Albany,n.y.
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So Glad the Pegula's Bought the Bills !!
Albany,n.y. replied to T master's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
A hungry baseball team. -
So Glad the Pegula's Bought the Bills !!
Albany,n.y. replied to T master's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
He'd still be president, but Don Jr & Eric would be "running things". Also Rex would still be coach because he would have complimented Trump enough to keep his job. -
New Turf at New Era Field - Question? ** ANSWER!!
Albany,n.y. replied to PUNT750's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Because Ralph was cheap. -
Trade market for Rosen "soft"
Albany,n.y. replied to PromoTheRobot's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
My guess is he's preparing himself for a trade and putting his best foot forward. He was one of the 1st to report for Arizona's off season program & it was a statement that he can handle whatever the future is, in Arizona, or more likely somewhere else. I'm curious what the final deal will be. The last time something like this happened was after Steve Young's 1st 2 seasons in Tampa, the Bucs had the #1 pick and jettisoned Young to SF for 2nd & 4th round picks. They then drafted Heisman Winner Vinny Testaverde. Young is in the HOF, Vinny is not. -
What creates a draft BUST?
Albany,n.y. replied to Victory Formation's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Not very often because every time he tried to he got sacked. -
What creates a draft BUST?
Albany,n.y. replied to Victory Formation's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I believe the Frankenstein reference was about the late James Hardy. -
Would you make this trade with the Raiders?
Albany,n.y. replied to Bakin's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I'd rather make this trade with the Raiders: Bills #1 & #2 to Raiders for pick #4. Then Beane will have a shot at at least one of the 3 that is left among Bosa, Williams, Allen. Why would we want the Raiders 1st round garbage when we can get the Raiders 1st round treasure? -
2019 Buffalo Bills team slogan?
Albany,n.y. replied to Wnybricky's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Super Bowl LIV Champions. Sweatshirts with that slogan go on sale the night of 2/2/20 -
If it's an update, he'd be wearing a Raiders uniform, not his old Bills one.
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I go back & forth and also have WGR on the computer. A few years ago I put 2 TVs in my computer room and had both ESPN and the NFL Network on while also listening to WGR. That's about my limit on multitasking. Back in the old days (in 1997) when ESPN had exclusive coverage I had to visit my parents (because they were having an anniversary party on that Sunday) on draft weekend and since they didn't have cable but lived a half hour from NYC I went to the draft on day 1 since it was my only way of seeing it.
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What creates a draft BUST?
Albany,n.y. replied to Victory Formation's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Some, not all busts, are immature kids who cannot handle the demands of being a professional. The best examples are Jamarcus Russell & Ryan Leaf who did not take professionalism seriously. Both were out of shape almost immediately after their final college year ended. Russell was lazy & wouldn't study the playbook-the best story was the Raiders giving him blank tapes & him coming back telling them he watched the film that was on the tape. Leaf was more into himself than a team concept. The best story I heard on Leaf was after he was drafted he went to party in Vegas & when San Diego wanted him to showup for a press conference he told them they'd have to wait until he was done partying. The Leaf story I heard on the radio years ago when a former Charger employee (I forget what title he held or who it was) was asked when did you first get an indication that you made a mistake drafting Leaf. Leaf also showed bad signs at the combine. He came in overweight and blew off interviews with Indy because he didn't want them to draft him. Other guys just don't have the talent to adjust to the speed of the NFL. What makes scouting so tough is that these guys are playing against players who will never play ball again after college. The guys drafted by the NFL are men against boys in college. When it's all men against men they can't get the job done. I place a greater emphasis on games like the Senior Bowl where these players are playing against other players who have a future in the NFL. When all the film on a guy is him playing against future accountants, it's tough to evaluate his pro potential. The best ways to avoid a bust are 1)Talk with the player and those who know him like his coaches before the draft. If he shows any signs of not being totally dedicated to football, don't waste a high pick on him. 2) Don't get too enamored with as physical freak at the combine whose game film doesn't match the athleticism shown there. The best example in draft history is Mike Mamula. 3) Don't draft injury prone players, or guys who project to be so in the NFL. If the guy has missed significant playing time in multiple seasons he may bust in the NFL. The best examples of a player projecting to become injury prone in the NFL are QBs who take a lot of sacks in college because they hold onto the ball too long. A QB who will continuously get sacked more than most other QBs is going to have injury problems in the NFL. The best example is Rob Johnson. When the Bills 1st acquired him I read some scouting reports and one of my 1st posts after the trade was titled "Rob Johnson, The Sacked Man" -
I expect him to do what these 2nd year QBs did Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, and Kurt Warner (2nd year inn NFL) did. Win the Super Bowl. Another 2nd year QB, Carson Wentz, helped his team get home field before getting hurt and saw his team win the Super Bowl. Or, at worst get to the Super Bowl like Marino & Kaepernick did. That's the thing that 2nd year QBs do in this era-WIN SUPER BOWLS. I expect nothing less from Josh Allen and every Bills fan should anticipate watching the Bills playing in Miami on Ground Hog Day 2020.
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SNY Jets determined to trade down
Albany,n.y. replied to Reed83HOF's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
You don't know that. If Josh Allen progresses as well as many of the best 2nd year QBs have in the past, we very well could be drafting #32 in the 1st round. -
I plan on going to games 1 & 2 in NJ. I'll probably take bus trips from a local Albany bus tour company for both games so I don't have to drive & park at Met Life.
