Charles Romes
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The story of the Buffalo Bills has not been a great one. I first started following the team in the 1988 season at 9 years old. The first game I ever watched was the AFC Championship Game vs. Cincinnati in "The Jungle..". A blowout loss. It was the first game my father and myself ever watched together.
The Bills have been the only bond between me and my father over the years. They've been the only reason we've come together over the years, especially lately. But together, we've shared alot of good memories...and not so good memories.
We watched the Harmon drop in Cleveland and subsequent Clay Matthews INT that followed on the very next play.
We watched together the following year as Norwood came within inches of fulfilling not only every teammate of his...but an entire blue-collar community.
We watched together as the next three Superbowls ended progressively worse!
We watched together following a stunning loss in the 1996 AFC Wildcard Game to the Jacksonville Jaguars, as Jim Kelly said his final goodbye to the game, team and city he loved and carried.
We watched together as the likes of Todd Collins, Rob Johnson, Drew Bledsoe, J.P.Losman, Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick (among others) failed to match Kelly's magic.
The Bills and their fanbase have been through the ringer together over the years. Four Superbowl losses. 14 years without the playoffs. The threat of the team now being bought and moved, Kellys battle with Cancer, Ralphs passing...you all know the story.
The Bills have always been the team seemingly trying to fight uphill. The underdog. In 1995, when word got out in Cleveland that the Browns were packing up and headed to Baltimore, the team folded like a wet blanket. The team and city were so disheartened by the turn of events that the remaining on-field product was left abysmally unwatchable.
We know this: We likely have seven years left at least to have the Bills. The last 14 years have been brutal! Alot of us, out of frustration over those 14 years, have likely said some pretty regrettable statements: "Move the (expletive) team already!"..."Things will never change as long as Ralph owns the team!"..I'm guilty of both.
Now, I sit here, as many of you do, and can't help but think of the families of both Ralph Wilson and Jim Kelly. This is the darkest of times for Buffalo and its fans...but how do we respond? How will the 2014 Bills respond? Adversity ate the city of Cleveland alive in 1995...
...but i have a feeling, no matter if the Bills are here or not in 7 years...that through all this adversity and tragedy...this team...this city...this fanbase..will overcome...and starting this year, this is a new era of Bills football..and dedicated to the two men who exemplify what it means to overcome the odds. Hey NFL...you've officially been put on notice.
A "blow out"loss to Cincinnati in the 88 afc championship? You mean when Bruce owned Munoz and the refs called his third sack a 15 yard face mask penalty? Watch the tape.
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Cathal is an infamous 'Buffalo Basher.'
He loves to ruffle the feather's of WNY. He's the guy I'm always tempted to write a review commenting on his articles.
In the sense that it's his Shtick to ruffle WNY feathers and homerize "big time TO" he's awfully good at it. My jaw dropped when I saw this and I think it was the very day Mr. Wilson passed away. I don't have a problem if he's intentionally exaggerating and overstaying as part of his pro TO persona. Every city needs these types.
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Could just call them the Buffaloes. It's not like it would make the slap in the face any worse.
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Sal on NFL Radio this morning said that an argument that comes up AGAINST Tagliabu in the Hall of Fame Committee discussions is that he let the beloved Browns leave Cleveland.
I love it when I hear these "heartstrings beat the $$" type arguments from legitimate sources.
Its the only thing that keeps me going.
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i think eventually the kickers will learn to put more hang time like the punters and will start to try and pin teams deep. it won't happen immediately but the next generation of kickers will adapt is my guess
My sense is that is not possible without a higher tee. They have been shrinking the tee for nfl kickers for years.
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The could actually work if they also let the kickers use a wicked high tee. Then you would have the option to either take the touchback or kick a high one to try to pin the opponent deep.
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How about receiver.
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If you like exciting losses more than boring losses Fitz is your guy.
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Was our offer contingent on him working with the ball machine every day for 8 hours from now til opening day under the tutelage of cc. CATCH the ball.
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Campbell has looked good on stretches but I have also seen him completely lost out there. In spite of his RJesque tendencies Thad seems to have a bigger upside. Thad loves to attack middle deep and can do it with some accuracy. Those strengths are not found in all starters.
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I cant wait to hear the excuses from Whaley on this one.
I dont know how he can spin this into a positive thing.
CBF
You mean you are not buying into the "we wanted to make him the highest paid safety in the leaque" PR release.
I found yesterday's weak contrived PR release insulting. You franchise him again, and let every elite player down the road that they will have to sweat out avoiding a career ending injury for two full years if they want to play Byrd's game.
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I wish Gonzales would still play. Last athlete that old that could dominate like that was Barry Bonds.
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When the league closed NFL Europe in 05 less than 20 percent of US homes had the NFL Network. Now it's up to 62 percent and it's a favorite channel of any football fan. It would be much easier to stay informed about player story lines of NFL Europe teams. Who wouldn't want to check in on a few games to see how the Bills allocated players are doing during the long offseason. The league has been missing opportunities to develop new stars. The time is right to bring it back.
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Instead of eliminating kicks make it easier to block them such as by removing all rules against leveraging your teammate for height and/or requiring the kick to be made within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. That will put the fun and strategy back into kicks.
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I can't believe billy shaw got in. I mean there are like 10 names from those teams people rattle rattle off before shaw.
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How did the NFL work out the London and Mexico City games? Was one team a "home" game....I don't know how that worked.
Yes one team is designated the home team and loses a home game. The Pats played in London twice and were designated the road team both times. Imagine that.
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All I do every year is scan the field for any Bills helmets before flipping. Not any different this year, though the game did a better job of weaning me off football when it was after the Super Bowl.
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You don't hear anything about Cordy Glenn. And that speaks volumes.
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It figures, we actually start making strides on D and the assclown wants to jump ship. Only in Buffalo lol
You forgot to mention we are probably the first team in league history to lose a coordinator going 6-10. Lol.
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I'd give one of our assistants a shot for a year and see how it goes. Keep the scheme, the players like it. The fans like it (the fans that enjoy sacks and pressure). Can't hurt. If EJ is our QB, we're at least a year away from the playoffs (unless a miracle happens), why not give them a chance. Keep the same D and hope the chosen DC was in the head of pettine and soaked up enough knowledge of the system to run it.
Won't Pettine be taking all the assistants?
I'd give one of our assistants a shot for a year and see how it goes. Keep the scheme, the players like it. The fans like it (the fans that enjoy sacks and pressure). Can't hurt. If EJ is our QB, we're at least a year away from the playoffs (unless a miracle happens), why not give them a chance. Keep the same D and hope the chosen DC was in the head of pettine and soaked up enough knowledge of the system to run it.
Won't Pettine be taking all the assistants?
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Jauron?
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Shameless for Jameless
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Rust belt cities always face an uphill battle on recruiting player, coaching and front office talent. Why do you think Wissenhunt turned down the chance to coach the most talented receiver in league history with a franchise QB and a top 5 DT.
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Fair enough, but you might as well round it out with Otto Graham then. He took the Browns to 10 straight championship games and won 7 of them. That's crazy.
Graham's QB Rating is also absolutely sick for his time. You are talking about when tackles could not extend arms and night train lane was free to behead your receiver before the ball got there.
Just give it to 'em
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Ralph got his shots in. But that cost us the Miami playoff game that year. If you really want to see a game taken away by refs roll that tape.