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Right, because Alex Smith sucked and wasn’t having his best season or Mahomes as a rookie in 2017 would have been the exact same Mahomes we saw in his second year. It would kill you to give McD any credit at all for going into KC and beating a good team, wouldn’t it?

I’m a huge fan of Subban, moreso for his off ice contributions than his on ice play, which is great in its own right.

Andy Reid, Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce, Kareem Hunt. One of the best OLs in the game. Need I go on? It isn’t that Allen was hurt so much as he wasn’t nearly as advantaged. Some want to pretend that Mahomes would have turned out the same in Buffalo and perhaps he would have, but the evidence doesn’t support that supposition in the least. Much appreciated.

John Butler was loyal to his players. To a fault. Kept them well past when they could have/should have been moved and we paid the cap price for that. But man, that last draft of his didn’t do us much good. Still, as bad as it was for us, those players went on to avg. five years in the league. Heck, even Flowers managed five.

Whether or not the team you’re covering is bad has nothing to do with answering your own question as you ask it or insisting on making a point that even the most casual fan is already aware of, like, “Is it an advantage that he can play wing as well as center?” Now, it’s a short drive to be sure, but that crap drives me nuts.

Why is it you think that those of us who don’t complain as much as you do think everything has gone “swimmingly” for McD? I don’t know a single one of his fans that think he hasn’t made mistakes or that opportunities weren’t missed. As for the rest of your post, no comment. I’ve grown to expect your myopic views on some things and they are better left alone as there is no debate value to be gained.

Holy moly we took a goalie!

Then perhaps you should have sobered up before reading it! Seriously, it was typical PHam. Another five minute I’ll never get back.

McCoy got good play out of Rivers, especially his first couple years, but he lost that team during his final two years. Still, Rivers was pretty consistent, which he would have been regardless of who his HC is. But I agree, McCoy just isn’t a very good coach, imo.

In that case, I loved it! Hamilton showed razor sharp insight into the pick and I am so much better informed for reading it!

Damn you! Now I HAVE to read it.

I hear that, but Belichick and Co. do that a lot. Plus, he’s intimately familiar with Lynn’s schemes so I can’t fault them for getting blown out like they did. And I agree that McD has nothing to apologize for in losing to the Jags on the road in the WC game. Nothing at all.

I can only take Paul Hamilton is small doses and after listening to that interview with Krueger when he asked if Cozens’s ability to play both center and wing is an advantage, I may need a break before diving into another of his articles. So be honest, will it be worth my while to read it? I know that’s a lot of pressure on you.

Who am I making an excuse for? Certainly not McD. My post focused SOLELY on the situation that Lynn went to in SD/LA. McD has nothing to do with that and I’m not interested in any pissing contest others are engaged in around here. From a talent standpoint, the Chargers were superior at key positions, especially QB (Rivers will be a first ballot HOF inductee). Regardless of records, I think San Diego was a better team than the Bills simply because of Rivers. Teams lose for lots of reasons, one of them being coaching. And Lynn is a damned good coach with sharp offensive instincts. He might be the biggest reason for their turnaround given the immediate synergy he established with Rivers. He’s got them turned around and on the right track. But I’m not convinced he has that same success in Buffalo without Rivers and the Chargers’ other key superior players. Lastly, their stadium situation is overblown. Challenging situations often have a way of galvanizing a team and I think the Chargers have used that to their advantage. Others have made a much bigger deal out of it than the Chargers. But again, none of that has anything to do with McD.

Not the only thing, but the absolutely, MOST important thing. Let me put it this way: Great QBs get you through times of poor supporting casts a helluva lot better than great supporting casts get you through times of poor QBs.

Not sure to what extent they’ve flourished, but to whatever extent that is, I’ll offer two reasons: superior talent at key positions and Philip Rivers. That and Lynn is a good offensive mind in his own right. Lynn inherited a fairly decent situation with the Chargers. Not great, but better than the mess (read QBless) situation McD walked into.

Great pick by the Avs. Newhook is gonna be good. Not happy to see Caufield go to the Habs. That little bastard is gonna torture us for years.

Oh yeah, the outrage will be palpable. Like you said, nobody has a chance to see these kids regularly enough to make an educated guess. It’s a total leap of faith as fans.

Ballsy pick by the Canucks but I suspect it’s gonna pay off big time. I wouldn’t have minded Caufield at all. In fact I wanted him. But I can’t fault JBotts at all for taking Cozens. Checks a lot of boxes.

Can’t complain. And JBotts busted the myth! Welcome to Buffalo, Dylan.

I fully intend to as it's still the accepted rule. The only thing that's changed over the years are the economics that force more veterans out (as you've said), and the subsequent pressure to get younger, cheaper players in the lineup sooner. But that has nothing to do with a player's natural development arc. Some can handle playing earlier, others can't. And that will never change. As for Shaq Lawson, get over yourself. Getting him at 19 was good value. You disagreed. So the F what? Another chapter closed. Move on.

Holy crap! Better have he Army Corp of Engineers on standby if that ever happens.

Regarding Lawson, yeah, I defended the pick because getting him at 19 was good value. And the shoulder issue and subsequent time off was predictable and manageable, so I wasn’t concerned. You can’t be more wrong about my take on Ragland who I always thought was a two down thumper at best who lacked the athleticism required. He’s been pretty much as expected. So you’re one for two in that regard. So, you’ve at least upped your average a tick. Congrats. The only person I see “outraged” around here is you as you seem unable to stomach the idea that anyone could possibly dare to disagree with your self ascribed genius. But yeah, you’ve got some laser sharp 20/20 hindsight for sure. Well done.

Don’t make me stop this car! Seriously, I appreciate the sentiment, John. But I need to worry about my own act being offensive as well at times. Besides, if it were someone I held in high esteem around here doing the smearing, I’d actually be concerned, But I’m not, really. Not when I consider the source(s).