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Free Agency changes the board big time.
My mock draft will be posted next week sometime for all those who give a damn lol
This may normally be true...but take a look at the top 8 teams and what they would likely target in the draft. Now how do you expect them to fill those holes in FA when there are not really any top players at those positions in FA?
No FA QB's to keep Bradford and maybe Claussen being taken by a team.
No DT's in FA to keep Suh and McCoy from coming off the board in the top 8.
And more importantly no OT in FA to keep the top 8 from going on a run of tackles.
So, considering who is exected to be drafted in the top 8, whats available in FA, and the teams needs, there isnt a lot of hope of FA really impacting the draft in the top 8 slots.
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You don't live locally do you? Shanahan has pretty much said that Campbell will only be a 1-2 year stop gap, and he wants to draft and groom a future star QB. Just because they keep Campbell doesn't mean they aren't drafting QB. In fact the skins have plenty of needs. They are in no particular order LT, G, Qb, FS and those are only the most pressing needs.
Nope, dont live locally...never even been to Buffalo. I live in Southern California...I didnt hear those remarks about Campbell from Shanny. When did he say those? I only ask because the last 2 stories I read about the Campbell situation talked about Shanny believing he can improve Campbell and not yet ready to go another direction. If that is true, they need to protect him first.
Of course, everything is all hear say at this point anyway, so who really knows their intent. They may just be saying that to cover up their intent on taking a QB in the first round.
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As Max said, Levi Jones was their LT for a large portion of last season. Samuels had pretty much retired last season when he was injured and it's just now official.
I get what you are saying, but it still doesnt change the fact that they are investing in Campbell, at least are expected too, making LT their most pressing need in such a case.
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I 100% agree with those talking about the fact FA hasnt starterd so its too early to tell, and I honestly am not one for mock drafts anyway. But I put this up because this year is a little different than most. The needs of the top 8 are highly unlikely to be met in FA in regards to their expected draft picks in slots 1-8.
Rams are not going to solve QB issues or interior line problems in FA.
Det and TB will not find a DT like Suh and McCoy in FA, so they almost certainly go 2 and 3. Although, TB could go Okung too, but then someone would take McCoy in the next pick or two, so that doesnt change who is available at 9.
There are really no premier OT players in this years FA class, so teams like Was, KC, Sea, Oak, Det, and TB are not likely to fill that need in FA either. Its more likely they address other needs, further increasing the pressing need to shore their lines.
The wild card is Oakland...they is chance they could pass up a better OL prospect (in most peoples eyes) and take a workout wonder guy like Campbell too early instead.
In my opinnion what we need to happen to get a good OT is to see Sea draft either Berry or an available QB (Claussen or Bradford). If this happens, that should push one of the top 3 tackles to us. Add in oakland as wild card and we may get one.
So considering that going into the draft KC and Was almost certainly will still need a OT, I dont see any situation where they dont take one. Sea has more flexibility, but Carrol believes he will be in the playoffs this year, so there are a couple ways he can go here, and OL is definitely one of them. Eric Berry would also be attractive, so who knows. Oak absoultely should go OT, but you never know with Al Davis.
So, yes, its early and mocks are never that accurate anyway (except top 10 is a lot more accurate), but I just dont see the top 8 doing anything in FA that will really change the top 8 selections much. Just my opinnion...
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If we are going to rate how DA compares to our guys on potential, here is how I see it:
DA > Trent
DA > Fitz
DA < Brohm
I think DA has a lot more upside than Trent or Fitz...thats not because I think the world of DA, thats just how little I think fo Trents and Fitzys chances of becoming a consistent and competent QB in this league. DA has had about as crappy of a situation in Cle as the Bills QB's have had. One week hes the guy, the next week its someone else. Yo Yo treatment.
He atleast went out and put up a Pro Bowl year when he had some wepons. Is he a one year wonder, possibly. But atleast he has proven the ability to do it once, and if a competent coaching staff (Mangini is a moron) can get their hands on him maybe they can fix his flaws and get him back to a high level of play.
