SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 LOL I just posted this in your other thread. must have been simultaneously 1
Chandler#81 Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 Cool! I can wear my Gary McDermott jersey again! Edit: nope, moth eaten and smells like sour Cream Ale.. 2 9
Jay_Fixit Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 Pretty much how I saw it going down after 42 years. Senorise Perry..... 1 7
Plano Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 This is a slap in the face to OJ. Is he a terrible person? Yes But he's a HOF running back and his # should be retired, not given to some scrub who will be cut before the regular season. 13 1 1 3
Lurker Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 I wonder who had Senorise Perry as their bet to be the first guy to wear 32 again... 4
Freddie's Dead Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) As much as I despise Orenthal, giving out #32 again is just wrong. Almost as bad as giving #22 to that POS Bush. Edited May 21, 2019 by Freddie's Dead 4 1
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) This isn’t exorcising demons...this is inviting karma to ‘dope slap’ the Bills in the head. Who’s responsible?! FIRE THEM!!! FIRE EVERYONE!!! ?? * Like most families, we just don’t talk about it. His name, number, and accomplishments aren’t mentioned, nor are his crimes. Edited May 21, 2019 by Ridgewaycynic2013 1
Chandler#81 Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 Just now, Freddie's Dead said: As much as I despise Orenthal, giving out #32 again is just wrong. I felt that way when we gave #15 to Todd Collins. My Son has a Simpson Home jersey. I hope he doesn’t get confused with Senorise.. 2 1
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 I would have brought back Moe’s ‘H2O2’ before ‘32’. ?
Freddie's Dead Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Chandler#81 said: I felt that way when we gave #15 to Todd Collins. My Son has a Simpson Home jersey. I hope he doesn’t get confused with Senorise.. I forgot about that. Collins couldn't carry Jack's jock. Brutal. 1
BeginnersMind Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, Plano said: This is a slap in the face to OJ. I hope so. 10 minutes ago, Plano said: Is he a terrible person? Yes But he's a HOF running back and his # should be retired, not given to some scrub who will be cut before the regular season. Retiring a number, celebrating a person with an honor like the Wall, are optional. It’s up to the team to honor the person. The Bills should skip that honor for Simpson. 4
Chandler#81 Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Freddie's Dead said: I forgot about that. Collins couldn't carry Jack's jock. Brutal. Ha! Hopefully we’ll forget about Senorise too. 1
YoloinOhio Posted May 21, 2019 Author Posted May 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, Plano said: This is a slap in the face to OJ. Is he a terrible person? Yes But he's a HOF running back and his # should be retired, not given to some scrub who will be cut before the regular season. It’s an odd decision. I don’t really have strong feelings one way or another on whether his # should be issued. But I would be interested to hear the reasoning behind why they decided to do it now after all these years, and why they are giving it to a fringe guy.
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, Plano said: This is a slap in the face to OJ. Is he a terrible person? Yes But he's a HOF running back and his # should be retired, not given to some scrub who will be cut before the regular season. (He might deserve a bit more than a slap). Is it really plausible that he would ever be the subject of a halftime ceremony in his honor these days to retire his #? Somehow I think those plans were put on ice during the 1994 offseason. I get it--the argument is that performance on the field should never be combined with a player's off-field conduct...but in certain instances, I don't know how you can separate the two? Even those experts like Peter King who have HOF voting privileges can get tripped up by the multitude of layers involved on a case by case basis: https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/peter-king-who-repeatedly-defended-convicted-rapist-darren-sharper-cant-in-good-conscience-give-antonio-brown-an-all-pro-vote.html It's a tough call. But clearly the Bills have decided that they won't dwell on it, and does this really change old timers' memories of OJ playing back in the day? 1
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: It’s an odd decision. I don’t really have strong feelings one way or another on whether his # should be issued. But I would be interested to hear the reasoning behind why they decided to do it now after all these years, and why they are giving it to a fringe guy. Why? Pt 1 you need to give up your right testicle for the answer Why? Pt 2 a fringe guy may not be here long enough and 32 can go back to the closet
Chandler#81 Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 All in all, I’m good with it. No one associated with the current FO has any stake in a murderer who played here 40 years ago. I don’t believe we’d ever retire the number, based on June 13, ‘96. I think it may be Pegula’s/McBeane saying “that part is over too!” I saw OJ play many games, wowing Rich Stadium. But by ‘78, I was ready to move on. It helped that we Drafted Joe Cribbs with the pick we got from San Fran. 1 1
WotAGuy Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 46 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Cool! I can wear my Gary McDermott jersey again! Edit: nope, moth eaten and smells like sour Cream Ale.. I think that’s just how Genny Cream smells. 2
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