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homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 20 @ 10:44 PM ET
Thursday night NFL games are almost always garbage. The college game on Thursday is usually better, except this week it's Temple vs Tulsa, that shouldn't even be on tv.
- doppelthat

buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Sep 20 @ 10:45 PM ET
Well. poop.

Early returns seem to indicate Mayfield is for real.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 20 @ 10:46 PM ET
Well. poop.

Early returns seem to indicate Mayfield is for real.

- buffalofan19

my fantasy team is happy (landry)
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Sep 20 @ 11:12 PM ET
my fantasy team is happy (landry)
- homiedclown

Landry is better than he was in Miami. I always thought he was over rated
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Joined: 10.07.2010

Sep 20 @ 11:22 PM ET
Landry is better than he was in Miami. I always thought he was over rated
- sbroads24


Nope, he's the real deal and has been for years no matter who's throwing him the ball.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 20 @ 11:44 PM ET
Nope, he's the real deal and has been for years no matter who's throwing him the ball.
- Wetbandit1

he's no chris hogan
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Sep 20 @ 11:48 PM ET
Karabacek is so bad that he's being bought out of his entry level contract.
- TheSabresTaco


Yep
Super glad we picked him 49th,
instead of...
50- McKeown
51- Dougherty
55- Montour

Skipping on these high rated defensemen always made no sense to me
Especially since we just drafted lots of forwards in the first couple rounds the previous years
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Sep 20 @ 11:50 PM ET
Mayfield... ready
Darnold... ready
Rosen... ready

Allen... ok, maybe I’m being harsh here
I don’t think i am though
It’s gonna take time for him to learn to diagnose coverages & blitzes
Hopefully he doesn’t get killed in the meantime
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Sep 20 @ 11:52 PM ET
Mayfield... ready
Darnold... ready
Rosen... ready

Allen... ok, maybe I’m being harsh here
I don’t think i am though
It’s gonna take time for him to learn to diagnose coverages & blitzes
Hopefully he doesn’t get killed in the meantime

- jdfitz77

(frank)
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Sep 20 @ 11:52 PM ET
Landry is better than he was in Miami. I always thought he was over rated
- sbroads24


Really?
Pretty much the best possession WR since he entered the league
And it’s not like he was playing with Brees or Brady at QB either

How did u see him as overrated?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Sep 20 @ 11:55 PM ET
(frank)
- TheHank


It’s not like Allen is out there playing well
And I’ve specifically broken down areas where Allen is seemingly overwhelmed

Why does it bother you so much that we disagree anyways?

Ya know...
it is ok for us to have different opinions
SabreWest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BC
Joined: 03.02.2015

Sep 20 @ 11:56 PM ET
Tyrod is now a very expensive back-up quarterback. Glad the Bills got rid of him.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Sep 20 @ 11:59 PM ET
Really?
Pretty much the beat possession WR since he entered the league
And it’s not like he was playing with Brees or Brady at QB either

How did u see him as overrated?

- jdfitz77

Lots of drops, stupid penalties, poor YPC.

I never thought he sucked obviously, but I never viewed him as a #1
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Sep 20 @ 11:59 PM ET
may as well buy out Cornel as well
- homiedclown


Another WASTED pick from the 2nd round of that draft
He was at least rated to be picked in that area
Karabacek was a pretty big reach
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Sep 21 @ 12:01 AM ET
Lots of drops, stupid penalties, poor YPC.

I never thought he sucked obviously, but I never viewed him as a #1

- sbroads24


Ok, i kinda see what you mean
I don’t think anyone was comparing him to guys like Antonio, Hopkins, Julio, etc though

Pretty sure he’s had the most catches in NFL history for his first 3 or 4 years or whatever it was
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Sep 21 @ 12:07 AM ET
I'll be curious about Connor Hurley now too... he's still in college one more year right? But he'll be a senior so would be a UFA? Am I following his timeline right?

I remember when we drafted him, people thought he was the 2C of the future.

- JVince11


I think i heard Hurley quit, and is playing in the ECHL now
Wasn’t a fan of that pick either
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Sep 21 @ 12:24 AM ET
Lots of drops, stupid penalties, poor YPC.

I never thought he sucked obviously, but I never viewed him as a #1

- sbroads24


He had a 5% drop rate last year, that's not great, but it's not Braylon Edwards, He was 3rd in YAC last year, so his low YPC is likely down to the routes he's asked to run. A WR doesn't have to blow the top off a defense to dominate.

I don't think he's a "#1" either, but that's because that's not his game. He's a better Wes Welker, and he along with Brady absolutely dominated for years.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Sep 21 @ 12:24 AM ET
Ok, i kinda see what you mean
I don’t think anyone was comparing him to guys like Antonio, Hopkins, Julio, etc though

Pretty sure he’s had the most catches in NFL history for his first 3 or 4 years or whatever it was

- jdfitz77

He does but people were calling him a top 10 WR last year and I disagree with that.

But he has looked really good down the field for Cleveland so far
Wetbandit1
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Sep 21 @ 12:27 AM ET
He does but people were calling him a top 10 WR last year and I disagree with that.

But he has looked really good down the field for Cleveland so far

- sbroads24


Sammy Watkins and Marquise Goodwin look good down the field too, a good WR that doesn't make.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Sep 21 @ 12:31 AM ET
Mayfield... ready
Darnold... ready
Rosen... ready

Allen... ok, maybe I’m being harsh here
I don’t think i am though
It’s gonna take time for him to learn to diagnose coverages & blitzes
Hopefully he doesn’t get killed in the meantime

- jdfitz77


15-31 169 yards 0TD 2INT super ready, come on man, if that was Allen's line you'd be shouting from the rooftops about how right you were.

And Rosen hasn't seen the field despite the Cards being atrocious.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Sep 21 @ 12:31 AM ET
Sammy Watkins and Marquise Goodwin look good down the field too, a good WR that doesn't make.
- Wetbandit1

I’m saying that wasn’t part of Landry’s game previously.

That element makes him more valuable
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Sep 21 @ 12:33 AM ET
I’m saying that wasn’t part of Landry’s game previously.

That element makes him more valuable

- sbroads24


I guess, it certainly doesn't hurt. He just didn't run those routes in Miami, can't hold that against him.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Sep 21 @ 12:37 AM ET
20-44 193 0 2

22-42 140 1 2

14-29 164 1 2

Some schmuck rookie who wasn't ready
SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Sep 21 @ 12:39 AM ET
Mayfield... ready
Darnold... ready
Rosen... ready

Allen... ok, maybe I’m being harsh here
I don’t think i am though
It’s gonna take time for him to learn to diagnose coverages & blitzes
Hopefully he doesn’t get killed in the meantime

- jdfitz77

How is Rosen ready?
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
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Sep 21 @ 12:42 AM ET
16-37 205 0 3

14-33 168 0 1

22-42 203 2 5

20-43 213 1 4

11-26 143 1 2

A guy who's had 7 straight 4,000 yard seasons including one of over 5,000

Bottomline no matter how "ready" a guy is or not, as a rookie, they're going to have some awful games, it's just how it is. It doesn't make them less ready.
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