Trent and Fitz have never been good ever in the NFL, not once. I dont know about Fitz, but Trent wasnt even good in college. So, neither has ever proved anything close to indicating they can be a legit starter in this league.
Brohm on the other hand is still a mystery with lots of upside. I think he has more upside than DA of course too.
So, I actually would see DA as an attractive option to bring to camp to battle it out with Brohm for the #1 spot. If DA wins the job, he could be a good stop gap while we try and develop Brohm behind him. If neither improves this year, we go after a QB in the draft next year as we are likely top 10 draft pick again if our QB position sucks again like the last few years...
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Unfortunately I can't back this up with stats, but Both had better supporting cast.
1.The RBs,QBs, and O-lines (sorry guys TE, JP, and Fitz are better than the likes of VP, Collins you want me to keep going)
He did have Bledsoe.
2.Having him on the team made Price look like a pro bowler
3.I know Reed's stats are monsterous but so are Kelly's, TT, Lofton need I go on.
The only line that was better then BUFs was Dallas.
I could go on and on but I will answer it as you bring it.
Go ahead butcher away.
I love Moulds, but Moulds didnt make Price look like a Pro Bowler, Bledsoe did.
Lets be realistic about Moulds though...(not bashing him, just reviewing his legendary production)
He only broke 1000 yards 4 times in his 12 year career, and one of those times was barely over 1000.
He only had 80 catches or more 4 times
His TD total over 12 years is just 49 (about 4 per year)
He only amassed 7 or more TD's 3 times (the most in one year being 10)
He never had a back to back 1000 yard season
In 6 out of his 12 years he had 800 yards or less (well one was 816)
In 5 of his 12 years he had 2 TD's or less
His career yards per game is just 53.7
Only averaged more than 80 yards per game 3 times in 12 years
These stats are not to bash Moulds, because I think he was a really good WR and always a favorite of mine.
This is to show a reality check to those that put him on this pedastal like he was a perennial pro bowler, yet he was just as ineffective in games as much as Evans. Like Evans though, I think he was handicapped by terrible QB play which led to his mediocre production in most of his professional years.
Evans has been a model citizen, actually has better career numbers thus far in his career than Moulds, and has played under a way worse coaching regime with WAY worse QB's yet he is bashed constantly on here. Why does Moulds get all the excuses in the books for his mediocre and poor statistical years (which were the MAJORITY of his pro years) and Evans gets bashed despite being a model citizen?
And in regards to your comment about Moulds having worse QB's...Im sorry, but having Bledsoe for a short period alone skews this in Moulds favor as Bledsoe could probably come out of retirement today and still grossly outperform Trent and Fitz who have combined for some of the worst QB play I have seen in a long time.
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This team is rebuilding, even if nobody will say the words. We WILL be bad next year.
In that situation, we'll take Clausen, I bet. You should never pass on a franchise QB unless you have one, and Clausen is one.
I don't think the first 8 picks will be as predictable as you think, but good job anyway.
Yeah, you never know. Mocks are too early now anyway without free agency even under way. But, I do think Bradford, Suh, McCoy and Okung are all a lock for top 5. Bulaga is close to a lock for top 8 too. That problem is that so many teams desperately need help at OT in the top 8 (Rams, KC, Was, Det, TB, Sea, and Oak) and there are only about 3 players that are not LT's that a surely going top 8 (Bradford, Suh, and McCoy). Cle is the only team I am certain will not go OL and most likley take Haden, Berry or Juan Pierre-Paul.
So with 7 of the 8 teams ahead of us in dire need of OL help and only 3 non O Line players almost a lock to be taken amongst them, that leaves a high probability that at least 3 and even 4 OT's will be taken.
The Raiders are the wild card...they may do something insane like draft Taylor Mays here over an OT and Eric Berry because Al Davis is a complete moron...
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Sea: takes Claussen not Davis and Oak takes Campbell not Williams leaves Bills with their choice of Davis or Williams
Here is the thing about Sea and Claussen that is just one more reason why I think they pass at #6 and address the line first. Carrol's ego isnt going to want to come back into the NFL and go through a slow start. He isnt going to want to be on the outside looking in come playoff time. Because of this, Hasselbeck will be the starter no matter if they draft Claussen or not...for that reason, taking a top OL prospect will give him the most impact going into next season.
