John Gianelli

Actually in 1991, a few months after Super Bowl XXV, while assigned to our mission in Peru when that country was almost overthrown by terrorists, I was confronted by two men dressed in black with ski masks and machine guns pointed right at me. Turns out they were undercover police, but my last thought before they identified themselves was "God, I only wanted to see Buffalo win a Super Bowl before I die." Imagine the frustration the next 3 years. And the last 13!

I didn't read all his criteria, but no Hank Bullough or Kay Stevenson? Or Harvey Johnson for that matter? Joel Collier?

Jeff Faine is available. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/06/mike-nugents-injury-costs-jeff-faine-his-job/ I've heard of him! But he also was a Pro Bowl alternate a few years back.

I did it. On a service trip to Mexico, instead of going with the rest of the group to visit a sick lady in her home, I went to the priest's rectory to watch the Bills-Titans playoff game on his t.v. Home Visit-Stay Back = Homerun Throwback. Bills haven't been the same since.

Saturday's Jumble features our beloved Bills: http://www.uclick.com/client/sea/tmjmf/ The answer is pretty easy to figure out, even without unscrambling the words.

I have heard of George Patton. Sign him.

We have a running back averaging 7.5 yards/carry. So we give him the ball 4 times in the first half, and twice in the second half. Do we need any other proof that we have perhaps the worst head coach in the history of the NFL?

I'm assuming Mario Williams is trying as hard as he can. But here's a little perspective. If he stays for the full length of his contract, you would have had to work at a $48,000/year job since the time of Jesus Christ in order to pay him in full. So, do you think he'll eventually be worth it?

The Philly press are very critical of Demetress Bell, who started for the Eagles yesterday. They say he was the main reason Vick was getting so much pressure. They also see Jason Peters as the best LT in pro football.

The 70s had OJ's record-breaking seasons, and the 80s were bookended by Chuck Knox and Marv Levy's teams. I think the 2000s were the worst Bills decade ever.

On the official Buffalobills.com website do they give full stats? I wanted to see Roosevelt's return stats for the Lions game, but the only ones I could find were at http://www.buffalobills.com/schedules/game/2012/preseason4/ which just gave a summary. (I know I can find them at espn or other sites, but it's strange that the Bills' official site wouldn't have them, unless I'm looking on the wrong page.)

Remember, Keith Lincoln (known best for being at the receiving end of Stratton's "Hit heard 'round the world" as a Charger) was a Bill briefly from 1967-68.

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I loved those AA Bison games. Rick Lancelloti, Tona Pena, Luis Salazar, etc. Not to mention the Earl of Bud, Conehead, and the "Cold Paaaaaaaaaap" vendors. Just being in the Rockpile brought back vivid memories of the Bills.

This was my first Bills game. We had seats close to field level, and Haven Moses' t.d. catch was right in front of us. I was so excited I spilled the popcorn of the guy next to us. I thought he was going to punch me, or punch my dad. My next game was up in the new section along Dodge St. Some guys had a case of beer up there, and one of them whom they called "Old Sam" took a tumble down the concrete steps. I still remember the thud of his head hitting the step. Anyone remember the vendor whose trademark, when it was freezing out there, was "Get your ice cold hot warm Genesee Beer here!"?

God bless, and may he rest in peace. Those were great covers!

It's funny to see the divide between those who get it and those who don't. It takes a little while to figure out what he's doing, but when you get it, everything changes. It's like those things they used to have on the back page of the comics. It looked like random squiggles, but after you stared at it for a while, the image emerged.

It just seemed too coincidental to me.

40 years ago today Ralph hired Lou Saban as head coach (for his second tour) and vice president. Those of us old enough to have been around back then, do you remember how great it felt to get Lou back?

Today's Tank McNamara comic strip features Stevie Johnson.Tank McNamara

For those of you who are old enough to remember, it reminds me a little of the Buffalo Braves taking John Hummer in the 1970 draft when Calvin Murphy was still available. Though Murphy was from Long Island not from Buffalo, he was a local favorite because he played at Niagara.

He was on Jim Rome today. Very classy. No disrespect toward the Bills. But he did say he gave it everything he had in Buffalo, and just didn't have the opportunities Ryan has given him.

On Letterman last night, Regis said that his first guest ever on a t.v. talk show was--Jack Kemp, when he was quarterback with San Diego. scroll down on this link

Is 9 sacks in a game a record for the Bills? Nope. Just found this: Buffalo vs. Denver, Dec. 13, 1964, 10 sacks

Hard to believe, isn't it, that WMS was only 36 years old when the Bills moved out of it! It truly was crumbling, and deserved the moniker "Old Rockpile." The place seemed ancient (maybe because I was a teenager at the time, and "ancient" is relative). RWS is 38, and seems to be in much better shape than the Rockpile was way back when.