davefan66

Hockey is the one sport you can have a complete overhaul of the front office and coaching staff, and not set the franchise back a few years, but possibly excel. It’s been done in the NFL, but NHL teams are more likely to do better after an overhaul. It can’t be about money. It has to be stubbornness, or worse incredibly inept ownership. Sabres were purchased for 189 million and now are worth a staggering 1.42 billion. Which so happens to be just a smidge above what he paid for the Bills! For comparison, the average NHL team is now worth 2.1 Billion. The Bills are worth 6 billion. That means he’s made close to 6 BILLION dollars on both franchises. He has a net worth of 9 billion, and still has the ability to pull money from his oil/natural gas company so money isn’t an issue. Just looking at the teams finances, the Sabres operating expenses are 98 million, with revenues at 176 million. Dude has plenty of money to pay multiple fired head coaches and GM’s to pound salt and maybe get this franchise headed in the right direction. Problem is…does anyone trust him to choose the right tandem? To choose a real hockey guy to make those decisions? Is Jarmo the guy? Interesting that he was brought on in May this year and we are now hearing whispers of a change. Maybe he’s behind that?

Might have been. But he also had a speaker on his back to project his voice when he had damaged vocal cords. DeBerg speakers

yes…I am aware…😁 I swore it was a toe! 😆 I know…..

Ingrown toenail maybe?

Didn’t Ronnie Lott cut his toe off so he could play?? 🧐

My old career let me see many different offices, manufacturing facilities, and other places. One of them was the Lockport NY water treatment facility. Guy took us on a little tour. Showed us how many passes the contaminated water was treated. Offered us a glass of water that was treated just the first time, which was clean and drinkable….passed on it though. They over treat it per whatever standards they have to follow. And honestly, ever look in your pipes at home? Kinda gross all the rust and stuff left behind over the years.

The odds for them to be on the same place at the same moment is incredible. If the driver was going a few MPH faster or slower or wind speeds slowed the plane a little. Anyhoo, car may have saved rhe pilots life.

At a minimum 3 on us on kick returns…

Well, now I know what those troughs are for! Beer harvesting! Already a decent ABV before canning!

Adams int was great because we beat the Pats and looked to be primed for a good season. Bailey was also a great int for our 90’s Bills. Top int is Taron vs Ravens. Such a great play, and the call as he’s running down the sidelines is amazing! Sneaky Joe did a replay mix of the interception set to music from Rocky. Can’t find it at the moment, but every time I listen to it I get chills. Have the audio, can’t find a link.

Kincaid has elite skills, absolutely pick up option. If an extension can be reached before that, do it. If not, extend and work on that contract. Knox can be had cheaper if he restructures again, hopefully he will. Hawes is cost controlled on a rookie contract. These three make up a good TE room and would prefer to keep them all. Knox would be the odd man out if his contract doesn’t work for the team. Easy to say all this, but need to see where his contract hit would fit the next few seasons. We are over the cap for next season already. To keep Kincaid and make the roster adjustments they need to will cost them, but it can be done. Does the team really want to spend the money to keep winning? That’s the question.

I can’t say there is no faith in Beane. This offseason will be huge to see what he does to give Josh better weapons, while adding a piece or two on D. Dude has a lot of work ahead. From what has been stated previously, McD may have more pull with ownership. And that is where it can go bad quickly. When two people are trying to save their own skins and potentially throwing one another under the bus. Would not have pictured either of them doing that until Beanes WR radio performance.

There is always a potential for tension when working with someone for an extended period of time. Is there between Beane and McD? Not sure. As for the roster being a problem? I’m sure there is some input from the coaching staff when picking someone as a FA. I’m sure McD was told they intended to grab Slay. I’m sure Brady had input on Cooks. Do they have final say? Probably not, that would be the GM.

Yes. I was saying I’d take Rivers over a healthy Richardson.

If they can get Jonathan Taylor the ball and use Rivers as a game manager, might not be a terrible move. Would certainly take him over Richardson.

Retired..also. Maybe they did call him. Last time he played, he was not good.

Coleman won’t be an integral part of this offense this year. Pretty sure when Palmer comes back from injury, Coleman is a healthy scratch. Just don’t see him making any impact this late in the season. If Kincaid stays healthy, he will be a large target moving forward. Last few games, and the whole season, our offense relies heavily on TE’s and backs to pick up a lot of the receiving yards. Bengals game, our WR’s had 53 of Josh’s 251 yards. Steelers, WR’s had 32 of 123 game receiving yards. For the season our WR’s have 1,694 of Josh’s 3,084 yards. Not a lot of opportunities for Coleman to make any impact. Heck, JSM in Seattle alone has 1,428 yards this season, Nacua has 1,186.

Former players have admitted to getting their “bell rung” and not remembering the remainder of the game and continued to play and at a high level. That is why they have the doctor assess the player nowadays. Because sometimes it’s difficult to realize they sustained a concussion based on how they were playing.

Signed guys who know the system and were cap friendly. I will be honest, I did not expect much from Poyer and had some resentment for the cheap shot last year. I feel he’s played well, but more importantly I feel he has helped Bishop become a NFL Safety. I also always liked Phillips. Solid player, solid dude. It would be interesting to see what the true stats are on Beane’s draft history. He has had some hits and some misses with the many draft picks he’s had. Thing is, to have that many swings means he’s doing something right. You don’t get to draft that many players if you’re truly a bad GM. Which he’s not.

Won’t play next week. “Lower body injury”.

Allen. Cook. Benford. Knox. TE’s as a whole. Epenesa. Sneaky good game.

Actually…doing well! At least at that point of the game.

Seemed to slow down. Probably the game camera angle. edit - it was. Benford had plenty to score.

21-11 at halftime. 39-34 final. What a great 2nd half…specifically, 4th quarter!

Absolutely. And we still needed a superhuman play by Josh to put the game away.