I really think Sea goes OL and then RB at 6 and 14 and tries to revive that offense. If Claussen falls to us, maybe they try and make a move for him for the future. If he falls to them at 14 I think they certainly take him. But I just dont think they will take him at 6 with all his question marks and will go with the more likley impact player on the OL first.
Just my opinnion based on what I have seen from Carrol living in So Cal and watching his SC run.
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Just saw on sportscenter that Chris Samuels is going to be announcing his retirement this week.
Add that to the fact the Skins are looking more and more likely to be keeping Jason Campbell and it becomes highly unlikely they take a QB at #4 and more and more likely they go LT.
So, here is how the top 8 before could easily shape out to now:
1. Rams: QB Bradford - From everything I hear, Bradford will be #1 unless his shoulder doesnt check out.
2. Det: DT McCoy or Suh
3. TB: DT McCoy or Sub (whoever doesnt go 2 will go 3)
4. Was: OT Okung - Chris Samuels retiring and Campbell coming back points to an obvious choice of #1 rated LT here.
5. KC: OT Bualaga - 2nd best tackle at a major position of need
6. Sea: OT Davis - They have a 2nd pick at 14 so they go OT here since there wont be one at 14.
7. Cle: Joe Haden - Could be Eric Berry, butI think it will be Haden as their CB's suck. Might also be Juan Pierre-Paul
8. Raiders: OT Williams - they need major O Line help, then again Al Davis is a moron and could take anyone here
9. Bills????
That leaves us at #9 with the top 4 OT gone in this very possible scenario. What now? Couple of ideas (vote above):
1. Take the best player available which is hands down Eric Berry at this point and trade Whitner.
2. Try and trade back to 14 with Sea if they want Claussen who is still on the board...or we might also be able to trade back with Jax at 10 or SF at 13 who both would love to get their hands on Berry potentially. Trading back would get us more picks and we target McClain, Iupati, Dan Williams, etc at a lower pick.
3. Stay put at #9 and take a player of need even if that player is considered a stretch at #9
4. Stay at #9 and take Claussen.
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I'd love to take that bet fatty mcgee, idc if you were the dumbass mofo on the team that lead with his head down on tackles. In fact i'll bet your entire unemployment check on it.
hahahaha...I love it...
Funny thing is though he is probably too young to even get a job let alone be on unemployment. I seriously doubt he is older than 15 given his childish antics and unbelievably dumb posts.
He clearly gets his rocks off by being an azz on message boards
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First time post here. I personnally liked TE as our quarterback. Better then Fitzpatrick. Better then Losman. Better then anyone we can get in a draft this year. Our problem is just keeping him upright to make the throw. His accuracy is good and when he did have time to throw over the middle and down field he wasn't affraid. For instance during the Redskins game two years ago at the end of the game when he needed to make a throw downfield and had time he was money. Another example was the Jacksonville game when he had another fourth quarter game winning drive at the end. He is a good quarter back to me just not coached properly and no line. He was loved in 08 until the Cardnials game where he had his first concussion. That to me is when he got scared. Then he went through the hole training camp last year to have his coordinator dumped right before the season and had a new OC. If he had any consistant coaching he would be a stud now. For that matter I think Losman would have panned out to if it wasn't for sorry coaching. With Loseman they tried to make him a pocket quarterback. To me he should have used his legs more. But I still like Edwards better. We really need to concentrate on our lines Offensive and Defensive this year. Go Bills!!
The only guy on our squad worthy of getting a shot to win the starting job is Brohm. Trent literally has not had a good year of football since his days in High School. His college numbers were modest (if even that) at best and his NFL performance has been dismal given the amount of weapons he has.
Fitz, well he provided a spark, but it wasnt much better, he just seemed to have more confidence to sling the ball downfield. He has the makings of a decent #2, and thats about it from what I have seen of him.
