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  3. Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread

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    11 minutes ago, shrader said:

    I love that story from a few years ago about how Kiper has DVDs of the Carson era Tonight Show and he watches them Monday-Friday at 11:30 each night. 

    I need a multi-episode, well-produced "BTS" of this guy's life.

  7. Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread

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    12 minutes ago, Night Train said:

    A couple years later, they brought on a young guy who had volumes of scouting reports, Mel Kiper. I bought his draft guide early on, which was top shelf in presentation. He answered the phone himself in his kitchen and took your order. I asked him about some player and and gave me a rundown with time being of no concern.

    What a great post. This bit especially is just gold. I appreciate this perspective on Kiper: Dude is largely responsible for a huge NFL-centered industry. Of course, what he's doing is trying to read tea leaves. But he does it in such an intense and engaging way, that I still enjoy watching and listening.

    Also: I heard on a podcast this week - from someone who works with Kiper (Daniel Jeremiah possibly) - that Kiper has no cell phone and has as many as 5 separate landlines in his home. There was some confusing talk about how you can send a text to Kiper -- I didn't quite understand or catch what was said. My sense is that he has computers/laptops (tablets?) and does some sort of IM's through a service or application.

    13 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    Brugler of the Athletic has the Bills trading up to 17 and taking Brian Thomas Jr. 

    That was/is his final Mock before tonight. 

    That would be a very tidy outcome.

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  8. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

    No I don't. That's idiotic and stupid. Adams has no idea who I even am. 

    Lol — you sure?

    I take your issue here to be principled and generalized (“don’t lie to your team’s long suffering fans”), not personal.

    As stated, I’d urge you to a more practical view, but I won’t drag for the passion or zeal with which you’re making your point. Keep on rockin’ in the free world.

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  9. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    44 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    You want me to say deliberately deceived his audience instead? Adams knowingly and purposely made it sound like he conducted a more extensive search than he clearly did. They wanted Ruff and they got Ruff. 

    I don't want you to say anything.

    I want you to chill, Daddy.

    Chill Relax GIF

    Lol - I never miss a chance to deploy that meme. Anyway, to me, it's just not a big deal. He probably did speak to 10+ "people" about the job opening. One of them was probably his dog, Tinsel (she was a Christmas gift a few years ago). Idk. It's just puffery, like I said. Benign, at that. Adams will be gone soon enough.

    6 minutes ago, ... said:

    The Sabres have lost that "oh, shucks, they're good guys trying to do the right thing" charm long ago. They wrecked the team, at least they can start trying to earn back the goodwill of the fans by not BS'ing us and taking ownership of their decisions no matter how they think it looks.

    Tired of Adams shallow approach to executive "leadership".

    The "shallow approach" seems dead nuts. Like, he knows the buzz words, but, it's also like, don't dive in, baby.

    I don't much care whether they're going to BS us a bit. Emphasis on a bit. That's par for the course. We're not really allowed under the tent to see how the sausage is getting made. (Sorry to mix metaphors.) I only care that the team notch ~95 points next season. That's all I care about.

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  10. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    32 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    Called it. Again, I don't like being lied too.

    What was the lie?

    Just now, LGR4GM said:

    He lied. Didn't need to. 

    Nah. He was puffing.

    I think Adams is in way over his head and may actually be a dummy. But I don't object to him saying he spoke to "double digits" people about this job opening.

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  11. Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread

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    6 minutes ago, Night Train said:

    The trade up for Watkins shows what a bad idea it is to give up a couple drafts for 1 player. Only do that when you need a QB. 

    That's the commonly received wisdom, for sure. WGR had an interesting conversation on this topic the other day. Could that thinking be shifting to allow for a big WR splash if your team already has its franchise QB? This is what the Falcons did to get Julio (and, I presume, already had Matt Ryan).

