Just in Atlanta Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 So far, the 2015 Bills have brought us: A foul-mouthed, larger-than-life head coach with an affinity for the female foot. A RB who stiffed a minimum wage waitress so badly that even Charlie Sheen felt bad, implied in an interview that his former coach was a bigot, and openly advertised creepy "females only" parties. An OG whose bullying scandal became national headlines and promptly bashed his own Ferrari with a bat out of frustration. A WR voted "the most hated player" in the locker room. A position coach who was the Deep Throat in Cutlergate, punched a teenager over a dispute regarding a chair, and then allegedly threatened to whack his family over said chair. And now, a LB who sucker-punched his own quarterback, shattering his jaw, and causing him to miss six weeks. Yeah, players shouldn't be breaking the jaws of their own quarterbacks. But it does appear he was provoked. And, yeah, not manning up and explaining or apologizing for a ridiculous racially-charged accusation shows a serious lack of character. AND the party thing was creepy, especially when you can get all the "females" you want. But the dude is a top 3 RB. His Hulk Hogan diss was also epic. SO...didn't we have another band of misfits in the 90s? As I didn't follow the Bills during the Super Bowl years as much as I do now, how does that team compare in terms of anti-social behavior? I'm betting it's similar -- especially considering it was during the infancy stage of the Internet and way before social media. What about it? Were they similar? We all know we're in for an entertaining year after two years of Marrone Ball. But I also think we're on the precipice of finally having a playoff team ... largely due to this cast of characters -- and the new owner, of course -- and the mean streak they bring. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 "The Bad Boys in Blue." - Boobie I could see that being the title of an NFL Films documentary 20 years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 91 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) I was all set in my head to rip this to shreds based on the title. But brother... this was awesome. Loved every moment. Every line. But a man that size who is that violent... over 600 dollars... i love the look. I was only 5-9 the first time around so i REALLY didnt know what i was watching. But this is not the good ol boys. And we will see who is really a fan of this team. People want to win people want to win. But these guys they added... ARE ALL top players at their position. Save for the Jet. If he is as good as advertised. He might be ok. They say he has lots of potential. Kromer, I just can't wait to see his line come to fruition.From Rex down, outside of qb what more could you ask for... only places where there is no competition is DL now that says something to me.Your top dogs are safe in many spots... but everything else is up for grabs. Fred is fighting Robert Woods is fighting... Cory Graham is fighting... LEODIS will have to fight Darby to get back out there... I love the culture being created out there... Edited August 13, 2015 by Agent 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 "The Bad Boys in Blue." - Boobie I could see that being the title of an NFL Films documentary 20 years from now. Sounds like we are emulating the Raiders of the 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 "The Bad Boys in Blue." - Boobie I could see that being the title of an NFL Films documentary 20 years from now. A documentary about our 5 time superbowl championship run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I was all set in my head to rip this to shreds based on the title. But brother... this was awesome. Loved every moment. Every line. But a man that size who is that violent... over 600 dollars... i love the look. I was only 5-9 the first time around so i REALLY didnt know what i was watching. But this is not the good ol boys. And we will see who is really a fan of this team. People want to win people want to win. But these guys they added... ARE ALL top players at their position. Save for the Jet. If he is as good as advertised. He might be ok. They say he has lots of potential. Kromer, I just can't wait to see his line come to fruition.From Rex down, outside of qb what more could you ask for... only places where there is no competition is DL now that says something to me.Your top dogs are safe in many spots... but everything else is up for grabs. Fred is fighting Robert Woods is fighting... Cory Graham is fighting... LOUIS will have to fight Darby to get back out there... I love the culture being created out there...I have to agree with you on this summary. We have had "nice" and "squeaky clean" players for many, many years (David Nelson, George Wilson, Beebe, and the friggin guy that wrote childrens" books - Bentley). We have a regular group of bad asses and I'm pumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 A documentary about our 5 time superbowl championship run? Yeah, I'm picturing something that's positive overall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Football is a tough sport played by bad people who are not role models but bad ass footballers! We want a Super Bowl not a nice group of guys to teach our children Go Bills!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Dareus is thrilled no one is looking at him these days lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I have to agree with you on this summary. We have had "nice" and "squeaky clean" players for many, many years (David Nelson, George Wilson, Beebe, and the friggin guy that wrote childrens" books - Bentley). We have a regular group of bad asses and I'm pumped. Hey, don't go knocking Don BeeBe. He was one tough WR, and he did a lot for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmalibu Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 We will know all about these characters on friday night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Sounds like we are emulating the Raiders of the 70's My thoughts exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Honestly, I'm enjoying the Bad News Bears/ Major League vibe right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Sounds like we are emulating the Raiders of the 70's And we all know how well that's worked for the Raiders of the past decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Well, we sucked in anonymity with Williams, Jauron, Gailey, and Marrone. With Rex we may still suck but at least Rex is making us relevant again if only for media attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Just because you are a character, doesn't mean you have character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Just because you are a character, doesn't mean you have character. You have a corpse in a car, minus a head, in the garage. Take me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I don't care how we win games. If it's not with choir boys, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I don't care how we win games. If it's not with choir boys, so be it. From Rodak: "The Jets selected Enemkpali in the sixth round in the 2014 draft, and he spent his entire season on the 53-man roster. He played in six games, recorded no tackles but had two passes defensed in the Week 15 win over the Tennessee Titans." Even if he was a choirboy, what about this resume makes people think he'd help this