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  1. That Aud Smell
    Must can't win.
  2. That Aud Smell
    ^ haha - um, what?
  3. That Aud Smell
    Well, yeah. I've heard and read that many pundits have him outside round 1. Which could work to the Bills' advantage, I guess -- if the idea were to select him.
  4. That Aud Smell
    Taking a step back. Seriously -- who would truly not want Vick 2.0 as the Bills QB?
  5. That Aud Smell
    There's a guy locally (?) who has coached/played some at the college level (Niagara?), etc. and who Tweets commentary about NHL play. He generally includes video clips with his takes -- and his takes are coach-y in nature. It's good stuff - I wish I could find it (but I only recall seeing it (not following him) on Twitter a week or so ago). Anyway. He had a Tweet thread where he had compiled a series of defensive sequences by the Sabres (not just d-men - the Sabres playing D), and his commentary was that there was a lack of good fundamental play by the defending players. He accurately described the Sabres players as upright and stiff-legged, as they watched the opposing team develop their opportunities -- none of the Sabres were crouched, bent, etc. in order to be positioned to disrupt the play. I think that's part of what Housley is getting at with the "cheat" comment.
  6. That Aud Smell
    Fair enough. If the Bills got a Mike Vick 2.0 ... that would be pretty fun. I think this is demonstrably false.
  7. That Aud Smell
    Such as it was. Ugh. I really don't want another accuracy-deficient QB in the fold. Edit: Looked at Cam's completion %, and am maybe reconsidering the matter. No thanks.
  8. That Aud Smell
    Fer surely. Eff those people. Launch them into the gotdamn sun. I want to tread lightly here. Maybe his ceiling is more of a Steve Young 2.0?
  9. That Aud Smell
    Oh, man. Now I'm all excited for that to happen. (It won't happen.) Yep.
  10. That Aud Smell
    Let's put the broad brushes away. Bills Mafia was also the "group" that generated ~$400K of donations to charities associated with Dalton and Boyd. There are elements of the Bills fan base that will maintain thinly veiled hostility toward (just about) any black QB. That much is true. Fu#k those fans, though.
  11. That Aud Smell
    I'll take the intensity, sure, but if the entire team had his hockey IQ, we might be a full blown AHL team. A bit on the nose, eh?
  12. That Aud Smell
    From what I've seen and read, Jackson is not a running QB per se. He can run, sure. But he can stand in and deliver as well. Of all the prospects, he's the one about whom I'd be most excited. That's without knowing anything about his mentality, disposition, etc. I just really like what he can do and a lot of what he's done (the 4 INTs in his bowl game were not great, though). I can't imagine that Jackson is there when the Bills pick first -- unless they make a small move into the teens to grab him.
  13. That Aud Smell
    Good look with that. Could’ve been stronger if a reference to scrambled eggs or a bell rung had been included.
  14. That Aud Smell
    holy smokes - I'll say. (For those who don't click: Eichel is getting nearly 62% o-zone starts this season; he got 55% in his rookie season and 52% last season.)
  15. That Aud Smell
    I took it as a reference to the risk that Kane might get injured by an angry teammate.
  16. That Aud Smell
    They did separate all of Bylsma's staff, yeah - that's pretty SOP when a change is made at the top. I forget the guy's name who had the PP last season (Woods?), but I think I remember reading that he's elsewhere (Minny?) with a top-10 unit PP again. Edit: Minny is now 17th overall. Maybe they were better than that at one point in the season. Edit 2: Cripes. I'd lost track of how the team was 1st in power play last season. FIRST! 24.5%! This season, it's 12.9%. The projected delta between the two season's total PP goals is ~25 goals. God almighty. Housley and his coaching staff are squarely to blame for that. I think that's an interesting way to turn the matter on its head, a bit: Should Housley be credited or blamed for implementing a system and style that are ill-suited to the talent on the roster?
  17. That Aud Smell
    Yeah - I just disagree. Intuitively, should the same group (substantially) play harder for a soulless curmudgeon (pardon the poetic license) or a power of positive thinking ginger and HOFer? I'm saying the latter. My bet is that Housley asks them to do more -- way more -- than Bylsma did. And they're not up to it. I believe he also scored more on the power play last season. The failure of that unit is an indictment on Housley, for sure.
  18. That Aud Smell
    ^ Eejit.
  19. That Aud Smell
    I know he scores a lot. I still believe that getting rid of him is part of the solution. Physically gifted to the extreme; (hockey) dumb as a box of rocks.
  20. That Aud Smell
    Well stated. I don't regret the team's moving on from Bylsma. I'm sure I've said it in the past: Bylsma's small ice, chip and chase, grind 'em down system and approach were designed/intended to compensate for a host of shortcomings and deficiencies in this group. Stated another way: Bylsma's system was basically a set of training wheels that allowed this group to appear as though they could ride a bike.* Housley seems to have said "to hell with the training wheels." My understanding is that Housley demands that this team play a style and system befitting the league's better, more competitive teams. And this group has been utterly exposed as a consequence. * Ride a bike = be a competitive NHL hockey team.
  21. That Aud Smell
    Ahhite. Fair deuce. I do think Smith can be enough of an improvement to warrant bringing him in. But, as others have noted, I hope the team would not over-spend for that right. It's difficult for me to contemplate another season of Tyrod at this point. Maybe that feeling will fade with time.
  22. That Aud Smell
    I'm not sure I get the argument that Smith and Taylor are basically a wash. Smith threw for over 4000 yards and 26 TDs this season (while adding about 350 on the ground). Taylor threw for about 2800 yards and 14 scores (while adding about 425 on the ground). Smith had passes go for 20+ yards 65 times (13 of which actually went for 40+); Taylor did so 40 times (4 times for 40+). Smith can serviceably play a timing, tempo west coast offence; Taylor can't.
  23. That Aud Smell
    Sabres are bad at the hockey. Never was his style.
  24. That Aud Smell
    ^ Hear, hear
  25. That Aud Smell
    I should say. I'd reckon a 4th rounder is a more likely value. But maybe the trade is made conditional on what Taylor does for the acquiring team, with a ceiling of a 2nd and a floor of a 4th.
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