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They are allowed to play amateur hockey now.. after nil in America... The last 25 years they were deemed ineligible by the NCAA tho Any hockey player in this thread would back me up that for the last 25 years major junior hockey players were not allowed to play in the NCAA because they deemed them professionals getting paid ... You could call it a salary or a stipend The brand new Nils have just put a little bit of a loophole into it... But from 1999 to 2024 if you played in Major Junior hockey in Canada.. the three leagues I listed You were not eligible to play NCAA hockey because the NCAA deemed you a professional Connor McDavid who played for the Erie otters of the OHL was not legally allowed to go and play NCAA hockey because the NCAA deemed him a professional at 17... You are right they're not technically getting a salary they get stipends and allowances with cash But they can use that on anything And they get cash... Which is why the NCAA had them ineligible for the last 30 years before the nil happened NIL basically opened up the possibility of major Junior players keeping their eligibility to play in the NCAA which used to be automatically stripped

For the last 25 years major junior hockey players in Canada.. aka the OHL, qmjhl, and whl we're all not allowed to play in NCAA hockey Because they were considered professionals getting paid by ncaa Connor McDavid could not go from the Erie otters to Minnesota Golden gophers because he was getting paid and was considered a professional by ncaa It is technically a stipend but that's for legal purposes.. and the kids do get cash which they can spend on anything They used to get a lot more money 10 years ago than they do now

Tennessee also has a very friendly offense to run Josh Allen was playing under center running for his life at Wyoming... Tennessee is also a very good wide receiver School consistently getting wide receivers drafted and put in as undrafted free agents.. Nico I, who is Tennessee's current starting quarterback and a true sophomore.. basically had the same stat line as Milton as a 6th year senior You would expect more than 20tds out of a 6th year senior who had NFL aspirations

I'm not under selling Gretzky's greatness He was always in a class of his own But I'm saying that there were other high point scores in his time frame all the time Sure Gretzky went for 200.. but there were lots of guys going for a 120 130-140 in his period There's not a lot of guys going for 120 today besides Connor

Every single team has placeholders at some positions No team has 22 long-term starters at every single spot.. the way the NFL works with the salary cap you just can't do that Even the best teams will have a few weak links.. there's always a few placeholders playing The difference is if you have the 110th ranked placeholder playing or the 50th ranked placeholder... Levi Wallace's second year here where he played 75% of the snaps.. most of his advanced metrics were all in the top 40 to 60 for an NFL corner So not great.. but every single team plays three corners a lot.. 32 * 3 is 96.. he was squarely in the top two thirds at his best in McDermott's scheme We shouldn't have paid him and we didn't but we also did get good value out of an undrafted placeholder that's true too There's always going to be a couple of placeholders on your team.. it's about having the one that fits your scheme plays hard and is not a massive liability Levi Wallace was 10th in the NFL in yards per route allowed in 19.. 49th in breakups , 38th average Target separation, 44th routes defended, 49th yards allowed Again if you're talking about a top 15 corner not great stats.. for a platoon corner ... it was steady.. especially when there was 130 cornerbacks with enough snaps to be graded and he was typically 35-60 ranked Again I'm not saying I want Levi Wallace I'm saying Sean McDermott did get the most out of him

It's not about if he's a good starter or not lol first of all three quarters of your team is depth players And I'm not even talking about current Dane Jackson.. I'm saying the development of him as a 7th round pick was successful and he beat the average NFL career As a 7th round pick he certainly is considered a good pick considering the average length of an NFL career is like 3 years.. there are worse role players in the NFL Same with Levi Wallace that is great development of an undrafted free agent it doesn't matter if he's a really good right now The bills developed and got quality play out of him and he also played for another NFL team and started some games.. the bills 10 years ago used to cut guys and that was the end of the road... Levi Wallace is certainly a success story at the NFL level and McDermott does get credit for developing him