Brohm, has a lot of upside but is still a question mark given how little time he has been here and not yet getting a chance to play in the NFL. We wont get a better idea until we get to camp and he is given a chance to play, but as of today, he has a lot of upside and is a much more intriguing option than another year of Trent or Fitz.
We could draft a guy, I seriously doubt we draft one in the first 2 rounds though, but he wont be ready to take the reigns likely by week 1. So, I think the FO looks to bring in a Vet to challenge for the job, or even steer the ship for a season while they try and develop Brohm (assuming he shows them enough) or some other young mid round draft pick this year.
Trents biggest problem too is that he seems to do more in practice than in games...thats a bad sign
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Holy **** you are a moron.. Excuses for him? He doesn't call the freaking plays. How many receivers do you know that run where ever the hell they want to on the field? Um.. yeah none or they would be looking for a new career. You run the pattern you are told period. It's obviously a waste of time replying to a complete idiot.
You are wasting your time with billsfan=pain...he likes to talk about football as if he played, yet its clear he never has, not at any competitive level. WR run the routes that are called and have no input on that, but he acts like Lee should just run where he wants...
Seriously, he shot all credibility earlier in thie thread when he said he would rather have Mike Furrey than Lee Evans. He used the year where Furrey had 98 catches as proof compared to Lee's 82 ignoring the fact that Lee was better in just about every other recieving category that year than Furrey even though our QB through about 120 less passes in a much more conservative offense and was a worse QB than Kitna was.
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Keep making exuses for him!
Your right Lee Evans has Jerry Rice's hands, with Randy Moss's Speed, Andre Reed's toughness, an oh I forgot he works for the CIA in the offseason as an under cover anti-terrorism super spy! I heard last week he stopped a Bin Laden from buying a nuclear weapon!
I also heard that he invented the I-formation!
Um, Lee has exceptional hands and is as fast as Randy Moss...so what is your point here?
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I would rather have Mike Furrey!
Thanks for letting us know how little you know about football with this post and how stupid some of your posts are so we dont have to take them seriously anymore.
Not a personnel guy in the history of the NFL would take Furrey over Lee Evans and thats a 100% fact...
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C'mon, you know these are unfair, b.s. stats. You are counting the years when Moulds was old and washed up. The fact is that the only area of being a wideout in which Evans is better than Moulds is straight line speed. Moulds was bigger, stronger, had better hands, and was WAY tougher to bring down.
Evans is a good player. I am glad we have him and unlike others, I don't care how much he makes because it isn't coming out of my pocket. That said, Moulds was clearly superior imo.
If every thread is only going to be about skewed stats, we can just post over and over that Losman doesn't in fact suck because he had decent numbers in 2006.
I didnt say Moulds or Lee was better than the other, I responded directly to the posters claim that Moulds put up "pro bowl" numbers every year. The fact is, Moulds barely had pro bowl numbers in about 3 of his years, only broke 1000 yards 4 times (and barely broke 1000 yards in two of those 4 times), and basically would have a good year, then an off year. So unless you think those 3 or 4 years were the only years of his prime during a 12 year career, then I dont know what to tell you.
And there have been PLENTY of WR's of the same age he was in his last few years that had VASTLY superior stats than he had his last few seasons.
Look, I loved Moulds, I thought he was a great WR on a bad team and would have done much better elsewhere, so I am not knocking him. I am just saying to the poster living in fantasy world that Moulds did NOT come close to putting up "pro bowl" numbers every year.
That being said, Evans is in MUCH the same situation Moulds was in, if not worse. Yet, these foolish claims about Evans being overrated keep coming as if its his fault. Truthfully, to comapre Moulds in Evans is foolish in itself as they are compeltey two different type of recievers.
So, dont take my post about his stats as some way to bash Moulds, it was simply a reality check to the poster who constantly spouts off out of his back side and did it again with his claim that Moulds puts up pro bowl numbers every year as a way to bash Lee who is actually out producing him in TD's, YPC, etc. on a terrible offense.
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So he wasn't the 'answer' but you still wanted to trade players and/or high picks for him and his huge contract. Typical brilliance.
