Chandler#81

Yeah, WTF?!

How refreshing to see one of our better posters alit from his tall, mighty steed and just comment on a topic of interest! It raises the level of debate here while encouraging others to think more before posting. It must be Spring, where a young mans’ fancy turns to ... thoughts of ... improving a football team! Then, there’s this beauty..🤦‍♂️

AMEN!

His rookie season was nothing short of sensational. Again, we were bereft of talent at QB. We had OJ and added Haven Moses, but it was the acquisition of Marlin ‘the Magician’ Briscoe and Shaw that suddenly made the offense lethal. Shaw wasn’t particularly accurate and he had very small hands. His passes all floated. But Moses and Briscoe could climb trees and out duel DBs for high passes. It was truly something to behold. Shaw was consensus Rookie of the Year and we thought we were gonna be great again. But HC Rauch quit and Ralph’s buddy Harvey Johnson -who never coached- became HC. By ‘72, Saban was back and committed to OJ & the running game. Briscoe had a falling out with Saban in Denver and wanted no part of him again, so he left for Miami. We drafted Joe Ferguson in the 3rd Round in ‘73 and he was starting by the 3rd game (a 9-7 win over the Jets in the inaugural regular season game at brand new Rich Stadium). By season’s end, Fergy was entrenched at QB and Shaw was traded to St. Louis for up & coming WR Bobby Moore -who would embrace Muslim and change his name before coming to Buffalo. Ahmad Rashad made an immediate impact along with JD Hill and the irrepressible Bobby Chandler#81 and Shaw disappeared into oblivion. There were loud rumors that Shaw said some racist things in the locker room before he was traded, but I don’t recall ever reading confirmation of this. He definitely had a falling out here though..

They make me look dapper.🤫

If this voice doesn’t tingle your spine, you’re a sniveling, snot-nosed punk. Nah, jk. ‘The Voice’ is John Facenda who narrated all NFL Films as the sport grew from 2nd Class to the top of the sports heap! Weekly highlight shows were absolute Must See TV. [Edit: additional Facenda documentary below]

Every year?!?😲

Jesus, dude. Just stop.🤦‍♂️

Going through life blind must be blissful. I wouldn’t know, though..🤷‍♂️

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I think this is total garbage. Peter King is on record saying the best FA singing in the AFCE is Milano with the Bills. I recommend becoming a Sabres fan. I think you may find it more to your liking...

Throwback?? WTH do you think we’re wearing now?😳 lemme guess; millennial. Right?🤦‍♂️ It would clash ugly with the red unis! Wait... Great Idea!😉👍

My 2nd one is a Tuesday. I already put in for taking the next day off. just in case..

This topic being discussed in a previous thread.

Dear Santa, I’ve been a good um.. pretty good um.. how are you? For Xmas this year, I want a downtown, retractable roof dome for the Buffalo Bills. We’ve lived out in the boonies with no championships for a half century now. We’ve become a humorless country hick joke, but the times have changed. We finally have a team built like it’s 1964 all over again so we need to reclaim the city of our birth. It’s beyond time to get relevant with the rest of the cool kids. Scrap the Rich/Ralph/BS/High. It was BORN ‘out to pasture’. Your friend, C#81 P.S. My sister says she doesn’t believe in you, so just bring her coal😉

I submit Josh Rosen, Ryan Leaf, Jamarcus Russell as exhibits A, B & C. Still, it’s a tempting idea..🤔😳

Yes! It makes sense AND cents! We could be great for 40 years! Here me out! (check the date)

Blasphemy! BlasphYou!

Isn’t this amazing? We have the brightest, most knowledgeable and qualified Fanbase of any sport anywhere, yet sometimes they’re incorrect. Must be the player is a Jekyll/Hyde type.. 🤦‍♂️