That Aud Smell

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.)

Right on time.

I don't think it was specified. Upper body.

Yes - season ending surgery.

Hmmm. There's no doubt he is. He is also a WR whose game should translate well to a savvy vet WR2 role (he's a route technician with great hands). But the Bills need a young horse in the fold - someone who can take pressure off 14. Everything lines up for this to be the draft where they go grab one (or two).

Years ago, I would sometimes get exercised around here by what someone else was posting. (For whatever reason, I always think of how I felt while I was crusade-posting about the Pat Kane allegations.) When those feelings arise nowadays based on this message board chatter, I take a deep breath and remind myself: It's a funking message board, bud. Log off. Relax.

<snip snip> this is a fizzer of a post. i agree with all of it, to the extent i have any basis to do so (no idea on who's who in terms of prospects). we keep hearing that this is a WR wealthy draft. so take 2! they did something like that with rousseau and basham a while back. go, go, go! that said, i do worry a bit about not having a leonard floyd comparable this season. but maybe that's supposed to be von with a proper recovery?

I don't understand that stat card (or most of them, really (but I'm open to having them explained)); I take it that Zach's numbers are good. It stands to reason - kid looked terrific out there!

Was Okposo just a big vibe killer?

I like it. Seems smart. Giving Brady a guy he knows and likes.

It is perhaps a curious pickup when you think about Shakir. But whatever. I’m thinking of that speech by Jonah Hill’s character in Moneyball: “your goal shouldn’t be to buy players — your goal should be to buy wins and, in order to buy wins, you have to buy *runs*.” It looks like the Bills bought 60+ catches, 600+ yards, and ~4 TDs. That may be a net positive over what Davis gave them. (It is in catches — not in yards.) Also worth mentioning: (1) Samuel had his best year when he was working with Joe Brady in Carolina. (2) He’s a versatile receiver — McDermott highly values versatility. One other thing: The Bills gotta draft a big bodied WR in Round 1. Gotta.

Lord almighty - is it ever and is he ever. It was February 2008. I get the sense that he was still a bit delirious from the runs at the Stanley Cup in 2006 and 2007. He's in fine form there, for sure.

just watched a 5:00 clip of his debut on YouTube. linked below. an incredible debut - 2G, 1A, a scrum where he frickin' decked someone who took liberties with Derek Roy and then holding-sweater-fist-punched the other guy who came in to grab him (no actual fight, as the Sharks player declined to drop his gloves). it will surprise no one - least of all @PASabreFan - that the true star of the clip is RJ.

God bless you.

beware the small sample size and ... Recently Arrived Player Phenomenon** notwithstanding ... we all know that guy who's a super good guy, respected, well-regarded ... but is also sort of a vibe killer, right? ** Dang it - who is the rugged forward that the Sabres once acquired (this must be post 2005-2007) at the trade deadline -- did he come to us from Montreal? did he eventually play for Montreal? -- who scored (maybe twice?) in his debut and looked like he was going to be a monster power forward for the Sabres, before he trailed off and was soon off the roster?

from what i could gather, our sweet prince's ankle/leg injury was similar (identical) to one that my athlete-kid (paternity test remains pending) suffered last year. the 6-8 week timeline caught my eye as that was the precise timeline that my kid was given for a return to training. but, even at the level my kid plays at (mid-major d1), "a return to training" did not mean they were ready for a return to game action. that took a bit longer.