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Does Terry not see just how badly run this franchise is? He needs to sell or bring in someone experienced who gets total control. Terrible. Terrible.

Nah. Delta Force is selecting from a group of soldiers. We're selecting from a group of football players. It's much the same thing in that each is selecting from a group of people who has had preparation that could potentially prepare them for what is needed from them, but equally doesn't prove that you'll be good at it. There are plenty of men of high character in the group Delta is selecting from. And while all of them had gone through training, except in time of war, most have not killed anyone. And it goes beyond that ... Studies show that a majority of soldiers in every war don't actually shoot their weapons with intent to kill or harm the enemy. Check S.L.A. Marshall's work, (which has been supported in recent research) or for just a quick look, go here: Absolutely nothing wrong with being culture-centric.

Norah Jones covers Willie Nelson:

Honestly Buffalo certainly is hockey crazy It's basically connected to Canada and the cultures intertwined Buffalo breeds hockey players Like the city and the surrounding suburbs The sabers certainly have a big fan base.. it's just they want top dollar for consistent year after year let downs and that just makes it tough In the NHL we're eight teams make the playoffs per conference and there is also parody it's crazy that the sabres have went this long without the playoffs especially for a once proud franchise

Let's get a little melancholy, people. What's your favorite sad song?? It doesn't have to be a typical sad song, but if it's not, you have to give us a little bit of the reason why it is a sad song to you. I'll get it started with an easy one:

Yup. Possible that it came only from Beane, but equally possible that he was delivering a message for someone. Not a big deal, to me anyway, regardless.

I thought most top 10 pics.. we're guaranteed.. Possibly even the entire first round This is definitely striking new water which is probably why there's a decent amount of holdouts... If they can get it get whatever you can get

Some of the strike zone calls this year have even Angel Hernandez like 🤨. Truly egregious. And if you complain you get tossed by the guy? The challenge system seemed to work in the preseason and then it was scrapped for further study or whatever and Manfred is now hinting it will be in place next year. I say bring on the robo-umps! The Hawkeye system can make split second calls in tennis for the past 10 years. No reason they can’t make it work for baseball. 🖕the umpire union protecting these thin skinned pigs. I watch or listen on radio to a fair amount of Red Sox games.

I like Kesselring but that is a very light return for JJ. Hit a homerun with a 2nd round pick, develop him properly, watch him begin to thrive in the NHL, and then just before he's about to enter his prime - trade him. The Sabres truly are a farm team for the rest of the league.

I heard Keon's making his way there, as he's planning to transition to TE. Unfortunately, he's still too slow, so looks like he'll be running a bit late.

Is that really an issue? I know WNY isn't a huge market, but it's not all about population size with some of these franchises. Like MLB teams in Miami & Tampa Bay, the Islanders in NHL, the Wizards or Suns in the NBA, etc. all have big markets, but they're lower in attendance than most of the leagues they play in. Meanwhile, you have Cleveland, not a huge city, supporting an NBA, NFL & MLB, having great attendance, all with Cincinnati just 3.5 hours away with their own NFL & MLB teams. It's often just about team success, other times it's about fan loyalty over sheer numbers. In terms of loyalty, look at New Orleans. I doubt the average person living there makes much more money than those in WNY, yet the Pelicans had the 3rd highest NBA attendance & the Saints had the 14th highest NFL attendance. I think Buffalo can definitely support the Sabres, it's just that they've been terrible for too long, and the organization hasn't done anything to inspire confidence things will improve.

He's clearly a top 5 pick in any death pool and that is not a good thing.

He is sensitive. Maybe he's the most sensitive GM in the league, I don't know, but I don't think it matters either.

Who uses the term “butt hurt” anymore? Is this PFF reporter a middle schooler from the 2010’s?

