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Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 21 @ 8:22 AM ET
Ray Davis fits Buffalo nicely, hard nosed with great vision for a RB.
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Oct 21 @ 8:23 AM ET
First time in a while where 'bend don't break' didn't have a big breakdown.
- Lunaion


I just hope at some point they realize that does not work against the good teams. They give teams way to much space in coverage knowing at some point there will be a penalty/bad throw/drop.

But playoff time against good teams that a recipe for disaster. We play that defense against Burrow and we are toast.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 21 @ 10:14 AM ET
This current Bills team isn’t perfect but just win the division. Like I said after the Texans game.

That Texans loss means nothing. Just win the division and see what happens.

With the jets and dolphins are 2-5. How many more wins do we need
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 21 @ 11:00 AM ET
This current Bills team isn’t perfect but just win the division. Like I said after the Texans game.

That Texans loss means nothing. Just win the division and see what happens.

With the jets and dolphins are 2-5. How many more wins do we need

- Sabretooth9


Tua comes back next week a workmate said this am. Not sure how accurate that is, but he is a difference maker in that offensive system.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 21 @ 11:04 AM ET
Anyone hear anything on Bernard and his ankle ?
QuinnFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Formerly Visionville, Now Purgatory
Joined: 07.29.2021

Oct 21 @ 11:05 AM ET
Anyone hear anything on Bernard and his ankle ?
- Buff36


If I remember rightly, he came back out after that. Haven't heard any news, but sounded like was just a tweak.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 21 @ 11:07 AM ET
If I remember rightly, he came back out after that. Haven't heard any news, but sounded like was just a tweak.
- QuinnFan

Thought he came back from the Head Injury but went to the Lockeroom for the Ankle. I could have missed it though
QuinnFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Formerly Visionville, Now Purgatory
Joined: 07.29.2021

Oct 21 @ 11:19 AM ET
Thought he came back from the Head Injury but went to the Lockeroom for the Ankle. I could have missed it though
- Buff36


I was thinking the same, but then thought I was seeing him in on tackles afterwards. Maybe I'm mixing up him and Benford's number or something. Can't find anything new online, but it does say he left the game for both the head and ankle injuries, nothing about a return on either...so who knows. My bad if this is fake news.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 21 @ 11:37 AM ET
I was thinking the same, but then thought I was seeing him in on tackles afterwards. Maybe I'm mixing up him and Benford's number or something. Can't find anything new online, but it does say he left the game for both the head and ankle injuries, nothing about a return on either...so who knows. My bad if this is fake news.
- QuinnFan

No worries Quinner! Just was trying to find stuff. Would be a big loss again if it's more than a tweak.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 21 @ 11:38 AM ET
QB's dropping like flies
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 21 @ 11:41 AM ET
I just hope at some point they realize that does not work against the good teams. They give teams way to much space in coverage knowing at some point there will be a penalty/bad throw/drop.

But playoff time against good teams that a recipe for disaster. We play that defense against Burrow and we are toast.

- ZiggyBuff


What do you expect to change? It's been the same D for years. Same strengths and weaknesses every year.

A lot rests on a the LB's. Will they ever be healthy?
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 21 @ 11:42 AM ET
This current Bills team isn’t perfect but just win the division. Like I said after the Texans game.

That Texans loss means nothing. Just win the division and see what happens.

With the jets and dolphins are 2-5. How many more wins do we need

- Sabretooth9


If the Bills win their games against the Jets and Dolphins, I don't think the Jets can catch them. They'd have to go 9-0 just to get to 11-6 and they'd lose the tie breaker. Dolphins would have to go 9-1. Neither seems likely.

So 6-4 with Ws over the Jets, Dolphins, Pats x2, Seahawks and Colts. Bills can lose to the Chiefs, Lions, Rams and 49ers and it won't matter. Even 5-5 with wins over miami and new york means it's likely over
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 21 @ 11:50 AM ET
If the Bills win their games against the Jets and Dolphins, I don't think the Jets can catch them. They'd have to go 9-0 just to get to 11-6 and they'd lose the tie breaker. Dolphins would have to go 9-1. Neither seems likely.

