LevysEraII Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I tried to think of a Buffalo Bill that has been on the roster since 1996 that was talented enough to make "The Wall of Fame" and was only able to come up with.....Drum roll please.........Ruben Brown. Due to his many Pro Bowl appearances and overall good play. Ruben should make it. Other than him, maybe Brian Moorman will make it some day. Moorman will go on and become the all time greatest Bills punter when it's all said and done. Another possibility is Eric Moulds of course, but he's a long shot. It's kind've sad when you think about it. Since the Super Bowl Era of the early 90's no one has ever been a truly great player for the Bills. Maybe that is the reason why the Bills have had such a post season drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I tried to think of a Buffalo Bill that has been on the roster since 1996 that was talented enough to make "The Wall of Fame" and was only able to come up with.....Drum roll please.........Ruben Brown. Due to his many Pro Bowl appearances and overall good play. Ruben should make it. Other than him, maybe Brian Moorman will make it some day. Moorman will go on and become the all time greatest Bills punter when it's all said and done. Another possibility is Eric Moulds of course, but he's a long shot. It's kind've sad when you think about it. Since the Super Bowl Era of the early 90's no one has ever been a truly great player for the Bills. Maybe that is the reason why the Bills have had such a post season drought. 691316[/snapback] Pat Williams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevysEraII Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Pat Williams? 691317[/snapback] With only one Pro Bowl appearance? I doubt it. Maybe Spikes. He'll have to come back healthy and have a few more All Pro seasons first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Reuben is the only guy i can think of. The rest, including moulds, don't come close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Unfortunately, your probably right. I'd like to suggest Phil Hansen, but there's probably not enough repsect outside of Buffalo, as in ProBowl berths to really be desrving of a WoF. Great warrior though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Coy Wire. Oh, I know, go ahead and snicker if you must. Just ask yourself one question: Have any of the current WOF members ever been on the front of a Coke machine? I think not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 if the Bills make a couple of runs in the playoffs, and Brian Moorman sticks around for them, i think he has a great shot. he has certainly been the most consistant performer for this team for the past 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinandjokin Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Can't really think of any players, except maybe Ruben. As for non-players, is Van Miller up there? Or maybe Ronnie Jones? This clown looks like a state trooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a player to be named later Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I'd say Van all the way!!! Lets not disrespect the players that are up there now with putting sub par players up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Gal Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Much like today's Sabres, I think the crew which made 4 straight SBs accomplished things and were individually famous because of what they achieved as a team.. I think the team accomplishments have not been notable since the last SB and thus its is quite difficult to identify any individual who was so good in their own right that they deserve the WOF. I think Eric Moulds was likely the best player and certainly the best athlete on the team during this time period, but his great failing was that he was the best player on a team that accomplished not much out of norm even in his and their best years. Ironically, the player who I think most deserves to be up there from this time period, THOUGH I THINK OVERALL HE DOES NOT DESERVE IT (I said MOST deserves not does deserve it) the person who gets closes to WOF credentials is none other than Doug Flutie. In two consecutive playoff runs he was clearly the leader of this team on the field and its best producer (as spotty as he was in his second run when he had to play a full season he was breaking down at the end. He was a player who made those around him better. His best argument is that he was so famous they even named a cereal after him. Still, he falls short IMHO of deserving WOF status because his time of achievement here was too short and ultimately he proved not be a team player because due to the big chip on his short shoulders andreacted badly to being screwed first by Butler (who promised him a shot at competing for the QB job on the field and reneged on his word by giving the job (and a huge contract to the injury prone RJ) and then by Ralph who was impressed enough with the RJ led team rolling over and Indy team that had given up in the game on improving their lot in the playoffs. Of the folks mentioned, I think of Hansen more as an early 90s than a later 90s Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I tried to think of a Buffalo Bill that has been on the roster since 1996 that was talented enough to make "The Wall of Fame" and was only able to come up with.....Drum roll please.........Ruben Brown. 691316[/snapback] I guess you're not counting any of the Super Bowl Bills like Bruce that were still on the team in 96.... if that's the case, none of them are worthy of the WoF, and certainly not Ruben, who disgraced the Bills uniform in 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I think the WoF should go to players who actually performed at a high level on the football field and not for their marketing hype and average Joe appeal. Maybe it's time for you to consider Doug Flutie's role in Doug Flutie's fate in Buffalo for once? Rather than posting for the millionth time how poor Dougy Wougy got boned up the arse by the only team willing to take a chance on the smurf, consider that maybe he just wasn't as complete a QB as your rose-colored Flutie-loving glasses lead you to believe. The fact is that he simply was not a good enough QB to keep Rob Johnson buried on the depth chart and his starting job secure. It's not like he went to San Diego and proved the Bills wrong by starting there and leading the Chargers to the playoffs -- he sat on the bench and watched Drew Brees play. Doug Flutie gets props for being the ultimate underdog that the less inclined football fan can marvel at and feel good about. He showed that sometimes the little guy can play with the big dogs. Good thing for Flutie that Phelan held on to that pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mary owen Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I don't know about post-96, but Tom Olividotti deserves some consideration!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I nominate Bob Lamb, and about 10 others to the TBD Wall of Fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyDingo Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Van Pelt. Doug Flutie/Rob Johnson on the same spot. DREW!!!!!! The Podium. Tom Donahoe (even though he would trade his spot for a tiny receiver and a high-motor white guy) Marv Levy as GM Migty Taco Thats all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTinNC Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Lonnie "splat" Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinandjokin Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Van Pelt. Doug Flutie/Rob Johnson on the same spot. DREW!!!!!! The Podium. Tom Donahoe (even though he would trade his spot for a tiny receiver and a high-motor white guy) Marv Levy as GM Migty Taco Thats all... 691552[/snapback] No room in that group for chhris Watson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I can't think of anyone. If we absolutely HAD to pick someone I guess it would be Ruben Brown...but I don't think he particularly deserves to be up on the same wall gwith guys like Billy Shaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Ruben Brown. Van Miller. and Ted's Hot Dogs. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booya2 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Can't really think of any players, except maybe Ruben. As for non-players, is Van Miller up there? Or maybe Ronnie Jones? This clown looks like a state trooper. 691373[/snapback] The first line of that article you link to Ronnie Jones bio says it all: "Ronnie Jones enters his third year as West Texas A&M's head football coach. Last season, Jones went 3-8, as he continues to rebuild the program." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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