Phil The Thrill Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 5 hours ago, Mountain Man said: If people have issues with it, I think it says more about the person judging than the person wearing I don’t think anyone has a “real issue,” but it’s just a fun topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly McButterpants Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Doc Brown said: I assume people who wear McGahee or Dareus jerseys are too poor to buy new one's so it doesn't bother me. Aaron Maybin jerseys are unacceptable. Who the **** bought an Aaron Maybin Jersey?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 36 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Who the hell are you to say that? He won many games for the Bills during his time here. Learn your team history. Goddam Whippersnappers..? Anyway, as usual, this thread is stupid. Do you and your classmates take into account jerseys are often gifts? They May have significant meaning beyond just a jersey for Gameday. You’ve yet to make a mature thread, yet, undaunted, you puke one out every day.. Thank you for such kind and eloquent words! About Norwood, I have always felt fans overrated him because he was so kind, soft spoken and likeable. He’s a guy that you want to cheer for for and support - especially after missing....well your know the rest. As a kicker, outside of a very good 1988 season, he was very average. This is in comparison to other kickers of his time. One mistake Polian made was waiting too long to move on from Norwood. The strength of his leg was deteriorating and by 1989 and in 1990 he could barely kick the ball in the end zone on kickoffs. But rather than moving on, he just signed Brad Daluiso for kickoffs and let Norwood kick FG’s - which he did pretty poorly in 1991. It was one of his worst years. Its fine to like Norwood, in my opinion, I just don’t feel he was as good as some fans want to BILLieve ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, TAinLA said: This got me thinking, is it equally a fashion faux pas to have your own name on a Bills jersey? That’s what I did when I got an Elite (~$300) throwback jersey. I picked a favorite number and have my last name on back. It’s going to last a long time. I don’t want the name of some dude who may not be there next week in the revolving door that is the modern / free agency NFL. If anyone has a problem with this, they can pound sand. I went to my first game at Rich/Ralph/NE Field back in 1997, and while walking through the lot, some drunk started in about me wearing my authentic Kelly jersey, saying I should get a current player. **** that and **** him. Wear what you want. You and I are not there to impress anyone with our fashion choices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, Philly McButterpants said: Who the **** bought an Aaron Maybin Jersey?? I didn’t see any Maybin jerseys last Sunday. I actually saw an old school blue Jersey of......Bryce Freaking Paup #95 1 minute ago, UConn James said: That’s what I did when I got an Elite (~$300) throwback jersey. I picked a favorite number and have my last name on back. It’s going to last a long time. I don’t want the name of some dude who may not be there next week in the revolving door that is the modern / free agency NFL. If anyone has a problem with this, they can pound sand. I went to my first game at Rich/Ralph/NE Field back in 1997, and while walking through the lot, some drunk started in about me wearing my authentic Kelly jersey, saying I should get a current player. **** that and **** him. Wear what you want. You and I are not there to impress anyone with our fashion choices. This is definitely a thing if you are big into jerseys. Your custom jersey sounds like it’s pretty nice though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I bought one on line. The number is my year of birth and I put my last name on the back. Seahawks and other teams sell number 12 "fan" jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I’m not really concerned with the Jersey a fan wears to the games. As stated before by others, there can always be mitigating circumstances, as the cost and means of the fan. I wouldn’t wear a M Williams Jersey, of Maybin, but I really don’t worry about those who do. They are at the game, so supporting he team. There are also a lot of fans who don’t wear a jersey, so are they not as big of a Bills fan? Anyway, if people have a problem, just look the other way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurst44 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said: bout Norwood, I have always felt fans overrated him because he was so kind, soft spoken and likeable. He’s a guy that you want to cheer for for and support - especially after missing....well your know the rest. As a kicker, outside of a very good 1988 season, he was very average. This is in comparison to other kickers of his time. You're not wrong, in fact, just looked it up and in 1988 he was second in FG% and there's no other year I could find that he was higher than 13th. My memory would have been that he was great up to about 1989 and then sort of