Go stick some pins in your Trent Edwards voodoo doll and you'll feel better.
High Picks? Um no, it wouldnt have taken a high pick to get him. I like Derek when he was playing for Oregon, he showed some promise in Cle when he had a few weapons and put up a pro bowl year, and thought he could push Trent for the job. I wasnt ready to trade first round picks to get him though, lets not exaggerate.
I did say we could explore resigning Greer and trading McGee for him only because we were deep at CB and I didnt have confidence in the FO resigning McGee so didnt want to risk losing him for nothing. It had everything to do with us potentially losing both McGee and Greer and not so much on the acquisition of Derek.
Again, I still think Derek Anderson is a better prospect than Trent Edwards, but thats not because I think Derek is the next great thing, its because he has shown to be capable of putting up some numbers with weapons while Trent Edwards literally has not had a good season since he was actually in High School. It has more to do with how little faith I have in Edwards to turn it around.
If Edwards does turn it around under Gailey, then fantastic. I dont personally have anything against Trent, just that he sucks as a QB. If he fixes the sucking part when he plays QB then I will have no problem with him, thats just not likely to happen.
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Bryan Bulaga OT Iowa
Brandon Spikes ILB Florida
Cam Thomas DT34 North Carolina
Jarrett Brown QB West Virginia
Arthur Jones DE34 Syracuse
O'Brien Schofield OLB34 Wisconsin
Chris Scott OT Tennessee
Naaman Roosevelt WRF Buffalo
Jeron Mastrud TE Kansas State
This was off our simulator this morning. Love the local connections, although with the loss of Owens and Reed, I'll now be increasing our Priority Need for WRF (featured receiver) and WRP (possession receiver), which hopefully will show up on Monday's Mock here.
I dont think we need to focus on WR in the draft unless some top prospects falls to us somewhere. Johnson and Hardy are already on this team and we have yet to really see what they can do on a regular basis. With all the holes on this team, seems like it makes more sense to give them a chance before using more draft picks on a WR. Fill the other needs first, then next year if neither does much this year we go after a WR.
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Wait, I thought it was all Trent Edwards' fault!
LOL...Trent couldnt even throw him the ball...his targets with Trent were on par with what you would expect for your 4th WR at best...
Trent was a joke this year, and every year he has been here. If Chan can turn his career around, fantastic and I will be proud (for the first time) to wear my Edwards jersey again...but lets be honest, the likely hood of that happening at this point is slim to none.
Trent has not had a good year, NOT ONE, since HIGH SCHOOL...yet you want to make excuses for him and bash Lee Evans...Brilliant
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Please stop with the man crush. He is an average reciever. Good recievers score TD's no matter who the QB might be! Why do you continue to make excuses for him? He wasn't even covered by the opponents number 1 corner this past yyear and he still coudn't get open!
LMAO at you bro...you just keep talking out your backside...
You do realize that Lee, despite playing with some of the most inept QB's in football, has still managed to score at least 7 TD's in 4 of his 6 years right? My guess is that you dont or you wouldnt have just said that.
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1500 yards in a season has been accomplished only 26 times EVER. Generally by guys named Rice, Harrison, Irvin, etc. (but never by Owens). If you think Evans is anywhere near the level of those guys, you are delusional.
Now you are pulling at strings...geezus, you guys will do anything to bash him.
So let me ask you this...do you think McNabb throwing to him in a pass happy explosive offense with the support of a good team and coaching staff would equate to 200 yards in more production than JP Losman throwing to him on a bad team with a bad coaching staff?
If you say no, then there is no reason to talk to you because you will just say anything no matter how stupid to be right. No person on earth would think it would unreasonable to add another 200 yards of production by upgrading to playing with McNabb and the Eables over playing with JP Loserman and the lame bills of 2006. And guess what, thats all he would have to do to improve his stats to 1500 yards...
And who cares about 1500 yards...he at least puts up over 80 catches a year, 1300+ yards, and double digit TD's every season he is healthy in Philly, or AZ, INDY, NE, Dal, SD, NO, etc. etc. and you know it.
