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    the perils of not moving up - a cautionary tale

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    Yes, but let's say Butler had moved up and taken a player he really coveted and the Bills were better for it.

     

    If the team was better, Wade Phillips may not have been fired (although he may still have fallen on the sword for Ronnie "the mullet" Jones). As a result, the subsequent timeline of coaching hiring and firing may have been very different.

     

    Wrex Ryan may have never walked through the door in 2015, so Russ Brandon would never have had the chance to ply him with wine so that he wouldn't leave the buiding. In that case, Doug Whaley may not have been a dead man walking in 2017, and Brandon Beane may not have been there to select Josh Allen in 2018.

     

    This whole butterfly effect from trading up would have ruined the most entertaining Bills football since the Kelly era!!

     

    I think the moral of this story is that you should NEVER trade up for good players. The peril of trading up for players that you covet just might be that you kill your future unicorn!! You're an awful, awful man for even suggesting such a thing, @dave mcbride!!

     

    For those wondering, I am well aware that Brandon Beane, in fact, traded up to select Josh Allen. I'm hoping the absurdity of the post will result in the masses overlooking this obvious flaw in this otherwise ever-so-well-thought-out post.

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    Zach Wilson to Broncos

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    58 minutes ago, Utah John said:

    Well if the Bills could have two Allens at QB last year, why not let the Broncos have two Wilsons?  

     

    RW is still a viable QB but is not nearly as good as he used to be.  I think being around him will help ZW settle in, learn the position, see what works and what doesn't, and turn out to be a reliable backup QB.  ZW certainly has a good arm, he just has no clue how to read defenses or respond to pressure.  These are things he can learn by watching, which is what he should have been able to do if the Jets had a brain (similar to what the Chiefs did with Mahomes as a rookie).

    You do realize that Denver cut RW, right? The only thing remaining of RW in Denver is a giant cap hit...

    Off Topic: Sabres rehire Lindy Ruff as Head Coach

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    4 hours ago, MarkKelso'sHelmet said:

    Nolan got fired after leading a weak team to the conference semi finals. They were tremendous overachievers . . . Jason Dawe, Brian Holzinger . . . not elite talent.  How can you fire a guy after winning a playoff series? Not to mention, that was the year Hasek got hurt in the postseason  (or was he faking?) and he still managed to win a playoff series with Steve Shields in net.  Don't understand how anyone can dog him. Hasek wanted him out so they pushed him out.

     

    Then he had two seasons with the Isles and made the playoffs in one of them. Isles at the time were infamously dysfunctional 

     

    As far as his second stint in Buffalo . . . it hardly seems right to hold it against him after the LaFontaine fiasco. Management was dysfunctional.

     

    Ted Nolan got shafted hardcore. Never got a fair shake and it's a shame. Not saying they should hire him now. But someone certainly should.  

    Technically Nolan wasn’t fired, Regier upon his hiring, opted not to retain him and offered him an underwhelming 1 yr contract. Given the ongoing headache between Muckler, Hasek, and Nolan during the preceding season, one could hardly blame Regier for being wary, and in hindsight Ruff over Nolan was obviously the right call. 

    Off Topic: Sabres rehire Lindy Ruff as Head Coach

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    Well, it’s better than re-hiring Ted Nolan… time will tell how much. 
     

    I’m hoping that Adams made the decision to fire Granato some time ago and gauged the interest of other currently unemployed coaches.
     

    I suspect, however, that Adams knows his job is on the line and Ruff is a desperate panic hire given their familiarity with one another with Adams having previously been on Ruff’s staff. 
     

    Hoping it works, but certainly tempering my enthusiasm (despite being a big fan of Ruff during his first stint).

     

    To those citing his lack of a Cup, he got them there and came close with a much less talented team than the Stars, and their best chance was derailed by a freakish run of defensive injuries against Carolina. It was certainly not a coaching issue in either of those seasons. Can’t speak to his time outside of Buffalo. 
     

     

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    Spotting a Bills fan during travel

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    Always get/give the “Go Bills”. Never ask about TBD… don’t want to spoil the interaction in case it’s someone that has me on “ignore”. 😂

     

    Edit: Maybe instead of “Go Bills” I’ll start responding with “high level meetings”, “F5”, “Luke Russert’s mom”, “what kind of car do you drive”, “ground up and in the freezer”, or “deers” just to test the waters. 🤔🤣

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    Diggs traded to Texans for picks

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    2 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

    😡

     

     

    Ok look, an NFL QB can throw an accurate ball in shorts to an uncovered WR... the things people crow about. :doh: Not to mention, based on the pulling up at the point of the catch, looks to me like the last 2 were underthrown... 

    Poll: How do we feel about Stefon Diggs the player?

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    Diggs the player was in decline IMO, and I thought they'd get 1 more season out of him before making this move purely due to his cap hit.

     

    I think Diggs the person became enough of a pain in the ass that Beane decided the extra 3M cap hit was worth it to get him out of the locker room NOW. I suspect he's burned enough bridges behind closed doors that he won't be asked back to represent the team in any meaningful fashion in the future, and I kinda doubt he'd want to anyway.

     

    I wouldn't say I have any particular hard feelings, but I was one of the people that downplayed his bull####. Obviously, I was wrong, and as a result I don't think I'd want to see him back in the future representing the team in any meaningful fashion after this exit. I doubt I'm alone in that.

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    Beane's First-Round Deals

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    If there's going to be a big move this season, IMO, it has to be the draft. I can't see them adding significant salary this year by trading for a WR. If it means trading picks in next year's draft, a year they'll get significant cap relief from all of the moves this offseason, they can fill in the roster with FA's in 2025. I can see Beane doing this if the player they really want is attainable. They can then let the kids get their feet wet this season when they'll be competitive but, unless they unexpectedly catch fire, are probably not going to make a serious run at the SB, and then they'll be ready to roll next season.

    To my gamblers- Interesting odds change regarding where Diggs plays in 24

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    2 hours ago, JerseyBills said:

     

    I mean it was pretty shocking.  Nobody thought we'd trade him this year cause of dead $ but looking back, we'd likely never get that type of compensation and under Brady we realized we could win without him..But hindsight is 20/20

    We didn’t win without him, we won without him producing. Big difference. What’s Shakir gonna look like drawing the coverages Diggs got? Gabe couldn’t handle the jump from 3 to 2 WITH Diggs. Gonna be interesting without him. 

    Marvin Harrison Jr wants to be a Bill

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    7 hours ago, NORWOODS FOOT said:

    Edit: Actually… yes, I would do everything I could do to trade up and get MHJ. 2 1st rounders? Sure. Beane has such a mixed history of picking in round one. The only very good picks he has made, IMHO, is Allen and Kincaid. He had to pass on Mahomes to get Tre White. So yes, give up firsts and go get a super star.

    Beane was not the GM, Whaley was.

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    What are your thoughts on the Steelers QB situation?

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    On 3/27/2024 at 6:19 PM, BarleyNY said:

    I hope Wilson is good enough this season that the Stillers pay him large and he keeps Fields on the bench. Then next season I hope Fields moves on to the NFC where he finds success while Wilson totally implodes. 

    Yeah… well I hope they both implode while Trubisky lights it up in the 4th quarter every game because the Bills are annihilating their opponents weekly, and he parlays that into a SB ring and a huge contract as an NFC starter with a reasonable degree of success.
     

    The following season I hope the same scenario plays out with Fields after he’s cut from the Steelers and signs on as the Bills backup while the Steelers flounder with a Zach Wilson-level FA replacement. 

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