Virgil Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 If I’m answering for our current team, I’m going Thurman. Our defense is fine and I don’t know that Andre would dominate like he did. Thurman could be the safety valve Allen needs. After that, I was thinking Hull. Don Beene for fun reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Jason Peters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Scott Norwood. I think we are going to be contenders sooner rather than later with what we are putting together now and I would use my magical time travel Bill and Ted power for the guy to get a redemption kick in the next Super Bowl we go to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Will Wolford at LT. Bills went back a step or two when he left for Indy in 93. Great at Pass blocking and the run game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneykm Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I'll give 5. 1. Ted Washington 2. Sam Adams 3. Andre Reed 4. Kent Hull 5. London Fletcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chandler's Hands Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Any answer other than Bruce Smith is wrong. And folks who say "Eric Moulds" clearly didn't see Andre Reed play. One is in the HOF, the other one will not be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmac Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, row_33 said: Thurman could hold the clipboard for Juice's prime years OJ was a better runner, but Thurman was a better receiver and at could spell the word "block" while he was playing football. OJ couldn't so that until after he was in jail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 ....Reggie McKenzie and House Ballard....fixin' that OL.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBean Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Offense - Josh Reed Defense- Chris Kelsay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Bob Chandler's Hands said: Any answer other than Bruce Smith is wrong. And folks who say "Eric Moulds" clearly didn't see Andre Reed play. One is in the HOF, the other one will not be. In fairness...one played his whole career with a HOF QB, the other mostly had his career wasted by an inept organization. I saw them both play, and I think Moulds has a HOF resume too if had played his whole career with a Jim Kelly in his prime. Moulds skill set I think translates a little better today, although I love Reed and have no issue with someone taking him either. Edited January 18, 2019 by Alphadawg7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Johnson Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 22 minutes ago, Bob Chandler's Hands said: Any answer other than Bruce Smith is wrong. And folks who say "Eric Moulds" clearly didn't see Andre Reed play. One is in the HOF, the other one will not be. It has to be Bruce. Thurman is a top 15 all-time RB, Reed is a top 15-all time WR, but Bruce is top 15 all-time period. And OJ isn't a process guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Cookie. We could use his attitude and toughness. He was fast, huge, and mean. Edited January 18, 2019 by Utah John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Bruce Smith. By a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Mike Tolbert. Josh Allen throws so hard that the ball would imbed in him...no chance of dropping the pass. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da webster guy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Antonio said: 1. Bruce. Would be better than having K.Mack, Bruce was a game changer. 2. Reed. Consistant and always reliable, work the entire field, short, middle, deep you name it he cought it. 3. Moulds. Excelent convination of size and speed. 4. Winfield. Lock both size of the field. Talk about No Fly Zone. 5. Ted Washington. Wall up front, our D would be so much better both against the run and pass. Dark Horse. Imagine to have the DPOY Bryce Paup with Milano and Edmunds Ohhhhh got chills. He was a force with us. I swear to god I had the exact same 5 except Winfield 5 and Teddy 4. I don't see how Bruce isn't automatic for #1 seeing as he was the best player to ever play DE in the history of the game, but I suppose there are certain guys (Like Paup in his monster sack year) where you could look at other guys. Gotta consider Jason Peters in his prime too. Def a top 10 all timer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I’m with all the people saying Bruce. More than, ever pressure on the QB is critical. He would change games for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george c Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said: If you could choose any one non QB player in Buffalo history to put on this rising Buffalo team with Allen at the helm, who would it be? Tough choices, but I think I would go with Thurman, as he would be an immediate benefit in both the run and pass game around Allen. I have to answer the question in the present tense, not choosing guys over 50 who can't play today nor dead guys. Therefore, I'm picking Robert Woods who would re-join the team & be able to play at a higher level than of the old timers who are well past their prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said: If you could choose any one non QB player in Buffalo history to put on this rising Buffalo team with Allen at the helm, who would it be? Tough choices, but I think I would go with Thurman, as he would be an immediate benefit in both the run and pass game around Allen. for Allens benefit, it has to be O.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Helpmenow said: Robert James. ^This. ”Lockdown” and an “island” before anyone ever coined those phrases. Helluva question posed by the OP, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Well, there goes my answer. Kelley would be the obvious choice. Everyone else would be a distant 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 9 Isles Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 BRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Fan Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 James Lofton anyone? