26CornerBlitz Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 @buffalobills NFL Network ranked the top 5 Bills of all time! Agree with the list? https://amp.twimg.com/prod/multibr_v_1/video/2016/06/11/16/741662019841986560-libx264-main-2028k.mp4?0t1wkjfJmJZCV9DQT8ESdk1KqvI6mvrvE2WSc1WbIT8%3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordong Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) pretty much spot on! Although I would have OJ 1st or 2nd, Very hard to choose which players was better Bruce or OJ. but I agree with the names on the list. Edited June 11, 2016 by gordong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I love Thurman but he can't be ahead of OJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Should have been Bruce 1, OJ 2, Thurman 3, Kelly 4 and then there a bunch of ways to go at 5. Billy Shaw maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 1. Bruce 2. OJ 3. Kelly 4. Thurman 5. Billy Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 1. Bruce 2. OJ 3. Kelly 4. Thurman 5. Billy Shaw Was just going to post the same thing. Taking nothing away from Stratton, but Shaw helped define a position. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Bruce is arguably the best DE of all time. OJ is arguably the best RB of all time. I'd choose Juice ahead of Bruce but, to me, those two are the clear top 2. We haven't had any other players that you could reasonably argue were the best ever at their position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Bruce is arguably the best DE of all time. OJ is arguably the best RB of all time. I'd choose Juice ahead of Bruce but, to me, those two are the clear top 2. We haven't had any other players that you could reasonably argue were the best ever at their position. This is what happens when we try to assign numerical rankings to greatness. For me, they all have a seat at the table and the table is round. All I know is, OJ Simpson was the most exciting football player I've ever seen. Nobody, before or since, ever induced a visceral, butterflies in the stomach sense of excitement whenever he touched the ball like he did. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 This is what happens when we try to assign numerical rankings to greatness. For me, they all have a seat at the table and the table is round. All I know is, OJ Simpson was the most exciting football player I've ever seen. Nobody, before or since, ever induced a visceral, butterflies in the stomach sense of excitement whenever he touched the ball like he did. GO BILLS!!! I hate to say it about a killer, but I agree with K-9. OJ was at another level and you had a sense of wonderment when you watched up at his peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 This is what happens when we try to assign numerical rankings to greatness. For me, they all have a seat at the table and the table is round. All I know is, OJ Simpson was the most exciting football player I've ever seen. Nobody, before or since, ever induced a visceral, butterflies in the stomach sense of excitement whenever he touched the ball like he did. GO BILLS!!! As you wish King Arthur.The table shall be round. signed Merlin I never watched OJ. Probably never will. But he does seem to be the consensus pick over and over again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The link won't open from my I-Pad. Can someone list the players that were on that list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 The link won't open from my I-Pad. Can someone list the players that were on that list? Stratton OJ Thurman Kelly Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Thanks 26CB. Not sure if I agree with Stratton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I was fortunate enough to see all of these players except for Mike Stratton. I would call it a toss-up between Smith and Simpson for best ever with Kelly right there in the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 I was fortunate enough to see all of these players except for Mike Stratton. I would call it a toss-up between Smith and Simpson for best ever with Kelly right there in the discussion. It was hard for me to choose between these two as the best ever Bills. I also could easily interchange Kelly and Thurman at 3 and 4, but went with Kelly because of the QB position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I was fortunate enough to see all of these players except for Mike Stratton. I would call it a toss-up between Smith and Simpson for best ever with Kelly right there in the discussion. How can you call yourself "OldTimer 1960" when you never even saw Stratton play? I saw all of them play. The list is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearNorth Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Stratton wasn't even the best defensive player on the Bills, they had guys named Sestak, McDole, and Dunaway that made it possible for Stratton to operate the way he did. Sestak is the second best defensive player in Bills history after Bruce, Injuries have kept him out of the HOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Stratton wasn't even the best defensive player on the Bills, they had guys named Sestak, McDole, and Dunaway that made it possible for Stratton to operate the way he did. Sestak is the second best defensive player in Bills history after Bruce, Injuries have kept him out of the HOF. Good call on Sestak. He was every bit as good as Bob Lilly; a force, especially vs. the run. Again, taking nothing away from Stratton, but I don't think he cracks top 10 on my list. And I say that, knowing numerical rankings of great players is unfair. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Stratton wasn't even the best defensive player on the Bills, they had guys named Sestak, McDole, and Dunaway that made it possible for Stratton to operate the way he did. Sestak is the second best defensive player in Bills history after Bruce, Injuries have kept him out of the HOF. Thank you for posting Old Timer! Keep us kids in line : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 Stratton wasn't even the best defensive player on the Bills, they had guys named Sestak, McDole, and Dunaway that made it possible for Stratton to operate the way he did. Sestak is the second best defensive player in Bills history after Bruce, Injuries have kept him out of the HOF. The entire defense from that AFL championship run was pretty special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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