TrueBlueGED
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11 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:
Cozens certainly could do that. In the meantime, a smart organization assumes it won't happen and builds the best possible roster it can, including in that potential position that Cozens could in theory impact, so that if it does happen, it pushes the team even further along towards cup contention status.
No, not us. Instead of using assets to improve, we need to sit here pretending it's blasphemy to trade a 1st round pick who in 3 years might be a middle-6 forward.
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1 hour ago, WildCard said:
He has had the benefit of a stacked roster and one of the greatest offensive minds in NFL history
So did Peyton Manning. Point?
Mahomes is the best QB in the league, and in a game where he played poorly...he still put it together in 10 minutes to help his team win. You need to stop trying to downplay him just because Reid is also great and he has good weapons. BTW, I think you're overrating his weapons. The RBs are worse than Singletary, the OL is merely average. Kelce and Hill are great, but it's not like the Chiefs have All-Pros everywhere.
1 minute ago, WildCard said:Fair enough. I've just seen a ton of criticism on Shanahan today and I don't think it's warranted. If Jimmy G hits wide open receivers it's not a discussion.
Sure it is, because if Mahomes hits his open receivers it is a discussion. Shanahan is a tremendous play caller, but his game management last night sucked and helped his team to lose.
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22 minutes ago, WildCard said:
Kinda hard when your QB is missing wide open receivers though
Having a thoroughly average QB is all the more reason to not be giving up possessions.
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Game management matters.
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Game over. Pretty lackluster 3 quarters followed by a very good 4th. Happy for Andy Reid and offense-loving fans everywhere.
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Jimmy G with an Allen-esque deep miss to (Probably) end it.
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15 minutes ago, Neo said:
Can you imagine if the Bills / Allen had receivers who separated like this? Mahommes is dropping balls in were receivers have to stop and wait, and they’re still wide open,
*whispers*
We had one of them.
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4 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
The Blue Mamba...deadly.
I'm not sure if I like this or hate it. I'm leaning like.
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Just now, Thorny said:
I was thinking, has he signing a single good contract in 3 years? I can't count Sam's considering what he will get and what we could have had him at. I guess Eichel's is the closest, and that was kind of a no-brainer deal, one he also had to get a fair bit of luck with.
Eichel for sure. I'll also credit him for landing Pilut. And I think Johansson's contract is perfectly appropriate...just not the plan to play him at 2C.
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21 minutes ago, MODO Hockey said:
Never said it was, it was a statement when it comes to how aweful Buffalo Sabres are at using their assets.
Yea I misinterpreted your post. We all good ?
6 minutes ago, Thorny said:Shouldn't count but McCabe is still a dunce
Another fine Jason Botterill contract.
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3 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
I think that's MODO's point. Why are we paying this guy top line dollars and not giving him top line minutes?
Ah yes. Misread that then.
1 minute ago, Thorny said:Right, it’s much more on the GM.
Skinner was averaging almost 30 though per year wasn’t he?
More than he's on pace for this year for sure, but he had several clunkers when not playing with talent.
1 minute ago, darksabre said:I'll give erod credit for one thing though, he actually managed to shoot from a high scoring area, which the Sabres are consistently bad at.
Point shots. Give me all of the point shots!!! ???
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Just now, Thorny said:
Like I said, the way Bahtrill handled the entire situation makes me actively mad.
Skinner has also been mediocre, though, at this point. Just all around a disappointing situation.
Maybe “scary” is a better word.
He hasn't been good, but he has a entire career of consistently only being a 20-goal scorer. And now he's playing with a middle-6 winger turned center, and a 4th line winger. The cratering was expected.
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6 minutes ago, MODO Hockey said:
Imagine making 9 million a year with 19 points in 41 games. What a waste of talant.
In fairness to Skinner, it's not his fault he got paid based on what he did with Jack and then...doesn't get to play with Jack.
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Just now, jad1 said:
Vesey blows
Your post could have stopped here ?
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1 minute ago, tom webster said:
I’m as frustrated as anyone but anecdotal stories about specific games just put too much emphasis on said game. Every team has stretches of play like the last two Sabre’s games. The problem is the Sabre’s are missing the pieces that make those games just blips on the screen.
No team plays an 82 game seasons at a high octane level.I'm with you, but it's a losing battle trying to convince anyone.
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11 hours ago, Thorny said:
Botterill has done SO many other poor and questionable things they should have no problem firing him.
SMH. A fairly good job lol. He has a comedic list of errors even separate from ROR, the trade that he also conceived of in the first place. But I’m not getting into that again.