Yep, Monson who voted Lamar for MVP, but is now saying that Josh has become “the guy” as NFL’s best QB… https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/josh-allen-freah-show-has-become-the-guy-atop-nfl-s-greatest-qb-debate-sam-monson

I saw that and just laughed and SMH, so predictable

I keep reading that QB Josh Allen is a big reason as to why this current team is so good and yet during the 2023 season the Buffalo Bills were 6-6 at one point with Ken Dorsey at OC until McD fired him and replaced him with Joe Brady. (With losses to the NY Jets, Jags, Pats, Bengals, Broncos, Eagles.) the Bills then went on to the playoffs. Josh Allen is great no question...alas, it is a team sport and McD has brought his process, culture into Buffalo and gotten to the playoffs with Tyrod Taylor at QB. The Kansas City Chiefs have mostly kept Buffalo from reaching a SB and Andy Reid has 26 seasons of being an NFL HC. Reid made it to the SB in his stint as the Eagles HC. 14 seasons. The Chiefs currently have an OC and DC that have previously been NFL head coaches in Nagy, Spagnola. Aside from all that in is my belief that injuries to the Buffalo Defense have kept Buffalo from the SB...along with the brain fart of Leslie Frazier calling a prevent defense in 2021 AFC Championship game.

The day of Gerry Philbin's passing cannot pass without acknowledgement of his greatness as a player. His gridiron accomplishments: 4-year starter at the University of Buffalo Bulls Only the 4th UB player drafted by an NFL team and the first to play in a regular season game in the NFL 3rd Round pick in 1964 by both the NFL (Detroit Lions) and the AFL (NY Jets) AFL and Super Bowl Champion (1969) 2-time All-AFL 1968 AFL sack leader (unofficial, before they became a stat) with 14.5 in 14 games 66.5 career sacks (he's still 4th all-time in sacks for the Jets with 65) NY Jets Ring of Honor member Member AFL All-time Team as voted in 1970 (he and Tom Sestak were first team, Tom Keating and KC's Buck Buchanan were second team) John Schmitt, the center for those Jets teams of yore, reflected today on Philbin's toughness. "I do remember when we played the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoff game [after the 1969 season] — he had a separated shoulder. They made up a leather harness that was a half-inch thick that was wrapped around his chest, and they had chain-link fence holding the leather arm piece to the chest piece. You never saw such a barbaric thing. And he played the whole game against Kansas City. ... He was a damn tough player and I loved the man." "He was one of the best teammates I ever had with the Jets, and I played right beside him," said Ralph Baker, the Jets' left-side LB at the time. "I really believe he should've been a Hall of Famer. He was just a good guy, a regular guy who worked hard and shared his feelings. When teammates needed to be set straight, Gerry was the guy to do it." After his playing career, he sold real estate in Florida, moved back to the Northeast and to New Hampshire, then back to Long Island, where he owned a sand and gravel business, before returning to the Sunshine State and Palm Beach Gardens to be near to his children in his golden years. Schmitt, one of the on-field and emotional leaders of the Jets' Super Bowl era, put it well when he said of Philbin: "He was a man's man, he was a good father, he was a great teammate. And he was one of the leaders on our team." RIP Gerry.

Seriously the only shocking thing here is that WGR is talking about a topic even remotely related to the Bills in late June. Usually it is hot dog and boy band drafts. Who am I kidding? They talk about irrelevant garbage year round…

Yea I have made the argument that 2017 was their best draft. White, Dawkins and Milano become cornerstone players for the rebirth and two of them are still here 8/9 years later. You do have to factor the Mahomes thing in but I don't think they passed on Mahomes cos Beane said "I don't like him", or McDermott didn't like him. They passed on Quarterback as a position because they wanted to do their homework properly on it (and in fairness 2018 was already known to be a strong group). They got LUCKY to get a shot at Josh the next year but also kinda unlucky that the trade they made ended up passing on a guy Mahomes level good. Josh probably makes the 2018 draft the best. And they did get Taron Johnson in that class too as a cornerstone... plus Tremaine who they got 5 years out of and Wyatt Teller who they screwed the pooch on trading away. But a new regime NEEDS credibility early and not only the record in 2017 but White, Dawkins and Milano looking like hits gave them that.

The Sabres are such a joke.

He was very complimentary of Beane and said he had a point about the results he had gotten. He just took advantage of Beane exposing himself to say something that otherwise wouldn't have carried any weight if Beane hadn't shown his thin skin on WGR. But PFF has always really been about big picture grading. Beane's roster grades well there. #1 in the NFL scoring and #1 in fewest points allowed from 2020-2024. The Bills issues have been grossly underperforming in the divisional and championship rounds. That's a matter of not matching up with the other actual SB contenders in the AFC. Just not enough difference makers.