72champagne
the annual ritual
uh, the 7th defenseman is usually a healthy scratch. at least on the sabres.that's like being a 7th defenseman on a hockey team. those guys usually end up playing more than the 5th and 6th defensemen.
uh, the 7th defenseman is usually a healthy scratch. at least on the sabres.that's like being a 7th defenseman on a hockey team. those guys usually end up playing more than the 5th and 6th defensemen.
uh, the 7th defenseman is usually a healthy scratch. at least on the sabres.
yeah, and as soon as one of the top 6 defensemen gets hurt, you're in. since one of the top 6 is usually banged up, you're basically playing full-time. i wasn't talking about ice time, i was talking about the amount of games played.
So basically he is just a plodding plugger with no real skill.some teams even play the 7th defender on the checking line.
So basically a back up to the starters.
So basically he is just a plodding plugger with no real skill.
No thanks.
That's not what you look for in the top half of the 1st round in the NHL draft. Those plugs can be found anywhere and come cheap.
When you draft at the top half of the round, you are looking for a top 2 line player minimum, a top-4 defenseman minimum, or a starting goalie.. PERIOD. Not a bottom pairing defenseman (or a 7th for crying out loud), or a 3rd line checker or 4th line forward. The NHL is littered with those stiffs who have very little to no skill, and are always on waivers and can be had quite cheap
And it's certainly not what you look for in the top half of the 1st round in the NFL draft.
Your theory is seriously flawed.
You used a hockey reference that was quite amusing let me say.
did someone say HOCKEY !?!?! :ohno:
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In my opinion you have to go BPA when that player fits your system. I would be excited if our pick was Odrick. He is a beast and would wreak havoc in this system. It is better to have too many good players at a posistion then to have just enough. We will figure something out with the other DE's by either trying Merling at SOLB or trading someone.No ones saying he doesn't have the talent, they are saying we have more then enough talent at DE for Odrick to be a good pick for us at 12. Not when Dez, McClain, Thomas and even Spiller are as talented and fill a greater need for this team. By all means if our DE position was average then Odrick would make sense and hold great value.
This theory of BPA no matter what position makes little sense at certain times, should we go DE at our 2nd pick aswell because of BPA? Reaching is the problem when your desperate to fill a need, but fortunately for us there will be plenty of talent that fits a need at 12 that won't be reaching.
The comparison of Odrick to Jay Ratliff is intriguing. Though, is it possible for Bill & Jeff to catch lightning in a bottle twice?
McDaniel played some NT after Ferguson went down? Maybe Nolan has a master plan to become aggressive & unpredictable? Perhaps, the D will set a trend like the O did w/ the 'cat?
Is this misdirection? Penn St has 2 other players (Lee & Bowman) who play positions the phins need upgrades/depth/youth at.
It couldn't be that Ireland & Sparano are looking Daryll Clark or Quarless; could it?