oldmanfan

Jack Soo in Barney Miller

The issue with the Sabres to me are the players. Terry could be a better owner sure, but throughout the drought there have been very good players on the roster who have done great before or after their Sabres time, but didn’t perform at that level in Buffalo. What is needed is a captain that runs the locker room and will not accept anything less than maximum effort from everyone on the roster. Eichel wasn’t that, Okposo wasn’t, and I have my doubts about Dahlin. The players need to step up and play hard. Many of them go through the motions. My biggest example is Power. The next time I see him stand a guy up at the blue line or move a guy from in front of the net will be my first. I’d trade him and keep Bowen.

Tasker Pike McGee Moorman

Ernie Warlick. Biggest hands I have ever seen.

Always loved Bobby Chandler! And Duby of course.

As an old timer I like your list. I’d make a couple suggestions. I’d have Jerry Butler instead of Evans. I could argue for Joe D vs. Brown at G, but Brown was terrific. But love you D backfield.

I’ll take Saimes over both Hyde and Poyer

We live in a society of impatience now. When every single piece of information is available on your phone at the touch of a button, when people get ticked if they have to sit in a Starbucks line for more than 5 minutes, and so on. So now rookies in pro sports have to be great day 1, and improve after that. This kid seeks to have taken the criticism he got to heart and worked his ass off in the off-season. Good for him.

Appreciate the opportunity

TE has been lacking to be sure. You also didn’t have a FB, but if you wanted to include one I’d add Cookie. Braxton was also really good.

Kirby asked for a starting lineup. TEs are usually included.

Looks like he’s worked his butt off this off season. We’ll see how he does.

Great idea. Being one of the old guys, I’d make a couple suggestions: 1. I would think about Jerry Butler vs, Moulds at WR. His career was cut short by injury but he was something else. 2. I’d reverse Reed and Diggs; to me Andre almost invented slot receiver. 3. You don’t have a TE so I’d throw Ernie Warlick in there. 4. DT I’d have Tom Sestak. He was a great player. 5. DE: Could make a case for Ron McDole 6. OLB Mike Stratton was great. And MLB I might put London Fletcher, or Jim Haslett. Talley was really more an OLB. 7. CBs for me would be Robert James and Butch Byrd. I personally liked Egerson as much as Byrd James to me is the best CB to ever put on a Bills uniform. Could also put White here. 8. At S you could throw in Saimes and/or Tony Greene. Saimes was a mainstay of the great AFL defenses.

Duby was good but Butler would have been an All Timer had he not got hurt.

Well, that’s why there’s a chat room I guess.