Will Milano be in the hall of fame by the end of his career?

I feel like hes been a top3 linebacker the last 3 years and just getting better.
- ZiggyBuff

Nope.

he will be 5 years after his career though

I guess I’m just shell-shocked from Frazier’s defensive scheme. I have been very impressed with McDermott this year. He still psyches himself out once or twice per game but it hasn’t been as bad as previous years.
- Jet Jaguar BD

Frazier's is more of a "bend-but-don't-break-we-don't-really-care-what-you-do-between-the-20s" style. That actually works in most cases, but when you're facing a ton of playmakers, you have to get more aggressive, something Frazier didn't like to do. The "problem" with the style the Bills played yesterday is that if you're not incredibly sound, you're going to get torched. However, attention to detail hasn't been a weakness for McDermott since he started here.

Sabres’ liens and pairs at practice:

Skinner-Thompson-Benson
Peterka-Cozens-Olofsson
Greenway-Mittelstadt-Tuch
Girgensons-Krebs-Okposo
Rousek-Jost-Biro
Murray-Kulich-Rosén

Dahlin-Clifton
Power-Jokiharju
Samuelsson-E.Johnson
Stillman-Clague
R.Johnson-Bryson

Sabres’ liens and pairs at practice:

Skinner-Thompson-Benson
Peterka-Cozens-Olofsson
Greenway-Mittelstadt-Tuch
Girgensons-Krebs-Okposo
Rousek-Jost-Biro
Murray-Kulich-Rosén

Dahlin-Clifton
Power-Jokiharju
Samuelsson-E.Johnson
Stillman-Clague
R.Johnson-Bryson
- washedup20

The bold will be your defense pairs when the games start counting, IMO.

For anyone that wanted to trade Elam …… now you know why we didn’t and needed depth

Tre is most likely don’t. Elam will fill in just fine

Weird no one's been calling for Dorseys head lately

Weird no one's been calling for Dorseys head lately
- TheSabresTaco

Dorsey all year has called a good offense.

I can only pick out 1 or 2 really bad calls


Week 1 was on Allen. I think the game plan vs the jets was working. Before Allen drank too much red bull and went nuts

The bold will be your defense pairs when the games start counting, IMO.
- kingcong39

What's your confidence level in those pairings?

What's your confidence level in those pairings?
- washedup20

I don't know that Clifton can handle top pair even strength minutes, and I don't think Jokiharju is anything more than a vanilla, not moving the needle 3rd pair defenseman.

Which means both Dahlin and Power are going to have to be fantastic to carry their respective pairs.

I do like the idea behind the 3rd pair.

Weird no one's been calling for Dorseys head lately
- TheSabresTaco

I still don't like him, but yesterday was a masterful performance. Credit where credit is due. Him and Allen made that defense look slow and they're anything but.

Will Milano be in the hall of fame by the end of his career?

I feel like hes been a top3 linebacker the last 3 years and just getting better.
- ZiggyBuff

that's tough

I look at bennett and talley

bennett
first team all pro 3 times
5 time pro bowl
all 90's decade team
2 time afc defensive player of the year

not in


talley
2 time first team all pro

2 time pro bowl player


not even sniffing getting in

with more nickel coverage in the nfl my guess is most lib's getting into the HOF the next 20 years will be pass rushing lb's in 3-4 D not the great tacklers or guys great in pass coverage


I think Milano is a better lb already then bennett was for what it's worth

I don't know that Clifton can handle top pair even strength minutes, and I don't think Jokiharju is anything more than a vanilla, not moving the needle 3rd pair defenseman.

Which means both Dahlin and Power are going to have to be fantastic to carry their respective pairs.

I do like the idea behind the 3rd pair.
- kingcong39

If Power has a sophmore slump it could get ugly.

The Sabres have 9 games in October:

Rangers @ home
Islanders
Lighitng @ home
Calgary @ home
Islanders @ home
Canadians @ home
Ottawa
New Jersey
Colorado @ home

With the projected lineup being:

Skinner-Thompson-Benson
Peterka-Cozens-Olofsson
Greenway-Mittelstadt-Tuch
Girgensons-Krebs-Okposo

Dahlin-Clifton
Power-Jokiharju
Samuelsson-E.Johnson

Levi
Comrie/UPL

Where do you see them sitting come November 1?