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I knew the Lee Evans fanatics would show up eventually. But this is to be expected from the guy who insisted that Derek Anderson was the answer at QB.
If everyone else on the offense was an All Pro, he'd be great! It's every else's fault he's had less than 65 catches every season of his career except one!!
LOL, never said Derek Anderson was the "answer" at QB, I said he was a better option than Trent Edwards, and guess what, he still is. Thats is because of how bad Trent is...Derek atleast had a good season, something Trent has never had evne though he has had more weapons over the bulk of his career.
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Your right if football was a track meet Lee Evan would be the greatest!
Stats don't lie my friend. Eric moulds had some bad QBs and he still always put up pro bowl numbers. Lee is a sideline reciever! End of story!
Hahahahaha, Moulds always put up pro bowl numbers? Look I loved Moulds too, but he was victim to up and down QB play and because of that he would have a good year, then a bad year statistically.
Dude you are insane...
Moulds played 12 seaons, and in 8 of those seasons he put up LESS than 70 catches, including 4 years less than 60 with three of them being less than 40. He only had more than a 1000 yards 4 times his whole career.
In 12 seasons, he really only had about 4 really good years.
Moulds = 49 total TD's in 12 years
Evans = 39 TD's in 6 years
So in half the time, Evans is only 10 behind Moulds
You are priceless my friend
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Your reaching, Lee Evans had one good season and you want to anoint him as the second coming of Jerry Rice.
No one said anything about Jerry Rice for one...I said simply 80+ rec, 12 TD's, and 1500 yds if he was in Philly. You are the one that completely ignores that SIGNIFICANT LACK of talent at QB we have had, terrible coaching, and terrible play calling over his career, yet he has remained somewhat productive even in those years.
He has atleast 7 TD's in 4 of his 6 years despite playing with terrible QB's on a team that doesnt pass well at all.
His career YPC is an incredible 15.72
His avg rec per year is: 56.7 despite having NO ONE to throw him the ball on a team that doesnt throw much to begin with during that span.
Yet you want to act like those numbers wouldnt significantly improve playing for a good team, with a good QB that likes to pass a lot.
You are delusional
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per vtext. Have been informed they will not be offered contracts for next season.
The Owens ride made the season interesting, but honestly, he dropped too many passes and its time to get to see what Hardy and Johnson can do. Personally, I think Johnson is the most interesting. I am not surprised by Denney, as Ellis and Maybin figure into getting more playing time this year, especially Maybin after being a first round pick. Reed though would have been nice to keep. He had reliable hands and was a good blocker. However, if we get both Hardy and Johnson on the field then someone had to go.
Bad news for those wanting a LT at #9
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lol...kind of a funny story actually. I grew up in Northern California and my dad was a hardcore 49er fan. Competition was big with us, so naturally as I got older I began to root against the Niners. I lived with my mom in town during the week and went to my dads ranch on the weekends.
Well, right about the time that I was old enough to really start getting into football and understanding it was the same time my grandfather (on my dads side) bought a buffalo at a cattle aucton just for the hell of it when he was there buying some cattle for the ranch. I was about 10 or 11 when this happened. Well as we all know so well, Chris Berman every year for 20 years would predict a Bills vs 49ers Super Bowl.
Well, I didnt know much about the Bills at that time, but the combination of the random Buffalo my grandfather bought, Chris Bermans predictions, and my dad being a hardcore Niner fan made me pay attention to them. That was around 1988 just when they started becoming one of the most exciting teams to watch and I got hooked. I loved to watch them play and was a huge fan of the no huddle. So as a kid, I became a big fan of this team and always hoped that Chris Berman would get it right and my Bills would have met the 49ers in the SB and beat them down.
Been a loyal die hard Bills fan ever since. Sadly, my father was killed in Nov of 94 and he didnt get to see the 49ers win the superbowl that year, but that was the only year I ever rooted for the 49ers other than when I was just a little kid. Other than that, I was always anti 49er because of the competitive and fun rivalry we shared with sports.