between winning and losing and yet they will not use everything at their disposable to give themselves an edge. I have made no secret of the fact that I see him as a short term answer behind the bench and this is just another reason why.
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I understand the eyes and heart but sole? What does fish have to do with hockey?
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This is exactly where I am. When Rivers plays like he did yesterday, the Chargers are SB contenders. And yet, there were about three plays that could have made that game interesting if they went the other way .
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I have a higher opinion of Hodgdon , Stafford and Stewart then most on this board and if I were Columbus I wouldn't take all five of the players you mentioned plus a number 1.
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I think you are under estimating Pysyk. Like Shrader said, the league is different now but he will be a solid 3/4 and once there is some offensive talent upfront, his assist numbers will sky rocket. He has the ability to be one of the finest passing defenseman in the league.
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Or they might be historically bad!
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Terry and Kim Pegula, owners of the Sabres AND the Bills
tom webster replied to Hank's topic in The Aud Club
I have no idea what the CBA actually says or any of the legal definitions and responsibilities it mandates . I do know that a CBA agreed to in good faith that calls for revenue sharing requires that both parties do everything in their power to maximize those revenues while maintaining the integrity of the business. The lawyers and accountants require 800 pages to ensure that. Some of us just need a handshake -
There have been a few instances where guys have gone to a team's camp on a try out basis and signed with a different team. It's rare, but it has happened
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He can still sign with anyone.
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I said when I picked them to win this game that the first game can be least indicative of a team's season so I'm not going to plan the parade yet but if nothing else can this game put to rest two things; 1) The pre-season has no relevance! 2) Power rankings and the so-called experts that contribute to them are of little true meaning. Oh and speaking of crow, where the Bear's clearly superior?
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You got punched out quite a bit as a kid, didn't you? If you would have left it at why YOU think their defense will be much much improved, then we would have been engaged in a conversation. Your last two words changed it from adult conversation to parent/ child with the child insisting on the last word. I'm done for today. Carry on.
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For all the good points you make, your conversational skills suck. You just can't stay on point. I was contradicting two points you stated as fact; 1) That only a Bills' fan thinks they can win 2) That the Bears defense will be much improved. I have no idea if the Bears will be clearly the superior team and besides, that was my last point. Week one can be the least indicative week of the way the season will go.
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Haven't seen one other credible report that believes this to be true. Have heard two Chicago beat reporters today and both called the game a tossup and both talk about how bad the Bear's defense is. The first week of the season is often the least indicative of how the season will go so no, you don't have to be a Bills' fan to believe they have a chance.
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And how about a little more hmmm. Check out FSU 'a record the 4 or. 5 years prior to EJ . If one were so inclined, they could argue that EJ was a catalyst in their return to super power status and not a mere passenger
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And Tennessee won it the year after Peyton left with Tee Martin. Not so much hmmm
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Mike Pettine is going to go down as the most over rated coordinator in the history of the NFL. Just needed to say that.
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He was terrible during games . He a apparently was great in practice but for some reason couldn't do same during games
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Did I screw up? Was it Free's wife who got the book from her friends? Some reason I always confuse you two.
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Now why do you have to go and bring in Shrader's new sex life into the equation?
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So you believe what the Falcons gave up to get Julio Jones to be beyond unethical , I assume. Unethical or incompetent are not the only choices. Just simple not agreeing with your value chart is the simplest answer. And my final word on subject is that I also don't buy into the argument that the gamble pays off only if EJ is the answer.
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Sorry if I went a little far but I take unsubstantiated accusations pretty seriously. Your last statement wasn't what I considered ridiculous or beneath you. In fact, I'm not even sure you are wrong but questioning the ethics of two people based on nothing but your opinion should be beneath everyone.
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That's just plain ridiculous. Even in a sports world where analytics have taken root, there are no absolutes and for you to blatantly question their ethics based on your belief of a value system is beneath you.