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There are players I loved as Bills but in retirement are famous for their previous teams. Who are some of the guys who you wish had been mainly Bills.


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WOW good post !! 

 

I'd say Marshawn, Woods, Fletcher, Washington, Paup ?

 

I really wish Jerry Butler wouldn't have gotten hurt i think he would or could have been one of the best receivers in Bills history !! 

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21 hours ago, Utah John said:

Ron McDole

Haven Moses

Marlin Briscoe

Pete Gogolak

Gary Anderson

Paul Posluszny

Frank Reich (as coach)

 

Great list. I went older school, as well. My top three were:

 

Ron McDole

Daryle Lamonica

Marlin Briscoe

 

Haven Moses might have been fourth. I would also add Frank Lewis and Art Still to any longer list(s). 

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Making a call on a few of these:

 

Ted Washington: Bill first

Nate Clements: definitely Bill first

Pat Williams: tie between Bills/Vikings

Antoine Winfield: Viking first, barely

Jabari Greer: tie between Bills/Saints

Takeo Spikes: tie between three teams

London Fletcher: tie between three teams

 

None of these guys were known decidedly for their tenure with other teams, more so than the Bills, which I thought was the spirit of the thread.  Bryce Paup, Chris Spielman and James Lofton would be the best examples of the type of player the OP was looking for, in my opinion.

 

Actually, upon further review, Paup might be best known as a Bill.  Played three years here, as opposed to five in Green Bay, but had BY FAR his best seasons with the Bills.

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1960's: Daryle Lamonica (Raiders)

1970's: Ahmad Rashad (Vikings)

1980's: Art Still (Chiefs)

1990's: Chris Spielman (Lions)

2000's: Jason Peters (Eagles)

2010's: Stephon Gilmore (Patriots)

candidates for 2020's: Cole Beasley (Cowboys), Mario Addison (Panthers), Josh Norman (Panthers)

honorable mention: James Lofton (Packers)

dishonorable mention: Ronnie Harmon (Chargers)

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11 hours ago, Bob in STL said:

Two kinds of players here.  
 

Players we drafted or developed that we let get away - Lamonica, Pat Williams, Winfield, Peters, Lynch ...

 

Players that were great Bills and already were stars before we acquired them - Villapiano, Lofton, Speilman, Paup, Ted Washington... 

Yup

A very good list of both category of player

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On 5/24/2020 at 10:27 AM, BuffAlone said:

London Fletcher

James Lofton


James Lofton was my top pick here.  Buffalo wanted to draft him and just missed out to Green Bay.
Phil Villapiano comes to mind, also.

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