Mark VI Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Long time players, especially All-Pros, don't really belong in the " Obscure " catagory. Some of these answers are quite comical. Uh....Bruce Smith... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Long time players, especially All-Pros, don't really belong in the " Obscure " catagory. Some of these answers are quite comical. Uh....Bruce Smith... 162586[/snapback] thanks...for allowing me to win a bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKO Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Brad Daluiso! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancasterSteve Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 [ Same with the guy who came from VaTech a few years ago and was even shot and then got cut....LB converted to DE... 162508[/snapback] That was Cory Moore drafted in the third round in 2000. Another "tweener" a term I hope I never hear used again in refference to a Bills player....bust,bust,bust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 thanks...for allowing me to win a bet 162617[/snapback] No problem. I knew you were rolling with laughter when you posted Bennett, Thus my response. My God ! Seems 80 % of this board probably can't name 10 guys on the current team, let alone anyone from 10 years back, besides Kelly. You do know the Bills started playing football in 1960, correct ? This team has a great and glorious history, littered with many great names who were hardly obscure. Ones opinions would carry some weight, if you actually knew a few players names beyond Kelly, Bledsoe and McGahee. . Many of those players mentioned were very popular, household names in this town for long periods of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in KC Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Trumaine Johnson -WR late 80's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repulsif Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Nate Odomes, CB, who has made a pick against Dallas in late 2nd quarter in our last SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Nate Odomes, CB, who has made a pick against Dallas in late 2nd quarter in our last SB 164041[/snapback] And who did nothing else in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 No problem. I knew you were rolling with laughter when you posted Bennett, Thus my response. My God ! Seems 80 % of this board probably can't name 10 guys on the current team, let alone anyone from 10 years back, besides Kelly. You do know the Bills started playing football in 1960, correct ? This team has a great and glorious history, littered with many great names who were hardly obscure. Ones opinions would carry some weight, if you actually knew a few players names beyond Kelly, Bledsoe and McGahee. . Many of those players mentioned were very popular, household names in this town for long periods of time. 163796[/snapback] So what you are saying is that there REALLY is no obscure Bill? How about RB, Andy Reid? Could it be that same Andy Reid? As much as Buffalo is steeped in history... I don't think anybody could keep the kickers in the mid 1970's straight... Here... I finally found the kicker's name I was looking for earlier in the thread... remember? Those were the "revolving" kicker years after Leypoldt left during 1976... Benny Ricardo, George Jakowenko, Neil O'Donoghue, Carson Long, Tom Dempsey... Some stability finally came with Nick Mick-Mayer (during '79): I used to just love saying this guy's name as it rolled off your tonngue... GEORGE JAKOWENKO Jakowenko, George Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 born: Jun 26, 1948 Charleroi, Belgium High School: Nyack (NY) College: Syracuse YEAR TEAM GP GS POS 1974 OAK N 6 0 K 1976 BUF N 11 0 K 2 Years 17 0 Playoffs 2 0 SCORING TD 1X 1XA 2X FG FGA SAF PTS 1976 BUF N 0 21 24 12 17 0 57 How is that for obscue?... Also, are the Bills from the late 1940's AAFC teams fair game? On another note... Stumbled upon this NFL oddity: 1948 NFL BOSTON YANKS... HUH???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Trumaine Johnson -WR late 80's 163833[/snapback] Man I thought he was going to be good. How disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 RB Carey Bender, from Marv's alma mater, Coe College. A few years later he changed his name to Rene Ingoglia and tried out again, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Man I thought he was going to be good. How disappointing. 164079[/snapback] And what sucks is that we didn't even get any value in return for him. One of the few busts in Polian/Butler scouting regime. But on the bright side, that and Burkett's stupidity allowed a spot for Lofton. Talk about a great way to help build a team, trading truly obscure players to get legit starters - Roland Mitchell for Leonard Smith, Byron Franklin for Metz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 So what you are saying is that there REALLY is no obscure Bill? No, he's saying that many of the names listed in this thread are far from obscure. If anything, it's an insult to the memory of players who were long time starters on very good teams to be included in an "obscure" players thread. Jim Braxton, obscure? Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 truly obscure players164135[/snapback] Uh....Joe Ferguson...I heard he played for the Bills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_TDWI_* Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 WHY HASN'T ANYBODY MENTIONED JOEY LUMPKIN YET? THE MOST UNDERRATED LINEBACKER IN BILLS HISTORY! ALSO, HOW ABOUT MATT VANDENBOOM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeantownRob Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Gary Marangi. QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Victor Allotey, lineman. On the team for three years and never got into a game. Hell, I think he only dressed once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 No, he's saying that many of the names listed in this thread are far from obscure. If anything, it's an insult to the memory of players who were long time starters on very good teams to be included in an "obscure" players thread. Jim Braxton, obscure? Please. 164143[/snapback] I agree... I See your point... My comment was more tongue-in-cheek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted December 20, 2004 Author Share Posted December 20, 2004 Bump to give us something to do until Sunday..... Leif Larson - lifted weights like Tarzan, played like Jane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralVaBills Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Bump to give us something to do until Sunday..... Leif Larson - lifted weights like Tarzan, played like Jane. 169660[/snapback] Travis Henry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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