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  13. Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread

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    1 hour ago, Buffalonill said:

    You guys will be getting rome or brian thomas jr 

    Imo

    Odunze (sp?) would take a Julio Jones type trade. I'd be excited, sure, but also pretty nervous. The guy would HAVE to hit and hit pretty big to make it worthwhile.

    If I had to wager on anyone from the field, I think I'd bet "BTJ." Moving up that far shouldn't cost next year's first. 

  14. Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread

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    1 hour ago, Night Train said:

    Reporters asked Beane about pick #28.  Beane answered he doesn't have 28 players with a 1st round grade. 

    So a trade up or down seems likely. 

    I keep coming back to that reasoning.

    OTOH, if the Bills have 1st round grades on, say, 23 players, there's a good chance that several would still be there at 28. Question being, though, at what positions. If there's no WR or DL available at 28 whom they gave a 1st round grade, then a trade-back would be desirable (question being: available?).

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  17. Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread

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    2 hours ago, inkman said:

    Please make it stop. 

    Your antipathy for Ladd ThaHonky to Buffalo only assures us that (1) the Chiefs will instead grab him at the end of Round 1 and (2) ThaHonky will post a 9-85-1 line against the Bills in next year's postseason.

    1 hour ago, Flashsabre said:

     

    Hmm. So maybe available at 28?

  18. Lindy Ruff, reintroductory press conference 1pm, 4/23/2024

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    51 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    The tone was very low key and while I agree Lindy sounded sharp when he answered, some of that energy I remember was not present. 

    46 minutes ago, ... said:

    I don't think that's a bad thing. The whirlwind energy we saw back in the day was probably double that behind the scenes, leading to rash actions and premature, emotional decisions. A wiser, calculating, thoughtful Ruff is probably a better Ruff. The passion is still there, but as an old guy it really will only come out when necessary.

    It's the old joke about the old bull and the young bull standing atop a hill, gazing down on a pasture of cows that are "in season."

    Except in this case, Lindy's both the old bull and young(er) bull.

    And he's not looking to literally shtup anyone, afaik.

    15 minutes ago, dudacek said:

    Once Owen Power gets the puck on his stick in the defensive zone, he moves it up-ice about as well as any Sabre I’ve ever seen: calmly, to a teammate, and in a way that allows that teammate to make a play.

    He usually makes it look so easy that it may be perceived as unremarkable, but the frequency with which it happens compared to most is anything but.

    Someone here posted a stat about how Power's long pass completion rate from the d-zone (or something) was near the very top of the league this season.

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  21. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    3 minutes ago, darksabre said:

    Luke Adam 

    Hello, friend.

    I tried using Google to locate the video.

    I searched "sabrespace" "lindy" "stick" -- but got too many hits. As an unexpected reward, though, I also got this as a first hit. If you haven't read it, do yourself a favour and read it now (or soon). And excuse the formatting glitches that time has visited on the post.

     

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  22. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    Anyone know where to locate that video of Lindy instructing Sabres at a practice by, among other things, taking his stick and whacking it against a player's helmet? (Taylor Pyatt, maybe?) It was the subject of some debate here, years gone by. As I recall, Lindy's actions seemed to have been triggering for a former regular poster here.

  23. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    1 minute ago, shrader said:

    Yeah, no double dipping, but I have no idea what a two year deal does if you have more than two years remaining. I assume the original team is still on the hook for those extra years, but that’s just a guess. Lawyerese confuses me. 

    Gotcha. I'd be surprised if Lindy had 3 or more years left on his Devils deal. My guess is that a no double dipping clause would, if carefully drafted, anticipate a scenario where the remaining term on a Devils deal could outlast the term on a subsequent deal (and then likewise wipe out the Devils' obligation to pay in that event). YMMV, as @Taro T often says.

  25. Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC

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    A 2-year deal?

    That's interesting, actually.

    You hear that coaches don't want to be lame ducks. Isn't that what happened with Granato when he got extended in early 2023 through 2025-2026? Lindy will start out in the penultimate year of his deal.

    Hmm. Bets being hedged? On both sides?

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