This franchise is tying an anchor to its foot and jumping overboard if they willingly let Botterill have his way with the upcoming cap space this summer.
That they’ll let him have at it is a terrifying thought. He might be the worst GM in the league. He’s certainly far and away the worst GM I’ve witnessed running the Sabres.
Like, it’s not close. He’s real bad. Just one thing out of a million, looking at the Skinner situation makes me actively mad. The result of it is now a 9 million dollar player who has 19 points. 19 points. We are paying him the same amount per point as KO, who everyone says is among the worst contracts in the league. He has SEVEN YEARS left after this one. We cannot allow this GM to set this franchise back any more. Keep JB and Eichel could be gonzo.
RESULTS. The team has not improved an inch in 3 years. Dear lord there are 31 of these positions in the entire world, it’s for the elite of the elite. Can we please just expect better.
IMAGINE IF BERGLUND DIDN’T SKIP TOWN? Botterill is a roster construction, contract negotiating, cap management nightmare thus far.
I, on the other hand, will happily go into the ROR trade again. Even if the speculation is correct and it was driven by ownership, Botterill still decided that the deal he took was the best on the table. I'm sure he thought it was the best deal, but what in the world are we doing believing he actually took the best deal? His forward acquisition history should provide no such confidence.
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5 minutes ago, Weave said:
I wonder if FL has a jock tax that results in him paying there as well?
Nah, the only new taxes Florida likes are poll taxes.
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1 minute ago, dudacek said:
In practical terms, how much is this information going to affect your maximum offer?
If he gets 10 points in 20 games without Jack and 65 points in 80 games with him, what is your fair offer?
How different will that offer be it if he gets 16 points in the 20?
What's your reply when his agent uses Willie Nylander as a comparable, putting up similar numbers with Austin Matthews?
What a good contract that is, despite all of the ridicule it received upon signing. We'll be fortunate to get Reinhart on a similar deal.
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6 minutes ago, shrader said:
They took both Singletary and Knox in the 3rd round last year and I have a hart time believing either was intended to be an immediate starter. If they believe the best guy available when they walk up to the podium (do they do that in the 3rd round?), then so be it. They've earned that level of trust at this point.
Me personally, I think how they decide to spend their large amount of cap space this offseason will have a bigger impact on the upcoming season than what they do in the draft.
I'm almost certain they intended Singletary to start. Or, at the least, had a very real chance to do so. As to Knox, I don't think they expected him to start, but they had to think it possible given Kroft's injury history (to say nothing of the fact he wasn't exactly a proven starter). My point isn't that it's probable to get a starter in the 3rd, but it's likely enough that you should aim for it over a player you know is just a backup. RB is the most replaceable position in football, and has among the lowest relative value. Drafting a RT in the 3rd has a better chance of upgrading your backup RB position than taking an actual RB.
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8 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Bingo. Drafts are about value.
Right, it's the opportunity cost that's getting lost here. I'm not against upgrading at RB behind Singletary, but you need to aim higher with a 3rd round pick.
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20 minutes ago, shrader said:
But that doesn't mean that they can't do both.
They can, but they shouldn't. The value isn't there relative to the other needs on the team. You can get starters in the 3rd round at a reasonable clip. To deliberately get a backup at a low (relative) value position is madness.
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3 hours ago, dudacek said:
“His conditioning is among the top of our team,” Krueger said. “He works as hard as anybody on his body and his overall professional package, which is an example for everybody.”
Response: Yeah, like what the ***** does his coach know? He's clearly lying. Reinhart's a slacker
To be fair, coaches lie all the time.
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20 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
The backup RB usually gets pretty significant PT and if the starter gets hurt, he becomes are starter. For a team with Super Bowl aspirations to not a have a good 2nd string RB is un-pardonable. If we don't get one in the draft, we are going to have to sign a FA. I'd rather invest in the RB in the 3rd rd.
The 49ers backup who became starter was cut by 6 other teams ended up being MVP of the conference title game (since you can't give MVP to the entire line). Continue to improve the line, scheme a little better, and plug and play literally anyone else. Line play and scheme are so much more important than the individual back.
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2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Don’t we actually need another RB. Yeldon and Gore are likely gone. Therefore who is left after Singletary? We found Singletary in the 3rd. Why not try to find another back there?
Because a 3rd round pick is valuable. Too valuable to use on a backup RB.
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Jbot needs to go
in The Aud Club
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I think you're right, and that's a perfect illustration of the problem.
(If it's not clear, the GM is the problem)