"Tim Graham And Friends" brought to you by CTBK explores the Bills' post-trade-deadline psychology, the Sabres' inability to gain traction and University at Buffalo football/basketball notes.

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Tim Graham is a senior writer for The Athletic. He previously worked for ESPN, the Buffalo News, Palm Beach Post and Las Vegas Sun. He's also an NFL analyst for WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo. He says he'll write a novel someday, but I don't believe him.