fell off a cliff. Honestly, I was not particularly surprised when he missed the kick in SBXXV, and thought the national blame for him felt lazy (and still does). I was livid that they did not go for one more play on the sideline, perhaps a quick pass to Thurman (who seemed he could do no wrong that day), b/c the kick was at the edge of his range and even at the time I kinda knew that. That being said, considering his place in NFL lore, why question anyone who wants to have a rosier opinion than maybe his performance deserved. Let him/us have that. Maybe the fan wearing his jersey b/c he was at the celebration in January 1991, one of the most beautiful representations of our fanbase ever. Whatever you think of the whole Bills Mafia thing, the original sentiment behind it (let's be the fans who support our players, not tear them down) was noble. I'll always have a fondness in my heart for him due to Buffalo '66, and that speech that Vincent Gallo gives after not shooting "Scott Wood" -- a speech I heard so many fans give in 1991. He's part of the lore, and if certain fans want to embrace him, to take back his rep, to remember him as better than he was, it's fine with me and it reflects well on the fanbase as a whole. Edited October 6, 2019 by thurst44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 If you've been a fan long enough, and partied long enough, most of us will outgrow a jersey after 2-3 seasons. If you don't, see a doctor for a check up, there may be some :issues?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 This is why I rock a Jim Kelly Jersey. I have a marshawn Lynch one too...learned my lesson the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Dan Darragh said: I still unapologetically rock my Norwood 11 jersey Norwood 11 is OK, but Bledsoe 11 is unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Go get another one, my gosh. Get with the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny33 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Phil The Thrill said: Here is a funny topic some fellow Bills fans and I were discussing while tailgating. Is it a party foul or maybe a “fashion “faux pas” to show up to a Bills game wearing a jersey of a player who no longer plays on the team. I don’t mean old players who are synonymous with Buffalo like legends like Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith or even fan favorites like Stevie Johnson or Fred Jackson. Even the fans who wore Mario Williams jerseys....he’s not longer in the NFL so I guess that’s ok. But I’m talking more jerseys of former Bills who are still playing in the NFL. Obviously, I’m guessing people spent a lot of money on the jersey and didn’t want to spend more on another jersey just because that player left. I get it from a logic standpoint. But from a fan standpoint (and as a jersey buff), I think it’s kind of weird. At the stadium Sunday I saw Bills fans wearing jerseys of Ryan Fitzpatrick, Stephon Gilmore (Ironic, huh?), LeSean McCoy, Tyrod Taylor, Sammy Watkins and many more. You wouldn’t believe how many people had on Marcel Dareus jerseys! There were a lot LOL. So as a Bills fans, what’s your own stance on wearing a Bills jersey of a current NFL player who is playing with another team? Wearing a Gilmore jersey to a Pats game is certainly a bizarre decision. Fitz was fun to watch and was good enough to give Bills fans the mirage of hope for half a season, which I can't say about any other drought QB. McCoy and Watkins are/were elite and dynamic talents who made mediocre teams watchable and were good teammates/sports on teams without a QB, unlike McGahee and a few others who never were taught that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all (about the city, which obviously isn't the right fit for many players, but trashing a city just calls into question a player's priorities). As for Tyrod, I can't think of any Bill more egregiously disrespected. He was a quiet leader and adequate game manager who was never going to be "the guy," but it's not his fault that Whaley didn't move on from EJ sooner. The 2017 Bills were one of the worst wild card teams I have ever seen, and managed 9 wins due to the combination of a risk-averse (and low scoring ceiling) quarterback and a defense that generated a leading number of turnovers (the recipe for consistently beating equal or less talented teams). Allen, in contrast, will singlehandedly lose us 3-4 games this year, but can be the guy for a perennial contender if he can consistently take what the defense gives him for 4 quarters instead of treating every play as the last. We would have been much better off having him to ease in a raw rookie from Wyoming instead of Peterman and a desperation Derek Anderson signing, but he's in the right spot as a backup on a team like the Chargers that has the talent to give him a fighting chance vs. real competition (unlike the 2017 Bills who were blown out by average squads). