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joshs
Buffalo Sabres
Location: cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 07.07.2012

Dec 30 @ 8:25 PM ET
We're not sitting in a playoff spot because of injuries to our defense. You can't expect to compete in the NHL with an AHL level defense, even the great Owen Power was playing like hot garbage early on. There's not a goalie in the NHL that would have played great in front of that debacle.
No one here was against adding a goalie in the offseason, Adam's included, it's too bad his targets refused to play here. No ones against adding a dman to play with Power, or against most legit hockey trades. What the sane don't want is acquisitions for the sake of acquisitions, Tim Murray on the other hand fully supports those.

- Wanchuk


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

Dec 30 @ 8:25 PM ET
When did I ever say McCaffrey or AJ Brown. And the Oline needs to be worked on, I have watched plenty of games where Josh is running for his life. But your QB shouldn't have to be 50% of your rushing attack. Fantasy land is for people that don't think the Oline needs upgrading, or a WR or2 could be better. Fantasy Land is not seeing that Josh Allen covers up a lot of Warts for this offense.
- Buff36

Hey poop for brains, who’s better than Gabe Davis?
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 30 @ 8:27 PM ET
When did I ever say McCaffrey or AJ Brown. And the Oline needs to be worked on, I have watched plenty of games where Josh is running for his life. But your QB shouldn't have to be 50% of your rushing attack. Fantasy land is for people that don't think the Oline needs upgrading, or a WR or2 could be better. Fantasy Land is not seeing that Josh Allen covers up a lot of Warts for this offense.
- Buff36

We all see it. And no one mentioned CMC or AJ Brown. He’s just making strawman arguments now.

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 30 @ 8:29 PM ET
We don’t have the Cap Room to do so
Enjoy your Fantasy Land

- jdfitz77

Cap room to upgrade your Oline, well might help if you actually draft one. The Bills spent big in certain areas and went a bit cheaper in other areas
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 30 @ 8:30 PM ET
Hey poop for brains, who’s better than Gabe Davis?
- Hatboro_Swords

And when did I ever say anything about Davis, and right now Hodgins is
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 30 @ 8:30 PM ET
We all see it. And no one mentioned CMC or AJ Brown. He’s just making strawman arguments now.
- sbroads24


CMC was talked about quite a bit
And YOU keep talking about needing an “elite” 2nd option at WR- Brown is just that
We’re there a bunch of CHEAP “elite” options we could’ve had this past offseason???
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 30 @ 8:31 PM ET
And when did I ever say anything about Davis, and right now Hodgins is
- Buff36

I’d rather have Christian Watson or George Pickens over Elam at this point.

Especially if they just refuse to play Elam.

jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 30 @ 8:32 PM ET
Cap room to upgrade your Oline, well might help if you actually draft one. The Bills spent big in certain areas and went a bit cheaper in other areas
- Buff36


Only have a limited amount of draft picks

Could’ve taken an OL in the 1st,
but then ppl would’ve been losing their minds about CB

We can’t upgrade EVERYWHERE
It just isn’t possible
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 30 @ 8:33 PM ET
Sometimes I wonder how they'd be with just a good QB, and appreciate Josh even more. Same with Tage.
- Lunaion

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

Dec 30 @ 8:34 PM ET
I’d rather have Christian Watson or George Pickens over Elam at this point.

Especially if they just refuse to play Elam.

- sbroads24

Seriously?

Don’t call yourself a Bills fan. You’re a terrible fan.
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Dec 30 @ 8:39 PM ET
Sometimes the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

Are the Bills WR’s outside of Diggs underwhelming ? Yes

Is the O-Line in pass-pro underwhelming? Absolutely.

Despite that, the Allen to Diggs connection and the running game is strong enough at the moment that they are still scoring points and by playoff time they will call the Allen designed runs if need be.

Defence wins championships, will Buffalo’s come through this year when it matters or will they piss down their leg again ? That’s the million dollar question
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 30 @ 8:39 PM ET
I’d rather have Christian Watson or George Pickens over Elam at this point.

Especially if they just refuse to play Elam.

- sbroads24


Lololol
Cute how you don’t mention the other 5 WRs picked in the 2nd round that have barely helped their teams at all this season

WRs taken after Elam
34- Christian Watson (gb)
43- WenDale Robinson (nyg)
44- John Metchie (hou)
50- Tyquan Thornton (ne)
52- George Pickens (pit)
53- Alec Pierce (ind)
54- Skyy Moore (kc)

Odds were against us picking the right one(s)
And NONE of those guys are “elite”
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 30 @ 8:39 PM ET
Seriously?

