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I (think) I saw a change of direction when the ball neared the helmet.

I've seen odds at 50-50 that put Belichick into the head coaching spot in Dallas next year. That would be a disaster for the Cowboys on two fronts: Belichick would demand far more team control than Jerry Jones would give them. Oh the drama that would produce. Belichick is only Belichick because he had Brady. Dak is not Brady and it would further expose Belichick as a mediocre coach who won only because he had a superstar QB. And yes, congrats to the Lions. Apparently the last time they won was when I lived in Detroit, many, many, many years ago.

The Sabres have won a playoff game more recently than the Dolphins. Chew on that.

It appeared that the ball touched the receiver's helmet as he fell out of bounds, thus the ball was out of bounds at that point. I never saw a definitive view of that, but there were a couple of views that "suggested" that. I believe they called that one as out of bounds to begin with, so evidence to overturn needed to be indisputable. From what I saw, there was reasonable reason to dispute.

I read that it was an ankle sprain, no broken bones.

I've been hard on McDermott's coaching over the years, but he's putting on a master class in defensive coaching over the last two games, especially with the injuries they've seen. Players are stepping up all over the place. EDIT: It seems like he has, in fact, learned from the passive prevent that permitted 13 seconds to occur. Even with a bang up defense, the Bills defended pretty aggressively right up to the end.

It may be too late for this season. I hope not, but it could be. But I feel like this team is turning a corner. Suddenly UPL is 4-1-1 in his last six and is stringing good games together, even when they lose. If that's true it will give Levi some time to round into form playing backup minutes. I think someone said the Sabres need to take 2 out of 3 the rest of the way to have a shot. UPL might be able to give them that. I know SJS is a really bad team, but at the end of the game the Sabres were rolling effective lines, keeping the Sharks hemmed in and applying pressure. Late last season they were doing that against all comers. Maybe they're figuring it out again, this time before the All Star break. I'm not saying they're on the right track, but they could be.

Upie stoned them.

ENs are not "cheap" or "throwaway" goals. They secure victory and keeps the other team from creeping back in.

Skate repair.

You could see that one coming.

We had below zero temps in February, 2021. -2 at DFW Airport, 2/17/21

Most winter.

We didn't get the sleet and freezing rain they predicted in north Texas; we got about a half inch of snow. In Texas that must means the ice is delayed by a day. The way it works is the highways won't be plowed or salted, but traffic on the snow will melt it, then it will freeze overnight and be very slick in the morning. We got down to 10 degrees here. Not as bad as some cities I know, but still pretty cold. They're predicting it will stay below freezing until Wednesday.

Nope. It's the man-made CO2.

Yeah well, that's how bad the Sabres are.

I'll take my Texas "cold" snap, thanks. Same in Texas.

I've seen rumors of #2.

I heard @PASabreFan is on the trading block. Kevyn offered him to Philly for Gritty, but Philly wants Adams to throw in a 7th round pick and Kevyn is being stubborn. For realz though... I could see Jokijarju getting traded.

This aged well. They have nothing special, really. I give credit to McDaniel for trying some new things, but they aren't so novel that other coaches can't adjust to them. And beyond that, he's below average as a coach. If I'm not mistaken, the Fins have beat only two teams with a winning record over the last two seasons.

I'll tell you what: Them's some fancy stats right there.

In the video, Shannon points out that the Sabres finished strong last season, and the expectation was for that to continue, but instead they fell off the table. I still have hope they make the playoffs but I would still give them an F on their first half.