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    Oh. Time to cook some food.
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    Put in Peterman.
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    Ok, I am ready for some hockey now.
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    I was told to take a few weeks off. Just have not bothered asking to get back on. Probably best to wait until the season starts as many fans want to believe in the new regime.
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    The biggest mistake was signing Leino, Ehrhoff, and Regeher. Those years remind me of what I expect to come next for the football team. In hockey, you need to get superstar talent. Darcy was right. There certainly were mistakes made down the path but Jack Eichel makes the call an easy win as far as I am concerned.
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    I think my position is a bit more nuanced than lose as much as possible. If you do a full evaluation of the roster, what do you see? For me, I see a team nowhere close to contending for the division or playoffs. If that is the case, you should acquire more picks and trade as many over the hill vets as possible while spending the bulk of your energy looking for a franchise QB. We shall see soon enough. Russ Brandon and Sean McDermott see playoffs. We shall find out how smart they were in evaluating this roster.
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    This was the same argument fans had during the Mcdavid/Eichel sweepstakes. I am glad the Sabres chose correctly. Imagine watching the Sabres without Jack. Also, are you saying that posters should be banned for advocating a more aggressive rebuild?
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    If they win 5 or 6 games (which is around where Vegas has them) what was the point of making them "watchable"? They are only watchable to people who are die hards at this point. Better to plan for greatness than to accept mediocrity and worse.
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    Agree. It is all based on evaluating when you expect your roster to peak. I expect that to be in 3-4 years so that would be a great time to have star players who can run with Eichel on the cheap.
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    I was trying to figure it out earlier but I would love to go. I already live downtown so this would be easy for me.
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    I was driving around in the city and made the mistake of turning on WGR. Sal C was pushing the narrative that Tyrod would be brought back again in 2018. I almost pulled over I so could jam a spoon in my eyes.
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    NFL players have college film to look at. I believe it is easier to project NFL players. That being said, McDavid and players in the top 3 are pretty sure things in hockey.
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    I am higher on Middlestadt because he looked the part...in practice. But you are taking that out of context. Coaches learn a lot about a player they see every day. Of course the real bullets are more important but Mahomes is a gamer. I expect him to look even better there.
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    There are throws he’s making in 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 situations that, literally, they just stop the film and they go, ‘Did he just do that?’ The same kind of things you saw at Texas Tech but people were going, ‘Hey, he won’t be able to do that in the NFL. You can’t get away with that in the NFL.’ “Well, so far, even though it’s practice and it’s not against a live rush and an opponent that’s game planning for you, people are going, ‘OK, guys, let’s just make sure that we stay calm here.’ Because the tendency then is to rush him into a situation that he’s not really ready for. “Trust me, the hype is real with this guy. They just have to keep it under control and stay on plan. When they unveil him, look out.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNSEB_W8j1Y
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    I agree with taking them often. In fact, my QB plan was to hire a top QB guru such as Kyle Shanahan or Jim Bob Cooter as head coach. These guys just know QB's better than guys like Rex and Sean McD. Then draft Mahomes with their pick. Get him into some games this year and if need be they would have another top 5 pick next year to also draft a QB if Mahomes did not look the part. The point is to get aggressive. The Bills have only spent 2 picks in the first two rounds on QB in the last two decades. That is why they are what they are. Browns and Jets will soon pass them if they keep this up.
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    Duchene might improve the team next year more than Nylander and Middlestadt but I would expect those players to hold more value longer and the goal is to win a Cup. Duchene does not put us over the top so I would rather roll with players closer in age to our superstar center.
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    I think the idea of getting a "pro-style" QB is for the older dinosaur scouts. Yes, it is nice when a QB plays in a system that is closer to an NFL offense. But the biggest challenge for young QB's, regardless of what offense they run, is reading NFL defenses. And that is the same for all as pro-style college QB's play the same college defenses as everyone else. See Derek Carr as a perfect example of a top QB prospect drafted too low because he played in a gimmick, spread offense. Mahomes is a better Derek Carr type prospect and the QB gurus saw that.
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    So you would trade Nylander AND Mittlestadt for Duchene? Well said.
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    Mahomes. Actually, a great many Bills fans on TBD wanted him as well but I came to be known as the biggest Mahomes proponent. The last QB that I wanted before a draft that bad and thought he could become a Bill was Big Ben.
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    Please God no.
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    It's hard to separate Whaley from Brandon. My understanding is that they were close at first but had a falling out over the Rex hire which Brandon pushed for and Doug pushed back against. I was told by people that work for the Bills that Whaley pushed to draft a QB this year and was over ruled by Sean McDermott who did not want to develop a QB this year but "push for the playoffs".
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    The argument about what the Pegulas really want is a bit pointless at this time. Most fans buy into the fact that they want to win and help the city. I was there but the more I have learned the less I believe that. Let's put this away and this topic can be revisited at the end of the season.
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    Would have been a sound choice.
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    Is your group filled out yet?
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    The Pegulas have owned the Bills since 2014. Please name the QB prospects that have been drafted or traded for at this time. The best move they have made was signing Baltimore's backup at a cheap rate and he played better than expected. But in a league driven by QB play and a division where Tom Brady plays what they have done at this position is effectively zero. They had a crucial draft this year and did not even have a GM in place. They were planning on firing Whaley and so they let the first year head coach pick players despite ZERO relevant scouting experience.
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