PUNT750 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 My vote is for Steve Tasker. When he came from Houston he was a KR/WR and ST's player. He became one of the greatest Special Team Players in the history of the NFL. BUT, should he been more involved as a wide receiver?? Kelley always said he was the best receiver as to route running, quick cuts and catching the ball in practice. He personally requested to the staff that Steve get naps at WR. Until 1995 he didn't have more than 2 receptions per year in his career. In 1996 at the age of 34 he had 21 catches for an 17.7 yard average as the Bills Super Bowl teams of the past faded. I can't believe he couldn't have helped in the Super Bowls when Kelly was blitzed constantly and he needed a WR as a go-to-man for quick, precise patterns. He would have been our Hogan or Edelman. Thurman was covered like a blanket and couldn't be that man. Any other Bills on your mind that could have done more for the team ? 5 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffAlone Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, PUNT750 said: My vote is for Steve Tasker. When he came from Houston he was a KR/WR and ST's player. He became one of the greatest Special Team Players in the history of the NFL. BUT, should he been more involved as a wide receiver?? Kelley always said he was the best receiver as to route running, quick cuts and catching the ball in practice. He personally requested to the staff that Steve get naps at WR. Until 1995 he didn't have more than 2 receptions per year in his career. In 1996 at the age of 34 he had 21 catches for an 17.7 yard average as the Bills Super Bowl teams of the past faded. I can't believe he couldn't have helped in the Super Bowls when Kelly was blitzed constantly and he needed a WR as a go-to-man for quick, precise patterns. He would have been our Hogan or Edelman. Thurman was covered like a blanket and couldn't be that man. Any other Bills on your mind that could have done more for the team ? Good topic, but Tasker was anything but underutilized. He played a ton. He wasn't the best WR, and didn't see a ton of action at that position, but he played a lot of snaps in his career 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Kenny Davis. He had no chance being behind Thurman. He probably started on any other team. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Roland hooks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 For the first few years of his career, OJ was totally underused. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, PUNT750 said: My vote is for Steve Tasker. When he came from Houston he was a KR/WR and ST's player. He became one of the greatest Special Team Players in the history of the NFL. BUT, should he been more involved as a wide receiver?? Kelley always said he was the best receiver as to route running, quick cuts and catching the ball in practice. He personally requested to the staff that Steve get naps at WR. Until 1995 he didn't have more than 2 receptions per year in his career. In 1996 at the age of 34 he had 21 catches for an 17.7 yard average as the Bills Super Bowl teams of the past faded. I can't believe he couldn't have helped in the Super Bowls when Kelly was blitzed constantly and he needed a WR as a go-to-man for quick, precise patterns. He would have been our Hogan or Edelman. Thurman was covered like a blanket and couldn't be that man. Any other Bills on your mind that could have done more for the team ? Tasker was oft-injured as a WR, which is why his numbers were so modest there. My vote? Roosevelt Leaks, although the argument can be made that the Bills got the most out of his knees, which were shot. HM Butch Rolle. After he dropped his last play action TD, he never caught another pass for the Bills. Edited January 18, 2019 by Freddie's Dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Marshawn Lynch. Wasn't used for the last 8 years. If him and Fred stayed together.... just imagine that duo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNT750 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, BuffaloBill said: Kenny Davis. He had no chance being behind Thurman. He probably started on any other team. I loved Kenny - he had a great stride! I agree about his status behind Thurman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Gibram Hamdan. I blame jp for taking what could have been a great career away from the chroisen one. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemma Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 All of Bills history covers a lot of turf, but I think 1 guy I would’ve liked too see more of was Nic Harris. A lot of injuries to LBs in 2009 and he finally got a chance to play in week 16. He tore it up, was everywhere, then got an acl towards the end of the game. Got cut in camp (not recovered), caught on with NC for a year, then was out of football. Had his moment, but it was way too quick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, PUNT750 said: My vote is for Steve Tasker. When he came from Houston he was a KR/WR and ST's player. He became one of the greatest Special Team Players in the history of the NFL. BUT, should he been more involved as a wide receiver?? Kelley always said he was the best receiver as to route running, quick cuts and catching the ball in practice. He personally requested to the staff that Steve get naps at WR. Until 1995 he didn't have more than 2 receptions per year in his career. In 1996 at the age of 34 he had 21 catches for an 17.7 yard average as the Bills Super Bowl teams of the past faded. I can't believe he couldn't have helped in the Super Bowls when Kelly was blitzed constantly and he needed a WR as a go-to-man for quick, precise patterns. He would have been our Hogan or Edelman. Thurman was covered like a blanket and couldn't be that man. Any other Bills on your mind that could have done more for the team ? Funny, when I saw the thread title I immediately thought of Tasker. He could have been a Wes Welker type guy I think. Edited January 18, 2019 by Nextmanup 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 If we go strictly by position, I’d say it’s NOT the punter! ? