Let's take a look at Taylor's eight sacks for some clues:
Rob Ninkovich sack, first quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush that was picked up by a five-man protection. Taylor had a clean pocket but didn't find his first read open. He scrambled to his right, allowing Ninkovich to break off and chase Taylor down. Right tackle Cyrus Kouandjio didn't have any chance given Taylor's decision. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Jamie Collins sack, first quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush on third down against a five-man protection from the Bills. The Patriots overloaded the 'A' gap between left guard Richie Incognito and center Eric Wood with two rushers (Chandler Jones and Collins), confusing the Bills' interior. Wood and Miller picked up Jones but Incognito kicked outside to help left tackle Cordy Glenn, allowing Collins to run free to Taylor. Verdict: Offensive line's fault.
Jones sack, second quarter: The Patriots brought a six-man rush on third down against a six-man protection from the Bills. Taylor had a clean pocket for long enough to throw but drifted too far backward, leading him to sense an outside rusher and begin to scramble. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Jones sack, second quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush against a five-man protection. Jones beat Glenn with a lightning-quick inside move and Taylor had no chance of escaping. Verdict: Offensive line's fault.
Alan Branch sack, third quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush against a five-man protection. Miller was pressured to the outside by Branch, but Taylor had room to step up. He didn't, and Branch was able to strip-sack Taylor. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Collins sack, third quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush against a six-man protection. LeSean McCoy wasn't able to move across Taylor in time to pick up a blitzing Collins in the left 'B' gap between Glenn and Incognito. Taylor had no shot and was strip-sacked for a second consecutive play. Verdict: Offensive line/McCoy's fault.
Jones sack, third quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush on third down against a five-man protection. Unlike the play before -- the Collins blitz -- this was a standard rush look from New England. Jones bull-rushed Glenn into the pocket but instead of stepping up, Taylor slid to his left and gave Jones an easy sack, his third of the game. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Collins and Dont'a Hightower sack, fourth quarter: The Patriots brought a six-man rush against a seven-man protection. The blocking held up well initially until safety Patrick Chung came on a delayed blitz and was picked up by both Incognito and Karlos Williams, allowing Hightower to break free. Still, Taylor had a clean pocket for long enough to get rid of the ball. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
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Sep 23 @ 12:26 PM ET
Yeah, here's what I think. While it's unlikely any of us has a clue about what's inside Darcy's head, and things like the salary cap, NTCs/NMCs, and the declining economy's impact on future revenues make it nearly impossible to trade anyone of any significance, it's not inconceivable that the Sabres could make a mid-season move.
Vanek, Roy, Miller, Pommer are probably not on the block since they represent the young core of this team and are all locked up long-term. We all know Vanek's contract is insane, but given the length and amount of the others, it seems unlikely to me there's a better deal out there. Remember Larry Quinn is a numbers guy, and 5 mil 6 years from now will be looking pretty good. Roy's deal is an especially favorable one for the club. You might even be able to throw Goose into this category b/c his value to the Sabres is high given his hustle and toughness.
Max, Kotalik, and Connolly are popular choices for a change of venue, but their UFA status would mean they'd need to go to a contender for the receiving team to be willing to assume the risk. That said, what's the likelihood of a contender sending the Sabres something worthy of a blockbuster? That's not even taking into account Max sucking for the last 2 years, Kotalik getting a reputation of being lazy, and (Tin) Connolly being more fragile than the leg lamp in A Christmas Story. This, coming from the guy who actually owns a Connolly jersey.
As far as young talent at forward goes, Stafford, MacArthur, Paille are the only roster players in that category. They're all tradable, but not enough to bring in an impact player. To me, the Sabres would need to include one of Mancari, Gerbe, or Kennedy to get another team interested. Possible, though Gerbe seems like he's got a future here.
Lastly, if they're really trying to fix the recent injury problem at defense, they're not going to trade any defensemen. Even still, it's more likely they'll do what they did last year and bring in a veteran like Nolan Pratt to temporarily fill the gap until Weber and Sekera are healthy again (a few weeks?). I haven't looked to see who like that is available, but they found someone last year and could probably do it again.
We Sabres fans have gotten used to the fact that Darcy rarely makes any moves. In fact, who really does anymore? I'd love to be wrong, but not at the expense of 26 / 9 / 30 / 29. You can have Peters. Twice. - homiedclown
This should be updated with current members of the organization.........
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Sep 23 @ 12:32 PM ET
Geez...go to an annoying "training" (my god...these people in there took 20 minutes to load a website, sign in and change their default passwords...) and come back and Boos has another new article, so my post on the old one now needs made here.
Kim Pegula posted on Twitter about a goal song vote:
Let's take a look at Taylor's eight sacks for some clues:
Rob Ninkovich sack, first quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush that was picked up by a five-man protection. Taylor had a clean pocket but didn't find his first read open. He scrambled to his right, allowing Ninkovich to break off and chase Taylor down. Right tackle Cyrus Kouandjio didn't have any chance given Taylor's decision. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Jamie Collins sack, first quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush on third down against a five-man protection from the Bills. The Patriots overloaded the 'A' gap between left guard Richie Incognito and center Eric Wood with two rushers (Chandler Jones and Collins), confusing the Bills' interior. Wood and Miller picked up Jones but Incognito kicked outside to help left tackle Cordy Glenn, allowing Collins to run free to Taylor. Verdict: Offensive line's fault.
Jones sack, second quarter: The Patriots brought a six-man rush on third down against a six-man protection from the Bills. Taylor had a clean pocket for long enough to throw but drifted too far backward, leading him to sense an outside rusher and begin to scramble. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Jones sack, second quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush against a five-man protection. Jones beat Glenn with a lightning-quick inside move and Taylor had no chance of escaping. Verdict: Offensive line's fault.
Alan Branch sack, third quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush against a five-man protection. Miller was pressured to the outside by Branch, but Taylor had room to step up. He didn't, and Branch was able to strip-sack Taylor. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Collins sack, third quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush against a six-man protection. LeSean McCoy wasn't able to move across Taylor in time to pick up a blitzing Collins in the left 'B' gap between Glenn and Incognito. Taylor had no shot and was strip-sacked for a second consecutive play. Verdict: Offensive line/McCoy's fault.
Jones sack, third quarter: The Patriots brought a four-man rush on third down against a five-man protection. Unlike the play before -- the Collins blitz -- this was a standard rush look from New England. Jones bull-rushed Glenn into the pocket but instead of stepping up, Taylor slid to his left and gave Jones an easy sack, his third of the game. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Collins and Dont'a Hightower sack, fourth quarter: The Patriots brought a six-man rush against a seven-man protection. The blocking held up well initially until safety Patrick Chung came on a delayed blitz and was picked up by both Incognito and Karlos Williams, allowing Hightower to break free. Still, Taylor had a clean pocket for long enough to get rid of the ball. Verdict: Taylor's fault.
Song 2 a classic. Stands the test of time in my opinion. They will almost certainly choose a horrible replacement that everyone will be sick of halfway through the season. This is when kim pegula tries to do too much to tries and please everyone. Doesnt work
And yet, according to NFL.com, Tyrod Taylor was still the slowest to get rid of the ball of any quarterback in Week 2. - buffalofan19
I guess it could be the cause of Tyrod holding the ball too long, but it started early in the game. I've rarely seen Eric Wood pushed around like that.
Yeah it's coming. However this is a law firm seeking to represent these people. Looks like they are just trying to be first to secure clients. Sort of like phishing.
