That Aud Smell

At least this guy's got a legitimate CV for the position of COO.

Yeah - this new COO's role could be more strategic than operational. That said, I remain curious: Who's actually employing him? Like, where's his W-2 (or where are his W-2s) coming from at tax time?

There are people with both organizations who were serving as interim COOs before this guy was hired. He can rely on them and their staffs to do quite a bit.

Good post. And I think that's right.

This is a good point, btw. PSE was dissolved, yeah? So who employs this guy? The Bills? The Sabres? Both?

I took a quick buzz through the Buffalo News article on the hiring. The news struck me as encouraging - perhaps very encouraging. The guy's got substantial experience in pro sports management. He's plugged in on the NFL ownership level. He's coming to the Bills from the Giants, which is a well-regarded NFL franchise.

Oooh. Dang. That is a good call and an apt comparison. Is Mick a "good" singer in any technical or traditional sense? Nah. Not really. Can he command the attention of 60,000 people and entertain them all? Oh yeah.

It's fair to say that Taylor Swift isn't an impressive vocalist in the tradition of powerhouses like Gaga (good example) or, say, Aretha Franklin (who infamously threw shade at Swift when comparing her to another contemporary singer (Adele maybe)). I've read/seen people remark: "OMG, Taylor Swift more talks than she sings and now I can't unhear it." But there is something absolutely massive going on with, from, and through Taylor Swift -- it's occurring at the confluence of art, culture, and commerce. It's unprecedented. It's staggering. I've been to a couple of her shows - not Eras. They were very entertaining. And yes, as mentioned upthread: She deserves props as a songwriter.

I always enjoy matchups against the Sabres' NHL-entry twin. I'll check the score first thing when I wake up tomorrow. Let's Go, Buffalo!

This is so interesting - thanks for sharing. I have to imagine that some form of reckoning is coming from the players. Otoh, their union is the same feckless organization that surrendered on guaranteed contracts in connection with the most dangerous professional sport.

That was the meta irony, for sure. ”You guys don’t know ball. The aggregator sports websites have made it clear that Diggs is a head case and a problem.”

I know as much about hockey as I do football. Pretty much dip squat. That doesn’t stop or disqualify me from posting on this board. More seriously: It is big dumb to posit that Sabre fans are somehow incapable of having informed opinions on the Bills.

I'll say it: If every player on that roster were as committed to winning not losing as 14 appears to be, this Bills team would have competed for or even won a Super Bowl by now.

Bro - what? Fixing to knock down Inky (good luck!) and note as established "fact" that Diggs is a huge problem? That wooshing sound is from your message board credibility just fah-lyin' out the window. ✌️

Richly deserved. What an absolute beast he is.

Diggy diggy diggy, can't you see. Love me some Diggs. Dude's got that dog in him, as the kids used to say. Bounce back year incoming.

Oh, word?

The Sabres match up well against these Red Wings. They just need to continue their recent run of play. Larkin’s still out. (Get better, pal.) Let’s Go, Buffalo!

He’s an intensely weird guy. Also, I think he just enjoys stirring sh1t up.

Apparently. The article linked below says it would be an $8.8M hit in 2024 if he were traded after June 1, but that $22.2 would then hit as dead cap in 2025. I will admit: The cap stuff makes my brain hurt. I have no idea whether and how those numbers could be manipulated, offset, and managed. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2024/02/06/stefon-diggs-nfl-network-pro-bowl-interview-contract-trade-speculation/72481777007/

Diggs' dead cap # for this season would be just over $31M. There is no way the Bills can trade him.

Fwiw, my Twitter feed was overrun with tape-watching/stat modeling junkies who love Samuel to the Bills. As for centre, here's what I've gathered from listening and reading to media that covers the Bills: McGovern is sliding over to centre and the Bills are high on Alec Anderson and his ability to play LG. I also heard someone relate, in passing, that the team feels they might actually become more physical on the OL when they're not pairing Morse and McGovern on the interior. I'm not exactly sure what to make of that -- maybe that Morse was getting blown off his spot too much? (Btw, playing centre in the NFL would effing suck.)