CLTbills Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, H2o said: The 1:17 mark, 2:00 mark, and 4:23. God that dude was so quick. And the way he could change directions was unreal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, First Round Bust said: your point is well taken that the position has become more a punt catcher than returner Punters have become a lot better. I liked what the XFL did though - nothing out of bounds inside the 20 or it gets pushed out to the 35. Same with touchbacks - pushed to the 35. They also wouldnt let gunners cross the LOS til the ball is punted. So basically even an attempt at a high punt for a fair catch could end up rolling into the end zone if your gunners couldnt stop it. More returns and more 4th down attempts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Blokestradamus said: I missed it live. Went to the bathroom thinking that I'd miss nothing. Not my best thought process ? My wife remembers what she was wearing when we were at some meaningless event many years ago....where as you apparently remember when you were going to the bathroom. I can barely remember what day it is. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Mickey said: Keith Moody was pretty good Games Punt Returns Kick Returns Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Career 63 5 88 920 3 91 10.5 109 2318 0 45 21.3 3309 3 4 yrs BUF 58 5 88 920 3 91 10.5 101 2168 0 45 21.5 3159 3 1 yr OAK 5 0 8 150 0 39 18.8 150 0 1976 23 BUF KR/PR 46 14 2 16 166 1 67 10.4 26 605 0 41 23.3 834 1 1977 24 BUF KR 46 14 3 15 196 1 91 13.1 30 636 0 45 21.2 835 1 1978 25 BUF KR/PR 46 14 0 19 240 1 82 12.6 18 371 0 35 20.6 611 1 1979 26 BUF KR/PR 46 16 0 38 318 0 32 8.4 27 556 0 35 20.6 879 0 1980 27 OAK 26 5 0 8 150 0 39 18.8 150 0 Former football coach at my alma mater, SUNY Brockport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 hours ago, thebandit27 said: Roscoe Parrish and it isn’t close boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I remember Keith Moody scoring a TD on a return, taking out a prop yellow flag and then spiking the ball on it. I guess he had lost too many decent returns due to penalties. I wonder what Google has to say of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Mickey said: Keith Moody was pretty good Games Punt Returns Kick Returns Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Career 63 5 88 920 3 91 10.5 109 2318 0 45 21.3 3309 3 4 yrs BUF 58 5 88 920 3 91 10.5 101 2168 0 45 21.5 3159 3 1 yr OAK 5 0 8 150 0 39 18.8 150 0 1976 23 BUF KR/PR 46 14 2 16 166 1 67 10.4 26 605 0 41 23.3 834 1 1977 24 BUF KR 46 14 3 15 196 1 91 13.1 30 636 0 45 21.2 835 1 1978 25 BUF KR/PR 46 14 0 19 240 1 82 12.6 18 371 0 35 20.6 611 1 1979 26 BUF KR/PR 46 16 0 38 318 0 32 8.4 27 556 0 35 20.6 879 0 1980 27 OAK 26 5 0 8 150 0 39 18.8 150 0 Moody was quite good. Butch Byrd was also excellent. He was also an ALL STAR CB so we could barely spare to use him as a returner. Lets not forget Steve Tasker, sure hands and he always got some yards after the catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 3 hours ago, thebandit27 said: Roscoe Parrish and it isn’t close And the thebandit27 drops the mic....boom! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said: I remember Keith Moody scoring a TD on a return, taking out a prop yellow flag and then spiking the ball on it. I guess he had lost too many decent returns due to penalties. I wonder what Google has to say of this. That was against the Oilers in the Astrodome in 1978. Gave the Bills a 10-7 lead, though they ended up losing 17-10 after giving the Oilers (with rookie RB Earl Campbell, who would play in the AFC championship game that year and the next) a surprisingly tough time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 21 minutes ago, RJ (not THAT RJ) said: That was against the Oilers in the Astrodome in 1978. Gave the Bills a 10-7 lead, though they ended up losing 17-10 after giving the Oilers (with rookie RB Earl Campbell, who would play in the AFC championship game that year and the next) a surprisingly tough time. Great. My initial search did not find it. I did find a nice back story on Keith when he was inducted to the Syracuse Sports HoF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 5 hours ago, billsbackto81 said: 1. Roscoe Parrish, 2005-11 77 GMS 135 NUM 1,622 YDS 12.0 AVG 82t LG 3 TDs 2. Jeff Burris, 1994-97 54 100 1,045 10.4 57 0 3. Leodis McKelvin, 2008-15 98 99 1,021 10.3 88t 3 You're no fun being logical & bringing stats to the party ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Butch Byrd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Who was the “punt catcher”. Watson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da webster guy Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, H2o said: The 1:17 mark, 2:00 mark, and 4:23. I remember Berman replaying that last punt return on ESPN and doin his "whuuup!" "Whuup!" everytime he made someone miss. To this day I still say that inside cut he makes AFTER the spin move on that return is the best football move I've ever seen. Lee Evans, josh reed and roscoe trio there was an excellent group. . Edited April 8, 2020 by Da webster guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, Da webster guy said: I remember Berman replaying that last punt return on ESPN and doin his "whuuup!" "Whuup!" everytime he made someone miss. To this day I still say that inside cut he makes AFTER the spin move on that return is the best football move I've ever seen. Lee Evans, josh reed and roscoe trio there was an excellent group. . Yeah, Roscoe had that unique ability to not just be able to cut on a dime, but go from stop to full speed in a couple of steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da webster guy Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Mark80 said: Andre Roberts catches everything and never fumbles. Meanwhile, Leodis McKelvin single handedly lost us games because of him fumbling kicks. No thank you. And Roberts has been a victim of some pretty awful special teams blocking. We can't seem to cover any gunners, the only way he ever gets any chance on a good punt return is if they out-kick the coverage. I agree with Astro we will be looking for another returner in this draft, but I don't see Roberts losing the job to anyone. And he's a great dude, McD loves the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 6 hours ago, CLTbills said: During those years, any return was exciting because it was either McGee on KO's, or Roscoe on punts. One of my favorites was when McGee returned one in the third quarter against the Cowboys on MNF. During those years, special teams and defense was our best chance of scoring a touchdown. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) I remember Keith Moody (1970s) being very good). 88 PRs 10.5 avg, 3 TDs Edited April 8, 2020 by OldTimer1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden*Wheels Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Roscoe was so much fun to watch. Too bad he never really grew into a receiver (in looking up his stats to see how true that was, I saw his arrests from 2019. Yeesh...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 No love for Jimmy Leonard?! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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