I see a 3-4-2 record, sending Benson back to juniors, Tuch back to the top line and Rousek/Biro taking 3LW.

For anyone that wanted to trade Elam …… now you know why we didn’t and needed depth

Tre is most likely don’t. Elam will fill in just fine
- Sabretooth9

Great he's here, and we have depth cause of it. Still doesn't mean that he wasn't a good pick, especially for a 1st. Bills could have brought in depth, you would hope a 1st was more than Depth.

Sabres’ liens and pairs at practice:

Skinner-Thompson-Benson
Peterka-Cozens-Olofsson
Greenway-Mittelstadt-Tuch
Girgensons-Krebs-Okposo
Rousek-Jost-Biro
Murray-Kulich-Rosén

Dahlin-Clifton
Power-Jokiharju
Samuelsson-E.Johnson
Stillman-Clague
R.Johnson-Bryson
- washedup20

Open the season with those lines and I'm all aboard. Personally I say drop VO and throw Krebs up there but as long as Benson is up and has a real shot I think it's great

Open the season with those lines and I'm all aboard. Personally I say drop VO and throw Krebs up there but as long as Benson is up and has a real shot I think it's great
- Zschalberg

Krebs is a larry in training, he aint sniffing the top6

that's tough

I look at bennett and talley

bennett
first team all pro 3 times
5 time pro bowl
all 90's decade team
2 time afc defensive player of the year

not in


talley
2 time first team all pro

2 time pro bowl player


not even sniffing getting in

with more nickel coverage in the nfl my guess is most lib's getting into the HOF the next 20 years will be pass rushing lb's in 3-4 D not the great tacklers or guys great in pass coverage


I think Milano is a better lb already then bennett was for what it's worth
- homiedclown

Would be a shame if he continues this play for another 4-5 years and does not get in.

Compared to his peers i would say only Fred Warner is clearly better.

Open the season with those lines and I'm all aboard. Personally I say drop VO and throw Krebs up there but as long as Benson is up and has a real shot I think it's great
- Zschalberg

Krebs is staying at center per Don. don't recall if kevo discussed it.

get biro in there and olofsson can go be 13

Open the season with those lines and I'm all aboard. Personally I say drop VO and throw Krebs up there but as long as Benson is up and has a real shot I think it's great
- Zschalberg

The team just signed Cozens to $7M per, and the decision is to put Olofsson on his line...?

The team just signed Cozens to $7M per, and the decision is to put Olofsson on his line...?
- kingcong39

Good old Ball and Chain

Krebs is staying at center per Don. don't recall if kevo discussed it.

get biro in there and olofsson can go be 13
- TheSabresTaco

Put Tuch on the 2nd line, Biro on that 3rd line, and have Olofsson enjoy the view from the press box.

all this talk about the nhl roster and nothing about:

BIG MURR-Kulich-Rosen taking a flame thrower to the AHL this coming season

Put Tuch on the 2nd line, Biro on that 3rd line, and have Olofsson enjoy the view from the press box.
- kingcong39

Jalapeños were removed due to the stadium change orders.


https://www.google.com/se...b9e6,vid:_asNhzXq72w,st:0

Weird no one's been calling for Dorseys head lately
- TheSabresTaco

Dorsey has not lived up to the expectations of the team. Might not be his fault. I would think Josh is a hard QB to try to manage with him being a cold stone gunslinger.

Anyone on this team that does not meet championship caliber play needs to be looked at. Including coaches.

“I’m glad the early season game was in Buffalo this year.”

He hates the bills but loves the idea of the bills.

We crushed the phins but still kinda makes a excuse that we kinda won because we were home.
- ZiggyBuff

I didn't read it that way at all.

Think back to the early game in Miami last year...remember the Bills having many players suffering from heat exhaustion...largely because they were in the sun all day without Chilling Benches...because the Home Team declined them...stupid and barbaric.

Dorsey has not lived up to the expectations of the team. Might not be his fault. I would think Josh is a hard QB to try to manage with him being a cold stone gunslinger.

Anyone on this team that does not meet championship caliber play needs to be looked at. Including coaches.
- ZiggyBuff

I'm not sure what your specific position is on the quality of dorsey's playcalling