We took Dane Jackson and like the 7th round and he's had multiple contracts from multiple NFL teams McDermott develops guys at a very high rate if you don't develop it's probably something on you

Confidence is one of the biggest things at corner... He started getting out played instantly by a sixth round pick in Benford Couldn't adjust to the on the fly coverages that McDermott asks of and he never got the confidence to play with his abilities Basically probably shot

We typically do especially at the secondary

Never really watch him play so I can't give honest opinion The Georgia tech point guard!! Wow Tyler Ennis like

Well no... But most scouts on the road that I know have a higher grade on McCord than they did on Milton And you could probably get mccord in the 4th or fifth round.. you're getting developmental prospect either way

Is Kyle tall and long enough to be consistently effective at the 5

Goonery is a part of hockey that I really hope they don't completely take away One of my best friends is a major junior hockey coach in Canada For all intensive purposes it is professional hockey for kids under 20 They have specific players that they pay 5000 a year just to be goons and protect the best star player That's part of the Self policing of hockey

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That just comes down to Allen having to process it faster that play.. Tom Brady lived off of edge blitz's and overloads finding the hot guy ... Every defensive play does have a counter.. it's just that disguises and perfect timing can make it hard to counter Spencer Brown is going to be the best RT in the NFL sooner than later .. he's going to be a Stalwart for the next 5-7 years and keeps growing I also was pounding the table that Spencer Brown was about to break out well before he ever did and plenty of people criticized me

Considering Dale JR owns a no 8 car I'm going to say he does not lose

Domino's has even cut into the Buffalo mom and pop pizza shops Because they can offer you two pizzas for $15.. when one pizza at your mom and pop place.. a large is 21 bucks or more They're winning by strict economics because they have their own supply chain

Scoring is statistically down in the NHL compared to Wayne Gretzky's era When Wayne played there was guys going for 140 150 170 points a year... Like 100 is considered absolutely phenomenal now.. McDavid had a crazy 150-point season last year that doesn't really happen anymore Last season there were 11 players over 100 points.. in 1993 there was 20 Last year the top three point scorers.. 153, 128, 113... In 1993 , 160, 148, 143 was top 3 There was 13 guys with over 110 points.. last season in the NHL only 5

The NFL is a business at the end of the day... Jamarcus Ingram is playing on a $7,500 guaranteed contract Elam has over 13million in guarantees They're not giving him 13 million without trying him 10,000 times

I think you have it flip floped He has insane tangibles.. his metrics are off the chart If you watch him play in 15 college games the intangibles are kind of missing.. his downfield vision and timing has been off since Michigan He doesn't have the best eyes and stairs down receivers, struggles anticipating between zone coverage He looks the part and has a super live arm and athleticism but those are tangibles

What are you interested in? Casual pizza and wings? Possibly fresh fish from lake Erie? Good Italian? Good Mexican or there's even some good authentic barbecue I could give you a list of all but let me know what you like

Elite vision and very good speed Chris Johnson has elite speed... There's a difference His brother was bigger and couldn't even play well past 27 That's why the bills are being careful

The fact you could probably get a better quarterback in the fourth round this year lol I would rather take my chances on Kyle McCord of Syracuse in the fourth round then him I'm not knocking his physical gifts.. I'm knocking his 6 years in college and not able to knock off any quarterbacks .. he's the type of guy that will wow anybody in a showcase setting His week 18 matchup versus the bills with backups literally means nothing at the end of the day.. Patriots gave him up for nothing so that shows they thought he is a backup There have been plenty of toolsy quarterbacks over the last 20 years who amount to zilch

Are you into museums? The Buffalo region has a host of museums... Including the Buffalo museum of science... Buffalo transportation Pierce arrow museum cool... Buffalo naval Park, Frank Lloyd wright Martin's House museum, Buffalo Albright Knox art gallery The botanical gardens I think there's an underground railroad trail if you're into history... God there is so much good food in Buffalo I can probably give you a whole another list just for that so if you want some good food places let me know

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