DrDawkinstein

No one is surprised.

Are you local to Buffalo? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the details from the ESPN mock. Kiper made all of our picks (which surprisingly I'd prefer). I'd be pretty happy if it went this way, I think. Need to go back and look at who else is available at 27. But Johnson in the 3rd seems like a huge steal. 27. Buffalo Bills Kiper's pick: Trenton Simpson, ILB, Clemson I'm breaking my rules a little bit because I don't have a first-round grade on Simpson. The Bills just don't have many starting spots open, but they need a replacement inside for Tremaine Edmunds, who signed with the Bears. Simpson could fill that need; he has the coverage traits to play on third downs. 59. Buffalo Bills Kiper's pick: Josh Downs, WR, North Carolina This is another fit I had in my two-round mock draft. Downs could fill a role as Buffalo's slot receiver. He is extremely quick. 91. Buffalo Bills Kiper's pick: Antonio Johnson, S, Texas A&M I'm surprised Johnson is still on the board. What are we doing, Todd? This is a great pick for Buffalo. Johnson played a ton of nickel corner for the Aggies, and he piled up tackles for them. For the Bills, this is a pick to get some help for their aging safeties.

Great kid/guy, great story going back to the Bama days. Good for him. Jackson, lol...

I dunno. That was kinda my point. I'm trying to be extra judicious in who gets assigned to the current core list. There are a BUNCH of young, valuable, promising prospects in the the Sabres system. Many of which most fans wouldnt really want to trade. Quinn, Peterka, Jost, Krebs, etc, etc. But I think any of them could be moved if it means getting the team a key piece to advance to the next level. Maybe they show something and move themselves to the core list next season, but they arent there yet, imo.

Core team going forward?... Thompson Cozens Tuch Skinner Mitts Dahlin Samuelsson Power Levi Lot of other players on the team, or in the system, that I like. Big Krebs fan, for example. But anyone not listed above could be dealt if it meant getting better pieces around these guys. IMO

More likely there is a new project that popped up, like needing some roof and steeple repairs, and this is just fund raising by the church to pad their coffers while attendance is declining.

Might as well be named Camp Fodder

Haha, I lost my ***** in round 2 when we went DT and Wypler went the very next pick to Cincy. Here in round 3, none of the OL is that impressive, and there are enough left, that we should be able to get one in round 4. But the irony of TBD going DT and S after 3 months of crying about ignoring OL sure is something.

Sounds like between Freeland, Steen, Patterson, Mafi, etc, there should be some decent IOLs available in the 4th. The good news is, we can pretend we got whichever one we like the most since this draft is ending after round 3.

Looks like more of a PR thing from the church doing it independently.

I'd be willing to wait for the 4th and taking Atonio Mafi or Jordan Patterson there. But I cant argue against a guard at any spot.

Be sure to revote for Battle, assuming he's in the lead and makes the cut, when Virgil whittles the choices down.

Good point, alright, I'm sticking with Safety but switching from Joseph to Battle. Would rather have OSU/Bama than ND anyways.

Going Brandon Joseph, Safety, Notre Dame. Think that is decent value at that spot, and he can learn from the old guys before they bounce. I like his size (6'1") as well. Could be the next Hyde, ballhawk guy All the Guards/IOL I liked are gone, and I dont want to take one just to take one.

Mitts been a beast lately

Bill Parcells moment 🤣

At least as far as how the players feel. The Bills were 1 of only 6 teams that received 100% Player Confidence that current ownership is willing to invest to make upgrades. What a ways we've come.

That's it. My brain was reading that as Regular Season Wins. REGULATION wins is huge difference. You got it. We couldve used this information 20 minutes ago Gregg! JK, thank you.

Great questions. Sounds like you should be correct, but I'm not finding any good info online to back anything up. If we win out, and Pitt and NYI lost their last game, it looks like we should be in. Sabres and Islanders would have 91 points. Sabres would have 42 wins, Islanders 41. But literally every resource online is in agreement that the Sabres have been eliminated?

I read that post to mean we would stay put in the 1st and grab a Center, then trade up in the 2nd for a LB. Agreed there is no Center in this draft worth trading up in the 1st for. No Nick Mangold, Pouncys, or even an Eric Wood. But some decent talent to grab at 27.

To this, for @4merper4mer, I thought I saw an infographic during the broadcast last night that showed the Sabres lose all tie breakers with the 3 other teams For sure. I'm not actively trying to move away from him or get rid of him for any reason. If it works out, fine. If not - thanks, Kyle.

I'm big on bringing Girgensons back. He's a Sabre from the start. He is solid on D. He isnt that expensive. Young enough to have good years left. I'd like to see him sign another 3/$7M deal. While I appreciate what Okposo has done for the team, he's made his money, he's done his job, and I think we can bring up other Forwards to replace him. Plus he's almost 35.

It will be interesting to see which beloved young prospects get moved near trade deadlines in the future. We're bound to have to lose someone. I'd even be a little bummed about trading Mitts at this point.

Made it 80 games in and still in the hunt. A lot of entertaining hockey played. That's about all I could ask for from this young team. Future is bright. Especially with Levi looking decent. Nice for hockey to be fun again. They even had me watching games between other teams during the season. Rock em Sabes!

Jeebus ***** Cripes. I cant even with this. For all the complaining, this board is as bad as Beane. WORSE EVEN because we've seen this play out before, and have been talking about it for 2 years. And then we let it happen again. DRAFT IOL!