BearNorth

Varga's from Kitchener, Ontario, so Buffalo will be a nice fit for him.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/a-look-at-possible-replacements-for-perry-fewell-1.9783032

The Bills have Boobie, who blocked at least two kicks this year, plus he can play RB, FB, and Teams.

As a vet [uSAF 1966-70] Thanks for your service.

Trestman would be a real upgrade at OC. Just don't bring Cutler along with him

Terry & Kim - Give all of these guys their walking papers

Eddie Lacy sure resembled the fullbacks of old, Cookie, Boobie Braxton.

Can Pepper move to DC? Best Unit on this team?

FredEx, Bryce and Dixon all made plays when they had to.

Gotta admit, that FredEx brought game today when needed.

64 & 65 Dline had Sestak [would have been HOF if he had played longer], Ron McDole [240 games played], Tom Day, and Jim Dunaway, all AFL all-stars. They allowed zero rushing touchdowns in 17 straight games, a record that still stands today. The 1964 Bills' defense set an AFL record by giving up the fewest rushing yards in league history, with only 918, or 65.5 yards per game.[1] They also led the league in points allowed (242), total yards allowed (3,878), first downs surrendered (206), and rushing touchdowns allowed (four).[2] They had Mike Stratton [The Keith Lincoln tackle], Butch Byrd, and George Saimes, a Kicker named Gogolak and a punter named Maguire [yep that guy]. They went 12-2 with a QB [Kemp] who threw twice as many INT's [26] as TD's. [13]. Arguably the best defensive player on the team might have been the starting fullback AKA Cookie, truly a man amongst boys.

For a large part of my career I worked for a fortune 10 corporation. They often had super-bowl boondoggles for the sales force and top customers. I vividly remember that for both the Detroit and Minny Super Bowls, that they had the Superbowl events in warm climes [Cancun, Caribbean] and just broadcast the games on large screens for anyone who wanted to watch. Buffalo will never host a superbowl, regardless of what type of stadium. The 75" inch snowfall will scare them away, can you imagine a superbowl and no one could get there because air travel was grounded.

The Bills once had a guy named Daryl Lamonica, I would consider him a franchise quarterback, but we let him go.

http://www.miamidolphins.com/team/staff-directory.html Looks like Marc Anthony, The Estefans, Venus & Serena & Fergie, as well as Shula & Huizenga

Anyone see this. At least he will have a wife who understands winning. http://www.twcc.com/entertainment/galleries/celebrity_weddings_engagements#/0

As an original bills fan [i was 12 in 1960], this is one of the best selections ever. He is without doubt the voice of the Bills, and one of the classiest guys that ever spoke into a microphone. I will make every effort to be there on his special Day.

The stepped up basis thing is huge I think. Ralph's basis is $25K. Her's is the fair market value on the date of his passing [e.g. $1BB or so].

Wonder if any tax lawyers are on the board. I remember when my dad passed, that the stocks they jointly held stepped up in basis on the day of his death. Wonder if that happens with football teams. If so, she just had close to a billion dollars evade the tax man, especially since she lives in Florida.

I still remember Cookie running for 243 yards in a Mosh Pit on a sleeting November Day. Wonder if AP could have done what he does on a field like the rockpile...

People forget, Frank is a committed Christian, with strong ties to the Bible Belt. Yes SD is a better climate, but OC in SD vs. OC in TN, could be a tough choice for him, esp with SD's stadium issues. If Frank could turn CJ2K into a faster Thurmal, that would be a start right there.

I'm still partial to Cookie, he could placekick, pass block, play MLB, and was money in short yardage. Before they outlawed it, he used to regularly blast Kemp into the end zone from behind on the QB sneak. Also Butch Rolle and Kelly were money on the tackle eligible in short yardage.

Yep & My son & I were there in a skybox [thanks to my auditors, who also audited Enron]. Talk about going from the Thrill of Victory to the Agony of Defeat. Sure looked forward to me and I was in front of the play, but the gutless replay official decided the replay was inconclusive. Unfortunately that play led to the hiring of Greggo and we have been in a continual downward spiral since that day.

I have one that belongs on the list. 12/28/63 - AFL Divisional Playoff Game. Bills hosted the Patsies at the Rock Pile. Afternoon game, temp at Kickoff was 20 with an 11 mph wind. Wind Chill Calc in use at that time give 2 degrees. Even worse, Buffalo had been blasted by a snowstorm earlier in the week. They brought in helicopters and flamethrowers to clear the grass field, which was painted. They sorta shoveled off the seats, but the bleachers (the whole open end of the stadium) you made your own seat out of the snow on the wooden boards that served as seats. My dad & I were in the bleachers, and it was a very uncomfortable day, not to mention the Bills were terrible, save for a 93 yard TD pass from Lamonica to Dubenion. In these days of specialists, Cookie Gilchrist was the FG and place kicker and Daryle Lamonica was the punter for the Bills, and Gino Cappeletti kicked 4 FG's and caught four passes for 109 yards for the Pats.

Why would any team hire a HC who gets shredded by NE. 34 points & a journeyman RB getting 330+ yards from scrimmage doesn't exactly say he's a defensive mastermind.

Original 1960 Bills Fan. F**k Russ & Ralph, Buffalo made the franchise what it's worth, Greedy B*st*a*ds