Archives for June 2000

Not specifically Bills related, but an interesting article on a few problems with the NFL today. Hard to argue with this guy …

‘"My first years here, my high school locker room was better than what we had in Fredonia," 10-year strong safety Henry Jones said. "Training camp is for concentration. You don’t want distractions. And at the same time, the NFL is supposed to be a first-class operation all the way. That’s what we’re really moving toward right now. "We had decent facilities (in Orchard Park), but to upgrade them to this, then from Fredonia to what we’ll have in Rochester, that’s just going to make it a lot nicer to get up and go to work in the morning."’

The Buffalo Destroyers play the Florida Bobcats on live national TV tonight: TNN at 8:00 p.m. EST. The Destroyers have won three in a row and have a shot at the play-offs.

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‘The 2000 Bills are facing a leadership turnover much as the 1990 Bills did. In 1989, our most vocal team leaders were offensive tackle Joe Devlin and nose tackle Fred Smerlas — very well respected veterans, but not the team’s best players at that point in their careers.’

‘HOH has learned that Bruce Smith, the legendary defensive tackle, will be the star attraction Friday night at a Virginia fundraiser for Clinton’s New York Senate campaign.’

‘The 5th castaway has been voted off Buffalo Bills Island. The voting was clear this round, as yet another future Hall of Famer was asked to leave the island. That means one current Hall of Fame player and three future inductees have been shipped back to the mainland.’

‘Wade Phillips is not expecting Marcellus Wiley to replace Bruce Smith at right defensive end. He is, however, looking for a good season out of the fourth-year player, especially rushing from the right side where he says Wiley is more effective. Here’s a Q&A with Wiley.’

The 4th castaway has been voted off Buffalo Bills Island. Once again, the voting came down to the wire. Only one vote separated these two future Hall of Famers! Just like rounds one and two – betrayal was the deciding factor in Round 4.

‘In the early line issued by the legal sports books in Las Vegas, the Bills are given 8-1 odds of making Super Bowl XXXV in January at Tampa. Buffalo ranks No. 5 on the odds list in the AFC behind Jacksonville (7-2), Tennessee (5-1), Denver (6-1) and Indianapolis (7-1).’

‘The 3rd castaway has been voted off Buffalo Bills Island. This was a very interesting round as an old-timer battled with the youngest castaway. The vote went down to the wire. In fact, only one vote separated the two castaways.’

‘You Make the Call is a presentation of both real and imagined NFL scenarios, where we invite you to "make the call" based upon the Official Rules for the NFL for 1999. Good luck, because you’ll need it.

‘June 18 to June 24 (in alphabetical order by subject). This is a weekly collection of the fans’ most interesting posts on The Stadium Wall message board. Posts will be highlighted each week on the Shout!/TBD web site. Posts from the previous week follow the new posts.’

‘Mike linebacker John Holecek has been busy strengthening the muscle around his knees this off-season. Holecek said he hopes the extra training will eliminate any chance of a leg injury forcing him to miss games during the regular season.’

The 2nd castaway has been voted off Buffalo Bills Island. This pick was another surprise to the TBD staff. He undoubtedly was one of the greatest Bills ever to play in Buffalo and will be remembered as one of the greatest players to ever play the game.