That Aud Smell

I was away, and mostly offline, for the holidays. The events of NYE and the Bills were immediately among the best experiences I've had as a sports fan. Top-10, for sure -- possibly top-5? Whatever. Just, joy. Fun. And, yes, some tears. +++ OTOH, I read this and just palm smacked my forehead. (It was from a broadcast interview on WGRZ.) I'm done thinking that there's any real hope for the guy. I'm much more in "blind squirrels find chestnuts too" mode. Kevin Pritchard@BfloBlog The first guy Pegula felt good for was RUSS ###### BRANDON? Not Williams, Wood, Shady, TT, etc 11:24pm · 31 Dec 2017 · Twitter for iPhone

Remember Mark Astley? We used to serenade him: “Never gonna clear that puck....”

Ooooh. Good call.

I say nay.

There's something to what you're saying. Although I think Hoppe was just writing a fair, objective piece about who and what they are -- letting that speak for itself. Excellent point.

Beth Mowins. I think she does good, solid work, and, moreover, deserves a ton of credit for cracking through into a field that has historically been for men only. That said, she said "McCoy" when she meant "Taylor" at least twice. That can't happen.

It's a delicate balance, though, innit? I mean, you don't want to become downcast and sullen. That's not helping anything. But you also don't want to remain proverbially fat, dumb, and happy when your team stinks.

I think that's right. Not that the insufferable a-hole* needs to rule with an iron fist to the exclusion of the good-time Charlies. But there's too many of the latter, I infer. And there may be none of the former. *Paging Mr. Drury. Mr. Drury, please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone.

In no particular order: James Brown - Harry Belafonte - Ric Flair - Mel Brooks I suspect Belafonte might be a bit of an unusual choice. I'll just say that I saw him play Tanglewood when I was in my early 20s, and he cast a goddamned spell over the crowd. Amazing. Flair is a bit of a capricious inclusion. But, c'mon. He was one of the most entertaining people I've ever seen or experienced - that's for sure.

That’s probably right. Slightly different game, it was, though? Jimmy G certainly had the sound of a successful NFL QB. Edit: I looked it up. Welp. Those “good” games were ... not much.

I’ll admit to being impressed. But that’s a small sample size. Trent Edwards once looked like the second coming. Until he didn’t.

I can hear what's intended there, when I say it out loud. Can you not? It's intended to evoke a bit of a goofy pronunciation and inflection of the phrase thank you. Maybe expand it as follows: 10 Q Betty Betty Much.

Nice.

I'm really not sure whether we're over-reacting with Reinhart. By that I really truly mean, I'm not sure. As in, maybe some (including me) are over-reacting, and, then again, maybe we're not. I know we keep hearing about the pair of 40+ point seasons. That's all well and good. And it gives some solace and hope. I do wonder a bit about what was really under the hood during those times. How many offensive zone starts. 5v5 points compared to power play points. All that #fancystat sort of stuff.

Man. Remember the "Sam Reinhart Will Be Fine" mantra? Good times. Simpler times.

Yeesh.

Term and total value are fairly meaningless in the NFL. It's mostly a question of guaranteed money.

Drafted 4th overall in 2012. Islanders exposed him to expansion waivers in 2017. Las Vegas selected him, and then re-assigned him to the AHL in late October. #silverspoon

Amen, I say: Amen.

This was a bit strong. This was more than fair. And this was maybe a slight over-correction. My truth: Sam Reinhart may not be fine. A'tall. I still think he can be a good top (middle?)-6 NHL forward. But right now? The jury is out.

Holy smokes - that would be banana pants for the family. Unless they're married a la the Clintons -- like, not really married at all. I think that's right. Ha! Precisely. In any case, she may be unlikely to win. Such a run might be more stepping up to the plate as a dutiful soldier of the State GOP. Terry had a select few things to say about the new de facto chief officer of his $1.4B venture. One of the things he said was that he was faith-based. Far from being nothing, that is quite something. Ignore it if you so choose. You know what they say about the house of illusion -- cheap to build, drafty to live in. Just a great post here. When his brother played his way out of the NHL, I became genuinely concerned with whether these hockey legacy boys were the wrong sorts of players. There's still time for Sam, but he's running out of it.

No push. That really does capture this squad.

I might quibble with that order in terms of draft priority, but I'm plenty good with a RB in round 3 or 4 . They just gotta get a good one. More than do-able. The team's success in identifying Milano as an LB that fits their scheme is also encouraging. Also, with the Kelvin Benjamin acquisition, I'm not so sure how much they'll prioritize WR in the draft. I guess I'm thinking the draft priority goes; QB, DT, RB, LB, etc.

Shut yo mouth. The more I think about it, the more I am of a mind that Taylor should and will be the presumptive starter next season. One priority the team needs to fill for the upcoming offseason: Getting a proper apprentice to McCoy (or a proper plan to have a run game without him). The guy has had a remarkable season, especially for his age and his wear on the tread, but it's not going to keep up. Father Time is undefeated, especially so with NFL running backs. Word.