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Given the sad state of the o line and lack of a stone cold killer attitude, what about Conrad Dobler? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Bruce may have been the best pass rusher of all time. But OJ is probably the greatest football player at any position I've seen in my 60 years on earth. In his prime, he looked like a NFLer playing against junior college kids. Let's look at peak productivity... In OJ's best season - back when defenses schemed more to stop the run than the pass - OJ had an incredible 75% more yards than the #2 guy. OJ rushed for 2,003 yards in that season (1973) - next best total was 1,144. And that was in the 1970s when the best athletes in America wanted to be running backs, unlike today. Bruce, on the other hand, never led the NFL in sacks. Not once. He was very good for a very long time, but at his peak he was not as dominant as OJ. Maybe Bruce is a better pick in this exercise because he'd contribute for more seasons. But OJ would make the biggest immediate impact. His talent was other worldly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 How could it not be Bruce Smith? I mean... he changed the outcomes of games. I see the need to add an offensive guy based on our team, but having Bruce would have meant we would have closed out the close games we lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, fridge said: How could it not be Bruce Smith? I mean... he changed the outcomes of games. I see the need to add an offensive guy based on our team, but having Bruce would have meant we would have closed out the close games we lost. Bruce was awesome. But OJ changed the outcome of more games than Bruce. Our defense wasn't good in those years and Fergie didn't put a lot of fear in the defenses we faced. So opponents went up against the Bills with one overwhelming priority: stop OJ. If they stopped OJ, they would win. It was that simple. Yet OJ averaged 112 yards per game in his prime five years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 44 minutes ago, Ima Fan said: James Lofton anyone? ? ...CERTAINLY...GREAT call bud....and the guy is just as graceful in the announce booth as he was on the field...pure class IMO............ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reks Ryan Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thurman. A young T. Thomas would make this a dynamic offense. And his attitude would make a serious difference too. You could pencil the Bills into the playoffs for the next 5 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Robert Woods. He’s a hard worker, he’s maybe not great any anything but he’s pretty good at everything you would ask from a WR, and he’s still productive in the league. All these other guys people are mentioning are way too old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Kent Hull, without question. Second choice, Will Wolford. Hull was not only the best center ever for the Bills, but one of the best ever in the NFL. He was the key to their offense, and any player from that era would say the same. Great O lines start with the center. Great offense start with OL. Edited January 18, 2019 by FLFan Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearNorth Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Original Bills fan here, Dubenion made Jack Kemp a championship QB. Stretched the field so that all the dink and dunk was available, also meant they couldn't stack the box to stop Cookie. Also Billy Shaw was a beast. Edited January 18, 2019 by BearNorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Chandemonium said: Robert Woods. He’s a hard worker, he’s maybe not great any anything but he’s pretty good at everything you would ask from a WR, and he’s still productive in the league. All these other guys people are mentioning are way too old. 2 pages ago called and wants their joke back lol. You’re late to the party with this angle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Andre Reed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said: 2 pages ago called and wants their joke back lol. You’re late to the party with this angle That’s what I get for skimming instead of reading I guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, Chandemonium said: Robert Woods. He’s a hard worker, he’s maybe not great any anything but he’s pretty good at everything you would ask from a WR, and he’s still productive in the league. All these other guys people are mentioning are way too old. So you are assuming this question requires them to play at their current age rather than in their prime. Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) OJ unfortunately on O and Bruce on D. Edited January 19, 2019 by Real McCoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Just now, buffaloboyinATL said: So you are assuming this question requires them to play at their current age rather than in their prime. Seriously? Well yeah, unless you have a time machine or GPS directions to the fountain of youth you’d like to share. How else could they go on the current team but at their current age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Chandemonium said: Well yeah, unless you have a time machine or GPS directions to the fountain of youth you’d like to share. How else could they go on the current team but at their current age? Because clearly all of our discussions here are grounded in reality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, buffaloboyinATL said: Because clearly all of our discussions here are grounded in reality... Not really, and sure it’s fun to daydream about josh Allen teaming up with our hof running backs and receivers while Bruce rips Tom Brady’s head off, but it’s kind of easy and to me it was more interesting and challenging to think about who could actually come in and contribute in their current condition that I would actually want back. Other than Woods the only people I could think of were Jason Peters, or Kyle unretiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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