That Aud Smell

Let's Go, Buffalo!

It's been discussed here. Laura has taken on a significant role in the sports businesses since Kim became ill. I believe she's an alternate governor or something for one or both franchises? 100%. The word "bumbling" comes to mind. What he ought to do: Hire a boutique, high-level executive recruitment firm and entrust them with the hiring process. In the past, he's just trusted his instincts and identified leadership candidates on a happenstance basis. It ain't working.

That's just untrue. OTOH, I would bet that, after the Russ Brandon debacle, Terry directed his lawyers to have covenants in the contracts for his C-level people that fraternizing with other employees would be grounds for termination. Zing! Try the veal, everyone.

Absent more context, it sure does. Maybe there was an anti-fraternization policy? That would make the terminations more justifiable, I guess. Even so, such a policy would arguably be just as hypocritical. Well, now wait a second. That'd be a horse of a different colour.

Bruh.

Wawrow reports that this was the result of a “romantic relationship” between the 2 executives. Seems to imply that this wasn’t an affair. It’s said that the relationship was an issue because D’Angelo reported to Ross. So much for Terry’s famous horizontal management structure. Terry and Kim became a couple because of a workplace romance where he was her boss.

Yuck.

Seriously funny

No, but he hired her into East Resources after meeting her there. And, iirc they became romantically involved after the hiring.

What an absolute circus.

Not sure what to tell you if you don't see it. I've picked up on it. No #fancystats to back up that sort of observation. As for the second piece: Huh? There are absolutely players of varying seniority who have earned and command respect from the refs and linesmen. And a lot of those players wear a C or A on their sweater. Agreed 100%. I'll be stunned if a different decision is made. Cozens and Tuch will wear A's.

Relatedly, I worried a bit last year (and maybe posted here) that Dahlin, as the team's future captain (I presume), appears to be sorta hated by the refs and linesmen. Or at least some of them. I think you need your Captain to have good relationships with the guys in stripes.

Oooh - I got a lil' misty on that one.

God bless him.

Imaging because of a tweak felt in the neck? That's a level of caution that may have arisen from what happened with Eichel.

Man, he better be. He has to be. I imagine GM KA on this topic occasionally acting like a driver on a long highway trip who’s drifted into a state of inattention and then suddenly snaps back with one of those OH SH1T! moments followed by a brief cold sweat (maybe felt right on the ol’ bald spot (speaking from experience)).

Gah! Yes. Of course. Thanks.

I looked for a thread dedicated to the opening regular season roster, but didn't find it. In terms of what's new or new-ish, it's just: Benson, Clifton, Greenway, E. Johnson, [edit] Levi, and Savoie. Other than that, it's a very familiar roster. Three goalies! Will this be enough to make the playoffs? Lord, I hope so. +++ Forwards (15): Zach Benson, Dylan Cozens, Zemgus Girgensons, Jordan Greenway, Tyson Jost, Peyton Krebs, Casey Mittelstadt, Kyle Okposo, Victor Olofsson, JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn*, Matt Savoie*, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch Defensemen (7): Jacob Bryson, Connor Clifton, Rasmus Dahlin, Erik Johnson, Henri Jokiharju, Owen Power, Mattias Samuelsson Goaltenders (3): Eric Comrie, Devon Levi, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen *IR

What in fresh hell is this about? Tell me how the bingo ladies hurt you, @.... 😔

I didn’t get to watch much of the Jax game. I read that Elam got benched for Ingram. Man alive. The guy is firmly in bust territory. He has the physical tools - he just can’t implement McDermott’s scheme. Which brings me to Surtain. My sense is that McDermott’s nuanced zone heavy D is something that makes it impracticable to plug and play a guy. Otoh, there’s a long season ahead - plenty of time to catch on. Given the learning curve, it just may not make financial sense in the end. Has this Bills team brought in defenders through trades in the past? (Have they known the system?)

I voted “3”, on balance. But the game against Pittsburgh was concerning, as others have noted. And Crosby absolutely sent a message to his teammates — and they responded. Buffalo did not respond. Not a great look.

This ⬆️ seems prescient. What exactly are those gymnastics?

i feel like this is true of fans for all NFL teams. it is truly a week to week league.

agreed that consistency has been the differentiator between mahomes and allen.