Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 https://buffalonews.com/2020/01/22/buffalo-bills-daryle-lamonica-alumni-josh-allen-afl-championships-raiders/ may be paywall; free trial On his nickname: “When I heard that nickname, I didn’t like it much,” Lamonica says. “I thought, ‘What a dumb name; it sounds like I don’t know where I’m throwing the ball.’ The next week, I get under center and I make eye contact with the cornerback – and he backs up three steps. And I thought, ‘Well, OK, I like that.’ ” On Josh Allen: "Daryle Lamonica likes Josh Allen, because of course he does. “He reminds me of me,” the Mad Bomber says. The similarities are striking: Strong arm? Check. Strong personality? Check. Strong ties to the neighboring Northern California communities of Fresno and Firebaugh? Check and check." 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 OK. Thanks for weighing in, Daryle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 did he just speak of himself in the 3rd person? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, teef said: did he just speak of himself in the 3rd person? Teef, my good friend, you are spot on per usual! Who does this character think he is... YE OLE? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: https://buffalonews.com/2020/01/22/buffalo-bills-daryle-lamonica-alumni-josh-allen-afl-championships-raiders/ may be paywall; free trial On his nickname: “When I heard that nickname, I didn’t like it much,” Lamonica says. “I thought, ‘What a dumb name; it sounds like I don’t know where I’m throwing the ball.’ The next week, I get under center and I make eye contact with the cornerback – and he backs up three steps. And I thought, ‘Well, OK, I like that.’ ” On Josh Allen: "Daryle Lamonica likes Josh Allen, because of course he does. “He reminds me of me,” the Mad Bomber says. The similarities are striking: Strong arm? Check. Strong personality? Check. Strong ties to the neighboring Northern California communities of Fresno and Firebaugh? Check and check." I remember when trading Lamonica used to be the biggest personnel mistake in Bills history. He had a hell of a run in Oakland but never won them a SB. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: I remember when trading Lamonica used to be the biggest personnel mistake in Bills history. He had a hell of a run in Oakland but never won them a SB. So when does the statute of limitations on Bills mistakes by FO personnel who are no longer with them run out? When they leave the Bills? When they pass on? Never? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, teef said: did he just speak of himself in the 3rd person? My uncle does that and I cannot stand it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 30 minutes ago, teef said: did he just speak of himself in the 3rd person? The first quotation mark was quoting the article, not DL. Notice the matching quotation mark at the end. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, WhoTom said: The first quotation mark was quoting the article, not DL. Notice the matching quotation mark at the end. did you have to take that away from me? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 41 minutes ago, teef said: did he just speak of himself in the 3rd person? Negative, hence the interior quote 4 minutes ago, teef said: did you have to take that away from me? Apparently so. Set it free; if it doesn't come back, it was never truly yours in the first place 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: So when does the statute of limitations on Bills mistakes by FO personnel who are no longer with them run out? When they leave the Bills? When they pass on? Never? I don't really see how those questions make sense relative to the Bills as an organization. But I suppose if you are highly emotional person then you need to try to forget it immediately..........hit the stages of grief etc...............if you are thoughtful you can remember it, keep the perspective and even find the humor in it. It's like that Horace Walpole quote that one of our angry apologists used to have in his sig line: "The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel." Never really found out if he used that because he knew he was a Bills emo or if he was totally confused.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, WhoTom said: The first quotation mark was quoting the article, not DL. Notice the matching quotation mark at the end. Major style points for this. My OCD approves! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: I don't really see how those questions make sense relative to the Bills as an organization. And others don't see how it makes sense to dredge up the history of the Bills as an organization for every decision this FO makes There ya go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, WhoTom said: The first quotation mark was quoting the article, not DL. Notice the matching quotation mark at the end. 15 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Major style points for this. My OCD approves! ? I would have used single quotes for the DL quote and double quotes to quote the article. Better yet, use the <quote> tag for the article and keep the double quotes for the DL quote. I'm not OCD, but I am a meticulous writer. ? 