team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtebow15 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 From Rodak: "The Jets selected Enemkpali in the sixth round in the 2014 draft, and he spent his entire season on the 53-man roster. He played in six games, recorded no tackles but had two passes defensed in the Week 15 win over the Tennessee Titans." Even if he was a choirboy, what about this resume makes people think he'd help this team? He's supposed to be a very good special teamer and physically able to play LB in the NFL. Great signing in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Don't forget Ron "You can't control what you're around" Darby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJasper Probincrux III Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 All of the Patriots rings disagree with you. The Seahawks ring would disagree too but it can't hear you under the mountain of PEDs and Marshawn Lynch's entourage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freester Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 You have a corpse in a car, minus a head, in the garage. Take me to it. A great line from pulp fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Dareus is thrilled no one is looking at him these days lol Choir boy compared to the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 He's supposed to be a very good special teamer and physically able to play LB in the NFL. Great signing in my opinion. He's done neither of those things at an nfl level yet. So we will see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 And we all know how well that's worked for the Raiders of the past decade. Pretty badly. But they've also won three Superbowls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 So what about the 90s team? Can someone provide context on bad behavior? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthymcnasty08 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Our 5 win teams were really a bunch of nice guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Lots of presupposition regarding success in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 At the very least it should be entertaining. If we're gonna suck every year, might as well have fun with it (Yes, I think a team 'sucks' if they miss the playoffs, and no, I'm not 100% certain this team will make the playoffs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 So it looks we have 3 players of questionable character based on what I've read here. IK, Harvin, and Incognito and many here are flipping out. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Not crazy to think a guy from a mid-major (I guess that's what you'd cal LA tech?) would need a year to blossom. He costs nothing and he has had a good camp. His highlights from college are pretty damn good so we have absolutely nothing to lose by signing him. I can't believe anyone is worked up about it. You would expect it from media guys, but fans? all these "risky" moves live and die on Rex Ryan's ability to lead, so we'll know pretty early what kind of coach he's going to be. Some guys can turn talented misfits into a cohesive unit....madden and Flores did in Oakland and bbellicheat has been doing it for years. Now that Rex is on the same page with his personnel poeple ( like Whaley has a choice, ha!)we will hopefully see the same thing here. Hopefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Reminds me of the 70's- 80's Al Davis Raiders where he would bring in any bad boy he could find. Then tell them to party all they want! But, Just Win Baby! The stories of Ken Stabler & co being out all night before a game were epic. A commitment to excellence... in partying. Not sure Marv would approve of this years team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Reminds me of the 70's- 80's Al Davis Raiders where he would bring in any bad boy he could find. Then tell them to party all they want! But, Just Win Baby! The stories of Ken Stabler & co being out all night before a game were epic. A commitment to excellence... in partying. Not sure Marv would approve of this years team. Party like a champion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Lots of presupposition regarding success in this thread. Isn't that what we do every year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 So it looks we have 3 players of questionable character based on what I've read here. IK, Harvin, and Incognito and many here are flipping out. Amazing. Incognito - screw the Dolphins! IK - screw the Jets! The only logical conclusion: Rex will hire Jim McNally, "The Deflator," as our new equipment manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Isn't that what we do every year? Fair point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) So it looks we have 3 players of questionable character based on what I've read here. IK, Harvin, and Incognito and many here are flipping out. Amazing.You could throw Dareus and Shady into the knucklehead/character issue group as well. I don't have issue with the low risk guys like IK and Incognito as they can be removed with no real cap issue if needed (although having Incognito in the locker room isn't great). Dareus has done some stupid stuff, but he's sure worth the risk as a player. I'd very much like to keep him around. Harvin wasn't worth it at all IMO. I know it's a one year, $6M deal, but I'd pass on an absolute turbodouche like that. He can blame everyone else for his problems, pout and refuse to play somewhere else. I'd have passed on Shady too. Too much to give up in contract and trade for a RB whose fit in the Bills offense is unknown. I don't give up what they did for any RB. Still, no need to flip out. It is what it is. The FO is taking some minor and some bigger risks. I hope they still have the cap space to retain Dareus. We will see how it goes. Edited August 13, 2015 by BarleyNY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Yes the Bills have brought in guys with some red flags in their past over the last year or two, but I still don't think this team has the same vibe as the 90s Bills(which can be a good thing in alot of ways). From all accounts of people I know in Orchard Park who see the players out somewhat frequently for the most part these guys are very humble and don't mind taking pics with fans, being friendly etc and it really seems like now more-so than ever there is a college football atmosphere around town in WNY..which is awesome. It was not like that in the 90's....those guys were more like rock stars who were very cocky and truth be told back in their playing days didn't really want anything to do with the fans(as far as being out in public and wanting to "hang out" and be cordial with them; I'm sure they respected the fans and the atmosphere they created on gameday) The personalites back then were much crazier; a bunch of alpha males who were hard drinkers and drug users. They are considered one of the hardest partying teams in NFL history. Don't think our current squad is as wild off the field as many people make them out to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Well, we sucked in anonymity with Williams, Jauron, Gailey, and Marrone. With Rex we may still suck but at least Rex is making us relevant again if only for media attention. Sometimes I wonder if this was the true reason for Rex. Win or lose the team is relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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