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I'm just tagging this thread for the memes.

Peter missed the mark on this one. The guy's on the wrong side of 30, wants more money, and was only able to play 5 games last season. Any trade would have to include an extension that likely has us taking $20M cap hits for the next 3-4 years. And it costs us a 1st rd pick? Nahhhh.

Since this is an NFL forum, maybe some folks will find this NHL explanation enlightening (then again maybe not). It has nothing to do with mind reading and everything to do with communication. The NHL differs significantly from the NFL in that a player's trade value is heavily influenced by his contract. Much, much more so than in the NFL. Right now Reinhart does not have a contract and has 1 year left of RFA. He told Adams that he intends to test UFA (which every player a year away typically wants) which means he's either going to sign a 1-yr deal until then or go into arbitration. The difference in trade value between Reinhart on a 1yr deal and say...a 6-yr deal is like the difference between a $5 bill and a $20 bill. Florida just gave us a $5 bill under the assumption that there is concern he will walk after 1 year and he may be only a rental. If next week Florida announces that they have signed Sam Reinhart to a 7yr contract, then something went seriously, seriously wrong in the Sabres front office, and Adams basically got played for a sucker. Look at the Seth Jones (a player also 1yr away from UFA) trade that happened last week. That trade returned Columbus the 12OV pick this year, a 2nd round pick this year, a 1st round pick next year, and Adam Boqvist - the top prospect in their system. That is what you call a Kings Ransom. Why did he get that much? Well, you could argue that he's a better player than Reinhart and that it's a defensemen's market right now and you wouldn't be wrong, but that's not the major factor behind that haul. The major driver was that they did a sign-and-trade i.e. both teams, the player and agent got together and worked out a long term deal as part of the trade. In this scenario all 3 parties got what they wanted. The Blackhawks got the player they wanted locked up long term without the worry of him bolting after a year, the player got a massive contract, and the Blue Jackets got an impressive amount of picks and prospects back. What would this deal look like if there wasn't a contract extension in place? Well we can only speculate but it would likely be closer to the Risto deal and in no way, shape, or form would it include Boqvist. In that same line of thinking if Reinhart was traded with an extension in place it would almost certainly have to include one of Florida's top prospects, perhaps even Lundell! Are these deals easy to pull off? No they aren't and they don't happen often because of the difficulty involved since it typically makes sense for a player to just wait until UFA. Also it takes a pretty astute GM to pull off this maneuver. Anyways at this point it's all speculation and it's still assumed that Reinhart will sign a 1yr deal. Yes!

If he signs a long term deal with Florida it's a huge red flag. I'm talking air-raid siren warning here. It would mean we just handed a division rival a long-term cornerstone piece for rental prices aka pennies on the dollar. It would indicate that Adams misread everyone's hand at the table and is a tacit admission that he doesn't have the experience or chops to pull off a sign-and-trade.

He sounds like he's running for office in the deep south at this point.

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Nope, and I doubt you'll hear any complaints from them.

Their facilities are state of the art and quite lavish too, I find it somewhat interesting to see the environment they train and practice in.

If you want more insight to the type of coach Granato is and have some free time...

In terms of defensive linemen he's not a big dude -- he played college ball at around 250-255. This myth seems to be perpetuated by that viral image of him standing next to McD which had a lot to do with forced perspective. The offensive linemen we drafted? Yeah, those are big dudes.

There aren't any papers in Cali that allow a civilian to carry an Uzi. I'm also guessing his "security detail" are a bunch of dudes that he grew up with.

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Oh boo hoo. Forgive me if I don't shed a tear for a man that's made over $30+M playing football but can't be bothered to wear a mask. At this point it's just ignorance wrapped up under the guise of personal liberty.

The "upset" people are the unvaccinated ones that want to do whatever they want. This thread is about an unvaccinated player that is refusing to comply to Covid protocols. If he would have just followed the rules and kept his mouth shut, we wouldn't be discussing it. But he can't do that because he's a drama queen and loves the attention. If you don't wan to get your shots, I don't have an issue with that - but don't whine and cry if you aren't allowed into the stadium this year.

It would probably been better if the vaccine was never developed, huh?

Yeah, right. If he got cut he would be crying on Twitter for weeks.

Under this scenario Josh would be 29 yrs old when the stadium opens. I think it's a bit presumptuous to pencil him (or any player) in for playing into his 40s. A more realistic scenario is that he plays 5-7 years in the new stadium, or 10-15% of its' life. Of course, that's assuming he stays healthy and plays at a high level. I know most Bills fans don't want to think of this, but It is possible that by the time the stadium opens a passing attack is not our strength. This is why investing a billion dollars in a project that is 4 years out based on your current team strengths is folly. And as many have stated above, Allen didn't see to have any issues last year.

Yeah Jim Kelly would disagree. There's a few QB's still playing right now that are going to the HoF that play in bad weather. It's not worth arguing this because you don't build $1B+ Stadium around the current strengths of the team. That's the major point here.

Yeah, that's what many said about an open-air stadium too. One could argue that having a strong-armed QB gives you an advantage in inclement weather. Regardless, you don't build a stadium around 1 player. Seattle's partially enclosed Lumen Field should be the model.

But people aren't dropping dead in the streets of southern Alabama. So what's the problem?

As of today you still need your shots to get in. https://buffalonews.com/news/local/erie-county-if-you-want-to-see-a-bills-game-in-person-you-still-need/article_a0bfc082-cf81-11eb-967d-23fe7b803176.html

Outdoor, yeah! Stuff it, dome-lovers!

Has he compared mask orders and social distancing rules to being in a concentration camp yet? Because that's typically where this goes.

He really likes attention.