That Aud Smell

By my count, there were three throws that were poor and his fault. I thought he looked promising. Mind you: He still does not project as the sort of QB I covet. But he showed some stuff yesterday. “Ramsey sucks!” Directed to Jax’s sh1t-talking DB who said Allen was “trash.” Weird take. Not totally unfair. At the time of the draft, a few people said Beane took Allen to become Cam 2.0. It may pan out. I still don’t love the approach, philosophy. I’ll take the QB progress and FA attraction that 8-8 would likely signify. Two vets with HOF/WOF careers. They’ve earned the right to be like “nah.” I read Williams’ quote on the subject. That was some strong old man logic there.

No reason to stop the train rollin’. Let’s go, Buffalo!

This is quite the post, for several reasons.

Why not 8? Let’s go, Buffalo!!

I was over it before I saw that piece. Having seen it, I’m a fan.

Calls to mind a funny riff I once heard on the old trope: Friend: ”I like my coffee like I like my women ...” Me: (thinking he’s gonna say “black and strong”) Friend: (takes a pull from his mug) “... in the morning.”

Not sure why he was, but I suspect it has something to do with this beautiful story:

I’m a bit of an old timer (not as old as some here), so I can summon a (sports) hate for the Flyers that is so real, so pure. There’s no other sports franchise I instinctively despise as much. The Dolphins are a somewhat distant 2nd. I’ll also admit to having become somewhat conflicted over the Umberger hit. Good player. Good kid, from what I heard. Also: Was it clean/fair by modern standards? I’ve never really had that fleshed out.

I have a sense that once he gets into the lineup, he won’t be coming out.

Oh, man. The gotdamn Flyers. GIT ‘EM! Let’s go, Buffalo!!

@TrueBlueGED : Not sure if you addressed it from your perspective, but any sense whether the *recent* metrics have squared with the eye test sense many have (including me) that Risto’s been playing pretty well of late (overall)? Also: I agree wholeheartedly that Risto deployed as a 1D is generally out of his depth. His efforts, I think, are admirable, if also at times maddening.

I dunno. I’m with @PASabreFan - I always pictured Death (Grim Reaper) as more or less what the author of The Book Thief came up with.

For surely.

What's the problem(s) with the Oilers? I'm asking.

All very true. Fingers crossed, indeed. (Also, didn't Baptiste get traded?)

There'd be stronger resemblance if, as others have noted, the team had a larger cadre of guys who'd been together in Roch. When Pilut and hopefully Olofsson get here, there'd be more superficial similarity. But the teams are just built sorta differently. The 2005-2007 squad had a bunch of prospects who spent time in Roch and then all panned out, plus Drury, Briere, and Grier. I am probably missing a few players, and maybe misspelled Grier's name.

It's an imperfect world. But lumping together the proverbial slings and arrows of outrageous fortune with bigoted acts of malice is a mistake, IMO.

I mean this with respect and genuine uncertainty: Did the team play better (faster) without him (Scandella)?

I love how Dahlin had a rough game, but there are still eye opening highlights from him.

He took a hard shot off the ankle. (And took a high sticking penalty while falling in pain.) Pilut time?

Hahaha. Well, I know enough to know that the #fancystats community sorta rolls its eyes at reliance on Corsi or Fenwick, without more.

^ I’ll never understand the hostility. Basic advanced metrics give a fan a sense of whether a successful team is good, fortunate, and maybe in what combination of the two. If it’s not your cup of tea, fine. But chirping those who are interested is pointless. Also, I know Dahlin was largely a mess last night. But, hey, what about this?! https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYpeuWF7Rb/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=bh0cievul9q2

Within that boiled down reduction, I also perceive a large bureaucracy having shown some surprising flexibility in the face of one of its participants being subjected to brutal bigotry.

I knew the team would need some unexpected performances to compete for a playoff spot. I didn’t expect one of those performances to come from McCabe. I wonder how his usage and partnering are affecting his overall play. OTOH: Woooooooooooooo! MCCABE, BABY! But, sample size. Also, the Sabres’ overall metrics in this game were good. C Well, it’s because of more than one good game. But, yes. A weird urge. Any way to isolate what his play’s been like the last few games? Because the eye test says he’s been pretty effing good. Sir! Sir! You do realize that @PASabreFan was essentially vindicated by that thread? Sir! Welcome!! Here we go, Sabres, here we go!! I had the sound low, and was watching in rapt amazement at how gotdamn FAST the team was playing once they got going. Poor Rob. He tries. But it seems he can’t help but show his slip when the game’s moving in a direction with which he’s not personally familiar.

He had more conventional options.