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Without having looked at any of the comments in this thread:

 

Jay Riemersma

 

London Fletcher

 

John Holocek

 

Rian Lindell

 

Thomas Smith

 

John Fina.

 

let the blasting begin

 

what about

 

The "K-Gun" offense is commonly thought to named after quarterback Jim Kelly, but was actually named for the Bills tight end, Keith McKeller.

 

http://en.wikipedia....urry-up_offense

Fina- He was alright. A solid player but not a great one.

 

McKellar- Yeah he seems to be forgotten and I don't know why.

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Big Pat Williams

 

Donald Jones

 

Aaron Williams

 

Leonard Smith

 

The Little guy club:

 

Shaud Williams, Roscoe, Corey Moore, Our midget trainer guy,

 

And of course our darkhorse longshot TE from last year's draft Chris Gragg. (shhhhhh)

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Hands down Phil Hansen. We used to call Phil Hansen " Mr. Consistency" he wasn't flashy like Bruccccceeee, but he brought his lunch pail everyday and he got the job done.

+1

 

Fina- He was alright. A solid player but not a great one.

 

McKellar- Yeah he seems to be forgotten and I don't know why.

IIRC he was always being talked down as mediocre player or worse

 

I have another to add to go along with Fina

 

Jeff Wright

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We can argue about past guys all day. -Right now, the most underrated Bill on the roster is Duke Williams. IMO, he's a FAR better option at free safety than A. Williams. Duke is highly instinctive, covers ground fast, and tackles well. The kid is a star that just needs a chance to shine. I truly hope he gets that from Schwartz.

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I started following the Bills in the 70s back then I was a big Tony Greene fan you never here about the guy anymore but if my memory serves me well he had a four year stretch where he had around 30 interceptions, not certain but probably the best 4 year stretch in team history he would be my choice.

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Seriously? He was never underrated.

 

What makes Ted Washington underrated is that he is not in the hall. He should be. If he played all 17 years with one team he would have been in first ballot. Even today you hear people say "we need a guy like a Ted Washington to clog the middle." There was only one of them.

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1. Cookie Gilchrist - until he is on the wall he is underrated

2. Aaron Schobel

3. Joe Cribbs

Finally, someone mentions Schobel. A very, very good pass rusher forgotten on some of the worst teams in franchise history.

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Evidently, I have to go look up the definition of under rated. Schoebel, Smerlas, Bennett, Cribbs?? 20+ Pro Bowls between them! THAT's what we're calling under rated?? While Phil Hanson was routinely snubbed in Hawaii, he's a WOFer, which is HIGHLY rated. I'll put my Bobby Chandler love up against anybody, but while he was snubbed League-wide, he was BELOVED here during his career.

 

Maybe the OP could help better define the objective.. In the meantime, the Chandler#81 dictionary defines under rated as a Bill of 3+ years who wasn't recognized as great by local fans nor national observers, but who was an instrumental team cog who performed with consistent excellence.

 

Al BeMiller

Harry Jacobs

Tommy Janik

John Leypold

Donnie Greene

Lucious Sanford

Steve Freeman

Will Grant

Ken Jones

Jim Ritcher

John Kidd

 

JMO.

 

 

 

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What makes Ted Washington underrated is that he is not in the hall. He should be. If he played all 17 years with one team he would have been in first ballot. Even today you hear people say "we need a guy like a Ted Washington to clog the middle." There was only one of them.

I see what you are saying.

 

Ted Washington was a great Buffalo Bill. He was a true Nose Tackle.

 

Not really sure if he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.

 

Then again, John Randle & Cortez Kennedy are in the Hall of Fame, in which case you might have a good point.

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Evidently, I have to go look up the definition of under rated. Schoebel, Smerlas, Bennett, Cribbs?? 20+ Pro Bowls between them! THAT's what we're calling under rated?? While Phil Hanson was routinely snubbed in Hawaii, he's a WOFer, which is HIGHLY rated. I'll put my Bobby Chandler love up against anybody, but while he was snubbed League-wide, he was BELOVED here during his career.

 

Maybe the OP could help better define the objective.. In the meantime, the Chandler#81 dictionary defines under rated as a Bill of 3+ years who wasn't recognized as great by local fans nor national observers, but who was an instrumental team cog who performed with consistent excellence.

 

Al BeMiller

Harry Jacobs

Tommy Janik

John Leypold

Donnie Greene

Lucious Sanford

Steve Freeman

Will Grant

Ken Jones

Jim Ritcher

John Kidd

 

JMO.

Not to pee on your Bobby Chandler Cheerios but he was a notorious coke head. There was a house in North Buffalo that was owned by the largest drug dealer in WNY during the 70's & 80's. Chandler along with a European guy that played for the Sabres in the mid 70's used to be the most frequent guests (Danny Gare & Reggie McKenzie as well). Chandler & Jacques Richard actually used to pass out there and just stay (Josh Hamilton style). The drug dealer's son was my uncle's best friend when they were kids. Chandler apparently used to go right from the house to the games and play all messed up. I know that it's off topic but an interesting story nonetheless.
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I started following the Bills in the 70s back then I was a big Tony Greene fan you never here about the guy anymore but if my memory serves me well he had a four year stretch where he had around 30 interceptions, not certain but probably the best 4 year stretch in team history he would be my choice.

 

GREAT CALL here! For my money, he's the second best safety to ever lace 'em up for the Bills. Right behind George Saimes.

 

GO BILLS!!!

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And here's another two for ya- there was a time when Terrence McGee and Roscoe Parrish were so good at returning kicks and punts respectively and no one ever talks about that. I would venture to say that they may be two of the top 20 return men in NFL history. I remember back in '08ish when every time Roscoe fielded a punt he had a chance to break it.

 

McGee, in his prime, was the best pure kick returner I have ever seen. The guy was fast, smooth, great moves, and read his blocks beautifully.

 

Such a shame he got pulled off kick returns when he started being a stud corner.

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