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Buffalo Bills Schedule Leaks
Albany,n.y. replied to FitzShowUsYourTitz's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I hope this is wrong because I'm supposed to go to the Giants game but I'll be on the other side of the country on 12/1. -
Why didnt we sign WR Tanner Gentry?
Albany,n.y. replied to IgotBILLStopay's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Same reason we didn't sign Gerard Phelen when Flutie was here. -
The shortest route from Manhattan to Met Life Stadium is less than 10 miles. The Giants play close enough to Manhattan that any player who wants to live in NYC can do so. Also if he decides to live in NJ, his wife can commute to NYC for any job there she gets. Are you joking or are you that bad in geography?
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Trade market for Rosen "soft"
Albany,n.y. replied to PromoTheRobot's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
His first media event with his new team should be can't miss TV/radio. He'll be wise not to unload on Arizona's management until he proves it on the field, but I doubt he'll be able to contain himself. -
Whatever Happened To Mike Quick?
Albany,n.y. replied to BillyWhiteShows's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The 1980 & 1981 seasons on the field don't erase all the blunders & bad decisions made by the Bills until Bill Polian took over and why they were the NFL's laughingstock until Marv showed up in 1986. I'll start one year before the 1980s, also it should be noted that the Bills were a laughingstock in the late 1960s and mid-late 1970s. Most of this caused by Ralph's penny-pinching (I'd like to thank author Sal Maiorana and his book Relentless in aiding in the details of the accounts of some of the events below. I remembered most of them but used his book as a reference to add to the details) : 1979-The Bills become the 1st, and to this date the only, team to ever lose the top pick in the entire NFL draft to the CFL. 1980-Rather than pay him, the Bills trade future HOFer Joe DeLamielleure to Cleveland at age 29, still in his prime. He played 5 seasons with the Browns after the trade. 1981-Let's start with the draft, one of the worst in team history, led by #1 pick Booker Moore who missed his rookie year with Guillain-Barre Syndrome and whether it was the aftereffects of the disease or just that he was a bust, he was a bust. The best picks were in the 9th-11th rounds. In June Jim Haslett got so frustrated with his contract negotiations that he filed unfair labor practice charges against the Bills with the National Labor Relations Board. He later fired his agent & re-signed in August. 1982-The aforementioned Perry Tuttle blunder. Overall another horrible draft with only Eugene Marve in the 3rd round providing any long term contribution. In one of the strangest moments in Bills history the Bills cut rookie kicker Gary Anderson, who went on to a long career in the NFL and kept Nick Mike-Mayer who ended up getting cut in September. For years there have been rumors that Anderson was so upset with being drafted by the Bills that he tanked preseason so that he could get cut & picked up by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In a strike year when no games were played from late September until November 21st Joe Cribbs held out and didn't report until November 24th. 1983-Chuck Knox resigns after the 1982 season, starting the eras of Kay Stephenson & subsequently Hank Bullough. Jim Kelly is in the Bills offices talking contract and the USFL calls to tell him not to sign with the Bills. A secretary takes the call & interrupts the meeting so Kelly can talk with the USFL representative-IN THE BILLS OFFICE! He signs with the USFL and we lose 3 seasons without him before finally signing him in 1986. In July Joe Cribbs has now had enough with the Bills and signs a future contract with the USFL. He plays in 1983 and leaves for the USFL after the season. Losing him and Jim Kelly set the stage for back to back 2-14 seasons although Cribbs does return in midseason 1985. 1984-The Bills are now a laughingstock on the field as well as off it, going 2-14 and having the worst record in the NFL. 1985-In spite of having the worst record in 1984, the Bills retain coach Kay Stephenson. The Bills deal the 1st pick in the supplemental draft to Cleveland so that Cleveland can draft Bernie Kosar. Part of the deal includes sending talented LB Chip Banks to Buffalo. Banks refuses to report & the trade is revised where Banks is allowed to return to Cleveland rather than ever play for the Bills. In October the Kay Stephenson era ends with his firing and the elevation of the man who will go down in history as one of the worst, if not the worst head coaches in Bills history, Hank Bullough. Later in October Joe Cribbs returns from the USFL. Within a month he has become so disgruntled that he put strips of athletic tape on his locker with a sign that read "Buffalo Prison" 1986-The Bills finally started doing things right, signed Jim Kelly and under new GM Bill Polian's urging, got Ralph to loosen his wallet and put together a decent staff off the field. Of course, the Marv Levy era didn't start until after the Bills traded the multi-year disgruntled Joe Cribbs and had the embarrassment of the team's defensive players tanking in Tampa in order to get Hank Bullough fired. -
Whatever Happened To Mike Quick?
Albany,n.y. replied to BillyWhiteShows's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
In 1982 the Eagles were drafting 20th & the Bills were drafting 21st. Both teams wanted to draft WRs. The Bills decided they needed to leapfrog over the Eagles so they traded a 3rd round pick & their 1st rounder to Denver to move up from 21 to 19. With that pick the Bills selected WR Perry Tuttle. The Eagles then selected Mike Quick with pick 20 of the 1st round. Tuttle lasted 2 seasons with the Bills, he was traded for a 7th round pick the preseason of his 3rd year in Buffalo. A year later he was permanently out of the NFL & played the rest of his career in Canada. Trading up to leapfrog Philadelphia for a player who lasted 2 seasons was one of many blunders that made the Bills the NFL's laughingstock in the early-mid 1980s. -
Take The NFL Star Quarterbacks Quiz
Albany,n.y. replied to Peace Frog's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Time 2 minutes 54 seconds for 100%. I didn't read the questions, just recognized the faces. Way too easy.