35 minutes ago, teef said: did you have to take that away from me? Tom always feels the need to clarify things. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: And others don't see how it makes sense to dredge up the history of the Bills as an organization for every decision this FO makes There ya go. Bringing up the most significant decisions/moments in a franchise's history is what fans are going to do..........whether that's a magnificent AFC Championship win or a brutal SB choke job. Thanks for the thread on "Bills great" Daryle Lamonica............a reserve for the team 50+ years ago that ranks right behind Thad Lewis in career starts for the team. He's significant in Bills history for one reason............heaven forbid we utter it.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 “I talked to Ralph Wilson the night before and he told me, ‘You’re going to come back and be our starting quarterback,’ ” Lamonica says. “And eight hours later I was traded. I was absolutely devastated.” Yet another example, Ralph is cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Second best winning percentage in NFL history. Lost SB II to Lombardi's Packers. Knocked out of the playoffs by the Immaculate Reception. Got knocked out early in the AFC Championship by Bubba Smith one year resulting in the Colts going to the SB. Threw for over 400 yards in another AFL Championship, losing a close one to Namath and the Jets, the ones that went on to win the SB. Lucky he was not. He did throw 6 TD passes against the Bills, in the fist half, a feat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said: I remember when trading Lamonica used to be the biggest personnel mistake in Bills history. He had a hell of a run in Oakland but never won them a SB. Rumor was that Lamonica was fooling around with another player's wife. If true that sort of thing was not tolerated back then and supposedly the player in question was big enough to pound Lamonica rather easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 “JA17”? We’re, uh, doin that now? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 27 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: Thanks for the thread on "Bills great" Daryle Lamonica............a reserve for the team 50+ years ago that ranks right behind Thad Lewis in career starts for the team. This thread is not about Lamonica. It is about his opinion of Allen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: So when does the statute of limitations on Bills mistakes by FO personnel who are no longer with them run out? When they leave the Bills? When they pass on? Never? From what I can tell, the correct answer is “Never” at least on this board anyways.... Go Bills!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCBillsBeliever Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, teef said: did he just speak of himself in the 3rd person? CTE, @teef... Bad things, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 PIZ likes this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Brown Eye Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 You couldn't spell out Josh Allen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 In Allen's case what good is a strong arm if you can't connect with the receivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I've got a great story about the original Mad Bomber. I grew up in the NYC metro area. Even though the Mad Bomber was caught in 1957 a lot of people in the area were still afraid of bombs years later. One of them was my mother. In 1959 my parents bought their 1st house, moving from an apt. in the Bronx to a house in Long Island. I was a 5 year old kid & was home one morning after we 1st moved in and one of their friends was on his way to work and in a hurry. He rang the bell, I answered & handed me a little gift wrapped box & said "give this to your mother" and left. I went to my mother & told her some man dropped the box off and told her what he said. I didn't recognize him as one of their friends. My mother's 1st thoughts went to the mad bomber (I don't know if she knew he was captured in 1957) and she called the police & they came over to check out the box. When they opened it they found a little figurine with a note congratulating them on their new homeownership. If you never heard of the Mad Bomber who terrorized NY, here's a link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Metesky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, WhoTom said: Tom always feels the need to clarify things. Agreed. Generally he brands everyone an idiot. (Think back to the Seinfeld scene when Costanza is asking Steinbrenner “Why would George steal from the Yankees?”) