ChevyVanMiller

Thanks for the clarification, John.

Nice catch. You have to wonder how anyone feels post-combine. Now, many are predicting he will fall way back into the 1st rd.

I don't necessarily disagree, but there was (with Cousineau's CFL time and Kelly's USFL career) 7 years from the time the first pick was made and a resulting player hit the field in a Bills' uni. If that happened today fans would probably riot and burn the stadium down. Maybe what is most interesting is that two co-joined Number 1 picks both chose to play in inferior leagues rather than play for the Bills.

I was reading Tim Graham's column on the worst draft picks in the history of the AFC East. He commented that most of the Bills' fans that responded must have been young because the busts they chose (Maybin, M. Williams, McCargo - etc) were all made in the last decade. He was surprised that there weren't votes for Patulski, Tuttle and Terry Miller. I also thought of former number 1 overall Tom Cousineau and wondered why his name never seems to come up in discussions of monumental Bills' busts. He never played for the Bills; went to the CFL and played for Montreal instead. When he wanted back in the NFL, the Bills traded his rights to Cleveland for the 14th overall pick, which turned into Jim Kelly and took a lot of the sting out of the wasted pick.(By the way, in his years with Cleveland, Cousineau was all NFL twice, but never played in the Pro Bowl - not sure how that is possible. Anyway, I came across this column from last year. I'm sure that it probably was posted here, but it details the decision that Tom made to eschew the Bills in favor of Montreal. Tom Couineau Here is an excerpt that shows just how badly the Bills screwed things up and screwed Coach Chuck Knox in the process: Cousineau remembered spending draft day at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, then going to Buffalo where he went through some physical tests and answered questions at a news conference. Bills officials said they would take Cousineau back to his hotel, then pick him up for a casual, get-to-know-you dinner -- these were the days before the draft was an industry. "I was waiting at the hotel (for dinner) and they never showed," Cousineau said. "They never called. I'm not kidding. Hearing no or being turned down or snubbed was not a new experience, but it seemed ... first of all very rude. And inhospitable." His agent, Jimmy Walsh (who also represented Joe Namath) took it more personally. "Jimmy was mortified," Cousineau said. "And then he got mad. And he sort of incited me, to be honest with you. I thought it was unusual, but Jimmy really took exception to it. So we just ordered something at the hotel. "We sat there, and he said, 'Listen, I'll make a phone call if you don't mind. I have a good friend, Sam Berger, he owns the Montreal Alouettes and he's a wonderful, wonderful guy. I don't know what's going on, but I'm going to give them something to think about.'" Less than 12 hours after Cousineau had been the first overall pick, Walsh disappeared, returned and said the pair had an appointment in Montreal the next day. By the end of that day, Cousineau said he had an agreement with Montreal for a three-year deal -- but the deal would void if he decided he preferred Buffalo. He tried to negotiate with the Bills, but Buffalo's best offer was five years and $1.2 million. Montreal offered, with the signing bonus, a little more than $1 million for three years, Cousineau said. As talks bogged down, Cousineau said he remembered then Bills-coach Chuck Knox visiting him at Cleveland Airport and being near exasperated at the pace of negotiations between Walsh and GM Stew Barber. "Going to Canada was never my first choice," Cousineau said. "And the Bills didn't have to match, but we told them, 'You need to do better. You know it and I know it.' Just compared to the guys downstream in that draft year who had already signed. I said, 'Why did you guys draft me? Did you draft me because you thought I would work for something that was not equitable? Is there something in my personality that led you to believe ... let's be fair. That's all I'm looking for.' "And (Knox) was beside himself. He said, 'I'm doing everything I can.'" It never became enough. Cousineau went to Montreal, and is still not sure why Buffalo did not come closer to the money the Alouettes offered. "(Barber) was sort of the old guard," Cousineau said. "I think he resented the growth in salaries and where the game was going. I would imagine he'd have huge problems today." The Bills at that time were known for their spendthrift ways, and the team was not a good one. In the five seasons between 1975 and 1980, the Bills won 17 games. It was not until Bill Polian took over in 1985 that the Bills started to win consistently. Was the Bills' offer fair? A Sports Illustrated story prior to the draft said Cousineau could expect an offer in the five-year, $1 million range, but Cousineau heard players taken after him made more. "At the end of the day, it was their ball," Cousineau said. It just shows that for all that Ralph Wilson has done for WNY by keeping the Bills here for all of these years, his reflexive cheapness has hurt his teams for decades and ultimately cost him a lot of pleasure as an owner. In other words, he left a lot of wins on the table.

