1994 - Kelly & Reed vs Favre & Sharpe - NFL Throwback

[Dunkirk Donski]

Prime Pete Metzelaars could outrun Kincaid.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

3 hours ago, The Jokeman said:

If Kelly played here right out of college it could be debated that we'd have more success in 1983/1984/1985 and not be bad enough to earn the top pick in 1985 and have no shot at Bruce Smith or some of the other players we got in those drafts (see Reich, Reed to a degree Burkett. Wolford, Rolle)  So going to Houston conversely helped him here in not only have him develop but also us get a better supporting cast that ultimately he joined us in 1986

Good point. Never thought of it that way. So many key players in Bills history 

[BigDingus]

12 hours ago, Logic said:

Four things stand out:

- The lack of shotgun. Amazing how much the game has changed on offense.
- The way that the game has changed on 4th downs. Any kind of 4th down back then -- even a yard or less -- was automatically a kick situation. This has changed so much in the last few years.
- Kelly had such a unique throwing motion. Instantly recognizable to anyone who grew up watching the Bills.
- Would've been a baaaad day to be going against Andre Reed in fantasy football

 

I think Kelly played a lot in shotgun in certain games. Shortly after I posted this video, I came across this one titled "0 Punts & 1,000+ Yards of Offense is Pretty Cool! (Bills vs 49ers 1992, Week 2)" and it's Kelly vs Young just airing it out. 

 

 

Seemed like a lot of the game was played from shotgun, threw for 403 yards & 3 TDs, and man there were some big hits! 

 

Totally agree about Kelly's throwing motion. I actually forgot how good of an arm he had & how quickly he made decisions. He would sometimes scramble a bit after his drop back to buy some more time, but what most stood out to me was his passing mechanics when throwing on the run. 

 

In fact, after this game, I then re-watched the Bills vs Dolphins Divisional Round game from 1991 & watched Kelly scramble quite a bit. What really stood out wasn't just the big runs, it was that he finished nearly every one with a slide, followed by defenders hitting him on the ground. No flags, as that wasn't a thing yet, but it's crazy to see how they were allowed to take shots at a guy sliding time & time again.