Rico

I hear you, but to me, 2003 after the 1st 2 games was still by far the most unwatchable season for me. TD was a good football guy ruined by Ralph.

I would like a chapter on Bledsoe & the 2004 Steelers game. I’d also like to read about stuff like Ralph mandating the 4th-round draft pick of Dwayne Wright in 2007. But yeah, all the Brandon-Whaley stories would be gold. License to print money, John Warrow!

Great thesis! I really wish someone like Sully or Tim Graham would write a book on the drought years, revealing all the truth of what happened behind the scenes. That would be a most epic read.

I really thought the Bills would beat the 3rd-string Steelers in 2004. They were so hot that 2nd half of the season, beating up scrub teams, that I was saying nice things about Bledsoe on this board.

I don’t remember empty seats. I remember driving up to the game from Baltimore with some Colts fans and bumming in the 1st half, but I had the last laugh, and the last smack is always the best! Place was insane that last quarter.

Yep. Stats are for losers.

No wife, but everyone in his harem will be under.

Not good, but I would say extending Bledsoe after 2003 was THE major blunder. In both moves, his hands were probably tied by Ralph.

Was he ranting about his POS boss micromanaging every move? Good place to vent I guess.

Awesome. I never saw anyone grade the XFL drafts though.

A, the hits far outweigh the misses. PS. ***** the Rat, I’d rather have Josh.

I was glad they won the game and yes he got the job done, but other than the ending, that was a pretty crappy game compared to Marangi 74 and Collins 97. The only time EJ really impressed me was the following year when they beat the Bears in the season opener. Not that he was great or anything, but that game was a nice surprise and it looked like he might finally progress into something. A few weeks later, he’s benched after the Texans game, go figure. EJ is just one of many Bills (like Whaley) from the TSW era that I would grow to dislike even more than normal because of this board. I would read in here how good they were when it was obvious that wasn’t the case. Classic example is Mike ‘Puddinhead’ Williams. It was a great move taking him instead of McKinnie cause he has a “mean streak. Loves to plant defenders into the turf.”, then he gets here and is softer than a marshmallow, yet people still say he’s doing good.

This is the last Bills home game I have attended, sad but true. One for the ages, I was never completely down on Todd Collins after witnessing this game. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199709210buf.htm

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411170mia.htm His 1st game ever in 1974 in Miami against the 2x Super Bowl champs, took over for Fergy who I think was hurt. Bills were down 21-14, he had 2 4th-quarter TD passes to tie the game 21-21 & 28-28, Dolphins won 35-28. I saw potential! Sometimes my excellent takes just don’t work out, it happens.

I also approved the Rex Ryan hire. I figured if Pegs wouldn’t clean house of all Ralph’s trash, Rex would at least shake things up.

After some dreadful years of Levy/Brandon in charge, I approved getting Doug Whaley from the Steelers front office. An injection of talent from a first class organization.

Fergy had terrible pocket presence. He would always run backwards trying to get away from the rush and lose a ton of extra yards getting sacked at the worst possible times, used to drive me crazy when I was a kid. Marangi was mobile and (in the pre-season and I think a couple mop-up appearances) he was much better at getting away from pressure and making plays. When he finally got some actual playing time, reality set in HARD.

Dump Sad Sack Fergy, let Gary Marangi take over.

Not even close. They are all looking up at the Bills.

Mike Tomczak started out with the Bears, maybe history will repeat itself.

Panthers take Jaycee Horn, CB from South Carolina. If the Panthers would've taken Stefon Gilmore from South Carolina, Luke Kuechly would been taken next by the Bills. Damn shame, ain't it Sherlock Holmes?

Hollywood Chase. He would annoy me in Miami, so enjoy Cincy!

Tough question: who needs a punch in the face more, Trevor Lawrence or Zach Wilson? I’ll still say Lawrence, but it’s closer than I thought.

If you’re a GM in the NFL, you really can’t not look a player cause he went to a certain school. If you’re a Bills fan on this board though playing GM (including all the serious GM wannabe’s), you live by your own rules. That’s why I won’t draft Ohio State QB’s, high-motor lunch-pail WR’s, or burn high draft picks on anyone from Clemson.

Jerry Butler, but I agree, just say NO to Clemson.