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Sir Tindoom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 12.27.2019

May 12 @ 6:56 PM ET
Good news fellow humanoids. I have contacted the hockey gods on Venus, and they have agreed to manipulate the lottery balls in our favor. Not #1 overall, that would be too obvious. Byfield will be a Sabre with the #2 pick. I'm also putting out psychic vibes to the beings that instruct New Jersey's front office. They inhabit the inner rings of Uranus. If we push hard enough with our positive mental brainwaves, the Devils will give us the #17 pick for Risto. Not too shabby.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

May 12 @ 7:12 PM ET
Good news fellow humanoids. I have contacted the hockey gods on Venus, and they have agreed to manipulate the lottery balls in our favor. Not #1 overall, that would be too obvious. Byfield will be a Sabre with the #2 pick. I'm also putting out psychic vibes to the beings that instruct New Jersey's front office. They inhabit the inner rings of Uranus. If we push hard enough with our positive mental brainwaves, the Devils will give us the #17 pick for Risto. Not too shabby.
- Sir Tindoom


Lol Byfield would be amazing I mean Malkin amazing but I would be sad to see another pat kane jr go lol
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

May 12 @ 7:14 PM ET
OH SNAP
- jcragcrumple


I want nothing to do with a 24 Tournament Imagine if we won that another embarrassing thing for the city of buffalo the jokes would be endless
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

May 12 @ 7:21 PM ET
I want nothing to do with a 24 Tournament Imagine if we won that another embarrassing thing for the city of buffalo the jokes would be endless
- gerbe75pts

white people problems and all
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

May 12 @ 7:50 PM ET
What's the difference if there is or isn't a 24 team tournament or if the Sabres get in or not. We had another poopty year, but just like the rest of you if they do get in I will be watching even if they didn't deserve it.
Sir Tindoom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 12.27.2019

May 12 @ 7:50 PM ET
white people problems and all
- TheHank




Sammy Watkins can make it all go away...

Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

May 12 @ 7:57 PM ET
It doesn't, and for those who are offended. My apologies.

Tough crowd 🤛

- Boss34


Offended? No, you couldn't hope to have any chance at offending me. "John Jack" is just as nonsensical as the neverending female dogging you do about Sam, but praise Wilson like Allah for getting all his, considerably less than Sam by almost a factor of 2, points in exactly the same fashion AND being a liability because he could snap and try and kill someone with a headshot.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

May 12 @ 8:10 PM ET
Might be time to have my Watkins jersey finally re-lettered to Diggs. Been waiting a long time for a worthy #14.
- TheSabresTaco


4 years isn’t that long
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

May 12 @ 8:14 PM ET
He wasn't same thing when he refused to draft Patrick Mahomes
- gerbe75pts


Not the same, Mahomes had a late first, early second round grade. And his NFL comparison was Jay Cutler.

BOTTOM LINE: Mahomes is a big, confident quarterback who brings a variety of physical tools to the party, but he's developed some bad habits and doesn't have a very repeatable process as a passer. Mahomes' ability to improvise and extend plays can lead to big plays for his offense, but he will have to prove he can operate with better anticipation and be willing to take what the defense gives him in order to win from the pocket. Mahomes will be a work in progress, but he's a high ceiling, low floor prospect.
- http://www.nfl.com/draft/...atrick-mahomes?id=2558125


That's hilarious to look back on, but he was far from a lead-pipe lock.


All you had to do was watch the UB Ohio State game, second game of the year his senior year. Mack was an absolute monster. 9 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a pick 6.
navinrjohnson
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are finally good, NY
Joined: 12.08.2009

May 12 @ 8:28 PM ET
Racist
- Der Kaiser

navinrjohnson
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are finally good, NY
Joined: 12.08.2009

May 12 @ 8:32 PM ET


All you had to do was watch the UB Ohio State game, second game of the year his senior year. Mack was an absolute monster. 9 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a pick 6.

- Wetbandit1

Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

May 12 @ 9:02 PM ET
4 years isn’t that long
- jdfitz77

said Jason Botterill.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

May 12 @ 9:09 PM ET
said Jason Botterill.
- Hatboro_Swords


It “hasn’t been that long” since Fitz got any.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

May 12 @ 9:17 PM ET
Not the same, Mahomes had a late first, early second round grade. And his NFL comparison was Jay Cutler.



