row_33 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, njbuff said: Can they be any worse than Buck and Aikman? Enberg and Dierdorf... Buck seems to have a decent sense of humour about all the garbage tossed at him as i get a lot more older i don't let the inanity get to me, or i try not to.... 12 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: IMO in all the years of Bills football they were the best team in the entire league two times. 1990 and 1980. 1980 is a fun season, seems half the NFL at some point could have won it, my favourite season for replays on computer and cards/dice sims the Chargers are totally unstoppable for the replays....their mental composure (and probably a few drug problems) in real life did them in. Edited September 27, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 90 91 92 93 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, row_33 said: Enberg and Dierdorf... Buck seems to have a decent sense of humour about all the garbage tossed at him as i get a lot more older i don't let the inanity get to me, or i try not to.... 1980 is a fun season, seems half the NFL at some point could have won it, my favourite season for replays on computer and cards/dice sims the Chargers are totally unstoppable for the replays....their mental composure (and probably a few drug problems) in real life did them in. The mute button has always been my favorite announcer over the years in both football and hockey. It was fun watching the Devils win Cups with no sound. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I have 1500 downloaded podcasts and other things to listen to instead of Mute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Just now, row_33 said: I have 1500 downloaded podcasts and other things to listen to instead of Mute. I have all 6 games recorded of the 2000 ECSF series between the Devils and Leafs, as the Devils disposed of the Leafs on their way to their 2nd Cup. ? Just messing around row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 was that the one where the Leafs got 3 shots on net in the vital 3rd period of the closing game? i can't imagine how many millions would be there for a Leafs SC parade, as if.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 45 minutes ago, row_33 said: yes, 1989 was capped off by "he who shall not be mentioned" dropping the perfectly placed TD pass from Kelly at Cleveland in the playoffs.... I'm STILL angry at this. So is Don Beebe's spine...... Edited September 27, 2019 by Seasons1992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 11 minutes ago, row_33 said: was that the one where the Leafs got 3 shots on net in the vital 3rd period of the closing game? i can't imagine how many millions would be there for a Leafs SC parade, as if.... 6 shots TOTAL for game 6. Epic times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanSD Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 In chronological order: 1990 1991 1992 1993 2017 Maybe it's just me being nostalgic, but the SB teams had real personality to them. Not always in the most positive way of course ("bickering Bills"), but people like Kelly, Thurman, Talley, Bruce, Marv, etc. were larger-than-life characters at times. That made those teams lots of fun to follow and cheer for. So many teams during the drought seemed like cardboard cutouts by way of comparison. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 2 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said: 3. 1972. OJ's 2000 yard season. The team wasn't very good, but the run for 2,000 was reason enough to keep watching all by itself. I went to my first Bills game in 1971. 1972 was when it started feeling like we might just have the best player in football, and that that might be enough to actually win something. The next two seasons the teams were better, but not as memorable for me. 1973: 9-5! Actually good. 1974: playoffs! Couldn't beat the Dolphins in the regular season but actually played them close. One and done in the playoffs (Steelers, but really, that was peak Steelers). And we all thought next season would be better. It was ... o.k., but then the decline started again. OJ's 2003 yard season was 1973. My top five in no particular order and for obvious reasons: 1990 1988 1993 1973 1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said: OJ's 2003 yard season was 1973. My top five in no particular order and for obvious reasons: 1990 1988 1993 1973 1989 what happened in 1989 to fall off from 1988? Too lazy to look it up if you know offhand.... couldn't pin it all on Flip Johnson Edited September 27, 2019 by row_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, row_33 said: what happened in 1989 to fall off from 1988? Too lazy to look it up if you know offhand.... How did they go from 12-4 in 1988 to 9-7 in 1989? There wasn't one thing to put a finger on, but they had to squeak out a win in the opener in Miami, looked flat in the Monday Night opener, lost on a last second FG to a bad Atlanta team, Kelly got hurt (but Reich filled in admirably) but as I recall near the end of the season, they got blown out in SF, lost to an average New Orleans team at home in the snow, but blew out the Jets to win a very poor division. The Bickering Bills were born (which I thought was blown way out of proportion) and the Cleveland playoff game was a back and forth battle which I was at along with another 20,000 Bills fans. But that Cleveland game gave birth to the K-Gun, which the Bills employed at the start of 1990. Edited September 28, 2019 by Ned Flanders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: Too many to categorize into 5, so 5 periods it is ’64-‘66 ’73-‘75 ’79-‘82 ’88-‘93 ’17-Present Great post, we have the same history and perspective, thanks! 