So 6-4 with Ws over the Jets, Dolphins, Pats x2, Seahawks and Colts. Bills can lose to the Chiefs, Lions, Rams and 49ers and it won't matter. Even 5-5 with wins over miami and new york means it's likely over

- Hank Balling


Winning the division looked very difficult heading in to the season. That crumbled unimaginably fast.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 21 @ 11:59 AM ET
What do you expect to change? It's been the same D for years. Same strengths and weaknesses every year.

A lot rests on a the LB's. Will they ever be healthy?

- Lunaion

They miss Milano's coverage ability
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 21 @ 12:12 PM ET
RIP Paul Di'Anno
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 21 @ 12:24 PM ET
They miss Milano's coverage ability
- Buff36


Hard not to be scared by years of their D being a speedbump in the playoffs against top teams.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 21 @ 12:31 PM ET
Hard not to be scared by years of their D being a speedbump in the playoffs against top teams.
- Lunaion

Well there weak inside the Hash marks and they get exploited come playoffs. And there D line tends to get manhandled.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 21 @ 12:32 PM ET
@LLysowski
Sabres' lines and pairs at practice:

Peterka-Thompson-Tuch
Kulich-Cozens-Quinn
Zucker-McLeod-Greenway/Benson
Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Dahlin-Jokiharju
Byram-Power
Samuelsson-Clifton
Gilbert-Bryson

@LLysowski
·
1h
Jordan Greenway (lower-body injury) is the first Sabres player on the ice for practice this morning.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 21 @ 12:33 PM ET
Well there weak inside the Hash marks and they get exploited come playoffs. And there D line tends to get manhandled.
- Buff36


They also get consistently destroyed by screens and TE's.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 21 @ 12:36 PM ET
@LLysowski
Sabres' lines and pairs at practice:

Peterka-Thompson-Tuch
Kulich-Cozens-Quinn
Zucker-McLeod-Greenway/Benson
Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Dahlin-Jokiharju
Byram-Power
Samuelsson-Clifton
Gilbert-Bryson

@LLysowski
·
1h
Jordan Greenway (lower-body injury) is the first Sabres player on the ice for practice this morning.

- Lunaion


Second line has gotten outshot 23-12. Switch Benson and Quinn
Buffalo--Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: 2 15/16, NY
Joined: 07.07.2010

Oct 21 @ 12:37 PM ET
They also get consistently destroyed by screens and TE's.
- Lunaion



I think to a degree they allow it because they're never allowing anything deep.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 21 @ 12:39 PM ET
@LLysowski
Sabres' lines and pairs at practice:

Peterka-Thompson-Tuch
Kulich-Cozens-Quinn
Zucker-McLeod-Greenway/Benson
Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Dahlin-Jokiharju
Byram-Power
Samuelsson-Clifton
Gilbert-Bryson

@LLysowski
·
1h
Jordan Greenway (lower-body injury) is the first Sabres player on the ice for practice this morning.

- Lunaion


6 years and 3 coaches later and Henri Jokiharju is somehow still the best option they have to pair with Dahlin
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 21 @ 12:48 PM ET
6 years and 3 coaches later and Henri Jokiharju is somehow still the best option they have to pair with Dahlin
- Hank Balling


Building Trade Value as a #2

.... (Runs and hides)
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 21 @ 12:57 PM ET
6 years and 3 coaches later and Henri Jokiharju is somehow still the best option they have to pair with Dahlin
- Hank Balling


Think they have very limited options. A 2 RD 3rd pair doesn't work. It's gross that KA does this to his coaches, even if it's what Donnie asked for.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 21 @ 1:13 PM ET
Second line has gotten outshot 23-12. Switch Benson and Quinn
- DirtyDan


Interesting discussion.

I did a high-level scan of the lines through NST for each of the games and found a mixed bag.
Benson does improve the line's advanced stats, but even w/o Benson, that line does ok w/ Scoring Chances For and High Danger Chances.
Tells me the pucks aren't getting on net or are not taken frequently enough.

Quinn needs to step up as does Cozens.

Edit, I kinda liked my suggestion from the weekend...
Benson - Kulich - Cozens/Quinn.
Let Those two guys battle for the RW position
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