Don’t call yourself a Bills fan. You’re a terrible fan.

- Hatboro_Swords

Yes. I’d rather have a freak WR like Pickens over a guy who can’t beat out Dane Jackson for snaps.

Another astonishingly mild take
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Dec 30 @ 8:40 PM ET
Miss Rachel, your hands are wet
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 30 @ 8:40 PM ET
Only have a limited amount of draft picks

Could’ve taken an OL in the 1st,
but then ppl would’ve been losing their minds about CB

We can’t upgrade EVERYWHERE
It just isn’t possible

- jdfitz77

2nd or 3rd. Not impossible just depends on what way you choose to build. And the Bills have gone D mostly the last few year, especially money wise.
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Dec 30 @ 8:41 PM ET
Sometimes the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

Are the Bills WR’s outside of Diggs underwhelming ? Yes

Is the O-Line in pass-pro underwhelming? Absolutely.

Despite that, the Allen to Diggs connection and the running game is strong enough at the moment that they are still scoring points and by playoff time they will call the Allen designed runs if need be.

Defence wins championships, will Buffalo’s come through this year when it matters or will they piss down their leg again ? That’s the million dollar question

- Swedish_Jesus

You don’t know poop either. Another fraud fan that picks his favorite teams out of a hat or after they win a championship. You have zero emotional investment you (frank)ing bum. You’ll never be a Sabres fan on my level.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 30 @ 8:42 PM ET
Yes. I’d rather have a freak WR like Pickens over a guy who can’t beat out Dane Jackson for snaps.

Another astonishingly mild take

- sbroads24


Your revisionist history isn’t though
And that’s your specialty

You absolutely didn’t advocate at all that we should’ve taken Watson or Pickens in the 1st at draft time…. DID YOU ??

Of course u didn’t
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 30 @ 8:45 PM ET
2nd or 3rd. Not impossible just depends on what way you choose to build. And the Bills have gone D mostly the last few year, especially money wise.
- Buff36


And the Bills have built the current #1 team in the AFC

And a true Super Bowl contender

But “receiverrrrrrzzz!!” Waaaaaah
And O-line, Waaaaah

Maybe you & Sbroads should join the front office?
I didn’t see u b!tching that we didn’t take an OL guy in the 2nd or 3rd when the draft happened,
DID YOU??
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 30 @ 8:49 PM ET
Dude got absolutely burned and now I don’t exist, hilarious.

Beady out. I am at 1st and 1st tonight, corner of Elmwood and Allen.

joshs
Buffalo Sabres
Location: cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 07.07.2012

Dec 30 @ 8:49 PM ET
You don’t know poop either. Another fraud fan that picks his favorite teams out of a hat or after they win a championship. You have zero emotional investment you (frank)ing bum. You’ll never be a Sabres fan on my level.
- Hatboro_Swords


You seem to be pretty hot, is everything alright? We are all on a website talking about sports. Don’t you think that’s a pretty hardcore investment of fandom?
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Dec 30 @ 8:50 PM ET
Dude got absolutely burned and now I don’t exist, hilarious.

Beady out. I am at 1st and 1st tonight, corner of Elmwood and Allen.


- BeadyEyedDouche


Where rsh? He won't show!
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 30 @ 8:52 PM ET
Where rsh? He won't show!
- Hank Balling


🤣🤣🤣
He’s scouring websites for a mail-order bride
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Dec 30 @ 8:55 PM ET
🤣🤣🤣
He’s scouring websites for a mail-order bride

- jdfitz77


Please don't speak ill of the dead. Mrs. rsh perished at the battle of Verdun on 18 December 1916
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Dec 30 @ 8:56 PM ET
You seem to be pretty hot, is everything alright? We are all on a website talking about sports. Don’t you think that’s a pretty hardcore investment of fandom?
- joshs


My uncle has been a Broncos fan his whole life, started in the early 80’s.

Since my whole family are now Broncos fans and I grew up one, I’m a fraud since I wasn’t born in Denver, Colorado.

Since I live in the GTA, I’m also not allowed to be a Sabres despite living through the same decade of Sabres hockey everyone else has.

Hatboro logic
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 30 @ 8:59 PM ET
Please don't speak ill of the dead. Mrs. rsh perished at the battle of Verdun on 18 December 1916
- Hank Balling


My bad😢😢😢
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