RevWarRifleman

i like your attitude.

Ahhhh, let the games begin! Do you have a favorite in the CFL?

Welcome aboard!.

I was speaking in view of most of the franchise's history in the past 17 years. With our draft picks, there's been plenty of threads in the past making very good points about bad drafting. Same thing with threads about retaining players & not have to keep replenishing players, too many times in a number of positions each year.

Good point! Some might call this a downer post. But I think its an astute observation that brings attention to a glaring need. Until the organization can draft better talent all around, and keep the better players in Buffalo, this is how it's going to look.

I'm with you, Justice. Earlier in the spring there was a post about Gilmore going to the Pats, and I stated that is the first 5 minutes of his first OTA he's going to realize he's "no longer in Kansas with Toto." But the article transcends beyond the weight room & practicing in fowl weather in June. It's the whole attitude about believing you're good and taking NOTHING for granted! Thus you're expected to work hard in the wt room, practice hard in ALL weather, pay attention to all details, study lots of film,and on, and on that is expected/demanded from BB on down. You see Pats games, and you don't see stupid penalties, stupid clock management, guys losing their cool......This is all demanded from Bellicheck, every minute of every practice and game. The results speaks for itself. For us over the last 17 years, look at the bungling from the front office down to coaching, players drafted, and beyond that.

Matter2003 (post number 4) is excellent. Also, the fact that there's such a close relationship with the Bills players the people have. The Bills are like family to western New Yorkers. This is a relationship that got it's roots from the AFL years. The Rockpile was a stadium from another era when the bleachers came right down behind the players bench. So fan's input was heard, for better or worse, by the players. It was very direct. But I think mostly the fact that Buffalo is not a huge city, its not as imperson- able as many of those big cities in the NFL. But I like what Tim Russert said about this years ago. He said big cities have this, they have that, but Bufallo. we just have the Bills.

Yup, well, I know its been said before. And this is one of the areas of quarterbacking that he has to step up with.

Tantalizing only if Tyrod can see the field to to get them the ball.

That's God's country up there. My dad loved that area, mainly the Cape Vincent area for boating and fishing. I've been up there over the decades for a variety of reasons.

Ha! Good one K-9. Never heard him referred to as "Bellyache". Do you remember Mike Holovak though from back in the day?

Like Mike Holovak? Tom Landry? Or the "nattily attired Bill Bellichek" as Chris Berman would say?

thanks southern man. been such a long time. i don't know where i got chicago from. oh well.....

A no-nonsense kind of guy who can inspire his players to want to play hard, clean football for him, all the time. Also one who makes adjustments to the opponent's adjustments "on the fly."

I think the first regular season game at Rich was Chicago. Who it was in pre season, if that's what you're looking for, I have no idea.

A. 1962? B. 1973? C. 1983 D. 2014?

We have a winner! Please, no more phone calls.

What jersey number was first issued to Cornelius Bennett?

That is encouraging, and I hope they do turn it around.

Booth Lusteg was the place kicker.

Spartacus, you nailed it. All 3 of those guys. They also washed the daintees down with several pichers of beer, and had butterscoth sundaes for dessert. The owner of the place told them to get out, and never come back. The story was told by McGuire in a documentary about the AFL.

Sounds like a quote Hank Bullough would make. Isn't it "shape up or ship out"?

Cornelius Bennett? Name any one of the 3 Bills who were kicked out of Rush's restaurant after eating their entire supply of lobster dainties?

Thanks for posting. This and the ensuing discussion has been a very good read. Bills fans should keep these points in the for front of our minds as the season begins, as well as next season. Bad trends have been going on with this franchise for a long, long time. It's not going to suddenly turn around with yet another new coach & GM. I'd love it if it did turn around suddenly, but I'm not counting on it. At any rate, this topic has been a good read.

Watch up through the 10th pick on mute while streaming my favorite blues songs.