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonWaddams Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I have owned 4 jerseys in my life. Outgrew Kelly and Bruce jerseys, replaced the Kelly and got a Kyle Williams last year. I love our team, but buying a current player is next to impossible with movement as it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I still wear my Bruce Smith jersey that I bought in his heyday. Still in great shape. I am also that 52 yr old guy who takes a glove/mitt to baseball game. Was made fun of by a guy til I caught a foul ball and gave to the guy's kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, UConn James said: I went to my first game at Rich/Ralph/NE Field back in 1997, and while walking through the lot, some drunk started in about me wearing my authentic Kelly jersey, saying I should get a current player. **** that and **** him. Wear what you want. You and I are not there to impress anyone with our fashion choices. Maybe this was the same guy that gave me crap for wearing a #15 Kemp white throwback jersey to a game years ago. Edited October 6, 2019 by WotAGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 ,,,have a helluva time deciding between Bennie Ricardo or Joe Klopfenstein....it is a conundrum.............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Doesn't bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stank_Nasty Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I’ve got legends like smith and thomas. I’ve got guys that could have been legends like moulds. I’ve got modern guys like McCoy and Taylor(They were big pieces on a team that broke the drought and worthy of a closer slot) and now Allen And then I’ve got what I like to call my novelty collection which includes guys like incognito, Schmidt and Flutie. I think they all have a time and a place. Just depends on my mood and what powers I’m trying to channel for the team from the football gods. I’ve meditated on it all week and today will be Bruce Smith as we need some pass rush energies. I will admit ive gotten rid of guys like Watkins, Mario Williams, and Byrd as they just didn’t stick around long enough or make big enough impact in one way or another for me to keep rocking them.... but I would never judge anyone else who was wearing them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Wear whatever you want. Not everyone has money to buy new jerseys every year. Personally, I wear Reed, Smith, Thomas & Kelly because every time I bought a current player jersey, they either get injured, traded, or end up sucking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: Who the hell are you to say that? He won many games for the Bills during his time here. Learn your team history. Goddam Whippersnappers..? Anyway, as usual, this thread is stupid. Do you and your classmates take into account jerseys are often gifts? They May have significant meaning beyond just a jersey for Gameday. You’ve yet to make a mature thread, yet, undaunted, you puke one out every day.. I’m going to need to speak to Mrs Chandler please. She’s clearly not performing her wifely duties and is making Mr. Chandler frustrated. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 4 hours ago, thurst44 said: the Bills, as I have been since a child in the 1980s (my family's from Buffalo) and stayed with them while I was in grade school in Manhattan and the team was going 2-14 for two years straight. Maybe some fans rocking obsolete jerseys are "half way invested" but not fair to presume that Sorry, yes I may be overreacting while sleepless in the middle of the night, but find this thread a bit obnoxious and judgmental. Oh, it’s definitely judge mental. I think it comes from being a yankee fan too. I’m so sick of seeing fair weather fans. I get annoyed when I see yankee jerseys that have the player name on the back. That’s literally their one uniform rule and you break it as a fan. I know a lot of people go to the game for the first time, want to wear a jersey, go to TJ Max, and they have a ton of McCoy jerseys on clearance and they don’t know any better. It’s an elitist mentality and anyone judging is a dick. But yeah, I’m kind of a dick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 If u got them wear them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 One of the fun parts of Bills games in partying in the lot and seeing what jerseys people wear. Official jerseys cost too much to constantly wear a current player based on roster turnover. Nothing wrong with wearing a former player currently playing elsewhere...although Gilmore to a patsies game is kinda weird. Me, I wear my Kent Hull jersey to regular season gams, and my Moorman for preseason. Yep, Moorman, and I have nothing to apologize for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaskerFan Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) I am certain that any player whose jersey I buy is doomed: injured, a bust, cut, traded, gone. I have copious amounts of evidence to support this fear, lol. Edited October 6, 2019 by Taskerismygod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 4 hours ago, 1ManRaid said: Maybe because his valid opinion is relevant to the topic at hand? We could do without the gatekeeping and "only opinions that agree with me are valid" attitude. For the