Steptide Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I'm sure most of us here remember this game well. I haven't seen it in years and I forgot how fun this was. I think the bills drove 150 yards to score between penalties and sacks. Lots of amazing things happened on this drive. Enjoy/discuss 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Fun. Thanks. The Sammy we thought we were getting. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin C Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Was at the game. I remember turning to my friend when they got to the 1 yard line and said "They better throw the ball to Watkins here." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Kyle Orton didn't hurdle any defenders in this game did he? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first_and_ten Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 The Kyle Orton era was one I would rather forget, no thanks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, first_and_ten said: The Kyle Orton era was one I would rather forget, no thanks. Ya he was average at best, but this was a pretty fun game. Gotta give it to the guy for converting a 4th and 20 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first_and_ten Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I do give him that. But he was stealing $5 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco_92 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I have been a Bills fan since 2005. That 2014 season was a dream for me lol best I had seen by a long shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Ah, the Doug Marrone days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 This single game should have put Orton up on the Wall. Tragic that he's not there. @BringBackFergy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krf139 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Kind of sad to see Sammy running around the field making big catches. What could have been. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first_and_ten Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, krf139 said: Kind of sad to see Sammy running around the field making big catches. What could have been. The problem was he was on Chippewah St way too much and smoking weed all the time. The Bill should have had a system in place to guide and direct, and WATCH these kids when they first come in to the league! What do you expect from a kid who's just been given millions of dollars? I don't know how I would have handled that kind of money at that age in my life. If the Bills did have a system in place to do this, they did a bad job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Fun to rewatch, but ugh...Orton and EJ Manuel. My God, what a wasteland we were stuck in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 2 hours ago, first_and_ten said: The Kyle Orton era was one I would rather forget, no thanks. We all knew that Orton wasn't here for the long term, he made things entertaining. I'd rather forget the Marrone era. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 33 minutes ago, first_and_ten said: The problem was he was on Chippewah St way too much and smoking weed all the time. The Bill should have had a system in place to guide and direct, and WATCH these kids when they first come in to the league! What do you expect from a kid who's just been given millions of dollars? I don't know how I would have handled that kind of money at that age in my life. If the Bills did have a system in place to do this, they did a bad job. He's never been worth what the bills paid to get him. Yes, he had a good run in the playoffs and superbowl last year, but giving up 2 first round picks for a guy who's been on 3 teams and only played very average up until the playoffs of last season is pretty pathetic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StHustle Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Kyle Orton was no Pro Bowler but was actually one of the better QBs we had during the drought era. Top 5 for sure...which aint saying much I know... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let's Go Buffalo Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thanks for posting this. I remember that I was in my vehicle, and I pulled over to get an update of this game on my phone, so I was sitting in some lot on the final drive, and on the last play with 5 seconds, I was hoping they would just do a quick out pattern to Watkins.....of course most people were probably thinking something similar as well, and sure enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba guy Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 We still always packed the stadium even though all the drought years In winter maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Cyril Richardson vs anyone was a huge mismatch... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha2Buffalo Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 The fact Orton at this stage of his career was the best qb we had in a while.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, first_and_ten said: I do give him that. But he was stealing $5 million Not at all. If he'd been being paid $15 or $16 mill, yeah, but $5.5 mill was probably a bargain for what he brought. He was one of the best backups in the league at that point. Wasn't his fault he wasn't sitting on the bench behind someone better. Edited May 25, 2020 by Thurman#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Why is everyone hating on Orton? Very strange. At least he put up some of your beloved 300-yard efforts... 18:10 TD-INT rato, 87.8 rating, good completion percentage... Not bad at all. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 48 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: Why is everyone hating on Orton? Very strange. At least he put up some of your beloved 300-yard efforts... 18:10 TD-INT rato, 87.8 rating, good completion percentage... Not bad at all. Behind that offensive line it's actually amazing tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) That's what I'm talkin' about.... (Never gets old) 4 hours ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: Why is everyone hating on Orton? Very strange. At least he put up some of your beloved 300-yard efforts... 