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Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 3 @ 9:03 PM ET
Ray Finkle
- washedup20


Laces out, Dan!
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jan 3 @ 9:04 PM ET
https://deadspin.com/buff...ns-how-dare-yo-1821757304
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 3 @ 9:04 PM ET
KB has sick talent


is it coaching
is it tyrod
or injury?

- homiedclown


Dude clearly can't run. It's 90% injury.
Slapjackzack
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 08.02.2016

Jan 3 @ 9:06 PM ET
I'll judge him based on what he does with this draft. I'm looking at the draft order, and I could see an argument for 5 of the top 7 or 8 teams to take a QB. No draft is the same, but if it's a 2004 type scenario where Rivers, Roethlisberger and Manning go in the top 5, and the Bills pick Losman at 22, he might be better off waiting til next year to take a QB.

Obviously no one wants to hear that, but I'm thinking maybe Beane should trade both firsts this year for firsts next year and use 3 firsts next year to select whoever you want. If he can't move up and get a QB early, there no sense taking one before the 3rd or fourth round imo

- jcragcrumple

Big Ben went 11th... you guys picked lee evans at 13
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jan 3 @ 9:08 PM ET
Dude clearly can't run. It's 90% injury.
- Wetbandit1

He ran a 4.53 and 4.61 40 which is good speed for a 6'5 guy, but he has 0 quickness which is why he can't seperate
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jan 3 @ 9:10 PM ET
Big Ben went 11th... you guys picked lee evans at 13
- Slapjackzack



Yeah and then J.P at 22. The only other QB of note taken afterward was Matt Shaub, so I guess the Bills should have just not taken a QB.


Same with the year we took EJ. We didn't take the wrong QB, there just wasn't a good one.

So two lessons I guess

Don't take a QB just to take one

And don't take a QB with initials instead of a name
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jan 3 @ 9:23 PM ET
Laces out, Dan!
- Wetbandit1



StaziakAttack
Location: Blasdell, NY
Joined: 02.04.2014

Jan 3 @ 9:58 PM ET
I'll judge him based on what he does with this draft. I'm looking at the draft order, and I could see an argument for 5 of the top 7 or 8 teams to take a QB. No draft is the same, but if it's a 2004 type scenario where Rivers, Roethlisberger and Manning go in the top 5, and the Bills pick Losman at 22, he might be better off waiting til next year to take a QB.

Obviously no one wants to hear that, but I'm thinking maybe Beane should trade both firsts this year for firsts next year and use 3 firsts next year to select whoever you want. If he can't move up and get a QB early, there no sense taking one before the 3rd or fourth round imo

- jcragcrumple


He didn't acquire the extra picks to draft linebackers. He will give up the 2 firsts and next years first for the fourth overall and draft a qb.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 3 @ 10:02 PM ET
He ran a 4.53 and 4.61 40 which is good speed for a 6'5 guy, but he has 0 quickness which is why he can't seperate
- sbroads24



I'm talking about now. He's got a torn meniscus. I've had that, it's not painful at all as long as that's all it is, but depending on how much is torn and the type of tear it can be tough to even walk because the cartilage gets jammed into places it's not supposed to be and it interferes with the normal mechanics. I had a hard time just bending my leg because of the way it tore and the amount. He probably won't tear it any worse, but he's hobbled.
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 3 @ 10:02 PM ET
He didn't acquire the extra picks to draft linebackers. He will give up the 2 firsts and next years first for the fourth overall and draft a qb.
- StaziakAttack



And who is a sure fire qb at 4 that’s worth 3 first round picks? Have a had time thinking we give up that much.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jan 3 @ 10:10 PM ET
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdfxhbUlgkD/



P.S. Sorry, Stripes.
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jan 3 @ 10:19 PM ET
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdfxhbUlgkD/



P.S. Sorry, Stripes.

- buffalofan19



He had a lot of good points, no wonder there were empty beer cans under the tree at christmas, it all makes sense now!
StaziakAttack
Location: Blasdell, NY
Joined: 02.04.2014

Jan 3 @ 10:22 PM ET
And who is a sure fire qb at 4 that’s worth 3 first round picks? Have a had time thinking we give up that much.
- gordong


Its the draft, no qb is "sure fire" but, without a franchise qb there is no chance to win a super bowl. if we have the picks this year have to use them.
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jan 3 @ 10:24 PM ET
Its the draft, no qb is "sure fire" but, without a franchise qb there is no chance to win a super bowl. if we have the picks this year have to use them.
- StaziakAttack


Agreed
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 3 @ 10:36 PM ET
Its the draft, no qb is "sure fire" but, without a franchise qb there is no chance to win a super bowl. if we have the picks this year have to use them.
- StaziakAttack

doug williams
jeff hostetler
mark rypien
trent dilfer
brad johnson
joe flacco

and eli, twice

BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Jan 3 @ 10:41 PM ET
So now that the Drought is dead, who is the best player from that era (not including players from this year's team)?

