cale Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Aaron Schobel is a good candidate. But I love Darryl Talley. Sure he was a 2nd round pick, but man, whom else epitomized the Bills in the 80s/90s? And never got the respect? Then I think Kyle Williams.
Kirby Jackson Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Aaron Schobel is a good candidate. But I love Darryl Talley. Sure he was a 2nd round pick, but man, whom else epitomized the Bills in the 80s/90s? And never got the respect? Then I think Kyle Williams.He wasn't a part of the drought era.
vincec Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) Byrd and Gilchrist belong on the wall. However they belonged on the wall long before Tasker, Talley, and Hansen. Schobel was a better player than Talley and Hansen. He has 16.5 more sacks than Hansen in two less seasons. Hansen played with Bruce Smith for 8 of his seasons. I believe you are seriously underestimating how good he was. We'll have to agree to disagree. He was no where as good as Talley. Maybe comparable to Hansen, who was much better all around but not as good a pass rusher. But Hansen was probably the 4th or 5th best player on that team's front 7. Schobel wouldn't even start on the defense Hansen played on. I watched just about every one of his games. He was a good pass rusher but most NFL teams have at least one pass rusher as good as him. He may have been a standout on those terrible teams but not in the big picture NFL. IMO. Edited July 23, 2017 by vincec
EasternOHBillsFan Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 I think the most underrated Bill of the draught is Yuengling... cheap beer that tastes great!
cale Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 He wasn't a part of the drought era. Right on. My mistake.
Billsmovinup Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Skin Flutie. Incredible adult film career since he retired!
Gugny Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Seeing a few guys saying Moulds, he wasn't part of our playoff drought. Remember he was part of the Flutie led squad that lost to Miami in the wildcard game. I think he still has the NFL playoff record for receiving yards in a game with 240. I'd probably go with Travis Henry, Kyle Williams is a popular pick but I feel like he's not quite that underrated. Most real football folks know how great of a player he's been. So i'll stick with Henry, a guy whose off-field issues made people forget how good of a player he really was, especially in BUF. Number 3 all-time for children/baby mommas. http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/06/big-poppa-the-athletes-with-the-most-children-by-the-most-women/antonio-cromartie But he was one hell of a running back.
Dragonborn10 Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Aaron Schobel is a good candidate. But I love Darryl Talley. Sure he was a 2nd round pick, but man, whom else epitomized the Bills in the 80s/90s? And never got the respect? Then I think Kyle Williams. Sorry mate, but Talley is top of my list for most overrated. Followed closely by Ferguson. Neither belong on the wall. Maybe if Fergie hadn't twisted his ankle the early 80's would be a different story. As for Talley - he, Marv Levy, and Jeff Wright lost the best chance the Bills had at a SuperBowl victory.
timekills17 Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 English teachers in Buffalo are apparently underrated DROUGHT. "a prolonged absence of something specified." Not draught. Which isn't even an American English word. Anyhow - on topic - I'd list Byrd (Butch, in case there was a question), Ballard and Travis Henry. Byrd averaged more INTs than Deion Sanders, almost 6/year. What I wouldn't give for a DB to get us 6 INTs/year right now! I'm not a fan of Schobel, so I'm biased. Interestingly in the first 50 years of the Bills only two players had back-to-back double digit sack seasons - Smith and Schobel. In the last 5 years we've had two more.
Just in Atlanta Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) Not a fan of Labatts but I hear the Resurgence lineup is quite nice. Edited July 23, 2017 by Just in Atlanta
Meathead Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Not draught. Which isn't even an American English word. oh yeah? then what about guiness draught, huh? and what about alec guiness who was English? not so high and mighty now are you
Gugny Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 oh yeah? then what about guiness draught, huh? and what about alec guiness who was English? not so high and mighty now are you Remember when he called his daughter a fat pig???
C.Biscuit97 Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Stevie Johnson When we drafted Woods, people said he was better than Stevie as a rookie. SJ was a great Bill. He had some flavor (which bother cranky people) and love Buffalo. Great call. Schobel and Evans are also good calls. On non crap teams, they would have been difference makers (not old Lee though). It's cheating a bit but I'd put Takeo. He was going to be an all time great Bill and was a monster his first year here. But then he got hurt and was never the same. Devastating.
Big Gun Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Aaron Schobel He may be most-underrated Bill of all time Yup, Schobel was really good, may have stuck around longer if the team had been any good. Edited July 24, 2017 by old school
BuffaloHokie13 Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Agree with Aaron Schobel. Maybe I just undersell him in my head, but Antoine Winfield is a name I'll toss out there. Edited July 24, 2017 by BuffaloHokie13
GunnerBill Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 Stevie Johnson I think he is worth a shout. As I said in the "team of the drought" thread.... his 3 year run on a team where he was absolutely the #1 guy opponents were trying to take away of 3 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons and 23 touchdowns is one of the best 3 years runs for a receiver in team history. His peak might have been brief and he may have had his share of dumb moments too.... but when Stevie was good he was better than I think people remember.
Runninrams Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 as an outsider, it's Fred Jackson. He was a hell of a workhorse back who loved contact and always ran angry. It's a shame the Bills were always trying to find his replacement instead of giving him the full workload and letting him excel. He always reminded me of Marshawn Lynch in attitude and running style on the field. Only 3x in Buffalo did he get over 200 carries: 09 - 237, 1062 yd, 4.5 ypc 10 - 222, 927 yd, 4.2 ypc 13 - 206, 890 yd, 4.3 ypc He was also effective in the passing game averaging 40.8 rec per year in Buffalo. As a Patriots fan, he always scared me
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