3 hours ago, row_33 said: yes, 1989 was capped off by "he who shall not be mentioned" dropping the perfectly placed TD pass from Kelly at Cleveland in the playoffs.... Ronnie! 4 hours ago, I'm Spartacus said: I'm going to go with the 1980 Bills. Exciting team to watch. Beating the Rams & meeting the Bills at the airport in sub-zero weather! I loved you uniforms then too. The Rams game = greatest and most emotional in the teams history; Chuck Knox crying as he left the field then the dancing encore! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1964. First championship 1965. Second championship 1973. The Electric Company turns on the Juice. 1989. Super Bowl! 1980. Finally squish the Fish! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 4 hours ago, hondo in seattle said: 1990. I witnessed some of the wins leading up to our first SB experience didn't suffer the pain of watching that SB - I was deployed in Saudi for Operation Desert Storm. Great to watch the Bills offense that season move the ball almost at will. 1973. I loved watching OJ play. His skill was preternatural. Going to a Bills game was like visiting the Sistine Chapel - you would gape in awe - except that Bills games were a lot more exciting of course! 1989. A fun team: Jerry Butler, Joe Cribs, the "Bermuda Triangle"... Breaking the Fin Streak gave me a sense that good times were coming. 1991. Another great offense and SB run. 1975. Another great year by OJ as the Bills led the league in scoring, producing 30 points per game (which was awesome in that era). Hondo, I listened to the AFC Championship between the Bills and the Raiders on a roof during SCUD attacks brother at King Faud Airport; same thing for the Broncos game on a roof listening to AFN when Biscuit blocked the kick. In 1980 I listened to the Bills - Rams on AFN guarding an ammo bunker in the jungles of Panama; thanks for your service brother! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 34 minutes ago, vorpma said: The Rams game = greatest and most emotional in the teams history; Chuck Knox crying as he left the field then the dancing encore! Yeah, that was a great one, but they got blown out the next week in NE and had to knock down a Joe Montana Hail Mary at the end of the SF game to win the division. Lose that game in SF and they're not even getting into the playoffs. I was standing that whole fourth quarter and told my mother that if they lose, I'm throwing myself into the Christmas tree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 49 minutes ago, vorpma said: Great post, we have the same history and perspective, thanks! Ronnie! The Rams game = greatest and most emotional in the teams history; Chuck Knox crying as he left the field then the dancing encore! Crushing the Raiders in that AFCCG to get to the first SB was the best game in team history, maybe a bit too good for their egos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Not the best team, but I have to go with the 1975 Bills for entertainment. They were socked with injuries on D side and played in shootouts regularly, especially against Bert Jones and the Colts. Best Offense in the league, Best player in the league, Best Offensive line in the league. Besides OJ being at the top of his game and setting an NFL TD record, we also had an 800+ yard rusher at FB in Jim Braxton and a couple fun receivers in Bob Chandler and J.D. Hill. The 1990-93 teams were of course a blast to watch too, but alot of the time they just beat the daylights out of the opponent it made for alot of boring second halves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said: Not the best team, but I have to go with the 1975 Bills for entertainment. They were socked with injuries on D side and played in shootouts regularly, especially against Bert Jones and the Colts. Best Offense in the league, Best player in the league, Best Offensive line in the league. Besides OJ being at the top of his game and setting an NFL TD record, we also had an 800+ yard rusher at FB in Jim Braxton and a couple fun receivers in Bob Chandler and J.D. Hill. The 1990-93 teams were of course a blast to watch too, but alot of the time they just beat the daylights out of the opponent it made for alot of boring second halves. 3 OJ seasons get mention, one of them a playoff season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Just now, row_33 said: 3 OJ seasons get mention, one of them a playoff season. He was my hero growing up, wore 32 when I played. It's a shame he lost his mind and went on a rampage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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