18:10 TD-INT rato, 87.8 rating, good completion percentage... Not bad at all. 3rd and kitty (substitute the p-word, drops the mike). Edited May 25, 2020 by Freddie's Dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) On 5/24/2020 at 5:42 PM, first_and_ten said: The Kyle Orton era was one I would rather forget, no thanks. He was the only QB that actually gave us a chance that year...he made the season watchable imo Edited May 26, 2020 by JaCrispy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first_and_ten Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Thurman#1 said: Not at all. If he'd been being paid $15 or $16 mill, yeah, but $5.5 mill was probably a bargain for what he brought. He was one of the best backups in the league at that point. Wasn't his fault he wasn't sitting on the bench behind someone better. Edited May 25, 2020 by first_and_ten mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 18 hours ago, first_and_ten said: The Kyle Orton era was one I would rather forget, no thanks. Wow, why all the negativity on Kyle Orton? He led a tremendous last second drive to a big victory at the time and you have to bash him?! He was money on every throw on that drive except for the one behind Sammy. The offensive line around him was lousy. #68 Richardson had no business being on an NFL field. Was Kyle Orton a stud QB? No he wasn't. But he played pretty well for a lot of that 2014 season. And was awesome on that last drive. So give him some props where they are due and leave it at that. Dam life is tough enuf. You have to find joy in something. Watching that drive certainly put a smile on my face and a bounce in my step, at least for the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first_and_ten Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Paup 1995MVP said: Wow, why all the negativity on Kyle Orton? He led a tremendous last second drive to a big victory at the time and you have to bash him?! He was money on every throw on that drive except for the one behind Sammy. The offensive line around him was lousy. #68 Richardson had no business being on an NFL field. Was Kyle Orton a stud QB? No he wasn't. But he played pretty well for a lot of that 2014 season. And was awesome on that last drive. So give him some props where they are due and leave it at that. Dam life is tough enuf. You have to find joy in something. Watching that drive certainly put a smile on my face and a bounce in my step, at least for the moment. By the Kyle Orton era I meant that particular Bills era. I should have made that clear. Of course it wasn't all his fault. The team was awful.That's what I choose to want to forget. Kyle Orton, being a statue, was a sitting duck because of that O Line. I don't want to remember that team and head coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Wow. Orton was such a statue. Interesting that they said he had 7 career 4th quarter comebacks before that. Allen has 6 already after only two years in the NFL. I remember Orton came in and played pretty well early on, but as the season progressed he got more and more neutered by Marrone. You could tell that Marrone's zero risk philosophy slowly rubbed off on Orton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 I don't think Orton was THAT bad. He just wasn't that good either. But, he make some clutch throws on that drive. The one to Sammy deep over the middle and that one to Hogan were huge. There's alot of bills qbs that couldn't make those throws (Ej, Tyrod, Edwards, Losman) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 The Bryce Brown fumble while running into the end zone against KC and the collapse out west against the pitiful Raiders is what I remember about that season. Either one of those games we win and we're in I believe. Wasted a great year by our defense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Paup 1995MVP said: Wow, why all the negativity on Kyle Orton? He led a tremendous last second drive to a big victory at the time and you have to bash him?! He was money on every throw on that drive except for the one behind Sammy. The offensive line around him was lousy. #68 Richardson had no business being on an NFL field. Was Kyle Orton a stud QB? No he wasn't. But he played pretty well for a lot of that 2014 season. And was awesome on that last drive. So give him some props where they are due and leave it at that. Dam life is tough enuf. You have to find joy in something. Watching that drive certainly put a smile on my face and a bounce in my step, at least for the moment. To be fair, he also had that throw to Scott Chandler that was about 3 feet in front of him, which, as everyone knows, was way beyond his catch radius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 20 hours ago, ScottLaw said: How bout Lawrence Taylor and all his issues? Didn’t seem to matter on game day.... Tell that to the Super Bowl champs.? Tell that to SB I champs and Boyd Dowler or SB XII champs with Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Wonder what today's Bills final play would be. I'm guessing a JA RPO sweep right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, BuffaloBillies said: Wonder what today's Bills final play would be. I'm guessing a JA RPO sweep right. No chance with five seconds left and no timeouts. Your only option is a quick out, slant or fade, that would give you one more second on the clock to run a second play I don't think there's a coach in the world who would run the ball, except in high school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 4 hours ago, ScottLaw said: Yep... they were absolutely dominating KC until that point. And of course McKelvin fumbled punt return which gave them some more momentum....I'd cringe every time McKelvin returned a punt. I couldn’t believe McKelvin was still returning anything five years after the Pats MNF fumble game. He could be a playmaker at the return position, but was also a disaster waiting to happen. The fact he was out there at all is a testament to having multiple coaching regimes who were all clueless. It feels so good to be past that point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan_in_tx Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 This is the CJ Spiller 1 carry 52 yds Broken collarbone game. After Fred went down finally thought they would run CJ till he puked but it was not to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 On 5/24/2020 at 7:22 PM, Rubes said: Fun to rewatch, but ugh...Orton and EJ Manuel. My God, what a wasteland we were stuck in. What was awesome is announcer saying ( talked to Marrine yesterday, organizationally, they are in great shape for the long term , but need some wins in the short term” haha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 14 hours ago, MJS said: Wow. Orton was such a statue. Interesting that they said he had 7 career 4th quarter comebacks before that. Allen has 6 already after only two years in the NFL. I remember Orton came in and played pretty well early on, but as the season progressed he got more and more neutered by Marrone. You could tell that Marrone's zero risk philosophy slowly rubbed off on Orton. Yes, but Allen does not have comeback in the final minute of the game...to me, that is true comeback- not just retaking the lead in the 4th and the D just shuts the opponent down the rest of the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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