BuffaloBill Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Dig deep into your memories to see if you can come up with the following Trifecta: - One coach or player that had one good season with the Bills then faded into the background - A different coach or player that had one good game with the Bills then faded into the background - Yet another player (coach does not work here) that had one good play with the Bills then faded into the background What ya got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 1 season, Brandon Spoon, 2001, 65 tackles, 2 pick-6 INT's, never played another season. Injury? 1 game, Kiko Alonso, Bills v. Ravens, 2INT's. The Legend was never quite the same after that. 1 play, Tim Tindale, 44YD TD run, Bills v Fish, 12/30/95. The Don Shula retirement game. Bills rolled up 341 yds rushing with Tindale applying the coup de grace. Honorable mention: Moats ending Favre's career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sam Cowart in the 2000 season - 12 games played - injured ankle - makes pro bowl. Returns next season tears Achilles and is never the same player again or Jim Schwartz DC 2015 Frank Reich - greatest comeback game ever Bacari Rambo intercepts Aaron Rogers twice in one game - not done much since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Going old school: Dennis Shaw had one good season - ROY - and zip after that. I really thought he was going to be something. Jaime Mueller had one good game (statistically speaking) when he caught the winning TD pass from Kelly in final minutes against Jets. That was the biggest of his 4 career TDs. I was at that game watching from the opposite end zone. Preston Ridlehuber had one great play - a halfback option pass for a long TD that helped Bills beat Pats in a 1969 night game. I remember the radio call and wondering "who is that guy"? He was filling in for an injured OJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sam Cowart in the 2000 season - 12 games played - injured ankle - makes pro bowl. Returns next season tears Achilles and is never the same player again or Jim Schwartz DC 2015 Frank Reich - greatest comeback game ever Bacari Rambo intercepts Aaron Rogers twice in one game - not done much since I'll have to think more about mine, but I think Rambo also had a really good game against the Jets for TNF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Going old school: Dennis Shaw had one good season - ROY - and zip after that. I really thought he was going to be something. Jaime Mueller had one good game (statistically speaking) when he caught the winning TD pass from Kelly in final minutes against Jets. That was the biggest of his 4 career TDs. I was at that game watching from the opposite end zone. Preston Ridlehuber had one great play - a halfback option pass for a long TD that helped Bills beat Pats in a 1969 night game. I remember the radio call and wondering "who is that guy"? He was filling in for an injured OJ. Damn you! I immediately thought of P.Ridlehuber -hero of the Heidi Game. Mularky had a good season and brought hope til he bolted. Terry Miller had a surprise rookie Season and Mini-Max Anderson was a gem in 2 years of futility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Dig deep into your memories to see if you can come up with the following Trifecta: - One coach or player that had one good season with the Bills then faded into the background - A different coach or player that had one good game with the Bills then faded into the background - Yet another player (coach does not work here) that had one good play with the Bills then faded into the background What ya got? Season: It's so recent, but it fits: Kyle Orton - threw for over 3,000 yards and 18 TDs in 12 games with a 7-5 record as a starter...then retires Game: Emanuel Martin - street FA intercepts Troy Aikman 3 times in a 10-7 victory back in 1996 Play: Jonathan "Fast Freddie" Smith and his 53-yard punt return TD against the Rams in 2004--the man ended up with a total of 32 career NFL touches including punt and kick returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 1 season, Brandon Spoon, 2001, 65 tackles, 2 pick-6 INT's, never played another season. Injury? 1 game, Kiko Alonso, Bills v. Ravens, 2INT's. The Legend was never quite the same after that. 1 play, Tim Tindale, 44YD TD run, Bills v Fish, 12/30/95. The Don Shula retirement game. Bills rolled up 341 yds rushing with Tindale applying the coup de grace. Honorable mention: Moats ending Favre's career. Nice. Was thinking of Tindale also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranded in Boston Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I'll just weigh in on the "one good play" category: unknown Bill Cahill busting a 51-yard punt return back for a TD on the last game of the year in 1973, against the Jets, effectively putting the game out of reach. Oh yeah -- that was the same game in which OJ broke Jim Brown's single season rushing record. I watched that game with my brothers on a broken down black & white TV in the dingy basement of our house. To our minds, Cahill's punt return was the most exciting play in that game, because we cared much more about the Bills getting the win than that rushing record! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Jonathin Linton CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sam Cowart in the 2000 season - 12 games played - injured ankle - makes pro bowl. Returns next season tears Achilles and is never the same player again or Jim Schwartz DC 2015 Frank Reich - greatest comeback game ever Bacari Rambo intercepts Aaron Rogers twice in one game - not done much since Did you hear Ted Cottrell talk about Cowart last week or the week before? Said he was in the same conversation with Ray Lewis until that achilles injury, which everyone thought was dirty. Sam had three sacks in the first half against Tampa and then the Bucs took him out for good. That killed the Bills' season as well; they lost three starting defenders that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Did you hear Ted Cottrell talk about Cowart last week or the week before? Said he was in the same conversation with Ray Lewis until that achilles injury, which everyone thought was dirty. Sam had three sacks in the first half against Tampa and then the Bucs took him out for good. That killed the Bills' season as well; they lost three starting defenders that day. Yeah that injury really changed the course of his career and maybe was a major setback for the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Did you hear Ted Cottrell talk about Cowart last week or the week before? Said he was in the same conversation with Ray Lewis until that achilles injury, which everyone thought was dirty. Sam had three sacks in the first half against Tampa and then the Bucs took him out for good. That killed the Bills' season as well; they lost three starting defenders that day. !@#$ing Frank Middleton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) Season: It's so recent, but it fits: Kyle Orton - threw for over 3,000 yards and 18 TDs in 12 games with a 7-5 record as a starter...then retires Game: Emanuel Martin - street FA intercepts Troy Aikman 3 times in a 10-7 victory back in 1996 Play: Jonathan "Fast Freddie" Smith and his 53-yard punt return TD against the Rams in 2004--the man ended up with a total of 32 career NFL touches including punt and kick returns Extra points for referencing the correct "Fast Freddie". Orton is a great season pick. Edited June 30, 2016 by Freddie's Dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Todd Schlopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Nice. Was thinking of Tindale also. Van with the call "Tim Tindale, the Canadian Comet, in for the Touchdown!!" Found this awesome video of one of the greatest games in Bills history (Tindale at 4:18): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Season: It's so recent, but it fits: Kyle Orton - threw for over 3,000 yards and 18 TDs in 12 games with a 7-5 record as a starter...then retires Game: Emanuel Martin - street FA intercepts Troy Aikman 3 times in a 10-7 victory back in 1996 Play: Jonathan "Fast Freddie" Smith and his 53-yard punt return TD against the Rams in 2004--the man ended up with a total of 32 career NFL touches including punt and kick returns Funny that you mention Orton because by the numbers you are correct - he had a good season. However, was anybody sad to hear of his retirement? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Van with the call "Tim Tindale, the Canadian Comet, in for the Touchdown!!" Found this awesome video of one of the greatest games in Bills history (Tindale at 4:18): Nice video. Thanks for linking that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Drew Bledsoe, Travis Henry and Peerless Price in 2002. For 8 or 9 games that offense was unstoppable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Nice video. Thanks for linking that. You're welcome. God, what a great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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