It's Moorman, right?

- jcragcrumple

Freddy. Stevie.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Jan 3 @ 10:54 PM ET
Its the draft, no qb is "sure fire" but, without a franchise qb there is no chance to win a super bowl. if we have the picks this year have to use them.
- StaziakAttack


Of the last 16 Super Bowls, there's only 16 QB's who've played in them and there was only 2 Super Bowls where it didn't include Roethlisberger, Brady, Warner or Peyton Manning.

You don't just need a franchise QB. You need a legit 1st ballot Hall of Famer.

That Raiders/Buccaneers Super Bowl is the only anomaly but Joe Flacco is a franchise QB for sure and will probably get into the HoF no problem, especially if he plays in another SB (doubtful).

But the Raiders/Bucs game and the first Ravens SB are proof that you don't ALWAYS need a franchise QB. But what is this, a 7% chance of winning a Super Bowl without one?

Hey, the Bills had a 3% chance of making the playoffs last week. I like those odds.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jan 3 @ 10:59 PM ET
Of the last 16 Super Bowls, there's only 16 QB's who've played in them and there was only 2 Super Bowls where it didn't include Roethlisberger, Brady, Warner or Peyton Manning.

You don't just need a franchise QB. You need a legit 1st ballot Hall of Famer.

That Raiders/Buccaneers Super Bowl is the only anomaly but Joe Flacco is a franchise QB for sure and will probably get into the HoF no problem, especially if he plays in another SB (doubtful).

But the Raiders/Bucs game and the first Ravens SB are proof that you don't ALWAYS need a franchise QB. But what is this, a 7% chance of winning a Super Bowl without one?

Hey, the Bills had a 3% chance of making the playoffs last week. I like those odds.

- BeadyEyedDouche

Whoa. I think that’s a stretch
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 3 @ 11:09 PM ET
Whoa. I think that’s a stretch
- sbroads24


Huge stretch.

I don't know where this 3% chance of making the playoffs is coming from. It was 17%. Still not good odds, but way better than 3%.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 3 @ 11:16 PM ET
Huge stretch.

I don't know where this 3% chance of making the playoffs is coming from. It was 17%. Still not good odds, but way better than 3%.

- Wetbandit1


doug williams
jeff hostetler
mark rypien
trent dilfer
brad johnson
joe flacco

and eli, twice
MEBSabresFAN
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lancaster, NY
Joined: 07.17.2006

Jan 3 @ 11:31 PM ET
It is a true pleasure to not see Mr. Moulson with the Blue & Gold, nice guy but its over.

One of my first games to watch in full and I was given a Josh Gorges citing
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Jan 3 @ 11:34 PM ET
Whoa. I think that’s a stretch
- sbroads24

I don't think he's HoF worthy, but they love their QB's in this pass-happy era, so who knows.

But Flacco is a franchise QB, there is no denying that. It's not a stretch at all. He's one rung below Rodgers and one rung above Matt Ryan.

To say Flacco isn't a franchise QB is silly.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Jan 3 @ 11:37 PM ET
doug williams
jeff hostetler
mark rypien
trent dilfer
brad johnson
joe flacco

and eli, twice

- homiedclown

I'll throw Troy Aikman on there, too, if Eli is.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jan 3 @ 11:55 PM ET
I don't think he's HoF worthy, but they love their QB's in this pass-happy era, so who knows.

But Flacco is a franchise QB, there is no denying that. It's not a stretch at all. He's one rung below Rodgers and one rung above Matt Ryan.

To say Flacco isn't a franchise QB is silly.

- BeadyEyedDouche

Depends on definition of “Franchise QB”

He’s in no way a top 10 QB right now
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Jan 4 @ 12:13 AM ET
Of the last 16 Super Bowls, there's only 16 QB's who've played in them and there was only 2 Super Bowls where it didn't include Roethlisberger, Brady, Warner or Peyton Manning.

You don't just need a franchise QB. You need a legit 1st ballot Hall of Famer.

That Raiders/Buccaneers Super Bowl is the only anomaly but Joe Flacco is a franchise QB for sure and will probably get into the HoF no problem, especially if he plays in another SB (doubtful).

But the Raiders/Bucs game and the first Ravens SB are proof that you don't ALWAYS need a franchise QB. But what is this, a 7% chance of winning a Super Bowl without one?

Hey, the Bills had a 3% chance of making the playoffs last week. I like those odds.

- BeadyEyedDouche



I made the point that you won’t need a franchise QB once these guys retire. The Super Bowls have been dominated by a handful of hall of fame talent all at once, the like we prob won’t see ever again at one time.

The rest of the QBs in the league suck.

Prescott, Winston, newton, Ryan, goff, luck, Carr, mariota. One of them will prob win a super bowl but honestly they they are all nothing special. Better then Tyrod yes, but all are inconsistent.

Only good QB I see coming up is Wentz and who knows how ACL may effect him.
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