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Underused? I'm not sure. OVERused? It's gotta be Shaud Williams. Every time the Bills were in 3rd and a mile, Mularkey would call a draw play to Shaud Williams. Every time. I still have nightmares about it. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottebillsfan2 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Doug flutie. Probably should have gotten some snaps in a 99 game against the titans. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 It's probably recency bias... but Robert Woods? Dont agree with Tasker at all. He maxed out his abilities, he wasn't a good WR in my opinion. CJ Spiller to an extent could be one. He had a confusing career in terms of trying to explain why it was what it was. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBilz2500 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 CJ Spiller should’ve been given the ball more in space ? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Frank Reich. I'll admit if message boards were around in the early 90's I'd be posting saying he should be the starter. 5 minutes ago, DBilz2500 said: CJ Spiller should’ve been given the ball more in space ? That's if per the coach he wasn't winded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Finkel Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, Another Fan said: Frank Reich. I'll admit if message boards were around in the early 90's I'd be posting saying he should be the starter. That's if per the coach he wasn't winded It was Fred’s Turn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 30 minutes ago, Ol Dirty B said: It's probably recency bias... but Robert Woods? Dont agree with Tasker at all. He maxed out his abilities, he wasn't a good WR in my opinion. CJ Spiller to an extent could be one. He had a confusing career in terms of trying to explain why it was what it was. Tasker was a good receiver. Spiller deserved to be underutilized. Frank Reich makes a case, but he wasn't going to move ahead of Kelly, as Kenny Davis wasn't going to start instead of Thomas. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chill Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Decoy Samantha Watkins for $500 Alex. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacoy38 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I always felt we could’ve got more out of Roscoe Parrish - but with JP and Trent at QB hard to say ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButchCT Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Had to share this with fellow fans, here's a co-championship gold pendant up for auction from the most underappreciated NFL champions, the 1920 (and 1921) Buffalo All-Americans. https://auction.lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=90440 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Charles Clay and Robert Woods and all of Tyrod Taylors pass catchers. Edited January 18, 2019 by formerlyofCtown 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBilz2500 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, lacoy38 said: I always felt we could’ve got more out of Roscoe Parrish - but with JP and Trent at QB hard to say ... I agree but injuries also cut his career short and at 5’9” 170 lbs it’s hard to stay healthy in the NFL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thurman Thomas SuperBowl XXV 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 45 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: Tasker was a good receiver. Spiller deserved to be underutilized. Frank Reich makes a case, but he wasn't going to move ahead of Kelly, as Kenny Davis wasn't going to start instead of Thomas. Tasker wasn't a good receiver lol. How can someone say Tasker was a good receiver then in the next sentence act like Spiller was completely awful. I get the time period was great, but put Tasker on any drought team and no one is clamoring for him to get more run at receiver. He's a healthy Marcus Easley, if that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNT750 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Ol Dirty B said: It's probably recency bias... but Robert Woods? Dont agree with Tasker at all. He maxed out his abilities, he wasn't a good WR in my opinion. CJ Spiller to an extent could be one. He had a confusing career in terms of trying to explain why it was what it was. Agree about Woods! He was always a steady #2 receiver who had to play 2nd fiddle to the 'name' stars. I am so glad everyone in the NFL is seeing his skill & value! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, PUNT750 said: Agree about Woods! He was always a steady #2 receiver who had to play 2nd fiddle to the 'name' stars. I am so glad everyone in the NFL is seeing his skill & value! For years all everyone said is he couldn't be a number 1, maybe a good 2, definitely a great 3. The guy can do it all, and is just an all round great WR. He doesn't give you those really flashy plays. But he's a better version of Hines Ward in my opinion. And I'll say I liked Woods, was thrilled they drafted him, didn't see it coming. If he continues to play better for another couple years, he'll have had a great career. Edited January 18, 2019 by Ol Dirty B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Funny, when I saw the thread title I immediately thought of Tasker. He could have been a Wes Welker type go I think. Yes, it is Tasker wwithout question. The