Phil The Thrill

I can’t find this information anywhere - is former Sabres owner John Rigas out of prison? According to Wikipedia, Rigas was scheduled for release in 2018 but haven’t heard anything about Johnny Boy...

I loved Butchie but I hope Knox aspires be a little better than a one-dimensional blocking TE who catches goal line TD’s as a novelty. I remember when the Bills rested their starters during Week 17 of the 1990 season to play Detroit. His consecutive reception to TD streak was broken because the team actually played him in non-goal line situations

I don’t get this....

They have a pretty good deal which is surprising

You make a very good point here. I remember Brandon Beane talking about how they look at WR in camp last year. He said the goal is to have a group that compliments themselves and that you don’t want to have the same types of WR on your roster. It really make you wonder if the bigger WR’s on the roster like Williams or Sills might have an advantage over a position group that already has a few smaller receivers I would agree. I remember last year everyone assumed that the Bills would keep 6, and sure enough they kept 5 on opening day. I can’t see them keeping 6 WR’s on the roster and some tough cuts will need to be made

You mean the press conference where Doug talked up EJ Manuel was better than this?

He’s a different type of receiver than the Bills have on the roster being a taller and physically receiver. He has talent and I hope he sticks with the team

He did leave the team with a 1st round pick as a parting gift

Too bad no ones reads Yardbarker

No problem...it’s fine. I too thought this was interesting as some wondered whether Oliver was truly their guy and if they would have selected Hockenson over Eddie if both were available. It really makes me wonder whether Quinnen Williams was ranked higher on their board.

To he credit his “draft surprise” was the Giants taking Jones at 6. He did call that

Play on the hosts last name - Pat Moran

Going back and listening to the draft coverage of my podcasts. I was way behind on Moranalytics and I listened to a show before the draft with Greg Gabriel - the Buffalo-born ex scout and personnel guy. Greg is super opinion and seems to hold his philosophy in high regard. Bills fans either respect Greg for his experience or disregard his opinion for being out of touch (remember he said Peterman was going to be an NFL caliber starter...but apparently forgot it). At the time of this interview before the draft Ed Oliver was rising and many thought NYJ would take him at #3. Pat Moran asked Greg about the Bills taking Ed (he said he was a “Top 6 lock”), and that’s when Greg went on somewhat of a rant. I did the best I could to transcribe. Might be off by a little but this is the gist: Time stamp: 32:00 “I’ll say this. Right now there’s a number of people speculating that he’s going to go to the Jets at number three and Gregg Williams thinks he can be another Aaron Donald. I’ll tell ya right now. I think that’s a mistake. I don’t like him. I don’t like him at with the Bills at 9. I think he’s a middle of the first round player at best, and there’s bust potential in him. Because you go back and you look at the tape and the tape isn’t very good. He didn’t make many plays. He’s kind of lackadaisical. He had a problem with the coaching staff later in the year. You know I look at that and it turns me off from from football. Because you want a guy playing down in and down out. And that’s not him. Personally from my standpoint if the Jets take him that’s great. It means the bills get to play against him twice a year.” The discussion then turns to Rashan Gary to the Bills and Greg says both Rashan and Eddie are bad fits for the Bills based on their attitudes: Time stamp: 39:00 “From what I’ve been told, the type of person that Sean McDermott wants is a great player in the locker room. A glass heater so to speak. A guy that’s all team. And to players like Oliver and Gary to me are the opposite of what he’s looking for the Buffalo Bills team. Now could they still take these guys? Absolutely, I just think thats not what they’re looking for.” All in all, Greg felt the Bills would draft Jonah Williams or TJ Hockenson and he was high on both. He also says he was wrong on Josh Allen last year but it was because he was only going on what he saw on tape and didn’t know the type of person/leader Allen is. He expects him to make progress similarly to a Trubiaky...maybe a Goff. You can hear the audio yourself at 32 and 39 minute mark: http://moranalytics.com/ep-113-greg-gabriel-plus-final-bills-four-round-mock-draft/

Why wouldn’t you trust them to cut your lawn? If they make a lot of money, I’m quite sure they could figure out a mower.

What do you do with the Keith?

Do you drink it, snort it, or smoke it? Or drop it? Maybe I will try Keith sometime

You are right about the odds. The probability of going 17 years w/o playoffs is minuscule. But the Bills did it!!!!

Do you like ANY moves that the Bills have made? Because you seem to be very critical any time someone says something positive about the team.

LOL Jim Jeffcoat. Bad signing by the Bills

Jacksonville Jags in the Super Bowl this February! Doug Marrone! FTW

Dont you think a big part of the problem is how the teams were built? It seems like from a Cap situation, when players did perform, there were many times when the team would have loved to sign them but couldn’t pay their market value.

TKO.....done

Oh yeah....when i think of #70, there just one famous Bills offensive lineman that comes to mind....”The Doctor Of Thuginomics” John Fina

The joke here is that Buffalo is a dead city. Ha ha ha The reality is that the Bills, even in a smaller market with an older stadium, are toward the middle of the pick when it comes to attendance

I get “the beer” but what on earth is Keif?