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Trivia: What do Karl Wilson, Dwight Drane & Al Edwards have in common in Bills history???


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2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said:

All busts?

 

No - -but the "busted" in special games!

 

Just now, Helpmenow said:

who is Karl Wilson 

You must be young? 

Posted
1 hour ago, Ray Finkel said:

All played in Super Bowl 25

No way

10 minutes ago, DBilz2500 said:

All 3 played for the Bills

Yes - -but what made them "special" ?

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OK - - all 3 were replacements for 'star' Bills in play-off games and hurt the team effort allowing the opponents to win!

 

-Al Edwards replaced Don Beebe (broken leg) in our 1st Super Bowl visit and was a non-factor with only 26 CAREER receptions !

-Dwight Drane replaced Leonard Smith (illness which led to his retirement) in our 2nd Super Bowl and couldn't cover anyone let alone tackle Redskins!

-Karl Wilson joined the Bills in 1995 and had played on 7 other NFL teams previously.  He had to replace Bruce Smith (illness) in our 1995 play-off loss to the Steelers and did zip!!

Posted
5 hours ago, Stallions said:

OK - - all 3 were replacements for 'star' Bills in play-off games and hurt the team effort allowing the opponents to win!

 

-Al Edwards replaced Don Beebe (broken leg) in our 1st Super Bowl visit and was a non-factor with only 26 CAREER receptions !

-Dwight Drane replaced Leonard Smith (illness which led to his retirement) in our 2nd Super Bowl and couldn't cover anyone let alone tackle Redskins!

-Karl Wilson joined the Bills in 1995 and had played on 7 other NFL teams previously.  He had to replace Bruce Smith (illness) in our 1995 play-off loss to the Steelers and did zip!!

Nice downer thread

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Posted
5 hours ago, Stallions said:

OK - - all 3 were replacements for 'star' Bills in play-off games and hurt the team effort allowing the opponents to win!

 

-Al Edwards replaced Don Beebe (broken leg) in our 1st Super Bowl visit and was a non-factor with only 26 CAREER receptions !

-Dwight Drane replaced Leonard Smith (illness which led to his retirement) in our 2nd Super Bowl and couldn't cover anyone let alone tackle Redskins!

-Karl Wilson joined the Bills in 1995 and had played on 7 other NFL teams previously.  He had to replace Bruce Smith (illness) in our 1995 play-off loss to the Steelers and did zip!!

Edwards was similar to Andre Roberts in that he was more of a return specialist than an actual WR. 

Posted
18 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Edwards was similar to Andre Roberts in that he was more of a return specialist than an actual WR. 

Some day STs will have specific members that aren’t bad at their supposed real positions, as made up now STs are primarily 2nd and 3rd tier players at other positions, and frankly not particularly good at STs, but teams have learned to live with mediocre STs since day one of football.  It is what it is, the weak link in every team.

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17 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

Some day STs will have specific members that aren’t bad at their supposed real positions, as made up now STs are primarily 2nd and 3rd tier players at other positions, and frankly not particularly good at STs, but teams have learned to live with mediocre STs since day one of football.  It is what it is, the weak link in every team.

It takes a special breed to run down field trying to make a tackle or avoid a tackle. I'm not sure an elite talent would want to risk it all playing 'teams. 

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15 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

It takes a special breed to run down field trying to make a tackle or avoid a tackle. I'm not sure an elite talent would want to risk it all playing 'teams. 

If the pay was high enough they sure would. 

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Dwight Drane's most memorable Bills moment was a blown coverage that resulted in a game-winning TD for the Bills opponent.  The Buffalo News headline the next day:  "Bills Go Down the Drane".  

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