guy who said he wasn't used at WR due to injury is wrong, the Bills coaches just didn't know what they had. There was a season late in Kelly's career where a bunch of receivers were injured. Tasker was used a lot for those few weeks and was great. When the guys got healthy, they put Tasker back on the bench for offense and that was it. Many fans questioned this at the time. I honestly believe if the coaches would have known what they had in Tasker, the Bills would have finished the job in SB 25 and maybe others. He was the Welker/Edelman of his time, the coaches just didn't see it. Reed and Lofton on the outside and Thomas in the backfield(When I just typed that I heard Omar in my head saying, on a Sunday morning?). Anyways, Tasker would have eaten defenses up. I don't blame the Bills coaches or anything, but looking back now, it is obvious we should of had Tasker play a much larger role on offense. Edited January 18, 2019 by K-GunJimKelly12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, K-GunJimKelly12 said: Yes, it is Tasker wwithout question. The guy who said he wasn't used at WR due to injury is wrong, the Bills coaches just didn't know what they had. There was a season late in Kelly's career where a bunch of receivers were injured. Tasker was used a lot for those few weeks and was great. When the guys got healthy, they put Tasker back on the bench for offense and that was it. Many fans questioned this at the time. I honestly believe if the coaches would have known what they had in Tasker, the Bills would have finished the job in SB 25 and maybe others. He was the Welker/Edelman of his time, the coaches just didn't see it. Reed and Lofton on the outside and Thomas in the backfield(When I just typed that I heard Omar in my head saying, on a Sunday morning?). Anyways, Tasker would have eaten defenses up. I don't blame the Bills coaches or anything, but looking back now, it is obvious we should of had Tasker play a much larger role on offense. I'm sorry. They weren't winning SB25 because they lacked a receiver. They just needed to run the ball. The solution existed, Marv just never adjusted. Tasker in the slot isn't winning them that game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ol Dirty B said: I'm sorry. They weren't winning SB25 because they lacked a receiver. They just needed to run the ball. The solution existed, Marv just never adjusted. Tasker in the slot isn't winning them that game. You don't know that. Reed was great on the slant route but Tasker could run the drag like the Wes/Julian did/do. Maybe the rules of the NFL in the 90's would have allowed Belichick to scheme that out, but Tasker I believe would have been huge upgrade from Beebe or Russell Copeland. We were strong at WR1 and WR2 on that team but very weak at WR3. I disagree and think having Tasker there would have made a difference. Edited January 18, 2019 by K-GunJimKelly12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, The Wiz said: Gibram Hamdan. I blame jp for taking what could have been a great career away from the chroisen one. Wow, there's a name. He used to have that show. I only remembered the show, I could never remember his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, K-GunJimKelly12 said: You don't know that. Reed was great on the slant route but Tasker could run the drag like the Wes/Julian did/do. Maybe the rules of the NFL in the 90's would have allowed Belichick to scheme that out, but Tasker I believe would have been huge upgrade from Beebe or Russell Copeland. We were strong at WR1 and WR2 on that team but very weak at WR3. I disagree and think having Tasker there would have made a difference. I'm glad you acknowledge what my counterpoint would have been. I think the way the game was played and officiated back then wouldn't have allowed that style of receiver to he effective. Even if it did, I'm still skeptical. But I do appreciate your point of view. I think a lot of people just look at it from a plug in and play point view when talking about Tasker in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Marcus Easley. Special teams ace and pre-season stud with 3 career receptions and 1 TD over 6 seasons. I always believed (and still do) that he could have been a good receiver if he would have been given an opportunity. It also would have helped if he could have stayed healthy a bit more. Edited January 18, 2019 by buffaloboyinATL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsintaiwan Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Ahmad Rashad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 6 hours ago, DBilz2500 said: CJ Spiller should’ve been given the ball more in space ? I don't remember your screen name on this board when that term was bandied about ad nauseum. Was this a term that was used in other media venues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I know that there were probably dozens of valid reasons not to use him more but I used to really love watching Darrick Holmes. The s.o.b. could really motor, and he was as strong as an ox. As I recall he had some issues but he was really tough to bring down and lots of fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Don Beebe. Always thought we could find more creative ways to get him the ball with his speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Ol Dirty B said: CJ Spiller to an extent could be one. He had a confusing career in terms of trying to explain why it was what it was. He gets an award for ‘Most Courageous’. Playing football with no hands. ‘CJ Spill’um’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 9 hours ago, DBilz2500 said: CJ Spiller should’ve been given the ball more in space ? CJ Spiller got winded... fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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