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Who has off from work on Presidents Day in this era other then maybe banks?

Very well said All Pro Bills. Could not agree more. Look at the coin toss for the 1st Super Bowl between the Chiefs and the Packers. 3 or 4 people total on the field. LOL

Definitely. What's wrong with being a fighting team, as long as you have some scorers too? The Flyers in the mid 70's were that. And they ruled the NHL world. Fighting was big in the NHL up til maybe the late 2000's. I haven't followed the Sabres in quite some time. At least the last 10 years. Why is fighting not big anymore in the NHL game? And were the Sabres ***** again this past season? I used to be a huge fan. And loved when Lindy coached the team. Heck I remember when he played for the Sabres. He used to live in my subdivision (Ransom Oaks) in East Amherst back when he played for us. Him, Mike Ramsay and Mike Foligno (who lived right across from my house) in the early 80's. I feel like I am in Ground Hog day. LOL But very cool to have Lindy back. It like Lou Saban coming back to coach the Bills a second time.

What have Mitchell and Thomas done since the last college season ended that they are falling on draft boards? I have read a bunch that the Bills are interested in trading up for Thomas. No way do I mortgage the farm for any of the top 3 WR's. There are a lot of great WR's that are drafted after the first round. Personally I would rather trade back into the 2nd round and pick up another 2nd or 3rd and draft two good WR's on day 2. We have a great QB. He can make most WR's look pretty dam good. We have a lot of needs, and don't need to be the desperate team overpaying to move up for anyone who is not a QB. Beane does a good job. But he doesn't always have to be the outlier trading up for someone he loves like a Cody Ford, Devin Singletary or Kair Elam.

That makes sense about Wilson. We need guys on the outside. I am impressed with your permutations on draft trades. Getting all of Washington's picks looks real nice. I am not crazy about taking an OT unless we are not planning on extending Spencer Brown. (Hopefully he continues to improve) I hope we take 2 good WR's and D linemen with potential. Beane will likely make some moves. That is just his nature.

That's great the summary of Roman Gabriel. I remember his name but was still a little too young when he was a star. But the early to mid 70's was when I started becoming a football fan in grade school. I lived in Allentown, Pennsylvania. And moved to Buffalo New Years 1976. The 76 season was my first as a true Bills fan. But remember watching several Bills games in probably 74 and 75 from Rich Stadium on TV. The start of a passion that has lasted a lifetime. Love discussing players and teams from that era. Game just had a raw simple feel to it. The sport of Gladiators. Pete Rozelle made football something very special.

Billy Napier is in over his head as an SEC coach. The Gators have been lousy under him. He was a bad hire. Dan Mullen wasn’t fantastic. But he was a lot better then Napier.

Excellent post Ralonzo. If we can trade back and draft two solid receivers, I am all in. Will Legette from S Carolina be there in the 2nd round? And do you like Roman Wilson? I don’t follow all the individuals so much in college. More the teams because I love gambling on college ball, and watching the games. Except for my Maize and Blue. I know the players pretty well. Wilson is a gamer. Tough quick smart has real strong hands. Not a big guy though. And let’s not forget we have Josh Allen. And he can make some of these guys look real good. Davis and Diggs were certainly nothing special last year. And we were a missed FG and a whole bunch of injuries on the defense from playing in the SB anyways. And that’s pretty much because of #17.

What a reference. Steve Largent was amazing Hondo. As solid of a technician at receiver as I can remember. Wow other than Jerry Rice, who was really better for that long a period? Maybe Larry Fitzgerald? Isabella is really small, and didn’t seem to do much when he returned kicks. Look at Harty last year. He made one play(albeit a big play). It’s not a small man’s game. You need speed. But you need some size otherwise you get swallowed up. Very few Darron Sproles in the NFL. I think Shorter may have some juice. He has size. But can he accelerate is the question. Hopefully he is not James Hardy.

Sutton has been ok. I have seen him drop several balls. Why does everyone always blame the QB? Denver’s roster in general has been meh. Their defense has been better than their offense. We have our veterans in Samuel and Shakir. what is Sutton’s contract value anyways? What’s wrong w a roster of young WR’s? We have a great veteran QB to show them the way. Look at GB at the end of last season. And they had Jordan Love.

Exactly Alpha. Good words spoken. Devonta Smith is a good but certainly not dominant force every week in the NFL. Look at how the Eagles season ended up. They completely went in the tank and there was real talk about Siriani being canned. Football is a team game. Trading for some overhyped self proclaimed great WR who wants a ton of money is not how to build a team. We should draft 2 maybe 3 WR's that can all run. Let Josh show them how its done. Look at the Packers receiving group last year. All a bunch of young guys that can run. Lets replicate that with our stud QB and excellent TE and RB, and we will be dynamite on offense. Davis was a plodder and Diggs is pretty much washed. Time to go young and cheap at the position. Our salary cap has been a mess. We need to draft some good players that can contribute right away. Having the oldest safety duo in the league is over. Time to change it up. We don't need to be paying a WR $25+ million per unless it is Justin Jefferson. NOONE else is worth that much period.

I think he has some ability. Once he got comfortable in the playoff game against the Steelers, he made some plays. He had a nice pick. Hopefully Rasul can take him under his wing, and teach him the nuances of being a CB in the NFL.

Bryce Paup was pretty sweet, especially in 1995 when he won the Defensive Player of the year award. Him and Bruce coming off the edge were quite the force. I have been to Blacksburg twice to see games several years back. Quite an experience when the team comes onto the field to Enter Sandman, and the crowd is going nuts. They used to have a real strong team. I saw them when Wyatt Teller was playing there. He was dam good and the leader of their O line.

Good point 78. We will have to see what happens come draft night. (I love your user name. Never really thought about it. Until I just read your response. Very sweet. Bruce was a special player. And a real good guy also.)

TJ Watt is a dam good edge rusher also. Much respect for his game. I like Highsmith on the other side as well. Not one of the top 5 in the league. But a very good player. Speaking of good defensive players, I was on my phone sitting by a fountain in downtown Fort Lauderdale early last Friday evening and Aaron Donald just comes strolling by. The dude was not overly tall. I am 6'1 and he was no taller then me. His arms are a little bigger though. LOL