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Dave in Avon Lake now

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  1. Never went to a Bills game at the Rockpile, but it was the first concert I ever attended while I was in high school. A bunch of guys drove up from Olean to see the band Chicago. Had a few beers as somebody must have been 18. I remember all the kids in the neighborhood were yelling "park here" "park here" and I was glad to get out of the big city that night.

  2. I am of the opinion that the Sabres have a better chance of hoisting a Stanley Cup than the Bills of a Super Bowl ring. They've come close twice and have more playoff seasons during their 46? year existence. I haven't lived in Buffalo since 1983, but it seems to me the Sabres chances of getting to a Stanley Cup final are enhanced since it is not a one game elimination. Still love the Bills, but my money is on the Sabres breaking Buffalo's curse in major sports.

  3. I'm an optimist, but have dealt with the mediocrity of just good enough to not land a franchise QB to not good enough to land in the playoffs. Every year I think it will get better and my optimism renews. A few times we have been close enough to & 2014, but then crashed and burned at the end. Until we figure out how to beat the Patriots at least once a year, I feel we are doomed to this fate yearly.

     

    Here's hope for a new season. Go Bills!

  4. An old timer here. I've followed Bills since 60s but don't remember too much of them in early 70s when I was in college. I second those who said Lamonica should be rated much higher and maybe above Kemp. He saved several games before he was traded. Bills were a ground and pound team in those days and might have given the Packers a run for their money because of that defense.

     

    Fergy in 80s was good, but that team was also built on a great defense and solid running game. Its too bad Knox got run out of town by Wilson as he really put together a terrific team from nothing in a short period.

     

    Kelly is still the best in my book and although the defense was good, it was not great. He and the offensive machine only met their match in those Superbowls.

     

    I loved that Flutie was a winner although he was supported by a great defense too.

     

    Bledsoe had a couple of good years but was probably past his prime. Still think he was much better than most QBs on this list.

     

    TT and Fitz are average at this point in my mind.

  5. I'm an optimist when it comes to the Bills. I'm hoping for a good start to the season and it looks like September games are all winnable so we get off to a good start. There's a tough stretch of 3 games from Oct 30 -Nov 20 Patriots Seahawks and Bengals but the last 5 games aren't that tough including Steelers at home. 10 wins is very possible and despite the physical play of any of our 2016 opponents, I think we will have an easier time keeping scores close in every game this year.

     

    Go Bills!

  6. There is some sense to this, but how does this relate to overall records during this time period. Are all the bad drafting teams at or near the cellar every year. Most years Bills teams have been average with 7, 8 or 9 win seasons. They have neither peaked nor bottomed out where they've had a chance to really get that impact player. 2 picks in the top 5 over all those years and no franchise changing QBs available for them to choose. (so no Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, Philip Rivers or Eli Manning)

     

    All I'm saying is Bills drafting has as much to do with near misses when great players were taken one spot ahead of them. (Roethlisberger, Willis or Keuchel) I'd give them average grades at least in the first round and agree with other the track record seems to be improving.

  7. I agree not everyone has a Von Miller, but even the Bills of the 80s with Bruce Smith weren't as effective on defense until they acquired Cornelius Bennett. I still say a great pass rush is what we need to be competitive in our division. Letting Brady pick us apart year after year is really tiresome.

  8. I'm not an EH apologist, but he only played in 2 games last year. After the disastrous start against Jacksonville, he actually had the team in position to win that game. I think he is serviceable as a backup and probably better than most alternatives out there including Glennon. Giving up a draft pick is ridiculous in my mind. See what we get this year in Tyrod and the draft and go from there. You all are really not thinking about the back-up QB alternatives for the Bills if EJ were to go.

  9. Just watched it again on Netflix. Still brings tears to my eyes and you could tell to many of those players too, very sentimental.

     

    I lived in DC during the Bills-Redskins Superbowl and took it on the chin that year. My boss who was a Redskins season ticketholder said to me though that there is an emptiness even after winning because its over and you don't know if you're going back. They haven't.

  10. I agree that Hughes doesn't intentionally hurt people. I like his game and attitude and he seemed to play a little more under control in the last quarter of the season. He could be a leader on the team if he can control his aggression better.

     

    I haven't seen enough of Burflict to comment on his nature but that was a terrible hit and now Brown is under concussion protocol.

  11. Although mismanagement is a sign of a poor coach, I will give credit to the fact that the penalties seemed to dissipate toward the end of the year. I guess I am so tired of changing coaches every few years because we don't make the playoffs. We aren't in the top tier of teams and probably would have been bounced from the playoffs in the first round. I still believe despite the problems we were competitive in every game and it has been a long time since you could say that about the Bills.

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