Don't know if this has been posted yet. ESPN blog column on the likelihood of Cam ending up with each individual NFL team. Bills are only team rated "High." Where will Cam Newton land?

Nice call. :thumbsup:

Sorry I found this thread so late. Here's a song and video that was stuck in my head and I finally remembered enough to locate it. Don't know why this guy didn't make it big, but he has an amazing voice. The video is so stylistic, in a simple way, and I dare you to try to take your eyes off of it. Finally, the one back-up singer (the brunette with the hoop earrings)has a smile and eyes that make me want to buy her a house. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4KQnM5ogtw

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To even ask him that question was terrible on the part of Scott Brown from Channel 2. Here is a guy saying things that, as a Sabres' fan, had me believing I was having a wet dream. Only in Buffalo could we then say, "Yeah, this is great, but will you save the Bills, too?" Bush league. But what a day to be a Sabres' fan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC3GrpNNcpY&feature=player_embedded# I bet she'll never steal from him again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4880PJnO2E Here's the complete opposite of what went down yesterday. A young girl freezes up and Mo Cheeks knows precisely what to do.

I wasn't endorsing the validity of the credentials of the guy(s) at Bleacher, but I will say that I like having the videos up to take an immediate look at the projected player in action.

It's WR A.J. Green in the 1st and LB Martez Wilson in the 2nd (with all QB's excepting Gabbert on the board). Updated Mock Draft

This topic is wide right of my sensibilities.

Turns out the longtime maker of the "Terrible Towel" is a company in Wisconsin that bleeds Packer Green and Yellow. They are busy working on a Packer counter-towel. (To work the Bills and our old towel into this post) Could they put the "Whammy" on the Steelers? Terrible Towel made by Cheeseheads

Don't ask, don't tell, but if that's what it takes to get to the SB, I hope to see C.J. dry-humping Fitz next January.

It will probably cost me my "man card," but when I watch highlights from this game or the Houston comeback game I get a bit emotional. There was such a bond with that team. Maybe that will return someday - winning goes a long way in that regard. Boy, do I miss those '90s teams!

Man. I'm sitting here watching that and just smiling to myself. What a great project and what a great way for kids to take pride in their community and their heritage. Great job Frontier!!! :thumbsup:

It also bears mentioning that Starks not only starred at UB, but is also a homegrown talent. He is born and raised in Niagara Falls and was a star QB for the Niagara Falls High School Wolverines, the same school that put Jonny Flynn in the NBA. Way to go "Buck," the Cataract City is proud of you! Go get yourself some dirty bird, then on to the NFC Championship game.

It was a #5, but Ditka's folly for Ricky Williams probably has the most bearing on the Bills situation. Ditka trades away entire draft

For a second, I thought Sully had been replaced by a former NBA headcase now plying his trade in Turkey.

LOl...

It's "too" bad, not "to" bad. Sorry, don't mean to nit-pik, but there are moments when I believe that texting and Internet chat and comment board use is killing the English language. Carry on as you were.

It wouldn't suprise me if the money-pinching Bills consider cutting him outright. One factor that may play into their thinking is the renegotiation of Johnson's contract. He earned a paltry $385,000 this season and will need to be extended sooner rather than later. Evans' $9 mil+ skews things and drives Johnson's price up as he clearly has supplanted Lee as the number 1 on this team.