SageAgainstTheMachine

Haha well I'm a yankees fan from birth, so I spared myself there. I'm not the biggest Red Sox fan hater in the world because they (the ones that actually live in Boston) tend to be very knowledgeable and passionate fans. The thing that irks me is that they still manage to whine after winning 2 world series in very short order. I mean, the city has won 2 world series, 3 superbowls, and an NBA championship in the decade alone, and they still B word and moan when Brady goes down or Manny acts up and gets traded. They should get a taste of living in Buffalo to know true misery.

Well, they are New Yorkers. No offense to anybody from the city, but the most obnoxious fans I've ever met are Jets and Mets fans. For whatever reason, I find Giants fans to be much more tolerable.

Well personally, that's the only pragmatic way to look at things. However, it seems like most people around here either fit into the "Trent is God" or "Trent is just another no-talent fraud, waste of a roster spot".

But isn't that a legitimate argument? I mean, SOMEBODY has to go right?

Doesn't surprise me, being a Keanu Reeves vehicle. He brings absolutely zero acting talent to any role he plays. If you watch very closely, youll notice that he plays the exact same character in every movie he's in.

Why has the hatred for Peters increased ever since he got the Pro Bowl nod? I'm pretty sure he didn't vote himself in.

No, it's the 3.7 YPC that means hes flourishing.

Well, to be fair, it's difficult to play conservatively as a special teams coach. There's not much playcalling involved. I think most of his duties involve preparation.

Are you joking? He is easily our most animated coach, and it's not even close. When a special teamer makes a good tackle, he jumps up and down like he just won the lottery, and when somebody screws up they have hell to pay once they hit the sidelines. Where do you get the idea they wouldn't take him seriously?

Yeah, they're pretty damn good. They're the reason that the Sammy Morrises, and Ben Jarvus Green Ellises of the world can look good.

The dude's freakin FAST too

Isn't that generally considered a negative? I'd much rather draft a QB that runs a pro-style offense.

Now how the hell would you know something like that? For all you know, he's a locker room favorite and the nicest guy in the world. I love how people think that theyre intimately familiar with the goings on of the team dynamic. All you know is that he had a long holdout, which was probably more a result of his agent being an idiot than him being an idiot.

Right on cue, McLain rumbles, bumbles, stumbles for the 82 yard TD

For the second consecutive win, I say 97 yards.

Also, those are speed burner types, and the transition period tends to be much smaller for them. Hardy is a possession receiver and has to focus on running crisper routes.

http://wvbr.com/sportsshot Here's a little rant I read on air yesterday, if anybody is interested in it.

no im just messin

Ugh 20 degrees and a blizzard here in Ithaca. I'll be in Fort Myers in a week though.

I remember Paetsch playing well two years ago, but his game was incredibly sloppy this season. In just 11 games, he's racked up a negative 5 in the plus/minus. A lot of that was the direct result of bad giveaways in the defensive zone, a couple of times right in front of the net. And I agree, Butler shouldn't be up in Buffalo if our defense is at full strength. Once Rivet returns, he'll be headed back to the Pirates. But in terms of being a stop-gap defenseman, I just wonder why it took us 32 games to decide to give him a shot, as I've heard he's been considered NHL-ready for quite a bit now.

Use the present perfect tense much?

40 shots for the Kings, 22 shots for the Sabres...all in all, the difference was goaltending. I'm going to keep my eye on the Kings and see what they're capable of in the next couple seasons if they can get their hands on a real goaltender. As a Sabres fan though, you have to be excited by what you saw from Chris Butler. It makes me wonder why we wasted any time with Nathan Paetsch this season.

Agreed completely, but to answer the OP's question, people are calling Hardy a bust because he was a second round pick, while Steve Johnson was a 7th round pick. Frankly, any kind of production at all from a 7th rounder in his rookie season is a plus.

Uh, thanks.

What team did you play for? What position were you?