record, I also weigh in heavily in the WHO CARES and "not everyone has the money to blow on new jerseys every offseason" camps. Someone giving a single crap about what Bills jersey someone else wears is akin to questioning a female gamer on her gaming credentials, or grilling a superhero movie fan on their knowledge of comic lore. It's elitist nonsense. I interpreted 'Who cares' as 'Who cares what anyone's stance is...' not 'Who cares what jersey someone wears'. Perhaps I misinterpreted, if so you're right, completely valid opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrtonHearsaWho Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, Taskerismygod said: I am certain that any player whose jersey I buy is doomed: injured, a bust, cut, traded, gone. I have copious amounts of evidence to support this fear, lol. I can slightly relate. I was given a Fred Jackson jersey for my birthday & he was cut like a week later. I'll still wear that thing until it falls apart though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Whoops...another hard hitting exposé relegated to the filler page. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, row_33 said: I mostly wore former player jerseys to games, I’m built to play on the offensive line so I didn’t hear any smart-mouth comments on my choices Sure you are. And I'm built to play wide receiver, lol. ? I'm guessing you are better built for spectating.......in row_33, of course. Edited October 6, 2019 by BUFFALOKIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Never bought a jersey for Bills nor Sabres. That's ticket money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, I am the egg man said: Never bought a jersey for Bills nor Sabres. That's ticket money. Do ‘Sabrejaks’ count? ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I paid for, I can wear it. Don’t really care what anyone says or thinks! My Fletcher is my fav! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I have 2 Bills jerseys: 81 Chandler (Home Blue, Puma, authentic at the time) 61 Kalsu (Away White, Reebok, replica) Both are players that died too young. But, being safely in the ground, they can’t OJ me. True story: I ordered my Chandler jersey online. A few hours later, I get a call from a nice lady in Iowa asking if that the name I wanted. She had checked the Bills roster and there were no Chandlers. “Is this a gift?”, she inquired. “Nah, just my first favorite player from the 70s.” I then explained how they postponed the OJ trial for his funeral. She said, “Wow, I’m going to reduce the shipping/handling to $1.01.” Apparently if they went lower, it required some sort of paperwork. Anyway, I have a very good , never worn, Chinese-knockoff Tyler Myers sweater hanging in my closet. It was $28 w/ $45 shipping. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Darragh Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Rico said: Norwood 11 is OK, but Bledsoe 11 is unacceptable. Then I guess Rob Johnson 11 is completely out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said: Then I guess Rob Johnson 11 is completely out of the question. I remember when the Bills fan shop was blowing out red ‘third version’ jerseys with ‘Johnson’ and ‘11’ for $5. Long before there was ever any talk of ‘Color Rush’. I am surprised that we didn’t see pictures from Africa of people wearing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 3 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ,,,have a helluva time deciding between Bennie Ricardo or Joe Klopfenstein....it is a conundrum.............. You need wide shoulders to rock the Klopfenstein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, JMF2006 said: You need wide shoulders to rock the Klopfenstein Dave Concepcion had that problem. https://images.app.goo.gl/YKdVMSnHTQSHxQF8A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Lynch, mcgahee and others make cringe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAinLack. Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 8 hours ago, UConn James said: That’s what I did when I got an Elite (~$300) throwback jersey. I picked a favorite number and have my last name on back. It’s going to last a long time. I don’t want the name of some dude who may not be there next week in the revolving door that is the modern / free agency NFL. If anyone has a problem with this, they can pound sand. I went to my first game at Rich/Ralph/NE Field back in 1997, and while walking through the lot, some drunk started in about me wearing my authentic Kelly jersey, saying I should get a current player. **** that and **** him. Wear what you want. You and I are not there to impress anyone with our fashion choices. Yup, I'm with you UConn James!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 11 hours ago, BUFFALOKIE said: Sure you are. And I'm built to play wide receiver, lol. ? I'm guessing you are better built for spectating.......in row_33, of course. I’m up there in height and girth, sure not in good as shape at 280 as those carrying it and still playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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