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I seem to remember a WR by the name of Early playing for the Bills, is that correct?  And if so, was his first name Quetin (spelling), was this the same guy that played for the Saints??

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Quinn if I remember, and he did play for the saints, again if memory serves me.

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I seem to remember a WR by the name of Early playing for the Bills, is that correct?  And if so, was his first name Quetin (spelling), was this the same guy that played for the Saints??

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yea, quinn early.....big FA signing that didn't turn out that well, from the saints........

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Quinn Early. good solid WR, misused IMHO. Only had one season with Kelly.

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I thought he was a ham-and-egger who Butler gave way too much $$$ to.

2nd-round draft pick by the Chargers, cut by them a couple years later for poor play...

gets picked up by the Saints & put together some good #'s, but hardly a #3 WR, let alone a #2 IMO.

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What are you guys talking about - I thought he was very solid for a #2 WR.

He had quite a game vs. Jacksonville in the playoffs, but the defense blew it.

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bills signed him for 8.8 million over 4 years -- that was pretty big money back in '96 i believe........his play never lived up to the contract, and was cut before he could even play it out.........

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Still holds the record for longest TD reception by a Bill if I recall right. 95 yards. From Todd Friggin' Collins. His man fell down at midfield as Early caught the ball and he ambled down the field for six. As I recall, Early also fell, but the refs ruled that he was never touched by the defender.

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Still holds the record for longest TD reception by a Bill if I recall right.  95 yards.  From Todd Friggin' Collins.  His man fell down at midfield as Early caught the ball and he ambled down the field for six.  As I recall, Early also fell, but the refs ruled that he was never touched by the defender.

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At indy no less

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bills signed him for 8.8 million over 4 years -- that was pretty big money back in '96 i believe........his play never lived up to the contract, and was cut before he could even play it out.........

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I think the above posted numbers were pretty decent for a #2 WR considering Kelly was washed up in 96 and Todd Collins was prominently involved in 97.

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Still holds the record for longest TD reception by a Bill if I recall right. 95 yards. From Todd Friggin' Collins. His man fell down at midfield as Early caught the ball and he ambled down the field for six. As I recall, Early also fell, but the refs ruled that he was never touched by the defender.

 

This one might need a little more research. I believe the longest TD reception in Bills history was Jack Kemp to Glen Bass for 96 yards.

 

help me out bros... is this correct?

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This one might need a little more research.  I believe the longest TD reception in Bills history was Jack Kemp to Glen Bass for 96 yards.

 

help me out bros... is this correct?

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No. Kemp-to-Bass was 94 yards.

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bills signed him for 8.8 million over 4 years -- that was pretty big money back in '96 i believe........his play never lived up to the contract, and was cut before he could even play it out.........

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That sounds so much like a John Butler acquisition though, doesn't it?

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I remember being Hyped up over him coming to Buffalo...and then...not a whole heck of a lot...

 

1995 NO  81/1087/8

1996 Buff  50/798/4

1997 Buff  60/853/5

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He may have been over payed, but Early was a good reciever. Don't forget, he came from New Orleans, as primarily the featured receiver, on pretty mediocre New Orleans teams. In Buffalo, he was the definitive #2, behind Andre Reed. He came to Buffalo, when we entering a new age of mediocrity. Not only did Kelly have a down year in 1996, but Todd Collins was relegated to being a caretaker QB in 1997, and if I recall, Dan Henning ran one of the worst offensive systems we have seen in the modern Bills era. Sometimesl you have to put stats into perspective. I don't know. Earlys' Buffalo stats look pretty decent to me, for a #2 receiver.

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