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  1. tom webster
    So you are basically accusing them of trying to improve their team and if it doesn't work it will mean they unethically made a move contrary to the best interest of the franchise.
  2. tom webster
    I think this whole narrative is a bunch of crap. The safe thing for Whaley and Marrone to do was to do nothing and then pull a Reiger and blame their failures on everyone else in the organization. Trading the number one pick next year was the riskiest thing they could have done and in my mind anyway, was not an act of desparation, but rather an act of conviction. Conviction in the caliber of athlete Watkins is and conviction in what they have in Manuel. They may turn out to be wrong but to accuse them of acting in a way contrary to the best interest of the franchise is at the least, irresponsible.
  3. tom webster
    Good point.
  4. tom webster
    If we are talking dream scenarios, St Louis revolts against Hitchcock as Dallas and Philly did before and just misses playoffs while Buffalo and Islanders finish 29th and 30th. St. Louis wins lottery and Buffalo picks 1,2 and 3. It's not going to happen, but if you are going to dre, dream big.
  5. tom webster
    You may be right or then again , Whaley might turn out to be as good as another nobody Ralph hired by the name of Bill Polian. It's hard to argue against your conclusion given past history but this team is in a lot better shape then you are giving them credit for . I don't put a lot of stock in national opinions but John Clayton isn't the only one that thinks that other then QB, this team is as deep and as talented as the Pats. On top of that, it can only be a matter of time before the cold , hard way NE treats their veterans not named Brady catches up to them. Right now you have history on your side. I think the future will surprise you.
  6. tom webster
    They will be cutting Mallett and reached for Jimmy G . The point I was making is several teams are an injury away from their season being over.
  7. tom webster
    You are being emotional again. While I wish they had brought in a viable veteran back up, it's more indicative of quarterbacking in this league. New England is preparing to go into the season with jimmy garapolo(sic) as their back up! You look at the Bills ' schedule, and I see 7 games were the starter is head and shoulders above EJ.
  8. tom webster
    So in your opinion , their defense should be historically bad and their QB situation is one of worst in recent memory. Let's wager , you get under 2.5 wins, I get over.
  9. tom webster
    Front office positions are just exploding. Some teams have 4 or more assistant GM's. There is no way to know the structure of each team's hierarchy unless the team lays it out and they have no reason to.
  10. tom webster
    Cloutier, McCourt, Cyr, Lacombe all rank up there but I would have to go with Jacques Richard While I wouldn't put him at the top, I do agree that he could have been even better. The feeling from the outside was that he just didn't want to be the best when he could have been.
  11. tom webster
    This may be an example of where the Harbor Center may pay dividends in the future and the Sabres are in mix for players like this. On the other hand, few of these College free agents live up to the hype
  12. tom webster
    One thing I learned through my 54 years, you don't qualify someone's success. He has sold hope thorough an outrageous, by NFL standards, playoff drought. In addition, simplicity can, in itself, by genius and anyone that's been through some of America's biggest corporations will tell you, common sense is by no means a given.
  13. tom webster
    A) I would disagree that Toronto was a complete failure. It infused the organization with a tremendous amount of cash and I think this last year was the only year it hurt the team from a competition stand point. B) It was only one regular season game per year C) I think Brandon has earned the right to be a big part of the decision making process up to and including picking the person to lead the football department. This is big business and while the acting GM thing didn't work out, he had worked his way to the top and pretty quickly and successfully
  14. tom webster
    I have no issue with him being President. I would assume that someone may be hired to be Vice President in charge of football if they determine Whaley isn't ready for that.
  15. tom webster
    He is a marketing genius and will almost assuredly be retained by TP and/or Golisano.
  16. tom webster
    I would agree with this.
  17. tom webster
    I used to think that in spite of his affiliation with Hockey Buzz, he had some credibility but he continues to post factual errors to the point that I rate him below about 20 people on this board as far as any insight or knowledge.
  18. tom webster
    Money isn't really a part of the equation because his entry level deal is pretty much locked in.
  19. tom webster
    Deadline for Black Hawks to sign Kevin Hayes is Saturday and it seems unlikely he will sign with them before deadline passes. Could really add to the prospect pool although I'm guessing Buffalo is a long shot.
  20. tom webster
    Is there really any reason that Poloncarz had to bring this up now? Its classic politics. If it was a private sector business initiative, no one would ever bring up variables that could screw up a transaction but in the world of politics, lets get on the side that cares at the moment. This is an issue for another day. You can bet he would change his tune if it appeared that the team leaving was about to happen on his watch.
  21. tom webster
    I understand the points about the hurry up but playing devil's advocate, the theory behind it is to allow the "rookie" to not have to over think and instead use his athletic skills. In its hey day, the K gun ran about four plays with different variations. It really is a simplified offense but like most systems, they are cutting edge when they are successful and amateurish when they fail.
  22. tom webster
    I agree with a lot of what you are saying but I fall back to one prevailing thought; I have been very happy with what Whaley and Marrone have been doing. Whether Marrone is a great coach or not is also still open to debate but him and Whaley are good football people. They have obviously put all their chips in on Manuel. I have to believe that they did that from a position of confidence and no offense, right now my bets on them.
  23. tom webster
    And that is the crux of our disagreement. You have made up your mind, I still think the jury is out.
  24. tom webster
    But the same 12 teams don't consistently make the playoffs so by your own definition only 7 or 8 quarterbacks qualify as good enough
  25. tom webster
    I'm not sure what your list may be exactly but I know at least four were drafted after the first round and two were drafted in the bottom half of the first so if you are right and EJ isn't top 12 it's not like trading away the number one pick is a death blow. And by the way, why top 12 and not top 10?
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