Phil The Thrill

Yes the quality was better but I think there’s a difference. These figures were designed for kids to play with, like how they played with GI Joes etc. McFarlane’s were more like collectibles. You put it one a desk or table as a display. Starting Lineups were cheap action figures for kids

One of my early sports memories was collecting Kenner’s Starting Lineup sports Figures. I started collecting MLB figures but once I started following the Bills, I moved onto NFL figures. Ironically, the only Bills figure that I owned was..... former WR Chris Burkett. Hardly the most well-known player. But if I recall Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas were popular Bills Figures. I did have other NFL figures like Bo Jackson, Warren Moon, Joe Montana and Dan Marino. But for some reason, I never had any other Bills. So I’m wondering which Bills Startling Lineup Figures you had or still have. I was at a yard sale the other day and found several carded NFL and NHL players for $5. I quickly searched their value on eBay and found that, unfortunately, they didn’t sell for much more that $5....and that’s new and never opened. So if you played with your figures, it’s even less.

Jeff Littmann’s IBM 5150 PC will be on display, with access to the “Cash to Cap” spreadsheets

FYI - Kim Goldman was a guest on Howard Stern today and shared her POV about O.J. Simpson’s comments on Twitter. This led to Howard ranting on OJ’s Twitter account: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/howard-stern-wants-oj-simpson-kicked-twitter-1224935 A lot of people joked about OJ being on Twitter. This interview shows the gravity of a very sad situation:

I seriously think they can come close to 10-6. So much will depend on Allen. You know the defense will be good

The degree that Ralph was dedicated to the Bills staying local after his death has always been uncertain though

If anything, MP is debunking the whole loyalty narrative about Ralph and Buffalo. Seems like he maybe didn’t care as much as we thought he did. like you said though, he’s a career politician, so who knows?

They totally need to do a stunt at Niagara Falls where Josh tries throwing the ball as far as he can????

That is what Fairburn and Joe B said too. I believe he told Reggie Bush after a preseason game in Detroit that he sucked and knew the end was near

How was Leinert Don Smith....great choice

Thats an old voice message. From what I can gather....think that plan were well in motion to hire Russ at New Era Cap. Tim found out about it about before New Era broached the subject with the Pegula’s or the press and it was reported in the BN. New Era denied that he was working there, which likely was in response to the Bills not approving, so they parted ways. It seems like Tim plays the VM to almost mock New Era for denying they were hiring him, when he had a voicemail. Just me reading the tea leaves....

As a kid, I used to make fun of him but as an adult I can’t imagine how awful it must have felt when the “not guilty” verdict came down. I feel really bad for families

No doubt. I’m not saying that he isn’t reprehensible. If you look at the evidence in the case, it doesn’t look so good for Juice. I was just noting that he was very charismatic on the phone, and I can see why so many people have been charmed by him over the years. Tim Graham has justified his relationship with OJ before by saying that he plays it straight down the middle. He’s believes he has always been fair and never has been sympathetic to OJ. Also his justification for bringing OJ on the show was because he recently opened a Twitter account that’s been followed by almost a million people. So he could say that OJ is topical and newsworthy at the moment, not a grab for ratings...if anything, it’s a grab for headline. No one listens to 1270

Bills Hall Of Fame RB OJ Simpson was a surprise guest on The Tim Graham Show. He started by talking about joining Twitter including how he deals with Twitter trolls! The conversation turned toward the Bills. OJ says he sees Bills fans everywhere and they always want to talk Bills football with him. OJ sounds very unsure about the Bills this year. He thinks Josh Allen is a good athlete but wants to see him pass more accurately. He doesn’t think the Bills have good enough weapons him. He doesn’t Beasley will do much, unless Allen becomes more consistent with short passes. He also likes Frank Gore and Shady in the backfield but thinks they spilt Carrie’s and will be bad fantasy players. He sees Gore as the short yardage back. No no matter what you think about OJ, he’s interesting to listen to and super charismatic

I found this on my Facebook feed last night. It’s the newest commercial for West Herr a big dealership in WNY that uses Tasker as a spokesperson. Anyway they use Josh in this commercial. I wish I could say it was humorous. It would be cool if it was genuinely funny but this seems like a tired gag from 30 years ago. It would have been funnier if Tasker wanted to play catch thinking he was the Steve Tasker from 1992. But he was too slow and Josh there too hard for him to catch. He then comes back making excuses why he couldn’t come up with the passes, to which Josh has some kind of smart comeback maybe something about accuracy...LOL

I wont say unwatchable... but yes a big step back from the glory days

I don’t think he ever had serious interest and JR said the same thing. I don’t think that in 1998, that Vince had the money or the investors to allow him to purchase an NFL team. I see this as a fun rumor that has very little substance

I think that’s within the realm of possibility. There is talk of the Bills running a lot of 2 TE sets and sometimes 3 TE’s. That could finish the role of a FB. Also with more depth at WR, I think you could see more 3 and 4 WR sets as well. I know for a fact that McDermott loves the person and player that is Pat DiMarco but he has made tough calls before and I think he should be a realistic contender for a roster cut

I think it’s because John Kucko moved over to news anchor

10 might be a stretch. I’m thinking it could be as few as 9 (5WR and 4 TE). The only good thing is that the Bills carry 2 QB’s instead of 3 like last year, it frees up a roster spot

Nope... I see 6 WR’s and 4 TE’s

It came out this morning and there’s some interesting things but no really surprises. He has the Bills keeping 7 WR’s and 4 TE’s. Maybe they mee 4 TE’s but I don’t see them keeping 7 WR’s. He has Isiah McKenzie and Duke Williams making the team along with Andre Roberts. The only other real surprise is cutting people like Jeremy Sirles and Raphael Bush. Good article though... https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2019/06/buffalo-bills-post-minicamp-53-man-roster-projection.html

Sorry you didn’t like it but based on the engagement, I have to disagree that it’s useless

Because you personally don’t like the topic? He’s actually pretty fair and if I didn’t know better I’d think he was a Bills fan

Haha well if you listen to the podcast, he’s been working at Channel 8 for almost 20 years. Is while he might come off as Bush league to you, it’s not for his lack of experience