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Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 11 @ 5:26 PM ET
Let’s say the Bills get a UFA QB
(Cousins, Keenum, etc)

Who do we want at 21 & 22?

WR? Maybe Kirk from Texas A&M is there

Or is it more important to go DT & DE?

LB?
OL?

We do have some holes

- jdfitz77


If they get Keenum or Alex smith in free agency

Glaring need for dt - no darius and kyle is 35
O line - ingonito may be in trouble with the league and glenn traded
Lb - hughes is going to be gone

To bad shaq Lawson is the bills version of silent sam

gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:26 PM ET
So why abide by it?
- washedup20



What the alternative? her not going to collage?
Being stuck in a poop job like me?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:27 PM ET
In this order


Keenum
DE 1st

2nd first trade down pick up a 3 rd pick
DT 1st
WR 2nd
LB 2nd
OL 3rd
QB or TE
DT 4th


Resign Gaines

add in FA (1 pass rusher and the rest Depth guys)
OLB or DE passrusher
Corner
LB
RG
TE


Imagion how much better this secondary would be with a pass rush.

that get this team to 10-12 wins

- gordong


And I really like Keenum...
if we pulled all that off,
I’d actually say closer to 12wins than 10

I can totally get on board with your plan
Solid, makes sense

gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:28 PM ET
If they get Keenum or Alex smith in free agency

Glaring need for dt - no darius and kyle is 35
O line - ingonito may be in trouble with the league and glenn traded
Lb - hughes is going to be gone

To bad shaq Lawson is the bills version of silent sam

- Boss34


Lawson is pretty good against the run.... he just has no pass rush. Letting Hughes go is a mistake IMHO.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:30 PM ET
It improves 2 slots on a 20 man roster, 17 more to go.
- washedup20


Like 365 has said though...
a legit defense that can move the puck up the ice will help the offense a lot

And no, besides Mittelstadt we probably don’t have any stud forwards coming (maybe Nylander)

But we do have a bunch of young forwards who could become legit 15-20 goal scorers
Bailey, Rodrigues, Baptiste, Smith, Fasching

And then guys like
Asplund, Pu & Davidsson coming after that
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:32 PM ET
Lawson is pretty good against the run.... he just has no pass rush. Letting Hughes go is a mistake IMHO.
- gordong


Disagree
Hughes has 15 TOTAL SACKS in the last
3 years

We need a legit pass rusher
He makes way too much for 5 or 6 sacks per season
Time to cut him loose & put that $$$ to better use

Edit
Unless Hughes will renegotiate & play at like half his current salary
But I doubt he does that
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:33 PM ET
new blog...
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 11 @ 5:34 PM ET
it also killed his career

if he was a Lee Stempniak-type, he'd still beon an NHL roster. Making less, but still in the NHL.

- BeadyEyedDouche


"Here's $25M and maybe you'll end up in Southern California in 3 years" or "here's a PTO and if you kill it we might give you $850K-$900K for one year and then we won't re-sign you and you'll have to go through this next year." Be honest, I know you're a Commie and everything, but you'd absolutely take the money and run.
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:35 PM ET
Disagree
Hughes has 15 TOTAL SACKS in the last
3 years

We need a legit pass rusher
He makes way too much for 5 or 6 sacks per season
Time to cut him loose & put that $$$ to better use

Edit
Unless Hughes will renegotiate & play at like half his current salary
But I doubt he does that

- jdfitz77



But letting him walk now you need to sign another guy.... Hughes is a good 2nd or 3rd pass rusher... hes not a #1 though and that what we been asking him to be these last two years.
MCGUIZZY
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bay Area, CA
Joined: 06.20.2012

Jan 11 @ 5:36 PM ET
Like 365 has said though...
a legit defense that can move the puck up the ice will help the offense a lot

And no, besides Mittelstadt we probably don’t have any stud forwards coming (maybe Nylander)

But we do have a bunch of young forwards who could become legit 15-20 goal scorers
Bailey, Rodrigues, Baptiste, Smith, Fasching

And then guys like
Asplund, Pu & Davidsson coming after that

- jdfitz77



In other words alot needs to fall into place for us to have a shot at being a good team.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:37 PM ET
But letting him walk now you need to sign another guy.... Hughes is a good 2nd or 3rd pass rusher... hes not a #1 though and that what we been asking him to be these last two years.
- gordong


It’s his salary that makes me want to dump him
We can draft a guy who can get 5 sacks
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 11 @ 5:37 PM ET
Lawson is pretty good against the run.... he just has no pass rush. Letting Hughes go is a mistake IMHO.
- gordong



We gave up 135 points in 3 games, mostly rushing. Not sure if that qualifies Lawson as. Run stopper. 33 tackles and 4 sacks. Not good for the 10th overall pick.

Hughes is not what this regime is about.
Not even close
He has been one of my favorite players the past few years, but the personal fouls ect.= Gone
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 11 @ 5:37 PM ET
Nice thing about eichel is he hasn't had a concussion in his playing career.

Mathews will be using a straw by the end of his career. Needs to keep that chin up.

- Boss34


I've just started flagging all his posts. It's just a pathetic attempt to troll.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:38 PM ET
In other words alot needs to fall into place for us to have a shot at being a good team.
- MCGUIZZY


Sure...
but I do think playoffs are possible IF we win the lotto & get Dahlin
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jan 11 @ 5:40 PM ET
http://www.billsdaily.com/gameday/


I'd say this is pretty accurate.

Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 11 @ 5:43 PM ET
Botts on GR now
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Jan 11 @ 5:45 PM ET
My sons tuition was $26k a year...
- jochfr



That’s his fault ( any kid that does for that price)for going to a college that expensive. Can go to ECC for two whole years for 10k.

Why do all these kids go to school for crap degrees or mega expensive ones then complain about money?

If it is a legit degree then you should have no problem paying it off. Work 30 hrs a week while in school. That should knock a good chunk off.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jan 11 @ 6:04 PM ET
Oh, trust me, I have a clue.

Your degree means you're entitled to more money, plain and simple.

It's not about white or black in this case, it's about your local and state government paying someone less money to do a job that a 16-year old is capable of.

Not her fault you won't settle for less money than you think you're entitled to. Blame the budget cuts.

- BeadyEyedDouche


You are SO WRONG.
You truly do not have a clue.

Sorry this is so late, I actually work (at a big boy job, ha, ha).
And last post of its kind for me from this exchange (unless future comments I have not read infuriate me further)

Answer me one question...
Why, when governments give additional points, or hiring preference to minority candidates is it morally or ethically correct to do so?
There is NO good answer to defend this treatment, NONE.
Doesn’t matter about past transgressions, two wrongs do not make a right.

Don’t start with any bullpoop philosophical arguments.

jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jan 11 @ 6:10 PM ET
No
- MCGUIZZY

poop
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jan 11 @ 6:23 PM ET
She wont, and then she will get blamed for the housing market being how it is.
And then also get blamed for restaurants dying out because they cant afford to go out to eat.
And then blamed for not having children because it costs like $10,000 up front to have one.

- ImThatGuy


F UCk
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jan 11 @ 7:06 PM ET
It’s a green light honey but slow the hell down so we can all enjoy the ride!!
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