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RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Jan 22 @ 7:53 PM ET
Josh cant make every throw all the time. Especially when hes running for his life all day. Look at how many great catches cincys receivers made today. At least 2 one handed catches in the snow
- ZiggyBuff

Brock Purdy can. Jalen Hurts can.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jan 22 @ 7:55 PM ET
With all due respect RR, something needs to change with the coaching staff. Its the 3rd year in the row that we flat out failed in the playoffs.

With all that talent out on the field they looked like there being held back.

Play 10 yards off receivers
Noone full out rush the passer cause we need to contain.
Same nickle package. No 3rd linebacker ever.
Offense on a 3rd and 3 and have 4 receivers 15 yards or more down the field
Not using any of the rookies
Bring in hines and dont use him on offense
3rd and 10 and our coach takes a timeout being down 14 points in the second half of a playoff game

These are all on coaching. Its very noticeably this year

- ZiggyBuff


and you won't question Donnie on anything???
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Jan 22 @ 7:57 PM ET
and you won't question Donnie on anything???
- Lunaion


The great Don this year is coaching the 2018 bills not the superbowl favorites.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 22 @ 8:01 PM ET
Allen was giving him some lip on the out throw down the field where he thought he should of went up more on the route. Diggs ran a perfect route and josh missed a throw that would of have been perfect to catch. Thought that was not a good look on josh
- ZiggyBuff


Yeah, there was some bad body language between allen and diggs. Allen thru one low and diggs made a gesture.

I think were gonna hear about Allen's elbow soon.
Although he missed seeing a few open guys.

Open , like the drunk guy behind me was calling it out.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 22 @ 8:04 PM ET
We need a coaching staff made up entirely of Floridians
- RichardRoma


Ratsreigh
Uncle ion
Homie
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Jan 22 @ 8:14 PM ET
Brock Purdy can. Jalen Hurts can.
- RichardRoma



Ha.

Allen is a top 3 QB in the league. Bad game today but no way I'm thinking of any other QB.

We need o-line so bad. A WR2. A whole secondary. A replacement for Edmunds. So many holes. Von Miller contract crippling us.
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Jan 22 @ 8:19 PM ET
Ha.

Allen is a top 3 QB in the league. Bad game today but no way I'm thinking of any other QB.

We need o-line so bad. A WR2. A whole secondary. A replacement for Edmunds. So many holes. Von Miller contract crippling us.

- Fattony1187

Secondary would be fine if we had a pass rush. Miller going down flipped that defense upside down. They need oline wr2, josh Jacobs.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Jan 22 @ 8:22 PM ET
The best uniform matchup in the NFL right now on TV - Dallas/San Fran… besides maybe Raiders/49ers. Colt/Raiders is up there. Bears/Packers. Steelers/Browns.
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:23 PM ET
Ha.

Allen is a top 3 QB in the league. Bad game today but no way I'm thinking of any other QB.

We need o-line so bad. A WR2. A whole secondary. A replacement for Edmunds. So many holes. Von Miller contract crippling us.

- Fattony1187

Pegullaville vehemently disagrees with this statement
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:23 PM ET
Secondary would be fine if we had a pass rush. Miller going down flipped that defense upside down. They need oline wr2, josh Jacobs.
- Carubba-Kaleta

Need Richardaroma throwing poop around the press box and asking Josh, “what will you do?!!??!”
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:30 PM ET
Secondary would be fine if we had a pass rush. Miller going down flipped that defense upside down. They need oline wr2, josh Jacobs.
- Carubba-Kaleta


Every team has injuries. Heard eric wood saying the same thing about daquan jones. Please.

They had 3 starting offensive lineman out. Imagine if we did. Maybe if would of been better 🤔
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

Jan 22 @ 8:31 PM ET
Ha.

Allen is a top 3 QB in the league. Bad game today but no way I'm thinking of any other QB.

We need o-line so bad. A WR2. A whole secondary. A replacement for Edmunds. So many holes. Von Miller contract crippling us.

- Fattony1187

We need more on the O line bad but im sure they will go D again in the draft like always.
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:32 PM ET
We need more on the O line bad but im sure they will go D again in the draft like always.
- SABRES 89

They will go BPA. If that’s D line, so be it.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jan 22 @ 8:33 PM ET
Thinking it’s time to move on from Fraiser. Injuries certainly hurt (Miller down, 4th string safety, Tre needs time, corners banged up all year). Still, the d seems to be regular season hero’s at best.

Not sold on Dorsey’s first year as oc. Certainly a step back there. But do you make a change? Do you give Dorsey a chance to grow into the position?

There are some big decisions to make…
Oliver
Poyer
Edmunds.

You can’t keep all three…

Davis and McKenzie had way too many drops.

Singletary, stay or go?

