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50 minutes ago, Mark Long Beach said:

CJ spiller needs space provided by good blocking, or by planned dump-offs into space.    

 

We generate NO blocking, nor good dump-offs.   CJ Spiller would be a disaster for us.

I meant THAT CJ Spiller.  Not CJ Spiller now.  We need a fast, gadget, complimentary back that you get 10 touches a game and hopefully breaks 1 or 2.

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How about a certain QB who goes by the moniker Derek Anderson. Back in the day when I used to play fantasy, I was desperate for a QB already in week 2 and he stepped in and gave me 5 TDs. I won that league thanks to playing him a few more times. He made the pro Bowl that season and never reached close to those heights again. I think he has found his calling as a mentor to young QBs though - so maybe that counts towards not making him a a one-season wonder.

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3 minutes ago, prissythecat said:

 

 

Didn't he apply to be reinstated?   Has that happened?    I would like for Karlos to prove that he is key somewhere.

 

I don’t wish him ill, but I just don’t think he’s got the mental makeup to get it together. I hope I’m wrong though. 

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2 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Beat me to it.  Without question the poster child for this discussion.

 

Notable mentions for one year wonders I can think of:

RB - Bobby Humphrey

QB - Don Majkowski

QB - RG3

RB - Ickey Woods

QB - Our own Derek Anderson (Browns)

TE - Gary Barnridge

RB - Trent Richardson

RB - CJ Spiller

 

Browns seem to be the home of one hit wonders lol

 

...so I have to digest this list BEFORE dinner with my kids?....thinkin' Pepto Bismol on the rocks for Happy Hour....Jesus..............

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3 hours ago, matter2003 said:

CJ Spiller has to be up there...dude was literally unstoppable for a season and averaged 6 YPC and had almost 1700 yards from scrimmage, then never recaptured it.

 

These highlights are just mesmerizing...his speed is unbelievable at times...literally looks like Barry Sanders with some of the starts and stops...

 

Gailey might not have been much of a head coach but his ability to get players in space and his screen game were just something special to behold...

 

 

I remember I stood up anytime he got the ball.  He was that electric.  Then, just fell off. 

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I thought of another Bills one year wonder.  Terry Miller. Great rookie year, then fell off the face of the earth.  By his 3rd season he was relegated to kick returns.  Ended up in the USFL, then spent some time in prison around 2000.   Pretty bad career for the 5th pick of the NFL draft, picked 1 spot ahead of James Lofton. 

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3 hours ago, prissythecat said:

 

 

Didn't he apply to be reinstated?   Has that happened?    I would like for Karlos to prove that he is key somewhere.

 

He was suspended for a year June of 2017 and have not heard him apply to return to NFL.  He just cannot put down the "decriminalized" weed.  He should see if AAF does drug tests.

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6 hours ago, matter2003 said:

CJ Spiller has to be up there...dude was literally unstoppable for a season and averaged 6 YPC and had almost 1700 yards from scrimmage, then never recaptured it.

 

These highlights are just mesmerizing...his speed is unbelievable at times...literally looks like Barry Sanders with some of the starts and stops...

 

Gailey might not have been much of a head coach but his ability to get players in space and his screen game were just something special to behold...

 

 

I thought he was going to be so good... then we heard he get winded and it was all downhill after that.

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7 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Can’t believe that I haven’t seen Sam Cowart yet?!? He looked like he was going to be a HOfer and that injury ended him.

Cowart had more than one really good year.  He was an absolute beast.

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17 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Can’t believe that I haven’t seen Sam Cowart yet?!? He looked like he was going to be a HOfer and that injury ended him.

He wasnt a 1 year wonder. He had 2 years with the Bills where he had more than 100 tackles, 2nd went to the pro bowl and then csme back from the injury and had 2 more 100+ tackle seasons with the Jets...

 

Might not have been the player he was but definitely not a 1 year wonder 

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3 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

Tebowmania back in 2011.  Tool on him all you want but he still has more playoff wins than the Bills do in over 20 years.

 

 

 

The game where he went 3 and out something like ten times in a row against the Jets and then marched Denver downfield in the final two minutes and scored the winning TD is still one of my favorite NFL games ever.   Mostly cause it was the Jets.

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1 hour ago, BillsSB2020 said:

It may have lasted more than one season, but Dante Hall was the talk of the league for a short while. Human joystick stopped working pretty quickly.

 

I can still hear Chris Berman shouting "WOOT!" whenever Dante made a cut.

 

15 minutes ago, BillsSB2020 said:

Every Denver running back after TD!

 

Yes!  Tatum Bell, Mike Anderson, Olandis Gary... who am I forgetting?  I would not put Portis in that group.

 

Speaking of the Broncos: 2010- WR Brandon Lloyd, in year 8 of an injury-riddled / otherwise sub-par career, broke out to lead the league in receiving yards.  77-1448-11.  

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1 minute ago, Buffalo86 said:

 

I can still hear Chris Berman shouting "WOOT!" whenever Dante made a cut.

 

 

Yes!  Tatum Bell, Mike Anderson, Olandis Gary... who am I forgetting?  I would not put Portis in that group.

 

Speaking of the Broncos: 2010- WR Brandon Lloyd, in year 8 of an injury-riddled / otherwise sub-par career, broke out to lead the league in receiving yards.  77-1448-11.  

I always thought Brandon Lloyd could have been a really good receiver if he could have stayed healthy. Who knows?

 

Portis indeed had a nice career even after the Shanahan/Kubiak machine churned out 1000 yard backs like it was nothing. Seems like a bad draft pick though considering it made Mike Anderson look all world.

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8 hours ago, matter2003 said:

CJ Spiller has to be up there...dude was literally unstoppable for a season and averaged 6 YPC and had almost 1700 yards from scrimmage, then never recaptured it.

 

These highlights are just mesmerizing...his speed is unbelievable at times...literally looks like Barry Sanders with some of the starts and stops...

 

Gailey might not have been much of a head coach but his ability to get players in space and his screen game were just something special to behold...

 

 

 

Dude had some wheels i love the long runs where he just pulls away from the defenders that was one hell of a year he had here to bad it was only one he was a great person & a really good team mate !! Too bad he was a 1 & done player ...

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1 hour ago, BillsSB2020 said:

I always thought Brandon Lloyd could have been a really good receiver if he could have stayed healthy. Who knows?

 

Portis indeed had a nice career even after the Shanahan/Kubiak machine churned out 1000 yard backs like it was nothing. Seems like a bad draft pick though considering it made Mike Anderson look all world.

 

They traded Portis for Champ Bailey & a 2nd round pick (Tatum Bell), so it worked out for them either way.

 

I always thought Butch Davis was a dope for not drafting Portis, having recruited & coached him at U of Miami.  

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