Who is your favorite Bill that was underrated or should have gotten more acknowledgement

[PromoTheRobot]

48 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

Yes. 192 career receiving yards. The Bills really squandered a potentially brilliant career. 
 

…and WTF kind of name is “Da’Rick?” 
 

Is it pronounced like Derek? Or is it closer to duh-RICK? 

 

Da'Rick is a TBD legend.

[Stenbar]

48 minutes ago, T.E. said:

The Drought started on that play.

It sure did. 

1 hour ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

Off the top of my head… Willis McGahee gets loads of hate. More than any player I can think of with his level of production. Rushed for 3,365 & 24 TDs in only 3 years here. Went on to play for another seven years after leaving Buffalo, had bit of a career renaissance at 31 as well when he rushed for 1200 yards in Denver. 

 

Edit: That Miami Hurricanes squad produced some legendary players. Their RB depth chart is only rivaled by the Thurman Thomas/Barry Sanders duo in Oklahoma IMO. Frank Gore, Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee as your RB stable is crazyyyy. 

Travis Henry and Jamaal Lewis were not far behind if at all..just shows you how the philosphy of the game has changed. I wonder what a team would do now with a old school rf,fb, Te lineup with pro and i formation sets. 

[oldmanfan]

1 hour ago, Sargent Hulka said:

Watch the 1965 AFL Championship game; the Chargers didn't score in that game, but he was the weak link.

Art Laster or Carlester Crumpler

I watched it live, thanks.  

[K-9]

2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Da'Rick Rogers.

Perhaps the greatest combination of physical gifts and lack of football sense in history. He had zero clue of how routes are run in tandem with other receivers on the field and would routinely run coverage into other routes and take away those options. It was almost comical. 

[Charles Romes]

22 hours ago, The Jokeman said:

Rob Johnson. Probably as gifted as Josh is but not as charismatic and far less pocket presence and inability to take a hit but I know am in the minority but feel had we drafted him instead of Todd Collins in 1995 our history may have been different.

 

🚨 Rob Johnson – Sack Avoidance Stats

 

 

Career sack rate: 13.3%
🔥 This is the highest sack rate in NFL history among quarterbacks with 500+ pass attempts.

Career attempts: 982

Career sacks taken: 140

That means he was sacked once every 7 pass attempts, on average.

 

 

 

 

 

📉 Key Low Points

 

 

2000 (Buffalo Bills):
Johnson started 11 games and was sacked 49 times — a sack rate of over 15%.
He had a higher sack total than touchdown total (just 6 TDs that year).

Johnson was also benched multiple times for Doug Flutie, who behind the same offensive line had a far lower sack rate — suggesting Johnson’s internal clock and decision-making were the real problem.

 

 

 

 

 

🧠 Why Was He So Bad at Avoiding Sacks?

 

 

Held the ball way too long – constantly waited for the perfect throw.

Lacked awareness – often didn’t feel pressure well.

Poor decision-making – didn’t throw it away or check down.

Overconfidence in arm talent – thought he could make any play work.

 

 

 

 

 

🏆 Verdict

 

 

Rob Johnson is statistically and anecdotally one of the worst QBs at avoiding sacks in NFL history — arguably #1 overall.

 

He was a walking sack machine and cost his teams dearly in field position, momentum, and drives. The contrast with Doug Flutie in Buffalo made it even more glaring.

[RoscoeParrish]

2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Da'Rick Rogers.

He was no Brandon Reilly

[I'm Spartacus]

Middle: Frank Lewis and Joe Cribbs

[Low Positive]

James Cook

[Coffeesforclosers]

16 hours ago, boyst said:

Eric Moulds. He is maybe top 40 of all time WR's. Bills fans like him but in his era he was absolutely dominant without premier QB play. 

He is 5 yards, 1 TD away from 10k and 50 TD's.

 

Moulds and Aaron Schobel would have been 1st Team AP multiple times if they'd played for any other drought era contender.

 

Had he not played on some horrendous Defenses, Schobel would have been a 120+ sack guy and an HOF'er. Talk about a no drama professional. 

[T.E.]

Many have already said London Fletcher, but it bears repeating just how criminally underrated his time on the Bills was. Ray Lewis and Zach Thomas made the Pro Bowl over him every year at MLB, even in years where Fletch had better stats. I'm glad he finally started getting his due as a Redskin - he was a truly great player.

[Starr Almighty]

On 6/6/2025 at 10:25 AM, MJS said:

There are some good drought players who don't get their due because of the bad teams they played on:

 

Terrence McGee, Chris Kelsey, Nate Clements, Aaron Schobel, and London Fletcher are a few. Lee Evans, of course.

 

I also think Joe Ferguson gets forgotten sometimes. He had some good years.

I know why you are remembering him but it wasn't for his play. He was great at carrying his lunch pail.

[Orlando Buffalo]

19 hours ago, Johnny Bravo said:

I was logging in just to say Kurt Schultz.  He was a really good player

In regards to  Schultz,  one game me and my brothers were ragging on his mistakes and someone taps one of us on the shoulder behind us in the stadium and tells us his mother is right behind us. That is  when they show the replay that he was the not the problem player, so I was making fun of him in front of his mother and I was wrong, I  felt very bad.