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Daryl was one of our great players. Trading him was one of the premier bone head moves Buffalo ever made! We got Tom Flores & Art Powell. I know Tom & Art who??? That old Pirate Al Davis is probably still smiling about that. Ralph was cheap 50+ years ago too! 1 hour ago, Albany,n.y. said: I've got a great story about the original Mad Bomber. I grew up in the NYC metro area. Even though the Mad Bomber was caught in 1957 a lot of people in the area were still afraid of bombs years later. One of them was my mother. In 1959 my parents bought their 1st house, moving from an apt. in the Bronx to a house in Long Island. I was a 5 year old kid & was home one morning after we 1st moved in and one of their friends was on his way to work and in a hurry. He rang the bell, I answered & handed me a little gift wrapped box & said "give this to your mother" and left. I went to my mother & told her some man dropped the box off and told her what he said. I didn't recognize him as one of their friends. My mother's 1st thoughts went to the mad bomber (I don't know if she knew he was captured in 1957) and she called the police & they came over to check out the box. When they opened it they found a little figurine with a note congratulating them on their new homeownership. If you never heard of the Mad Bomber who terrorized NY, here's a link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Metesky You don't find nice neighbors like that anymore. Did your Mom have a laugh about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 hours ago, teef said: did he just speak of himself in the 3rd person? The only acceptable form of this happened a generation ago. https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/norm-macdonald-cold-opening/n10910 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 The Mad Bomber is my wife after Indian food. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Ned Flanders said: “I talked to Ralph Wilson the night before and he told me, ‘You’re going to come back and be our starting quarterback,’ ” Lamonica says. “And eight hours later I was traded. I was absolutely devastated.” Yet another example, Ralph is cheap. Hahahahah Ralph made OJ the highest paid player in the NFL, made Jim Kelly the highest paid NFL player. The early 90s teams were called the million dollar bills... The early 2000s Ralph made Derrick dockery the highest paid guard in NFL history Few years later made Mario Williams the highest paid defensive player in NFL history And he kept the Bills here for like 50 years... That's the most ignorant opinion ever and Ralph IS THE BUFFALO BILLS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Remember when the team used to inexplicably cut useful players right before the season started to save money even when the cap was not an issue? Ralph sucked and the Bills were a joke because of him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, 2020 Our Year For Sure said: Remember when the team used to inexplicably cut useful players right before the season started to save money even when the cap was not an issue? Ralph sucked and the Bills were a joke because of him. Root for a different team because he's the only reason we have a team Remember when he built a team that won back to back afl championships? You're post is a joke Edited January 22, 2020 by Buffalo716 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That was one of the early QB controversies. Daryl & Jack Kemp. Who should start, who should finish, who's better, etc. etc. A lot of very animated bar conversation out of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Root for a different team because he's the only reason we have a team Remember when he built a team that won back to back afl championships? You're a joke 1. I love the Bills 2. No I don't remember that, too long ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, 2020 Our Year For Sure said: 1. I love the Bills 2. No I don't remember that, too long ago Well it happened. And he spent tons of money trying to make us good Sometimes you need luck more than skill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 @2020 Our Year For Sure 1) Won 2 AFL championships 2) made OJ highest paid NFL player 3) Made Jim highest paid NFL player 4) 90s Bills were called million dollar bills 5) Derrick Dockery became Highest paid NFL guard 6) Mario Williams became Highest paid defender in league history 7) Gave Dareus 100 million dollars ? HoF owner None of that equals cheap or not trying.. it's called he spent money on the wrong people Made OJ the highest paid in the 70s, Jim in the 80s , Mario Highest paid defender when he signed.. he always threw around money just not at the right people Literally HE IS THE BILLS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Fan in Chicago said: This thread is not about Lamonica. It is about his opinion of Allen Link is to a story about Lamonica which includes his opinion of Allen. OP was 50% about Lamonica nickname and OP later expanded on it. I guess you should tell a mod that the title is misleading you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 45 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: That's the most ignorant opinion ever and Ralph IS THE BUFFALO BILLS Gotta disagree.................Bills fans ARE THE BILLS. Now more than ever. The Buffalo Bills fanbase was born in the 1940's..........Ralph came from Detroit in 1959, opened up shop to feed the demand, took the name and managed them mercurially for 5 + decades. Ralph deserves a lot of credit and earned at least as much scorn. First rule of management..........running a losing franchise is your fault. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: So when does the statute of limitations on Bills mistakes by FO personnel who are no longer with them run out? When they leave the Bills? When they pass on? Never? Never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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