That's hilarious to look back on, but he was far from a lead-pipe lock.


All you had to do was watch the UB Ohio State game, second game of the year his senior year. Mack was an absolute monster. 9 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a pick 6.

- Wetbandit1


I'm sure in his HOF speech he will joke about the trade up
Mentalorgasm5
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "F-" Robert, NY
Joined: 06.29.2007

May 12 @ 9:32 PM ET
Mahomes was a big boom bust prospect. He was no sure thing. Easy to look back at who makes it and judge. For every Mahomes there is a EJ Manuel too
- Fattony1187

EJ Manuel was not a projected 1st round pick, Mahomes was.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

May 12 @ 9:34 PM ET
EJ Manuel was not a projected 1st round pick, Mahomes was.
- Mentalorgasm5

Yes a mid to late first, it was a good trade at the time for the Bill's. Taylor had just come of a decent year.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

May 12 @ 9:42 PM ET
Yes a mid to late first, it was a good trade at the time for the Bill's. Taylor had just come of a decent year.
- Buff36


They made that trade bc they were going “all in” on the following year’s QB class

Has nothing to do with Tyrod,
except that they knew he wasn’t a franchise QB

They just liked the following year’s QB class better than they liked drafting Mahommes
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

May 12 @ 9:44 PM ET
It “hasn’t been that long” since Fitz got any.
- Der Kaiser


Still a trolling little b!tch you are
Yawn
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

May 12 @ 9:45 PM ET
He wasn't same thing when he refused to draft Patrick Mahomes
- gerbe75pts


Whaley was garbage but he had nothing to do with the Mahomes draft. He was fired the day after the draft - do you think he was making decisions for the Bills? McDermott made the picks and couldn’t put in the necessary work to draft a qb that year.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

May 12 @ 9:46 PM ET
They made that trade bc they were going “all in” on the following year’s QB class

Has nothing to do with Tyrod,
except that they knew he wasn’t a franchise QB

They just liked the following year’s QB class better than they liked drafting Mahommes

- jdfitz77

Yes and Taylor had just come of a decent year and at that time there wasn't a QB worth taking at 10. Everyone knew what they were doing, doesn't change the fact about Taylor and not thinking a QB was worth taking there. If they thought differently they would have pulled the trigger that year.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

May 12 @ 9:46 PM ET
said Jason Botterill.
- Hatboro_Swords


It’s been that long since GMTM had a job
And since u had a post worth reading
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

May 12 @ 9:48 PM ET
Yes and Taylor had just come of a decent year and at that time there wasn't a QB worth taking at 10. Everyone knew what they were doing, doesn't change the fact about Taylor and not thinking a QB was worth taking there. If they thought differently they would have pulled the trigger that year.
- Buff36


Right
So it had nothing to do with Tyrod having a good year or not the season before
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

May 12 @ 9:49 PM ET
Good news fellow humanoids. I have contacted the hockey gods on Venus, and they have agreed to manipulate the lottery balls in our favor. Not #1 overall, that would be too obvious. Byfield will be a Sabre with the #2 pick. I'm also putting out psychic vibes to the beings that instruct New Jersey's front office. They inhabit the inner rings of Uranus. If we push hard enough with our positive mental brainwaves, the Devils will give us the #17 pick for Risto. Not too shabby.
- Sir Tindoom


Isn’t the rumor that there’s only one spot being up for lottery and a team can only move up 3 spots? So we draft either 4th, 7th or 8th.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

May 12 @ 9:52 PM ET
Right
So it had nothing to do with Tyrod having a good year or not the season before

- jdfitz77

Taylor gave them that opportunity, but I get what your saying, all I am saying is they thought it wasn't a must. And the fact McDermott only had about 2 months to get ready.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 12 @ 10:14 PM ET
EJ Manuel was not a projected 1st round pick, Mahomes was.
- Mentalorgasm5

Not really. A lot of people had him in the 2nd/3rd round.

It was kinda shocking he went 10, and before Watson
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