OL seemed to be a mess down the stretch…

sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jan 22 @ 8:39 PM ET
Thinking it’s time to move on from Fraiser. Injuries certainly hurt (Miller down, 4th string safety, Tre needs time, corners banged up all year). Still, the d seems to be regular season hero’s at best.

Not sold on Dorsey’s first year as oc. Certainly a step back there. But do you make a change? Do you give Dorsey a chance to grow into the position?

There are some big decisions to make…
Oliver
Poyer
Edmunds.

You can’t keep all three…


Davis and McKenzie had way too many drops.

Singletary, stay or go?

OL seemed to be a mess down the stretch…

- Gr8daygo

I wouldn’t keep any of them. Edmunds ain’t worth the 17-20 mil he’s gonna get, Oliver is invisible 80% of the time and Poyer is 32.

Franchise Edmunds and trade him. Let Oliver and Poyer walk

RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:42 PM ET
I wouldn’t keep any of them. Edmunds ain’t worth the 17-20 mil he’s gonna get, Oliver is invisible 80% of the time and Poyer is 32.

Franchise Edmunds and trade him. Let Oliver and Poyer walk

- sbroads24

Who do you replace them with?
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jan 22 @ 8:44 PM ET
I wouldn’t keep any of them. Edmunds ain’t worth the 17-20 mil he’s gonna get, Oliver is invisible 80% of the time and Poyer is 32.

Franchise Edmunds and trade him. Let Oliver and Poyer walk

- sbroads24


Agree on edmunds. Same with Poyer, need to get younger there. Won’t be able to put the money into him.

Oliver, I’d think about keeping if the money isn’t awful.

Hope they can identify some replacements…
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:46 PM ET
Thinking it’s time to move on from Fraiser. Injuries certainly hurt (Miller down, 4th string safety, Tre needs time, corners banged up all year). Still, the d seems to be regular season hero’s at best.

Not sold on Dorsey’s first year as oc. Certainly a step back there. But do you make a change? Do you give Dorsey a chance to grow into the position?

There are some big decisions to make…
Oliver
Poyer
Edmunds.

You can’t keep all three…

Davis and McKenzie had way too many drops.

Singletary, stay or go?

OL seemed to be a mess down the stretch…

- Gr8daygo



Very solid post.

Im good with if we dont bring back any of those 3. Oliver is undersized and will demand to much $. Poyer is getting old. And dont get me started with edmunds. Ill drive him to the airport

Davis continue to develop. Mckensie can go. Like singletery but dont pay a RB.

First 3 picks in draft need to be 2-OL and WR. BPA

Side note…… how is Nick Bosa not on steriods? Jesus
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:49 PM ET


Is this
A) Pegula to GM
B) GM to coaches
C) Diggs to Allen (and vice versa)
D) Allen to O-line
or
E) Boss’ skunk dream
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jan 22 @ 8:51 PM ET
I wouldn’t keep any of them. Edmunds ain’t worth the 17-20 mil he’s gonna get, Oliver is invisible 80% of the time and Poyer is 32.

Franchise Edmunds and trade him. Let Oliver and Poyer walk

- sbroads24

Can't Franchise Tag and then trade them. Against the CBA.
Khmylev
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'll take some olives on my pizza!, NY
Joined: 03.13.2015

Jan 22 @ 8:52 PM ET
We always tend to fall in love with our own dudes. Edmunds can go. He's not as good as everybody makes him out to be. Pyer was great but at 32, i think i'll pass. singletary? gone. gabe davis is a ball dropping machine, ditto mckenzie. Nobody talks about the jets game we lost. allen gets dinged, then throws a perfect ball 70 yards in the air that Davis let bounce off of his hands. o-,ime has been meh for years. mctimeout will robably draft D-line 5 out of the first 6 picks and the other will be TE, a position we have filled and hardly ever use 2.
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:56 PM ET

- Ratsreign


I feel like losing this year hurts worse than last year. Last year was just a 1/50 chance to lose like we did in 13 seconds. Bad luck and or coarse bad coaching.

This year im looking at it like we prob the 6th best team starting next year? That hurts
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Jan 22 @ 8:59 PM ET
I feel like losing this year hurts worse than last year. Last year was just a 1/50 chance to lose like we did in 13 seconds. Bad luck and or coarse bad coaching.

This year im looking at it like we prob the 6th best team starting next year? That hurts

- ZiggyBuff

Sucks whenever I get my hopes up for the Bills.... as is tradition
joevthree
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 02.27.2011

Jan 22 @ 8:59 PM ET


Is this
A) Pegula to GM
B) GM to coaches
C) Diggs to Allen (and vice versa)
D) Allen to O-line
or
E) Boss’ skunk dream

- Ratsreign



B.


This was 06-07 Sabres all over again
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Jan 22 @ 9:05 PM ET
Sucks whenever I get my hopes up for the Bills.... as is tradition
- Ratsreign

Start following the Dolphins or the Jags
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